Photo from our correspondent in Amsterdam. JULESWhat do they call a Whopper? VINCENTI dunno, I didn’t go into a Burger King. But you know what they put on french fries in Holland instead of ketchup? JULESWhat? VINCENTMayonnaise. JULESGoddamn! VINCENTI seen ‘em do it. And I don’t mean a little bit on the side of the [...]
This shit is to kill or die! K-I-L-L, D-I-E!
At this point, Gwen Stefani‘s “Hollback Girl” single has just about played itself out. Yes, it is nothing more than a fluff of effervescent cotton candy, but I regard it as nevertheless a masterful piece of minimalist production by The Neptunes. Adrian & The Mysterious D earlier this year took the tune and matched it [...]
“I’ll tell you what you get. You get away from me.”
My buddy Steve (Big shout-out, my brother!) turned me onto Ghosts of the Great Highway by Sun Kil Moon, the band fronted by Mark Kozelek, formerly of Red House Painters. Ghosts… came out in late 2003, but I only recently got my copy. Anyway, Sun Kil Moon’s new album will be released on November 1 [...]
“Won’t somebody help me chase these shadows away?”
Alright — confession time. I never got Madonna. Okay, I like some of her songs, but the deal on her was not that she was a mere pop singer, she was a superstar. She transcended being just a singer, or even just an entertainer. She used to be taken really seriously as a cultural commentator, [...]
13 years, 6 Months & 26 Days in the life of…
Poor Arrested Development. No, not that one. The other one. Was it really 1992 when they came out? Has it been so much time? I think they were the first of the Raps Groups You Recommend to People Who Don’t Like Rap. They had a good sound. I even liked Zingalamaduni, their second album. Back [...]
“…and who doesn’t?”
TMFTML takes kind of a — well, a shot at Sarah Silverman. To wit: She’s funny, but not all that funny; she’s either a racist or an asshole or both; she’s not really what you’d call good-looking. Look, I’m not going to defend Silverman. You either are into that kind of dark, subversive humor or [...]
Say Amen, Somebody.
None of this is new, but it was new to me… Most people are familiar with The Winstons’ 1969 hit “Color Me Him Father.” The B-side was a track called “Amen Brother.” It’s an instrumental funk version of the gospel standard “Amen,” which you’ve also probably heard. (I guess the version I know best is [...]
If Hecht & MacArthur Got Sex Changes and a Series Deal with The WB
JACKSONSo, did anybody see that new show on TV last night? LORELAIThat one where they’re solving crimes by cutting bodies open and poking their organs? JACKSONNo. SOOKIEThe one where they’re solving crimes from thirty years ago by going to graveyards and cutting open bodies and poking their organs? JACKSONNo. LORELAIOh, the one where people are [...]
“Warriors… Come out to plaaay!”
Ah, yes. The Warriors, the 1979 B-movie classic with roots in Greek history is making a bit of a comeback (Not that it ever went away). Rockstar Games has created a new video game based on the movie (See more here). And there’s a new DVD release: The Warriors – The Ultimate Director’s Cut, which [...]
‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy…
Following up on yesterday’s reference to Deep Thinkers, I’m posting a couple of tracks. The group is from Kansas City, MO and includes MC Brother of Moses and producer/DJ Leonard D. Stroy. Their sound can be pretty complex and includes instrumentation not normally found in hip-hip. Their MySpace page lets you stream the song “Building,” [...]