Thou Shall Not Make Repetitive Generic Music
So, according to Wikipedia, these guys were at Glastonbury and Coachella last year, thus illustrating why I have to suck it up and go to the big events. They're unbelievably amazing, incredible intelligent hip-hop lyrics out of the UK, with catchy beats and some really amazingly sensitive lyrics. Like, should put Usher to shame.
I've got the whole album Angles and while there are other big hits like this ("The beat that my heart skipped," "Thou shalt always Kill,") there are also slow almost love songs like "Tommy" and "Waiting for the beat to kick in" (wait for the final half).
Highly recommended, not just for the hits :)
And? I'm totally going to cop his style.
August 25, 2008 · permalink · by oof
My New Hero
I know some people don't love The Hold Steady. Annie. Jim DeRogatis. And Joe Malina. "I think I'd rather just read Raymond Carver."
But I love them and I love their new record and I love this girl covering Ask Her for Some Adderall the most. From her youtube page (incase you're thinking of being a dick): "I know its not awesome.. this video is mostly for me to look back to and see if I have improved. If you have nothing nice to say.. don't say it at all. I don't need your negative comments."
ginginny77, it's awesome. Fuck the haters. I wish there was youtube when I was 21. I think.
Lyrics (yeah, they're amazing) and The Hold Steady version after the jump.
It makes me want to make my own "if she asks" list. I'm not going to share mine with you (I'm not 21, after all) but if you get me drunk I'll probably spill it.
If she asks, don't I'll tell her that I'm living hand-to-mouth.
Don't tell her I've been sleeping on your couch.
If she asks just tell her that we opened for the Stones,
It's her favourite band except for the Ramones.
If she happens to suggest
A love based on trust and respect,
Tell I've been wasted since last week.
If she wants to stop on by,
Tell her that I almost died.
Tell her I ain't seein' people yet.
But see if she'll send cigarettes.
If she asks don't tell her 'bout the bloodshed in the streets,
The less she knows, the less she can repeat.
If she happens to bring up
The pin pricks and the throwin' up,
Tell her it's just part of growin' up.
If she wants to get involved,
Tell her to stay in St. Paul.
Tell her I'm not up to takin' calls,
Ask her for some Adderall.
Now Holly won't say hi to me
'Cause I'm in love with my anxiety
If she asks just tell her that we're too far gone to deal.
She should know exactly how that feels.
If she wants a scene report,
Don't tell her 'bout the kicked in doors.
Tell her we ain't even keeping score no more.
If she wants to help the cause,
Tell her we need sterile gauze.
Tell her she should look through all her medicine
And see if she's got Klonopins
Now Charlemagne don't seem the same
He's skinny, scared, and off his game
He's been hiding from those gentlemen
With the same tattoos as Gideon
August 14, 2008 · permalink · by J Beaman
Dj Mujava - Township Funk
Dj Mujava - Township Funk introducing whiteys to kwaito.
This 21 year old guy is from South Africa, and is the pride of the Pretoria underground, best I can tell. I'm still trying to learn more, but there's a whole deal with the taxi drivers being the tastemakers cum record distributors.
It's catchy as hell. It's awesome looking kids dancing in the street. Its repetitive. Without the video I might think some lame ass guy in Brooklyn made it, but with the context of the video it totally rocks my world, and I've replayed it over and over again, and the genre is kicking my ass.
Plus, the guy's real name is Elvis Maswanganyi. Come on! Awesomeness!
I'm totally ready for a Capetown to Johannesburg trip. Who's with me?
August 08, 2008 · permalink · by oof
Gay Bar
Yeah, it's a few years old but it's new to me and it is outstanding in the extreme. Homoeroticism never loses.
Electric Six
July 29, 2008 · permalink · by J Beaman
Like Woah
Music video mashups are nothing new, but when they're inspired by Girl Talk, well, they become more watchable:
YouTube user BunnyGreenhouse has created videos for four of the fourteen tracks from Feed the Animals so far.
Girl Talk's response: