tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78265644307595105712024-03-21T09:21:30.519-04:00Lacezilla presents: THE LABYRINTHWalk with me...zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-87553127209214125222009-03-15T23:08:00.003-04:002009-03-16T21:53:45.269-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Lacezilla has evolved...<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">You can now follow </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The Labyrinth</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> at </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:24px;"><a href="http://lacezilla.com/blog/">LACEZILLA.COM</a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Walk with me.</span></span></span></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-53052626890191407482009-02-03T21:31:00.017-05:002009-02-24T00:07:58.639-05:00Give It To Me Right, Or Don't Give It To Me At All<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">I unplugged myself for a little bit, and it's taking longer than expected to get back into blogging. Without further delay, here's some heat...<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Melanie Fiona</span></span> is a new artist signed to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Universal Motown</span>, </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">and I'm really feeling her song <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Give It To Me Right"...</span></div><div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rTQXWxSrCx8&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">The sample is pretty smart, although I've been hearing mixed opinions.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">These three videos won't let me embed them, but they're worth a click:</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHx_lw6AMRdXoa-Fd6OO6NTJcXeVdKsut_80OvG4nnde8NNmZTD1-bFWGRp67t0jMfTiYSfO9WCUbu1zPfKIN04WuDcNbrSQvLlOazDN9E0QrWFLd3j_O31LyAo5p0aZRmTT24R3oPcI-K/s1600-h/RAPHAEL+SAADIQ+COVER.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300221902134362962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHx_lw6AMRdXoa-Fd6OO6NTJcXeVdKsut_80OvG4nnde8NNmZTD1-bFWGRp67t0jMfTiYSfO9WCUbu1zPfKIN04WuDcNbrSQvLlOazDN9E0QrWFLd3j_O31LyAo5p0aZRmTT24R3oPcI-K/s200/RAPHAEL+SAADIQ+COVER.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Raphael Saadiq</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udPZwivhERY"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"100 Yard Dash"</span></a></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSEBrV57sWt75r6UiTPQTgq7OBc2h4M8CaTfd0EBj8OneCzF4H6KwlhobgLWN92JAcEtNrw-5kRYn3FUJ8ozYv2g-uafWy2U_C0OzUi00UGqlTwLjQFFwZo__civ93jg8R4_oavk5ZJiP/s1600-h/JAMES+MORRISON+COVER.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300222602542299010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSEBrV57sWt75r6UiTPQTgq7OBc2h4M8CaTfd0EBj8OneCzF4H6KwlhobgLWN92JAcEtNrw-5kRYn3FUJ8ozYv2g-uafWy2U_C0OzUi00UGqlTwLjQFFwZo__civ93jg8R4_oavk5ZJiP/s200/JAMES+MORRISON+COVER.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div></span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">James Morrison </span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">f. Nelly Furtado</span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aluwpslpygQ"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"Broken Strings"</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcJ7UUsxTuu7HTCn7xu1TYkp-SF77ZTaK5aNY1sXbMYtj5wHw80MznXwiCMpM9wJkYcU0-R3R0G30zi-DVWrS6Rl6m6yJ2sMpLFilyrezZDQXMwV7x7jMBdBr1vRJAvJTn2ORrGfDZagw/s1600-h/THAT"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300222407132211730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcJ7UUsxTuu7HTCn7xu1TYkp-SF77ZTaK5aNY1sXbMYtj5wHw80MznXwiCMpM9wJkYcU0-R3R0G30zi-DVWrS6Rl6m6yJ2sMpLFilyrezZDQXMwV7x7jMBdBr1vRJAvJTn2ORrGfDZagw/s200/THAT'S+NOT+MY+NAME+COVER.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The Ting Tings</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-E8UlrF_9o"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"That's Not My Name"</span></a></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Also, my dudes <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Chester French</span></span> finally dropped a video for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"She Loves Everybody":</span><br /></div><br /><embed src="http://www.mtvu.com/player/embed/" width="423" height="318" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" base="." allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="CONFIG_URL=http://www.mtvu.com/player/embed/configuration.jhtml%3fvid%3D337381"></embed> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">STD analogy portrayed through violence? Hmmm. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Discuss.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">So yeah. Thanks for sticking with me during this pseudo-hiatus of mine. The truth is that between the holidays, the new year, and then a mid-January vacation, it was almost impossible to blog. Blah, blah, excuses, excuses. Bottom line is that you'll be seeing a lot of interesting music and cultural commentary from Lacezilla this year, and since the site is currently undergoing structural changes as well, it's certainly in your best interest to stay in touch :) </div><br /></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-56076479151402641632009-01-11T13:15:00.008-05:002009-02-22T23:45:28.329-05:00There's A Lady Who's Sure All That Glitters Is Gold<div>I wanted to do a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Best of 2008</span></span></span> list, but the truth is, I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">hate</span> ranking things. If you know me or you read the blog regularly, you already know what the favorites are. Hopefully you've related to a post, been put on to an artist, or gotten something out of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The Labyrinth</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span>from time to time. That's the goal anyway. So, rankings aside, here's a little summary of what Lacezilla repped, closed her eyes for, nodded with, and danced wildly to in '08...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">SERIOUS IPOD BURN:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgosHzaa-vu_xzzXFuLwP4WNPLLNHsfVFCtWm2AEoHUCRAYHRz-GV0b5GMBon1GE_Bx1NXGtkuQOTRF5J5CI_QQDQ3AQar2VPrib1UWYiwkQPdHT5DFz9Zhhno1qBQ4_Z2zuEMn0Tn7iI8/s1600-h/NERD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgosHzaa-vu_xzzXFuLwP4WNPLLNHsfVFCtWm2AEoHUCRAYHRz-GV0b5GMBon1GE_Bx1NXGtkuQOTRF5J5CI_QQDQ3AQar2VPrib1UWYiwkQPdHT5DFz9Zhhno1qBQ4_Z2zuEMn0Tn7iI8/s200/NERD.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292048883323784850" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">N*E*R*D, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Seeing Sounds</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXWEVAXjxkWdBIZ0kr2szLerowOjvxnhyphenhyphenOqmUG_miTGmE0HfiBeVMSmpG5ZK5EyRLtGEEAS0yUa1xmM9-0V1ri90bjDJCMURMB-kPQFKhg2R713fzquHU4a40HWIb_sE3KL1jAQO2NlgO/s1600-h/FF.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXWEVAXjxkWdBIZ0kr2szLerowOjvxnhyphenhyphenOqmUG_miTGmE0HfiBeVMSmpG5ZK5EyRLtGEEAS0yUa1xmM9-0V1ri90bjDJCMURMB-kPQFKhg2R713fzquHU4a40HWIb_sE3KL1jAQO2NlgO/s200/FF.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292051327020938450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Freindly Fires, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Friendly Fires</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRkegaov6CLfqEgtwR0Ve7y-kLUXuPtq6mwU_4bZnfmecIZTZsg8MIU7GhKFlo20JgTy6c6e_fGXUxmrvXmMsNr02A1U4fJXeoVnCiW3AJaYyeNUs03g8KvRlt1KJH88AGmtNJ6Dej-yF/s1600-h/raheem00.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRkegaov6CLfqEgtwR0Ve7y-kLUXuPtq6mwU_4bZnfmecIZTZsg8MIU7GhKFlo20JgTy6c6e_fGXUxmrvXmMsNr02A1U4fJXeoVnCiW3AJaYyeNUs03g8KvRlt1KJH88AGmtNJ6Dej-yF/s200/raheem00.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295369578542571538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Raheem Devaughn, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Love Behind The Melody</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKKCj1qSkhW5kIWHhGxR9FNcPwCkFtAQwUHOtHyiqGrNTGKqoaX5WFBBoaBHeFXSQ7vwNbcfpC67MN41f6UIXwnxdpwAmzzOZJI2HSktIauSdePO59lIEearGL7B1602rOF4CA0KqlJXA/s1600-h/ORACULAR+SPECTACULAR.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKKCj1qSkhW5kIWHhGxR9FNcPwCkFtAQwUHOtHyiqGrNTGKqoaX5WFBBoaBHeFXSQ7vwNbcfpC67MN41f6UIXwnxdpwAmzzOZJI2HSktIauSdePO59lIEearGL7B1602rOF4CA0KqlJXA/s200/ORACULAR+SPECTACULAR.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295370018715667250" /></a></span>MGMT,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> Oracular Spectacular</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEoCmQd-XEyrVTZfx9VnjzkyVAqW3wiJN_nPYaVskEtlpD8XCaB4RxoBfFrQgQs_jpIk76d_7DabNx3Om-CoHv-RjGIwiR3p-6bdxDwM7yFjWhKbdM97FnK_fugCtHgeUXkz1lhknlx-P/s1600-h/KOL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEoCmQd-XEyrVTZfx9VnjzkyVAqW3wiJN_nPYaVskEtlpD8XCaB4RxoBfFrQgQs_jpIk76d_7DabNx3Om-CoHv-RjGIwiR3p-6bdxDwM7yFjWhKbdM97FnK_fugCtHgeUXkz1lhknlx-P/s200/KOL.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292047603409868498" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;">Kings of Leon, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Only By The Night</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZfAqsK8ee2vHOjoYOCC6tOvsjcXP9gu-T_qsFK5RzDzmRzvUM3VxsFJn4lV0x5dW8yot2gjsVc0JSPUSQvLSa-rJz43b-jBw28kUHKxZ26EvaSkjsBr434iRLnMD2K6GDfIZij03nL_3/s1600-h/DUFF.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZfAqsK8ee2vHOjoYOCC6tOvsjcXP9gu-T_qsFK5RzDzmRzvUM3VxsFJn4lV0x5dW8yot2gjsVc0JSPUSQvLSa-rJz43b-jBw28kUHKxZ26EvaSkjsBr434iRLnMD2K6GDfIZij03nL_3/s200/DUFF.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292048613013824338" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Duffy, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Rockferry</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5ZnQFSB6Yrqu5Tm8qdlqMPeZ9DW0-cvftx4Uh16JqSWtNbKKJPhc8br7TTKEHbVVA8JyzzAQFmvBk6Gi4zTJMciCKflx-2oHlGOdBg_pyl5ES6jNI0MTze4RFIYfumi3ijI1y5a95OdL/s1600-h/WALE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5ZnQFSB6Yrqu5Tm8qdlqMPeZ9DW0-cvftx4Uh16JqSWtNbKKJPhc8br7TTKEHbVVA8JyzzAQFmvBk6Gi4zTJMciCKflx-2oHlGOdBg_pyl5ES6jNI0MTze4RFIYfumi3ijI1y5a95OdL/s200/WALE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292053784859109554" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Wale,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> The Mixtape About Nothing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LSf1R6ohY1UExjSj-Sxx2qL-eyCgoQZD5ekyxB5s19TS41wvaOk2c0T_-MG9s3SmfZEIkwwY9UGjI-dLBCE94oCyeFc23cy_79cRZ142AZghRIDsS5RV4RmkR5gT1LQMNrwI1HNEvPAM/s1600-h/GNARLS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LSf1R6ohY1UExjSj-Sxx2qL-eyCgoQZD5ekyxB5s19TS41wvaOk2c0T_-MG9s3SmfZEIkwwY9UGjI-dLBCE94oCyeFc23cy_79cRZ142AZghRIDsS5RV4RmkR5gT1LQMNrwI1HNEvPAM/s200/GNARLS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292051429927945122" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gnarls Barkley, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Odd Couple</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWcJNNCuxm8JCq9zXi14fc3E6OEvw_MSzeeTD_80zTA-PImN5xS55PU4qgGQKWzsCTyULL6TdeLOpCGqUuNWZZW6IMmHsCMHUpfzfOsJtiXW3egiED-kr9sV8kD5XxcLXbq1jT8ivYPx1/s1600-h/KATE+NASH.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWcJNNCuxm8JCq9zXi14fc3E6OEvw_MSzeeTD_80zTA-PImN5xS55PU4qgGQKWzsCTyULL6TdeLOpCGqUuNWZZW6IMmHsCMHUpfzfOsJtiXW3egiED-kr9sV8kD5XxcLXbq1jT8ivYPx1/s200/KATE+NASH.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292051624188238082" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kate Nash, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Made of Bricks</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqJtD5u05DDLNAdry9V6n_sGp6ZpJxdKkI1ooYCi8jWWKc-z9oiF5agm46PKHWy0GSTcXWgVUf5j056Ou-_GYjxs-7Q5Im65NpNrBHo6eKi9fq34ImOquljtJk08ttnvqR3v73CfGpmLj/s1600-h/CUDI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqJtD5u05DDLNAdry9V6n_sGp6ZpJxdKkI1ooYCi8jWWKc-z9oiF5agm46PKHWy0GSTcXWgVUf5j056Ou-_GYjxs-7Q5Im65NpNrBHo6eKi9fq34ImOquljtJk08ttnvqR3v73CfGpmLj/s200/CUDI.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292050993228186370" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;">Kid Cudi, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">A Kid Named Cudi: The Mixtape</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2_lQXvWCDSYm0ZobFglINiGGVr9FF34OU5kno6swm42_ZVpOO0Hm_B0D2bcFchOA1fGOkjpXQtWxaNI_ZDhyphenhyphensGaRD7Y_79kSzKCU2R6jxd77LaVx6GUtApz15KFJsUaidfOf6O61Xhki/s1600-h/JAZMINE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2_lQXvWCDSYm0ZobFglINiGGVr9FF34OU5kno6swm42_ZVpOO0Hm_B0D2bcFchOA1fGOkjpXQtWxaNI_ZDhyphenhyphensGaRD7Y_79kSzKCU2R6jxd77LaVx6GUtApz15KFJsUaidfOf6O61Xhki/s200/JAZMINE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295369460573655218" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Jasmine Sullivan,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> Fearless</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZx1coMZzi6963ltd3GJRSgqYXgZu8EUODt8icZTh8JeZiSHNyqq4jYDt-FvllWNMrm61WwPBoJKwm3U9am0oMqnsCIxLJizRR7mZ0xhq2ub3ZU9vZPF67CTCvebq7peFLH1a7TWM1Lp2/s1600-h/COLD+WAR.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZx1coMZzi6963ltd3GJRSgqYXgZu8EUODt8icZTh8JeZiSHNyqq4jYDt-FvllWNMrm61WwPBoJKwm3U9am0oMqnsCIxLJizRR7mZ0xhq2ub3ZU9vZPF67CTCvebq7peFLH1a7TWM1Lp2/s200/COLD+WAR.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292050861577306354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></a></span><div style="text-align: center; ">Cold War Kids, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Loyalty To Loyalty</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCYG3_XKSdH7CKle-CWLRb_x68I3Mah9MrEOKy0OYyq9z73yDoMEHqLnFx8E7lUv7xB3VrWpYfADHsApg4pD9DxE4M698IjCPikKBytYg91w3tEzZB4bLVTS2G_f3u-Zznkl8AJ2Io5z1/s1600-h/LYKKE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCYG3_XKSdH7CKle-CWLRb_x68I3Mah9MrEOKy0OYyq9z73yDoMEHqLnFx8E7lUv7xB3VrWpYfADHsApg4pD9DxE4M698IjCPikKBytYg91w3tEzZB4bLVTS2G_f3u-Zznkl8AJ2Io5z1/s200/LYKKE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292056945157313650" /></a></span>Lykke Li, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Youth Novels</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj5uRw4eNvVzChWvhG7ojPBOvp4glz1ZikjMxao3q_L4qmj0U0ggHBBqVgOypCEMY21rdFariTOr2qxTaIzFS5HGxrPWJ1MoO4YkSh4wfS6LioDrENKpavqBAywQ1guIb-bkkezYhSf-v/s1600-h/KANYE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj5uRw4eNvVzChWvhG7ojPBOvp4glz1ZikjMxao3q_L4qmj0U0ggHBBqVgOypCEMY21rdFariTOr2qxTaIzFS5HGxrPWJ1MoO4YkSh4wfS6LioDrENKpavqBAywQ1guIb-bkkezYhSf-v/s200/KANYE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292051516467640066" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kanye West, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">808s and Heartbreak</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic; ">(These albums can get played all the way through and have multiple songs that should also be included in the list below.)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">PLAYED LOUDLY, ON REPEAT:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uN1Ay_jWjzrtCIShhwyONLhyphenhyphenVj0kN5w6UfFeN38CRGsfin3dFlX7rz-8cVyNhQrNzrySb9oWcFkCWQ3pBxB6rIP49E6WMhlXJOsfd9U_xhtwtHvrSEh462rbD6jRxtslwi__6EMM4Q0E/s1600-h/2008+Songs.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uN1Ay_jWjzrtCIShhwyONLhyphenhyphenVj0kN5w6UfFeN38CRGsfin3dFlX7rz-8cVyNhQrNzrySb9oWcFkCWQ3pBxB6rIP49E6WMhlXJOsfd9U_xhtwtHvrSEh462rbD6jRxtslwi__6EMM4Q0E/s400/2008+Songs.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295368107696869906" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(Songs decoded below... click to listen!)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sam Sparro <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Sam+Sparro/_/Black%2B%2526%2BGold">"Black and Gold"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chris Brown <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/jamz83/music/y6tgQ5JO/chris_brown_fallen_angel/">"Fallen Angel"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hercules and Love Affair <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Hercules+and+Love+Affair/_/Blind">"Blind"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thriving Ivory <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/peon25/music/YFpMBRz0/thriving_ivory_angels_on_the_moon/">"Angels On The Moon"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lil' Wayne<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> <a href="http://www.imeem.com/lilwayne/music/H4_ZrM16/lil_wayne_playing_with_fire_featuring_betty_wright/">"Playin' With Fire"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Justin Nozuka<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Justin+Nozuka/_/After+Tonight">"After Tonight"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Keane<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Keane/_/Spiralling">"Spiralling"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cut Copy <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Cut+Copy/_/Hearts+on+Fire">"Hearts on Fire"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leona Lewis<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Leona+Lewis/_/Bleeding+Love">"Bleeding Love"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flobots <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Flobots/_/Handlebars">"Handlebars"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ashanti <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ashanti/_/The+Way+That+I+Love+You">"The Way That I Love You"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black Kids <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Black+Kids/_/Love+Me+Already">"Love Me Already"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Max B. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/xk6CWFs/music/G8O3A2Bk/max_b_live_comfortable/">"Live Comfortable"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">MGMT <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/MGMT/_/Electric+Feel">"Electric Feel"</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">MOST FUN TO PHOTOGRAPH:</span></span></span></div><div>Wale and Blu @ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">SOBs</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYqzPzVS9E3bTcMuyG2sp0CFe5J4u92jFqhN5PdbD_n1qYskAnaB6j98Cua-voienOti0bJN_PmE8wsODeM9ldxda8WxQgAwxexsej9bEJSQbnhF61uvp0ZNqK3BhTegZC-CUknvrwNtb/s1600-h/WALE+HANKY.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYqzPzVS9E3bTcMuyG2sp0CFe5J4u92jFqhN5PdbD_n1qYskAnaB6j98Cua-voienOti0bJN_PmE8wsODeM9ldxda8WxQgAwxexsej9bEJSQbnhF61uvp0ZNqK3BhTegZC-CUknvrwNtb/s400/WALE+HANKY.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295442614097587234" /></a></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYG2fhJtJR6cb5tmby20ic9wgnNSJUVjMYqxqNsCdEMlCbMSQaXavZzJ12jttLvfM5p1z5OFJI2jbC0ACP5NuVWhyphenhyphen5FyU48KHR6s755g-kzE3CBSeu4sy5RJ_qfUsyZHO34xzIaLPZHyS/s1600-h/BLU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYG2fhJtJR6cb5tmby20ic9wgnNSJUVjMYqxqNsCdEMlCbMSQaXavZzJ12jttLvfM5p1z5OFJI2jbC0ACP5NuVWhyphenhyphen5FyU48KHR6s755g-kzE3CBSeu4sy5RJ_qfUsyZHO34xzIaLPZHyS/s400/BLU.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292833212501535794" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(</span><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/07/no-thug-but-streets-love-em.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">LINK</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> to post)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Santogold @ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Highline </span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILCqs1fdTAbE0NHAH5MvB2D1r6lUOhWWTni9PwEfQ5_6ctNvlw5n0iKiHmI0bmMRrQ2DsCcVbHS-8p5GYulHK4FZVtpbrJ6YvOqFFSyOysQGm7KWcvHnySsDYkah4-O_NgNmSx1m9wmDL/s1600-h/DSC03758.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILCqs1fdTAbE0NHAH5MvB2D1r6lUOhWWTni9PwEfQ5_6ctNvlw5n0iKiHmI0bmMRrQ2DsCcVbHS-8p5GYulHK4FZVtpbrJ6YvOqFFSyOysQGm7KWcvHnySsDYkah4-O_NgNmSx1m9wmDL/s400/DSC03758.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295363833594099522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">(</span><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/04/im-sure-theyll-have-place-for-you-too.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">LINK</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "> to post)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div></div><div>Lykke Li and Friendly Fires @ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Bowery</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQgQeBUt4Aixo1M9fMaE6jOPAa7rbVbaqS3zryXJqazKsSZc7GmQ6WOiAquJQeyIfSX-4eDJ_O4CV-84XXntZs5mFjqqLzyU-Fzx-5OL4MrVAak2uWP1g0hyphenhyphencpLKJH-DO4bXdVHroTgSc/s1600-h/LYKKE1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQgQeBUt4Aixo1M9fMaE6jOPAa7rbVbaqS3zryXJqazKsSZc7GmQ6WOiAquJQeyIfSX-4eDJ_O4CV-84XXntZs5mFjqqLzyU-Fzx-5OL4MrVAak2uWP1g0hyphenhyphencpLKJH-DO4bXdVHroTgSc/s400/LYKKE1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292773369409678738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(</span><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-post.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">LINK</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> to Lykke Li post)</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hDI4U_X-CH3r65jIAVeEJCZ4xMY5EpNGQDLh9fTzFNbTGMmcZwOalA5TqYCE0hlLLEf7W29Ism75LBrJM3h2VKSD8RO4zW5UCVNTuabrtyLJ3HaHDjfwcYSalBuBvL-UtubGgJxUWBvn/s1600-h/FFIRES3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hDI4U_X-CH3r65jIAVeEJCZ4xMY5EpNGQDLh9fTzFNbTGMmcZwOalA5TqYCE0hlLLEf7W29Ism75LBrJM3h2VKSD8RO4zW5UCVNTuabrtyLJ3HaHDjfwcYSalBuBvL-UtubGgJxUWBvn/s320/FFIRES3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292832170419429778" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(</span><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/10/we-watch-stars-theyll-be-out-for-us.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">LINK</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> to Friendly Fires post)</span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And don't forget Lykke's enchanting cover of Wendy Rene's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"After Laughter"</span>:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8fx0ZG2Fw-E&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8fx0ZG2Fw-E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">N*E*R*D @ Madison Square Garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8OD3XcDu95tR3Zc0k40AnQUL8kjI5LtplUmyHvK4U0X37TcFZs-mG4FTiAqrf0bZdtz-cjeqsm-Ow9EidpqZvC9tNp8afwqRTy9EJuy-6yfHLXq13ybYjf_jvEMzgEhPkrzMdJibjzoK/s1600-h/IMG_0731.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8OD3XcDu95tR3Zc0k40AnQUL8kjI5LtplUmyHvK4U0X37TcFZs-mG4FTiAqrf0bZdtz-cjeqsm-Ow9EidpqZvC9tNp8afwqRTy9EJuy-6yfHLXq13ybYjf_jvEMzgEhPkrzMdJibjzoK/s400/IMG_0731.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295366131700379842" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(<a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/06/we-need-love-bomb-to-just-blow-us-away.html">LINK</a> to post)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Matisyahu (with Brett Dennen) @ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Music Hall of Williamsburg</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKdNl5fV1voPDurqD4LWuKkuVnMS7M4w9S3qA4DEFNZQRwJ_5-sB1mDBLvqYQhZYYhepeIVFgYRwkT9RSFEbaADYpKItTcG8S3PJt8Gpy8GLaJ-LLTpdAQh1dPMShi4N5w42S4yQFnyjU/s1600-h/IMG_2995.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKdNl5fV1voPDurqD4LWuKkuVnMS7M4w9S3qA4DEFNZQRwJ_5-sB1mDBLvqYQhZYYhepeIVFgYRwkT9RSFEbaADYpKItTcG8S3PJt8Gpy8GLaJ-LLTpdAQh1dPMShi4N5w42S4yQFnyjU/s400/IMG_2995.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295436800874670530" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(Post coming soon!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">VIDEOS THAT LINGERED IN MY MIND:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">InnerPartySystem <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">"Dont Stop" </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvt6VxNPW0">WATCH</a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kanye West <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Flashing Lights" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEccxPPwXmI">WATCH</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">MGMT<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> "Time To Pretend" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE">WATCH</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gnarls Barkley <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Who's Gonna Save My Soul" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrV-yKKNYI">WATCH</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hot Chip <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Ready For The Floor" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">WATCH BELOW:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AW94AEmzFhQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AW94AEmzFhQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">LIVE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/05/im-star-how-can-i-not-shine.html">Kanye West @ </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/05/im-star-how-can-i-not-shine.html">MSG</a></span> and <a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/07/live-from-five-hundred-and-four.html">@ </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/07/live-from-five-hundred-and-four.html">Essence Music Festival</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-dont-want-to-be-one-only-overjoyed.html">The Ting Tings</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-dont-want-to-be-one-only-overjoyed.html"> @ Bowery Ballroom</a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/02/licensed-to-ill.html">Janelle Monae @ </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/02/licensed-to-ill.html">Spotlight Live (pre-murder)</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/04/im-sure-theyll-have-place-for-you-too.html">Gnarls Barkley</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/04/im-sure-theyll-have-place-for-you-too.html"> @ Highline Ballroom</a></span><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/09/dont-lose-your-selfish-ways-over-me.html"></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/09/dont-lose-your-selfish-ways-over-me.html">Lykke Li @ </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/09/dont-lose-your-selfish-ways-over-me.html">Le Poisson Rouge</a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/08/like-eating-glass.html">Radiohead @ </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/08/like-eating-glass.html">Lollapalooza</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/06/would-you-love-me-unconditionally.html">Adele @ </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/06/would-you-love-me-unconditionally.html">Highline Ballroom</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/10/but-she-feels-so-clean.html">N*E*R*D @ </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/10/but-she-feels-so-clean.html">Roseland Ballroom</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/10/let-your-atmosphere-surround-me.html">Maxwell @ </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/10/let-your-atmosphere-surround-me.html">Radio City Music Hall</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/04/candy-girl.html">Madonna @</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/04/candy-girl.html"> Roseland Ballroom</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/08/like-eating-glass.html">Bloc Party</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/08/like-eating-glass.html"> @ Lollapalooza</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/11/id-make-you-call-out-my-name-id-ask-who.html">Janet Jackson </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/11/id-make-you-call-out-my-name-id-ask-who.html">@ MSG</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/09/forget-my-money-im-comin-for-all-your.html">State Property</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/09/forget-my-money-im-comin-for-all-your.html"> @ SOBs</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thriving Ivory</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> @ Mercury Lounge:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C_omG8GB3_k&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C_omG8GB3_k&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(Beatboxing Rahzel's "If Your Mother Only Knew," and then transitioning into Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven." Oww.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Although the scope of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Labyrinth</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> has substantially widened over the past year, I'm sure to have missed a few albums/songs/artists/shows/videos along the way. I can't listen to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">everything.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> If you think I missed something, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">please please please</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> enlighten me :) And as for 2009, I'm interested to see what transpires with the careers of</span> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ladygaga">Lady Gaga,</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kidcudi">Kid Cudi,</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/janellemonae">Janelle Monae,</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thescript">The Script,</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">and</span> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/eminem">Eminem.</a>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-73442061367480389172008-12-30T01:22:00.023-05:002009-01-06T00:40:17.346-05:00You Won't Take What I Have And Make It All Wrong<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6I4Gx9d6xeQk8lRDnEYRhEcteJxKU9L12w63J486KxDT3MY0yC9PtQgDE0zpKWgPbjEUcM4eC_nr1ywVec_oGtSzCJuKZxzHnGLgigcL1GDQo0_THQ-C2xqzMux-NHMnaxrbcLGgi4Tc/s1600-h/MAD+MEN.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6I4Gx9d6xeQk8lRDnEYRhEcteJxKU9L12w63J486KxDT3MY0yC9PtQgDE0zpKWgPbjEUcM4eC_nr1ywVec_oGtSzCJuKZxzHnGLgigcL1GDQo0_THQ-C2xqzMux-NHMnaxrbcLGgi4Tc/s200/MAD+MEN.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287171133412043554" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Do you watch </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Mad Men?</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> In the mash-up below, audio and visuals from Peggy Olson and Peter Campbell's best interactions are pieced together really well,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> and</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/quadrophenia718">the creator</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">used one of my favorite artists for the background music...</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mn56rdyiuzQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mn56rdyiuzQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cQtRILa-4bWSeH-93Q0UHzTG7MB39KnjK_hmBWKUEWaxlSZqhB8AFQqz1Zw3_dS9J3cPufLzH6pdWpwPICZWS1ZuDR1NnDY4Se_XXGrPOVXnBreW5m8c3aBV3dSdaXO6t2GYlKYZn-s7/s1600-h/SO+LONG.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cQtRILa-4bWSeH-93Q0UHzTG7MB39KnjK_hmBWKUEWaxlSZqhB8AFQqz1Zw3_dS9J3cPufLzH6pdWpwPICZWS1ZuDR1NnDY4Se_XXGrPOVXnBreW5m8c3aBV3dSdaXO6t2GYlKYZn-s7/s200/SO+LONG.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287150699108216914" /></a></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">The artist,</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Louque,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> has a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">sound that is eclectic and tangy, and his '04 release</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/So-Long-Louque/dp/B0001LYFM2">So Long</a></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">mixes funk, soul, trip-hop, reggae and r&b into what he calls "faya." </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Listen to more of Louque's songs</span> <a href="http://www.imeem.com/artists/louque/">HERE.</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">And FYI- Christina Hendricks (who plays Joan on the show) is my new girl crush.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iHKCqRdiie0OayWC-hGIltWFwwlcoWEKJGW22GM4Elhml3FwnHfpGRoWIKRAnc4k0B9klfEsvbD-EvThbw36A_lXVZVbq50xT8czjGfeOGHJMXLAFwzk5tU93z-EjFppGJnJn0jKXXr9/s1600-h/JOAN+MAD+MEN.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iHKCqRdiie0OayWC-hGIltWFwwlcoWEKJGW22GM4Elhml3FwnHfpGRoWIKRAnc4k0B9klfEsvbD-EvThbw36A_lXVZVbq50xT8czjGfeOGHJMXLAFwzk5tU93z-EjFppGJnJn0jKXXr9/s400/JOAN+MAD+MEN.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287159976542068530" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Boz, this might be my Rihanna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Since </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Mad Men</span></span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">is set in the early '60s, you constantly find yourself noticing how much things have changed since then. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">The role of women in the home, the workforce, and society. Race relations.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">The seriousness </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">of a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">lcoholism.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> And they're always smoking at the office- </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">you could never do that now so openly. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">But buried beneath all these changes, there's one cultural practice that didn't seem to evolve as much as one might think: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">saving face. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">For instance, some of these characters literally live <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">double lives</span> just to prevent their personal issues from getting scrutinized by their peers. The private life and the public life were two separate entities, and social interaction was more of a strategic art than a natural, friendly act. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">How much has that changed?</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">I bring this up because someone recently told me that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">the future of blogging</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> was to have blog authors get <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">more personal</span>. But he didn't mean we should just be allowing you to take a glimpse inside our homes- he meant that we should be giving you the key to the front door and let you take an </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">intentional</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">, good look around. If you're someone who's deeply immersed in the online world, then his suggestion </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">to take privacy public</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> is probably not a new idea to you- </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">blogs are like reality TV, they're at their best when something real is being captured.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Because I'm such a private person, I constantly battle with how much personal information to release over the internet. But this a music blog that also has a running dialogue with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">culture</span>, so even though it's extremely </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">blogger-cliche</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> of me to say, I truly believe that our lives have some useful stories worth sharing. Unfortunately for me, something about being </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">too open</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> around the campfire makes me very uncomfortable. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">Maybe it's fear:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> If I reveal who I am -flaws and all- people might judge or pigeonhole me, so l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); ">ike the characters on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Mad Men,</span> I play it safe.</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Should I relax and spill all my secrets, or make like <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Betty Draper</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> and keep it buttoned up? </span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">I posted this<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lily Allen</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> song</span> <a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/04/im-good-im-gone.html">in April</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">when it was rumored to be called </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">"I Don't Know."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> I think I like </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"The Fear"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> better as a title... and it certainly speaks volumes to this topic:</span><br /></div></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q-wGMlSuX_c&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q-wGMlSuX_c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">"I don't know what's right and what's real anymore... </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">I've been taken over by the fear."</span></span><br /></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-66331426697668325482008-12-27T20:06:00.010-05:002009-01-07T20:36:28.947-05:00Sorry Baby, But I Gotta Do What I Gotta<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">People are so <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">creative</span>. The video below was made by duo</span> <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Sniper Twins</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">, who, instead of rapping and singing about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">stacking paper</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">, are on that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">computer braggadocio </span><span style="color:#66cccc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">with</span></span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">"Stack The Memory."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"> </span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FNXe_3gVz6I&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1"></embed></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">The hook is wavy, no? And they shot some of it at Tekserve- hilarious. Thanks to Mr. Jones for sending this my way weeks ago... I should have posted it earlier.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">In the next clip, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">NY Magazine</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"> interviews a guy who took trash bags and made really impressive </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">inflatable street art. </span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PH6xCT2aTSo&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1"></embed></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">I want to commission him to make me a Zilla :)</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">And with his <a href="http://www.vivalahova.com/">bright ideas from a few months ago</a>, I'm not surprised that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Mick Boogie</span></span> dabbled with another good readymade project on this one...</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqKTHvr84TW_MjZMaTW5RJqE3MejTfXF20k9yUbP6S_3qS6E5l5Z0G7PdxTXPMcULt4K5zPcN4pqOpexZl98Nu4HQl6BJ6JAa4bLHNW9vWn8QP9d-juEmVTJX2-iDY_QN0F9AfUDy_-1T/s1600-h/mick+boogie+adele+420.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281380832165265730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqKTHvr84TW_MjZMaTW5RJqE3MejTfXF20k9yUbP6S_3qS6E5l5Z0G7PdxTXPMcULt4K5zPcN4pqOpexZl98Nu4HQl6BJ6JAa4bLHNW9vWn8QP9d-juEmVTJX2-iDY_QN0F9AfUDy_-1T/s400/mick+boogie+adele+420.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">"Adele’s album 19 set trends and created influence in the pop, rock and international worlds. But what would happen if the vocals and instruments of 19 were combined with the hip-hop sensibilities of the late 1980s, considered by many hip-hop’s golden age?"</span></span></blockquote></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">Love songs and hip hop history: We are the mash-up generation.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">Download <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">1988</span></span></span> <a href="http://www.mickboogie.com/news/?p=68">HERE.</a></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">Speaking of love, it's likely that you've seen this already, but my appreciation for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">N*E*R*D</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"> continues to grow with their video for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">"Sooner or Later"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"> </span></div><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/B2yUmQfMK7vMTihq" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">They turn a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">love song into a metaphor for the economic crisis... I guess money just broke up with us :( If you want more, watch them perform the song (and others) <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1901123">live at Roseland.</a></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">And this might be 2 years after 1988, but<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Special Ed's </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"The Mission"</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span>used to be my jammy jam.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Xsp-kaFS9I&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" fs="1"></embed></span><br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">This is a mission, not a smalltime thing.</span></span> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZ-ExyEOwxAAD7eFJMNjjBccffyxEGxtRAIcYonky9zx3D4Bjg79BYVtOCOCql3fujzmmBo-4edu1ku6yECupPYBRj8YqtQ0g6C3gI3vrfLHZQKmfyMyrNxLrqVjq0cC4wlvDYUyQdb1q/s1600-h/YO!+RAPS.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286243377975374226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 156px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZ-ExyEOwxAAD7eFJMNjjBccffyxEGxtRAIcYonky9zx3D4Bjg79BYVtOCOCql3fujzmmBo-4edu1ku6yECupPYBRj8YqtQ0g6C3gI3vrfLHZQKmfyMyrNxLrqVjq0cC4wlvDYUyQdb1q/s200/YO!+RAPS.gif" border="0" /></a></span> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">I didn't have cable growing up, but my brother and I had some episodes of<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Yo! MTV Raps</span></span></span> on VHS. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">I was 6 when I first saw that video.<br /></div></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)">Gotta find those tapes...</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)"><br /></span></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-87683880299174859792008-12-16T22:17:00.019-05:002008-12-19T01:00:25.142-05:00I'm On The Right Path To Who I'm Gonna Be At Last<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">After running into </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">9th</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> at the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Highline</span> show <a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/12/names-wale-dont-say-wall-e.html">last Tuesday</a>, I decided it was necessary to attend the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jean Grae</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> in-store he'd be performing at on the following day...</span></span><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89JVQo0NJiMhL4wW9Z807Cu0yrKahOo5mSVOZ3E1kBDM-UeH3cGH9kOdNtxHwbw1461mE3MZcWLLEDaC3IdqV2dbZD4kp8Q4eHZCYox1uK9LuL2M4OVM3XKLTpfttJV9aAiYkRuoUYnq2/s1600-h/FAT+BEATS+FLYER.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89JVQo0NJiMhL4wW9Z807Cu0yrKahOo5mSVOZ3E1kBDM-UeH3cGH9kOdNtxHwbw1461mE3MZcWLLEDaC3IdqV2dbZD4kp8Q4eHZCYox1uK9LuL2M4OVM3XKLTpfttJV9aAiYkRuoUYnq2/s400/FAT+BEATS+FLYER.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279857693058577634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">In the PictoBrowser below, click the tabs to<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> view my photos from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Fat Beats</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><object width="430" height="500" align="middle"><param name="FlashVars" value="ids=72157611271070104&names=Jean Grae, 9th Wonder and Talib Kweli @ Fat Beats &userName=lacezilla&userId=28735591@N04&source=sets&titles=off&displayNotes=off&thumbAutoHide=off&imageSize=medium&vAlign=mid&displayZoom=off&vertOffset=0&initialScale=off&bgAlpha=8"><param name="PictoBrowser" value="http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="bgcolor" value="#8d8d8d"><embed src="http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf" flashvars="ids=72157611271070104&names=Jean Grae, 9th Wonder and Talib Kweli @ Fat Beats &userName=lacezilla&userId=28735591@N04&source=sets&titles=off&displayNotes=off&thumbAutoHide=off&imageSize=medium&vAlign=mid&displayZoom=off&vertOffset=0&initialScale=off&bgAlpha=8" loop="false" scale="noscale" bgcolor="#8d8d8d" width="430" height="500" name="PictoBrowser" align="middle"></embed></object><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_e3pz-Iphc0jfYVJQypt9yWFOnyvtRlGHbunxn44rqM9nNPXlJFqnqM33Uir-4IbjuOZMbJXrlGGe6BYZ9ImbJF27KSyaTuNDLVyq2LGavGoDQ0EIO5AKW0yAVac81dx0V-We9wfiPCJ/s1600-h/JEANIUS.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_e3pz-Iphc0jfYVJQypt9yWFOnyvtRlGHbunxn44rqM9nNPXlJFqnqM33Uir-4IbjuOZMbJXrlGGe6BYZ9ImbJF27KSyaTuNDLVyq2LGavGoDQ0EIO5AKW0yAVac81dx0V-We9wfiPCJ/s200/JEANIUS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281337126303406338" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">They were there to promote the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Jeanius</span> album's re-release(s), and it felt really good to be among hip hop heads.</span> <a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/01/claymation-couldnt-mold-better-mind.html">I've said it before;</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jean Grae</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> is not only the best female MC in the industry, but she's up there with most males who rhyme as well. I felt horrible for missing her 11/30 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Highline</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> show, so I couldn't skip this intimate performance.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PFw2bhapN3E&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PFw2bhapN3E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Footy via</span></span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/AnalectsBlog"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">AnalectsBlog</span></a>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">They have more great footage on the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Fat Beats</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> blog, so if you want to see <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jean</span></span> performing alongside <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Talib Kweli</span></span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">9th</span></span>, I suggested you</span> <a href="https://www.fatbeats.com/catalog/blog.php/?p=311?">go there.</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> They were both</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> signing albums after, but the line was crazy long, so I'll just support <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jeanius-Jean-Grae-9th-Wonder/dp/B0018FZISA">via Amazon- as you should.</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Thanks to Ls and Cani8a for coming with me!</span></span></div><div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">That same night, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">10.Deep</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">hosted their holiday party at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Element</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...</span></div><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ6qbx_Qq0fvWN3NXL19ihIo-Cdm5XNNvC4zO0V2kISqJl9-WvjdurdP_8_PN6Qes8dofKtzk_kclKJ-LwuKR9rvLGd6M_MYHM_JkLJ-sGCzrvykKXAeDd-we0L5pNDIna34F-LUPmb-V/s1600-h/10.DEEP+BAILOUT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQ6qbx_Qq0fvWN3NXL19ihIo-Cdm5XNNvC4zO0V2kISqJl9-WvjdurdP_8_PN6Qes8dofKtzk_kclKJ-LwuKR9rvLGd6M_MYHM_JkLJ-sGCzrvykKXAeDd-we0L5pNDIna34F-LUPmb-V/s400/10.DEEP+BAILOUT.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280250254096434610" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">KiD CuDi</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> throwing me a deuce...</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Disappointed at first, I'm now kind of glad the flash wasn't on.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO-WFM80an4UrNbl1v1b7Hsy_Q9BcV80eK3iGDDTy8U6JxjLjt7k_Q-fSSL7n483Rf7t5TYktuxeviLXRpgw-G7jTQI3rJ-1Y5Qv6en00YfyG0UGMj5WpSLcgciDGMYVpALxFTFH7Me9O/s1600-h/10DEEP1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO-WFM80an4UrNbl1v1b7Hsy_Q9BcV80eK3iGDDTy8U6JxjLjt7k_Q-fSSL7n483Rf7t5TYktuxeviLXRpgw-G7jTQI3rJ-1Y5Qv6en00YfyG0UGMj5WpSLcgciDGMYVpALxFTFH7Me9O/s400/10DEEP1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279858004676915442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ahhh,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> con flash.</span> Much better.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hAKjdZeCBgQhwwMRSHTih0cmJvF9K54IG4HjlSHapCUbwJWdMxBCkbARdN8DYFuajYofaRj3qq9qqHzdoZtWhuboCV9veoJuB717laHal7IfE-0GnTKG5GK5O74QKGSbkSMu36XQhf_4/s1600-h/10DEEP2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hAKjdZeCBgQhwwMRSHTih0cmJvF9K54IG4HjlSHapCUbwJWdMxBCkbARdN8DYFuajYofaRj3qq9qqHzdoZtWhuboCV9veoJuB717laHal7IfE-0GnTKG5GK5O74QKGSbkSMu36XQhf_4/s400/10DEEP2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279858200023260114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He ended up performing at the party too...</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj8b-lCz3Ub4Qn693ZpybCxdAAJooGjuWYO2pPjJ0saUyzl9-RG8_gH9QxiIWBD6H3IhUE6JrvPGMkd_ocDfZwuA0sJsudJ1qbdKo29BVHsW0bCPAbzxZAtpQ3zF8l9E8z2PGPRbQ3_ek/s1600-h/10DEEP3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj8b-lCz3Ub4Qn693ZpybCxdAAJooGjuWYO2pPjJ0saUyzl9-RG8_gH9QxiIWBD6H3IhUE6JrvPGMkd_ocDfZwuA0sJsudJ1qbdKo29BVHsW0bCPAbzxZAtpQ3zF8l9E8z2PGPRbQ3_ek/s320/10DEEP3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279858401813615378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Hollywood Holt</span></span> was hammer-, uh, having fun. (I'm not a fan.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDA-V48ll4eP68gA1TZLlTT4mMr4yyqlEDMPxH2E3vbqVNfa7b3Pqk0y47ZXRpJuluWrFo9X87OydGp0qfQDbIS8SRSdJ62z3vszWGUYsx4pyxhxRQejVwYzMJZlMDDtPJ3Ammmk7Zmb6/s1600-h/10DEEP4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDA-V48ll4eP68gA1TZLlTT4mMr4yyqlEDMPxH2E3vbqVNfa7b3Pqk0y47ZXRpJuluWrFo9X87OydGp0qfQDbIS8SRSdJ62z3vszWGUYsx4pyxhxRQejVwYzMJZlMDDtPJ3Ammmk7Zmb6/s320/10DEEP4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281349650300794018" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But how adorable are these three?!?...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Asher Roth</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> in attendence...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhuKuUcnbjxgcz7l2K3lKtbfoyXmNYXJlhLFetoIHt5DY3DeXqVsBOZba2mts0TIKtWBFNZpuHEPEPhimPZZJYjNEO8QewrRx-ERT2jWEbtNyo0jiNoXe1Ls_yzrrSAID9fvKW5g5I2Yq/s1600-h/10DEEP7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhuKuUcnbjxgcz7l2K3lKtbfoyXmNYXJlhLFetoIHt5DY3DeXqVsBOZba2mts0TIKtWBFNZpuHEPEPhimPZZJYjNEO8QewrRx-ERT2jWEbtNyo0jiNoXe1Ls_yzrrSAID9fvKW5g5I2Yq/s400/10DEEP7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281375750321744498" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Thanks to Boz y Brenda for the bracelets :)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Dont Rush Me":</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1_ApoiZpvkE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1_ApoiZpvkE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-54669393555810107852008-12-14T21:07:00.007-05:002008-12-18T21:47:37.946-05:00Rock Star, Bitch... Kurt Cobain Sh*t<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">live performance</span> is becoming more and more important for up and coming artists. As the music industry evolves and is further aligned with the digital world, what an artist does on stage can help separate them from the competition. Everyone has a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Myspace</span> page and a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Youtube</span> channel and a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Twitter</span> account. But during a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">live performance</span>, the exclusive eyes, ears, and opinions go beyond the spectators in the venue; fans and critics can now see footage of artist's shows right after they end. One solid performance in the right city -with the right tastemakers- will have the blogs, magazines, and radio hosts buzzing like they were there in person. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Luckily, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wale</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> knows this</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span> And how he executed last week's show at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Highline </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">made me realize </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">that I might be a jaded NYC resident.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-S_br0ue3mEEOwrg81cfxwHsLPyZS36Y6QyOI7BKnwXuEzz1Q5llt8VhxCmyivfItnfrxGQ9gGpV16d-Zy9uJTkz7Q9Fv77ITrqGGE21irs9NJFv-N7c2CTkq9iPEkeXSvrWk62_tEyy-/s1600-h/WALE+FLYER.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-S_br0ue3mEEOwrg81cfxwHsLPyZS36Y6QyOI7BKnwXuEzz1Q5llt8VhxCmyivfItnfrxGQ9gGpV16d-Zy9uJTkz7Q9Fv77ITrqGGE21irs9NJFv-N7c2CTkq9iPEkeXSvrWk62_tEyy-/s400/WALE+FLYER.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280524791138207474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Unfortunately, I missed </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Colin Munroe's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> set, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">but I made it in time for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">KiD CuDi's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKj_eLx6jJL_brzwL5Me181fZda_o5Msj59thx3fyVCtAZkx4iM70RZCs0kl8kHBEktXeZ2AU6rc3nSpT85msrdSVxai44gAxmVFFCq_xyjc9bcjfO-iSdcPtvvn_nV1GxLlAIKQang2U/s1600-h/CUDI+HIGHLINE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKj_eLx6jJL_brzwL5Me181fZda_o5Msj59thx3fyVCtAZkx4iM70RZCs0kl8kHBEktXeZ2AU6rc3nSpT85msrdSVxai44gAxmVFFCq_xyjc9bcjfO-iSdcPtvvn_nV1GxLlAIKQang2U/s400/CUDI+HIGHLINE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280523268499693074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He was joined by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Capo</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> to perform </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">"Day N Nite"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sLqwxgUF3lQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sLqwxgUF3lQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I love how he goes into the <a href="http://www.deftune.com/2008/11/03/kid-cudi-day-nite-crookers-remix/">"</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.deftune.com/2008/11/03/kid-cudi-day-nite-crookers-remix/">Crookers Remix"</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> instrumental at the end, trying to get everyone to merge into a more <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">electro </span>lane. And trust, it wasn't the first or last <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">genre-blending</span> move of the night.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Peter Rosenberg</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Mark Ronson</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">entertained the crowd between acts...</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek7gm0P05JJeBrAyet1iRxku7NMgdycQ464ErNXdgg4ASldF36hA9F7Avcu7UCbEaVCV63OnC9gbAqt69_63Cc5vxeZ2r0ldavrvOHB1Ysy_gZcLxwXDC97jTByI8XzkBCsOVUjmUsOeO/s1600-h/WALE21+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek7gm0P05JJeBrAyet1iRxku7NMgdycQ464ErNXdgg4ASldF36hA9F7Avcu7UCbEaVCV63OnC9gbAqt69_63Cc5vxeZ2r0ldavrvOHB1Ysy_gZcLxwXDC97jTByI8XzkBCsOVUjmUsOeO/s320/WALE21+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280514288595326274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">But out the gate, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wale</span></span> was full of that energetic, DC swag.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccr2pQgvwPFB6EF_XTUtecCcTe9CWHi_cXMpHibbq4cRJriJUsdLGcZ-K5EktM2rzMS9WPXimt3yFxXGuKwHn0xtP9kGol9HqHnab1psUE1r-IF2bL3gThf9U1qJhyphenhyphenS9D1nnLaXjs6lfh/s1600-h/WALE1+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccr2pQgvwPFB6EF_XTUtecCcTe9CWHi_cXMpHibbq4cRJriJUsdLGcZ-K5EktM2rzMS9WPXimt3yFxXGuKwHn0xtP9kGol9HqHnab1psUE1r-IF2bL3gThf9U1qJhyphenhyphenS9D1nnLaXjs6lfh/s400/WALE1+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280520972730085378" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">The crowd ate it up, proving that they were clearly there <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">for him.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCvLLzl5pBZgBLRA_WYrov-dKX8biLQXS4q9G5B7EcK6q-m1IzXRpc0_tGMliRetQylHj7MBr-87kqL2ieGk5eTXQfQtBLHBl23g2aMj8O5KHv9xOwe31_MkCd7kR_7Bz70RFhWtjRQJs/s1600-h/WALE14+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCvLLzl5pBZgBLRA_WYrov-dKX8biLQXS4q9G5B7EcK6q-m1IzXRpc0_tGMliRetQylHj7MBr-87kqL2ieGk5eTXQfQtBLHBl23g2aMj8O5KHv9xOwe31_MkCd7kR_7Bz70RFhWtjRQJs/s400/WALE14+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280521355189894466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Chrisette Michelle</span></span> joined <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wale</span></span> to perform their record with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The Roots</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Rising Up."</span></span><br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvab0dWX-4lVcUk6P05TJ6si0bLpO1q5Sn_GC-FZZzblRSA3z82ezSK2hSZsjExHyemste1g0Xs8-qEEO06DJtMcWGGqYI0iUqLP5AasbCnMuyMop6hW0dU7IA415SgAKY_aa_HL9VlL6D/s1600-h/WALE15+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvab0dWX-4lVcUk6P05TJ6si0bLpO1q5Sn_GC-FZZzblRSA3z82ezSK2hSZsjExHyemste1g0Xs8-qEEO06DJtMcWGGqYI0iUqLP5AasbCnMuyMop6hW0dU7IA415SgAKY_aa_HL9VlL6D/s320/WALE15+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280512542588148914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">After her, Clipse's own <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Pusha T</span></span> joined him to perform</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Back In The Go Go"</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a8ImklymcVk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a8ImklymcVk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">"That fly sh*t I been on..."</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7uB9dkOy4ay5N49FIQmGAq4Plh2s0OC9O3B4ro91scy1rHFCcprnqlO4pqvFWlYvrwprgNRvlj_8D8GhNn2Lj0-SF6u0OBQLaOndZfzfgQsDAgXQX_ZRG-RawB-KaEHsFY718F1KabZC/s1600-h/WALE7+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7uB9dkOy4ay5N49FIQmGAq4Plh2s0OC9O3B4ro91scy1rHFCcprnqlO4pqvFWlYvrwprgNRvlj_8D8GhNn2Lj0-SF6u0OBQLaOndZfzfgQsDAgXQX_ZRG-RawB-KaEHsFY718F1KabZC/s320/WALE7+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280512341577336626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Each show, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Wale</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> takes time out to recognize historic Go Go band </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">UCB</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">, and in turn, educates the audience on DC music and culture. In the video below, you can catch a piece of that night's Go Go music lesson:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V30PVPuUdqM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V30PVPuUdqM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Embodying "regional" (DMV) celebrity: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wale</span></span> with Tre, Mike and Marcus of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">UCB.</span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92afBVK1Nf-TOKr-ZvwN40j-YRzzaxDUajsOjIsNJ2TWti3whhdsjBQYqgpODJ80ASgGFuFVQBiiWRGWJbwGPKSw5U-REKf7fw0NYWmOmIsPsQ1jFoeDN3tn6Sx28k0yb_hb3uaokffjH/s1600-h/WALE16+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92afBVK1Nf-TOKr-ZvwN40j-YRzzaxDUajsOjIsNJ2TWti3whhdsjBQYqgpODJ80ASgGFuFVQBiiWRGWJbwGPKSw5U-REKf7fw0NYWmOmIsPsQ1jFoeDN3tn6Sx28k0yb_hb3uaokffjH/s400/WALE16+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280521831428176370" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">After the lesson, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Freeway</span></span> came out to represent for the Roc...</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdhz8jzkT0JjeUTwihDiIwLUAajPt5qL3Nwf4IEq0KtQvsZqHLtv7r9NIwHiTDNvmJ77kLLL1pk3d3y1fIukGBbMqgG7UYm9Jw34KmLbWbX9nYayhL-NZrtzt-sNa-pMeAGlgg4XdGkW2/s1600-h/WALE4+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdhz8jzkT0JjeUTwihDiIwLUAajPt5qL3Nwf4IEq0KtQvsZqHLtv7r9NIwHiTDNvmJ77kLLL1pk3d3y1fIukGBbMqgG7UYm9Jw34KmLbWbX9nYayhL-NZrtzt-sNa-pMeAGlgg4XdGkW2/s320/WALE4+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280511150551210130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wale</span></span> didn't seem to mind.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDm2VLEXjRqE_6lXWkgGLTZdaDBxHdixyhRsyr2YQIDETx8_6Lmwr-tKpGLv44z8bKY1pSZOmCA6W_TaZ53j4VpMH4CF7mYnCgGDRRNiIwmleNqsVZnZ2_SXhFDfIjMbTT6OKTgjeWqRu/s1600-h/WALE5+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDm2VLEXjRqE_6lXWkgGLTZdaDBxHdixyhRsyr2YQIDETx8_6Lmwr-tKpGLv44z8bKY1pSZOmCA6W_TaZ53j4VpMH4CF7mYnCgGDRRNiIwmleNqsVZnZ2_SXhFDfIjMbTT6OKTgjeWqRu/s400/WALE5+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280246848536054930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">And shortly after, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Young Chris</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> joined them on stage:</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifS7SwhO0XinFFyUV1F1nugskBQLoYUHKXZJlCnDz2T4v5co4LUc_G02GUdcToEX_fVyDEeUVyiwNH7duNXTBaLr4OpnPXlQU9oJOMIv80_CLIwHQ902VkouWUJEILrfZJjjSA2E86Tprs/s1600-h/WALE6+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifS7SwhO0XinFFyUV1F1nugskBQLoYUHKXZJlCnDz2T4v5co4LUc_G02GUdcToEX_fVyDEeUVyiwNH7duNXTBaLr4OpnPXlQU9oJOMIv80_CLIwHQ902VkouWUJEILrfZJjjSA2E86Tprs/s400/WALE6+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280510969500905266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Along with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Leo DiCaprio,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> the Roc was definitely in the building to support...</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmHeNwxnf5BaGrUvvo6ACErePz5TJXzOSGbekCKiQ2qwtFLqdf-J_PJwnmpbuDswgRcxZY2JfpTMbt2LhNulP0btCcpQuQt2dySrg4bcB6YFGKOalMhh8M8zQhgse7Rg8YW50YIK268BE/s1600-h/WALE8+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmHeNwxnf5BaGrUvvo6ACErePz5TJXzOSGbekCKiQ2qwtFLqdf-J_PJwnmpbuDswgRcxZY2JfpTMbt2LhNulP0btCcpQuQt2dySrg4bcB6YFGKOalMhh8M8zQhgse7Rg8YW50YIK268BE/s400/WALE8+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279785508427882114" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Hov</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> amongst the spectators (and virtually impossible to photograph!)</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxHyr7vmjz8UyWhIKl8t4JuLbScZ0tIZoWhycwtRTFto5RnfgZrAOUQV-AoXqlE148m2PuZXRhsBbsGGsjdICu5agUBt1B6KotpQHWrk3-4_Wa7hpryj730VSYom-5niHKyWvjHKrWKYb/s1600-h/WALE13+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxHyr7vmjz8UyWhIKl8t4JuLbScZ0tIZoWhycwtRTFto5RnfgZrAOUQV-AoXqlE148m2PuZXRhsBbsGGsjdICu5agUBt1B6KotpQHWrk3-4_Wa7hpryj730VSYom-5niHKyWvjHKrWKYb/s200/WALE13+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279774522229191602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Still, it appears as though <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Dynasty</span></span> is thoroughly intact.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpH5fOARGTuRpAZe7Xrk48TfATl4-EbkdsEo31GQyPNFuA2Nz9tQ4lASsdxSzyfaMWw8BmvKy9LCTOAFUi2alAxKPomhMBY0_0FVTiBGsVtGJbJ4pIRhwwksFYD3UEIjR6bJ873zVXbmw/s1600-h/WALE17+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpH5fOARGTuRpAZe7Xrk48TfATl4-EbkdsEo31GQyPNFuA2Nz9tQ4lASsdxSzyfaMWw8BmvKy9LCTOAFUi2alAxKPomhMBY0_0FVTiBGsVtGJbJ4pIRhwwksFYD3UEIjR6bJ873zVXbmw/s400/WALE17+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279794635212160578" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Continuing the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">genre-crossing</span></span> theme of the evening,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wale</span></span> performed </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.,"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> and then transitioned into <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Nirvana's</span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Smells Like Teen Spirit,"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> testing the crowds ability to summon their <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">inner rocker</span>:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W06jSZ0XJ5c&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W06jSZ0XJ5c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Overall, it worked.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Hip Hop, Electronica, Pop, Go Go, and Rock music, all under one roof...</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpH7HElrh6wJ7ANu6nEmSVzOI836jdkuy5vSczBQ9q6zFVk99QOol5yxF7nkvf-JeuK-7yAyCDvxlEsYTxrI0N90scqGB6nPk2D9QdvvgkjwH_1YYvWkidLprngupgGq1kN7zt20vUSALw/s1600-h/WALE10+-12.9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpH7HElrh6wJ7ANu6nEmSVzOI836jdkuy5vSczBQ9q6zFVk99QOol5yxF7nkvf-JeuK-7yAyCDvxlEsYTxrI0N90scqGB6nPk2D9QdvvgkjwH_1YYvWkidLprngupgGq1kN7zt20vUSALw/s400/WALE10+-12.9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279773992508741634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">And all there for this "Folarin" dude - via the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allido_Records">Allido</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> magician, of course.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Name Wale, don't say Wall-E!"</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-style: normal; ">Many thanks to Mjeema and JZ for the ticket! XO</span><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-71896456946222281992008-12-13T15:41:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:56:01.709-05:00Pin The Tail On The Donkey<div>Late to post about it, but <a href="http://hiphopupdate.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">JD</span></a> and I went to see<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Jim Jones</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> perform at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Mercury Lounge</span> two weeks ago. I'm a sucker for Capo's bafoonery, so I looked forward to the intimacy of the small venue, and my company. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk61-gnyT1dFVYbbj8A_429JPsQKdWeFLKa8HOF7t6VL1YJFJa9yo413g6CMtnblRYS-z3olmqfH_E-JFmjTcmIndsOjMLwSA2tq-cSkl57ObFKobUDK3w0bygAnE0EeLPDzEiN5oZS72G/s1600-h/JIM3+-12.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk61-gnyT1dFVYbbj8A_429JPsQKdWeFLKa8HOF7t6VL1YJFJa9yo413g6CMtnblRYS-z3olmqfH_E-JFmjTcmIndsOjMLwSA2tq-cSkl57ObFKobUDK3w0bygAnE0EeLPDzEiN5oZS72G/s320/JIM3+-12.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279764657531263106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Juelz</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> made an appearance... along with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">most</span> of Byrdgang - sans <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Cam.</span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIEkRk_uJMrNQr3uwrohiTQfv6tRagjwbwj7Pv3B5KfsEyxkqkYCJJwqD0hPfVsQkAEY-UhDLAezBzr8di3DTFmjlwo7ltXHD_2UBiLw3fwZVYPd51Y2jPmYjV0A8N-DPB0zkf_3vgAwo/s1600-h/JIM5+-12.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIEkRk_uJMrNQr3uwrohiTQfv6tRagjwbwj7Pv3B5KfsEyxkqkYCJJwqD0hPfVsQkAEY-UhDLAezBzr8di3DTFmjlwo7ltXHD_2UBiLw3fwZVYPd51Y2jPmYjV0A8N-DPB0zkf_3vgAwo/s320/JIM5+-12.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279750751889613250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mr. Santana got to showcase his artist, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Starr</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6P03nFUhT6ImNWLXW51VPJOCl1XVfyYYul5giiNeREc-pLHaOlML0YTYk788WwkxtTlzWPCVuDaThyQxQZzshlBZV5hRRrCk0IsN2poakWLRfIMOWRJI8-1qztb53D-MM2BLE4n8sV36/s1600-h/JIM9+-12.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6P03nFUhT6ImNWLXW51VPJOCl1XVfyYYul5giiNeREc-pLHaOlML0YTYk788WwkxtTlzWPCVuDaThyQxQZzshlBZV5hRRrCk0IsN2poakWLRfIMOWRJI8-1qztb53D-MM2BLE4n8sV36/s320/JIM9+-12.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279759936102848962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I had heard a few of her tracks in early '08, and she can definitely sing. <br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDn6XDcak-6wLbJ_Dezlrlm8PYK2Gw5cz0RCsY_kCiTlSckSwqTiXSJ6Rlx5Rr6wzGZ68d3gCRJm691mVjkta8EoVgRB5RGSDQYtNZU2OAcUmohvnQxOvWALvHpECQiTHXRpF25MboGfD/s1600-h/JIM10+-12.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDn6XDcak-6wLbJ_Dezlrlm8PYK2Gw5cz0RCsY_kCiTlSckSwqTiXSJ6Rlx5Rr6wzGZ68d3gCRJm691mVjkta8EoVgRB5RGSDQYtNZU2OAcUmohvnQxOvWALvHpECQiTHXRpF25MboGfD/s320/JIM10+-12.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279759531015685122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">To his credit, Jim put verses on two great songs this year - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Electric Feel"</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Day N Nite" - </span>and he took time out to perform both at the show.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Sa-Ra</span></span></span></span></span></span> opened for him...</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OwkD1a3KWal2s8_fq5EVNJ0T8H3XnJ1jM0mIcPrDVUQZxUpAnqCfi3VrjrIdLq_f-oNOK-SRpN0KGGdEve7vOFjIjVpKzYxYtCC2m4O7zu5GsDy2Z69-DH_tRJXqd4mjlCzpSNZU5Zhyphenhyphen/s1600-h/JIM12+-12.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OwkD1a3KWal2s8_fq5EVNJ0T8H3XnJ1jM0mIcPrDVUQZxUpAnqCfi3VrjrIdLq_f-oNOK-SRpN0KGGdEve7vOFjIjVpKzYxYtCC2m4O7zu5GsDy2Z69-DH_tRJXqd4mjlCzpSNZU5Zhyphenhyphen/s320/JIM12+-12.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279763682378274034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">I was a fan of their funky vibe, but seeing them do their thing live?!? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Those dudes are pretty wild...</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbPFW-OXOgX1LS6PRx7pAg0sFC71bTwJiAU5MLHdxPslLxIx9TpZv07UQ0P-aFRkrE6y_0tcRLYF5z39Tcn9LiwNRtVjNCgQ1GfVLOfverxCfZ3_yX4U6RNU8yQSPD34pECOGy_zDzLp3/s1600-h/JIM13+-12.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbPFW-OXOgX1LS6PRx7pAg0sFC71bTwJiAU5MLHdxPslLxIx9TpZv07UQ0P-aFRkrE6y_0tcRLYF5z39Tcn9LiwNRtVjNCgQ1GfVLOfverxCfZ3_yX4U6RNU8yQSPD34pECOGy_zDzLp3/s320/JIM13+-12.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279765719867646850" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Although</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/">Pitchfork</a></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">is notorious for being overly critical, I'd unfortunately have to agree with </span><a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/31094-big-fame">their thoughts on SA-RA.</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Word to the wise:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">If you want to be</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">misogynistic</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">,</span></span></span></span></span> at least </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">make it big</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> first, so that when you do it, we give you a pass...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikC79skzOVUh38sFPtzFIGV0qOGJE_3oamHOTn54wkTMYodf9_1c1FF-EgaopkNzronvwWeIXDgKoxstOoFUx4X_zrX6mJlGj0DfWlQVgpTpnkeW7n8JjAIUJW84q3XFCKi7SiP3985130/s1600-h/GET+OUT+OF+JAIL+FREE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikC79skzOVUh38sFPtzFIGV0qOGJE_3oamHOTn54wkTMYodf9_1c1FF-EgaopkNzronvwWeIXDgKoxstOoFUx4X_zrX6mJlGj0DfWlQVgpTpnkeW7n8JjAIUJW84q3XFCKi7SiP3985130/s200/GET+OUT+OF+JAIL+FREE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280235678338023106" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Like <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Puffy,</span></span> </span>with his <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">portable harem</span>; I'm sure you've seen his 007esque<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">I Am King</span></span></span></span> ad on TV, in cabs, and on billboards:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IsJcKYVSo2o&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IsJcKYVSo2o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">A bit more tasteful, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Dolce & Gabanna</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:normal;"> use <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Miles Davis'</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Nuit Sur Les Champs-Elysées" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">in</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> </span>their</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""> ad for men's fragrance, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The One </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">(below)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">. I had just left the room, and it was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">the music</span> from this commercial that made me go back and look at the TV:</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X1nfgcTUg7s&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X1nfgcTUg7s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Luckily for me, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117913/">A Time To Kill</a> </span>was a great book, and <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Matthew McConaughey</span></span></span> playing the lead in the '96 film didn't bother me then, and this shirtless ad doesn't bother me now. Oww.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRT01pEn2ujmL8m-F7WjyZOFRs9Nh-aOp3Ri4ojFZFPXLxMaZGn4zc4EKs9wzkeWo0HsDqzSBo7_cBZ7qzC-SMcNzkO1CsPXQBINs2tdO2NDnoOs4Nc-cBL2orhsPjhl6t_-tgeKYjnWE/s1600-h/A+TIME+TO+KILL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 139px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRT01pEn2ujmL8m-F7WjyZOFRs9Nh-aOp3Ri4ojFZFPXLxMaZGn4zc4EKs9wzkeWo0HsDqzSBo7_cBZ7qzC-SMcNzkO1CsPXQBINs2tdO2NDnoOs4Nc-cBL2orhsPjhl6t_-tgeKYjnWE/s200/A+TIME+TO+KILL.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280243368204085714" /></a></span></div><div>Lastly, and to prove I'm not completely boy crazy, here's <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Chanel's</span></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Coco Mademoiselle</span> TV ad with <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Keira Knightley.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Joss Stone</span></span></span></span> covers <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Nat King Cole's</span></span></span></span> song <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsquJ6J62bQ">"L-O-V-E"</a></span>:<br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8BKZgOVFyGc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8BKZgOVFyGc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's a good look for the british songstress, whose voice is always <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">recognizable</span>. Speaking of which... <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Joss,</span></span></span> where are you?!? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The game needs you!</span></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-89936346829708103822008-12-12T21:01:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:55:27.357-05:00I Want To Help You... If You'll Let Me<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You know you love <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Podzilla.</span></span></span></div> <center><p style="visibility:visible;"><embed src="http://assets.myflashfetish.com/swf/mp3/mff-touch.swf?myid=15840453&path=2008/12/06" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="mycolor=000000&mycolor2=0267CA&mycolor3=FFFFFF&autoplay=false&rand=0&f=4&vol=100&pat=0&grad=false" width="235" height="390" name="myflashfetish" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" border="0" style="visibility:visible;width:235px;height:390px;"></embed><br /></p><p style="visibility:visible;">You may have heard <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Asteroids Galaxy Tour</span></span> in the new iPod touch commercial:</p><p style="visibility:visible;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2JiAdONbgjI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2JiAdONbgjI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></span><br /></p></center><div style="text-align: center;">Beyond that, the rest of the songs should speak for themselves...<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Cold War Kids</span></span> rule. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Freekey</span></span> uses <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">One Republic's</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Apologize"</span> melody. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lily Allen</span></span> covers <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Britney Spears</span></span>- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"I got your crazy."</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wale</span></span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Brother Ali</span></span> unite. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Snow Patrol</span></span> get intense. And <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lykke</span></span> joins <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kanye</span></span> on a track. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looks like Lacezilla, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">the civilized monste</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">r</span>, has struck again.</div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-48253798151650866892008-12-11T23:39:00.003-05:002008-12-13T00:57:38.005-05:00Can't Stop Havin' These Visions...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Fred Hart, a student at </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">University of Arizona (Fine Arts)</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> made a series of song covers for </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kanye's</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">808s and Heartbreak</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">. They </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">blew me away</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> and I had to post my favorites:</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbM8tgK5bafOI0rg5-1Kglicun4WWZc1kK1K6VU_VqJ3ithPyTHQH9m8TYHbnuAfcYRIos6afzhBdT3uVl6kSDY_U4adaNEbaHCrjS8gT41uBlOq94OQLZPy9fyfI5ylmsMirazpYb54r/s1600-h/Say+You+Will.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279038144610811042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbM8tgK5bafOI0rg5-1Kglicun4WWZc1kK1K6VU_VqJ3ithPyTHQH9m8TYHbnuAfcYRIos6afzhBdT3uVl6kSDY_U4adaNEbaHCrjS8gT41uBlOq94OQLZPy9fyfI5ylmsMirazpYb54r/s400/Say+You+Will.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg802NquI7i7uny1jcJmtyyfSEtYZgIGSy6eMiztpANPIh8zkIdSe6IzHm1j4zgRDKSVese5IyyGTfIALYuKokOltB-SJsDqrJx28CiQUlwZFl1gvsJxLglo9JsHOWMOhdF_Jl-WrSCAGOO/s1600-h/Welcome.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279037877233368658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg802NquI7i7uny1jcJmtyyfSEtYZgIGSy6eMiztpANPIh8zkIdSe6IzHm1j4zgRDKSVese5IyyGTfIALYuKokOltB-SJsDqrJx28CiQUlwZFl1gvsJxLglo9JsHOWMOhdF_Jl-WrSCAGOO/s400/Welcome.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGFaiUhzftf4Mc4EhppQYTxsPLQkw3Dfh_OIwEciNqai5oaxS5Z4dq0jv8zIQnujOf0XWIRjwSjyvibmC_uBa4wIeoqpsf1Uze6js6iOeDHwmwO2uVVy1ox3xuUsI_egrZprOzAIROTSS/s1600-h/Heartless.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279038891236932834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGFaiUhzftf4Mc4EhppQYTxsPLQkw3Dfh_OIwEciNqai5oaxS5Z4dq0jv8zIQnujOf0XWIRjwSjyvibmC_uBa4wIeoqpsf1Uze6js6iOeDHwmwO2uVVy1ox3xuUsI_egrZprOzAIROTSS/s400/Heartless.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGfgqSvL3ArhjPK05VzMgYD7avQsIvoUDcMTG3UPGKi2HeAkYpyACPaz8SQhxrB9B24HpIjENvoBLQAM6KD_s8ubnCsYRAMM4nKZ3APkzcpmk8-hiVqvj0lSyDgN6ysqnT6BUU0x-fwDO/s1600-h/Paranoid.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279038373111608930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGfgqSvL3ArhjPK05VzMgYD7avQsIvoUDcMTG3UPGKi2HeAkYpyACPaz8SQhxrB9B24HpIjENvoBLQAM6KD_s8ubnCsYRAMM4nKZ3APkzcpmk8-hiVqvj0lSyDgN6ysqnT6BUU0x-fwDO/s400/Paranoid.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNile__uk2AurMk-9r3OwZ-I8l92g15Ym6KL_An9PfmKoPNrTKG3b4mAFOBMsiCwI1wwc6BBIZKUEat9l2a98qk_uYRFleAeIMuhIf5GFPl9ZvncUKo1PPfPA-mz6HlTsKNwIPKc6t67E5/s1600-h/Robocop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279038266282180162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNile__uk2AurMk-9r3OwZ-I8l92g15Ym6KL_An9PfmKoPNrTKG3b4mAFOBMsiCwI1wwc6BBIZKUEat9l2a98qk_uYRFleAeIMuhIf5GFPl9ZvncUKo1PPfPA-mz6HlTsKNwIPKc6t67E5/s400/Robocop.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Amazing. Truly. And there are more!<br />Jacked from <a href="http://jusflowin.blogspot.com/">Boz</a> (thank you!), via <em><a href="http://www.gowherehiphop.com/2008/12/08/fred-hart-808s-heartbreak-artwork/">GWHH.</a></em></div></div></div></span></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-45909460299496731202008-12-09T00:39:00.015-05:002008-12-30T02:49:21.865-05:00It's The Law: Diminishing Returns<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">In 1972, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">John Lennon</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Yoko Ono</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> released a song called <br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">"Woman Is The N*gger of the World."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyUGynjKJSvHSDq-NDj6_LgLgVzJhNYnkUv4lC-YJCy9rVVdbKB85yvlE7edCuqMs2KbaNa8JiGmMdd0OyUcNZoIAwpoQZCwmJW2CUxA1lU9iDJFYp7bN43K7-16qjzEppyBv9DOfd4N7/s1600-h/LENNON-WOMAN.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyUGynjKJSvHSDq-NDj6_LgLgVzJhNYnkUv4lC-YJCy9rVVdbKB85yvlE7edCuqMs2KbaNa8JiGmMdd0OyUcNZoIAwpoQZCwmJW2CUxA1lU9iDJFYp7bN43K7-16qjzEppyBv9DOfd4N7/s400/LENNON-WOMAN.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277661603089110946" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Australia's innocent-looking <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ben Lee</span></span> recently covered the record (as a B-Side for a single off his upcoming album) and made a video for it:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iD8kRD6Rv-8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iD8kRD6Rv-8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">He discussed the implications of the song on his blog:</span><br /></div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Of course, back when it was released, and still now, many people are unable to get past the use of the 'N' word in the title to look at what the song is really saying. In the late 1970's, the Chairman of the Black Caucas, Congressman Ron Dellums, did much to shed light on this subject by saying:<br /><br />'If you define 'nigger' as someone whose lifestyle is defined by others, whose opportunities are defined by others, whose role in society is defined by others, then good news, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">ou don't have to be black to be a nigger in this society.</span> Most of the people in America are niggers.'<br /><br />The song is not just about women, or black people, or any other oppressed group. It's about all of us, trying to find a way of living our lives in an authentic manner in a world that seems intent on compromising our basic integrity."</span></blockquote></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">I have to admit, this is all pretty wild to me since I had never heard the song before today. The argument is that women are forced into gender roles that keep them imprisoned... they give and give, but ultimately, they get nothing in return, SMH. Watch John and Yoko talk about the song and perform it on the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dick Cavett</span> show...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S5lMxWWK218&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S5lMxWWK218&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Would you two <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">menaces to society</span> do your number?" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">LOL</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What do we think about this?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Women's issues? Social hierarchy? The definition of slavery?</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">The evolution of the N-word? Using it for artistic/cultural expression?</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Ben Lee's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> album is called </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">The Rebirth of Venus, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">and </span><a href="http://www.ben-lee.com/blog.htm">he also posted the letter that Yoko wrote to him.</a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuNLraWL4ok911HsD7dDH06iQDrUO2b2bR_qZrPdWYSdlMEBrTihxYPsyp9_SRqueCAEf7W1LGgI0ydgH6D-5JkwqtUGMoPqeXEPkxqaZzBj1lf7c1EtOp0q_HarDGndYr6xnO9gouBw-/s1600-h/REBIRTH+OF+VENUS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuNLraWL4ok911HsD7dDH06iQDrUO2b2bR_qZrPdWYSdlMEBrTihxYPsyp9_SRqueCAEf7W1LGgI0ydgH6D-5JkwqtUGMoPqeXEPkxqaZzBj1lf7c1EtOp0q_HarDGndYr6xnO9gouBw-/s320/REBIRTH+OF+VENUS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277674874303091730" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Sounds like he's sticking up for the ladies, huh? That kind of reminds me of a song I'm currently OBSESSED with... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Cold War Kids</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">"Every Man I Fall For," </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">sung from a female's perspective. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2b3BkXvY0EY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2b3BkXvY0EY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">cannot wait</span> for a bitter female vocalist to cover this. </span></span></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-6248473988245907162008-12-07T23:24:00.005-05:002008-12-09T00:36:32.149-05:00Stepped It Up Another Level, Meditated Like a Buddhist<div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">There's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">so much</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> to write and post about, but there aren't enough hours in the day. And when I can't give something the full attention it deserves, I throw it on the back burner and turn the gas off. It's a bad habit, I know. But as you read this, I'm manning up. I'm gonna </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">stop whining</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> and find the time. Just have to harness some focus first! In the meantime...</span></span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><strong>air and light and time and space</strong><br /></span><br />"–you know, I’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ve</span> either had a family, a job,<br />something has always been in the<br />way<br />but now<br />I’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ve</span> sold my house, I’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ve</span> found this<br />place, a large studio, you should see the space and<br />the light.<br />for the first time in my life I’m going to have<br />a place and the time to<br />create."<br /><br />no baby, if you’re going to create<br />you’re going to create whether you work<br />16 hours a day in a coal mine<br />or<br />you’re going to create in a small room with 3 children<br />while you’re on<br />welfare,<br />you’re going to create with part of your mind and your body blown<br />away,<br />you’re going to create blind<br />crippled<br />demented,<br />you’re going to create with a cat crawling up your<br />back while<br />the whole city trembles in earthquake, bombardment,<br />flood and fire.<br /><br />baby, air and light and time and space<br />have nothing to do with it<br />and don’t create anything<br />except maybe a longer life to find<br />new excuses<br />for.<br /><br />© Charles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Bukowski</span>, Black Sparrow Press</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Poem via</span></span></span> <a href="http://www.caniba.net/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Cani</span>8a</a><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">,</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">the kid who often asks me </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">"What have you created today?"</span></span></span></span></span><br /></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-48626426176010719892008-12-02T08:41:00.008-05:002008-12-16T19:45:36.548-05:00Flyer Than The Rest Of 'Em<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">The evolution of Hip Hop? Watch a video from the dude who's arguably the best rapper of all time, and then watch one from the dude who is on his way to earning the crown... yeah, I said it.</span><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jay-Z</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">"Brooklyn Go Hard"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> f. my girl Santogold</span></div><div><p><object width="425" height="355" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://swfs.ilike.com/swfs/v.swf"><param name="movie" value="http://swfs.ilike.com/swfs/v.swf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="flashvars" value="autoPlay=0&extendedFeed=1&mid=254047002&autoPlayMore=1&artist=Jay-Z"><embed src="http://swfs.ilike.com/swfs/v.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355" wmode="transparent" flashvars="autoPlay=0&extendedFeed=1&mid=254047002&autoPlayMore=1&artist=Jay-Z"></embed></object></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wale</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">"Nike Boots"</span></span></div><div><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2407307&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2407307&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">UCB</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">, I see you!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Haven't been so excited for a show in a loooong time...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4D3Teyq0TEWKJHjiho1V7p7mUCN2EJjVDNW61XFzjo6A6cdm3WeAFL2xGFu0DDX9t5YrtP5sPkXLyVryGaPQs90hO31mKrM4fu5nTnlbEK8ASVcbpCcwiRJ-mK5FuKgxIwgoxafxuhPCD/s1600-h/WALE+FLYER+12.9.08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4D3Teyq0TEWKJHjiho1V7p7mUCN2EJjVDNW61XFzjo6A6cdm3WeAFL2xGFu0DDX9t5YrtP5sPkXLyVryGaPQs90hO31mKrM4fu5nTnlbEK8ASVcbpCcwiRJ-mK5FuKgxIwgoxafxuhPCD/s400/WALE+FLYER+12.9.08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275560210904766674" /></a></span><br /></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-71162538358660606952008-11-23T21:28:00.011-05:002008-11-28T00:41:22.500-05:00Ask Many Questions, Like Children Often Do<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Stanford </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">law</span> professor and author <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Lawrence Lessig</span> was on </span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Charlie Rose</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span>Friday night promoting his new book:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wXfq8D-gAw7sQ7k4VYMWSTlM7G77JKzqWLF1Ba3LcjUalBmXwNjkM0bgeXwBtIq_m-In-HE2Y7zRR9JaNQaxP1ZRwDK0tK88REkCgBQHH_pw2HZhbVDUi8cS73xMTfy_wtUfGOUHs-1u/s1600-h/LESSIG+REMIX.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wXfq8D-gAw7sQ7k4VYMWSTlM7G77JKzqWLF1Ba3LcjUalBmXwNjkM0bgeXwBtIq_m-In-HE2Y7zRR9JaNQaxP1ZRwDK0tK88REkCgBQHH_pw2HZhbVDUi8cS73xMTfy_wtUfGOUHs-1u/s320/LESSIG+REMIX.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272832284474133250" /></a></span>(New Yorker</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> review</span> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/brieflynoted/2008/11/17/081117crbn_brieflynoted3">HERE.</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">)</span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">In addition to discussing (and warning us about) the future of intellectual property and copyright law, he also talked about his interaction with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Barack Obama</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> when they were colleagues at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Stanford. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">I totally recommend watching this:</span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?showShareButtons=true&docId=-637884295203019118%3A1143000%3A2311000&hl=en" style="width:400px;height:326px" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></span><br /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Youtube</span> video makers, song samplers, and photo jackers beware! Lessig argues that a "war" is being waged on "kids and others who create and consume art," comparing that war to the overly-criminalized and equally unsuccessful<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">war on drugs</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span> But through compromise, he suggests ways to bridge the gap between the two opposing sides: (1) politicians and artists' lawyers who cling to the copyright fundamentals of the past vs. (2) the generation of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">creative criminals</span> who live and breathe artistic mash-ups.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">I had never heard of Lessig, but I bought the book anyway. Technology has instigated a new kind of artistic renaissance, and as a blogging participant, I should probably educate myself and be more aware of the legalities surrounding the unlicensed media I use on this site. That, and it's really about the kids (lol)- the technology will only get better and our resources are bound to multiply -- if being artistic makes us all criminals <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">now</span>, then future generations are in a lot of trouble. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQBXNWRa62c-9cIn5OXfeoe8RWFRojKoD1QBYI-u1cRtdMWW-h5xtgNr0p8Xr3hMMYAyyomGY10qsapfqtZcVnjFIyE2TV1lHmY7UH3vVFRKtyjRb9jDi59l9-hIoB4td2y-ufDrxYi3f/s1600-h/Lacey3_3rdEyeBlind.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQBXNWRa62c-9cIn5OXfeoe8RWFRojKoD1QBYI-u1cRtdMWW-h5xtgNr0p8Xr3hMMYAyyomGY10qsapfqtZcVnjFIyE2TV1lHmY7UH3vVFRKtyjRb9jDi59l9-hIoB4td2y-ufDrxYi3f/s320/Lacey3_3rdEyeBlind.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271303780844994242" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Me, age 14, at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/5774/perform.htm">Woodstock '98.</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of my Momzilla</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">It's a weak analogy, but just imagine if they didn't let kids use tape recorders ten years ago... Kidzilla would never have conducted her first artist interview or written an article about it for her local newspaper. Like in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Back To The Future</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">, I'd get erased from the photo! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Third Eye Blind</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Dishwalla</span> may not be super relevant today, but back then, they helped me figure out that I wanted to build a career in music. And coincidentally, the lead singer of Third Eye Blind was in my office a few weeks ago... My boss completely blew up my spot and (true story) had me show him the article I wrote. Ten years later, the whole experience came full circle- right before my very eyes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH9jyDsPuN5uycdsyhwO6zBRcMgPdrfeHiRTKnWzL1gg0IyNrFXQFqPeBNMkbJRE3fWCWoT1JLzPcg1f_uIZff582Hig8bwOQAAuUxV4veJ0nFGWqnsU_nOdHKN2iUp8llC8OLAaAu9cn/s1600-h/COUNTING+BLUE+CARS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH9jyDsPuN5uycdsyhwO6zBRcMgPdrfeHiRTKnWzL1gg0IyNrFXQFqPeBNMkbJRE3fWCWoT1JLzPcg1f_uIZff582Hig8bwOQAAuUxV4veJ0nFGWqnsU_nOdHKN2iUp8llC8OLAaAu9cn/s400/COUNTING+BLUE+CARS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272828510262600146" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Listen <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Dishwalla/_/Counting+Blue+Cars"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">HERE.</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-18991796103397613702008-11-20T22:33:00.010-05:002008-11-24T23:44:54.927-05:00You'll Never Find Nobody Better Than Me<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">We all have certain songs that we associate - by choice or by accident - with relationships, sex, and love. Maxwell's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"A Woman's Worth,"</span> Alanis Morissette's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"You Oughta Know,"</span> Adina Howard's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Freak,"</span> and Keith Sweat's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Make It Last Forever"</span> are just a few examples... I'm sure you all have many more, with stories too! </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272058115990900994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG_Kaktl_xtWyc5Gn_BL4yV49ttYog3ulN0p_T-e1FLS2D2qO4fpFN5vi-4MsnajkVz7kpMT6U7ET-wdck4_Yp3vIquLrUsIiDV3wdtAfkC7qzTAJfZDlIh-mGxjLtX410zThdIDlIay_/s320/HEADPHONE+BOOBS.jpg" border="0" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">After reading</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_4_darwinist_dating.html">"Love in the Time of Darwinism,"</a></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">an article by</span> <a href="http://www.city-journal.org/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">City Journal's</span></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Kay S. Hymowitz, I was inspired to reintroduce my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">music blogger self</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"> to my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Carrie Bradshaw self:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"> earlier this year, we tackled the topic of <a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/03/if-love-is-alright.html">open marriage</a> together, so why not back-track and collaborate on the chaotic world of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)">contemporary dating?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">The Darwinism article defines itself as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">"a report from the chaotic postfeminist dating scene, where only the strong survive,"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"> and provides a thorough evaluation of what both males and females go through as participants in the ever-evolving process. Let's start with some male perspective:</span><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><blockquote>"The woman may be hoping for a hookup, but she may also be looking for a husband, a co-parent, a sperm donor, a relationship, a threesome, or a temporary place to live. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">She may want one thing in November and another by Christmas.</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">'</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">’ve gone through phases in my life where I bounce between serial monogamy, Very Serious Relationships and extremely casual sex,'</span> writes Megan Carpentier on Jezebel, a popular website for young women. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">'I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">’ve slept next to guys on the first date, had sex on the first date, allowed no more than a cheek kiss, dispensed with the date-concept altogether after kissing the guy on the way to his car, fucked a couple of close friends and, more rarely, slept with a guy I didn’t care if I ever saw again.'</span> Okay, wonders the ordinary guy with only middling psychic powers, which is it tonight?"</blockquote></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">I guess that is rough to deal with, but NEWFLASH gentlemen: the ladies deal with it too! Men change their minds and send just as many mixed-signals as women do. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">It's human nature!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"> In high school, I added the acronym </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)">BBD</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"> to my verbal arsenal - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)">the Bigger Better Deal</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"> -</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"> representing the idea that people constantly want to upgrade their mate. AKA Darwinism, our inherent/biological desire to evolve (right, Boz?). Now, mix that madness with the current social climate, where technology plays such a large role in our day-to-day communication, and it's like adding yet another log to a fire that's already out of control...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><blockquote>"Women complain that instead of calling to ask them out, or even make plans for a date, men simply text,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> '</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">H</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">eading downtown. Where r u?' </span>as they walk to the subway. That may be deliberate. 'There is no longer any reason to answer the phone when a woman calls you or return her call when she leaves you a message,' insists one dating pro at World of Seduction. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">'What should you do? Text message, of course.' </span>Text messages, he argues, deflect unnecessary personal involvement and keep women on edge. Game goes even further, actually encouraging men to 'neg' their 'target' women—that is, to undermine their confidence subtly by ignoring or mildly insulting them. The hotter the woman, the more essential it is to neg her."</blockquote></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Awesome. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">SMH- but I'm not even mad! Although I believe I'm more direct and honest than most girls when it comes to communicating, I too am guilty of playing into these kinds of strategic tactics. But is it our fault, or a result of the technology? What came first- the chicken or the egg? All of these relationship woes leave so much to be discussed, which, if you ask me, brings it all back to the music. And since this blog serves as the soundtrack to current events, applying music to dating is no big feat. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">808s and Heartbreak?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"> - Literally. Good album title Kanye. Very fitting for my theme...</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Kanye West </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">"Heartless"</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(100, 95, 94); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2184757&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2184757&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); ">Dealing with some wishy-washy relationship drama, Ye asks his lady "how could you be so heartless?!" And who knows. Maybe she's a soul thief like he claims, or maybe his actions have worn her down to nothing. We'll probably never know.</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Solange </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">"T.O.N.Y"</span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/ptI2BTxwEXcrGcVH" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Open and unapologetic in her lyrics, Solange lets us into her seemingly insecure world after a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">one night stand.</span> "He wasn't just a regular guy," she claims, simultaneously noting her stubbornness- "but I still refuse to call his ass!" She said it herself: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Damn this would make a real good song. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">PS- I'm loving the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Kid Cudi</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Cee-Lo</span> cameos!</span></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Lastly, and certainly not new to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">The Labyrinth, </span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Lykke Li </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">"Little Bit" </span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eIvhshh_wSw&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Showing us that there are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">degrees of her devotion</span>, Lykke admits that she's only a "little bit" in love. She'll even forget about her "tainted heart" as long as her boo reciprocates her legit, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">lukewarm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)"> feelings. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H_5Q-XSiVBsuWfyK-70_yDliyMOK-19WHiFXKNCSral5SxMiE2Yhj8QslolSey9Tws8QPvcALz4tybngXDGmThhmb0SldO-ReE4CZgMbrLVsplLD_YyJ1VAvT3qKYNHrKpWQiqVJAaGI/s1600-h/DRAKE4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272070569645987330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H_5Q-XSiVBsuWfyK-70_yDliyMOK-19WHiFXKNCSral5SxMiE2Yhj8QslolSey9Tws8QPvcALz4tybngXDGmThhmb0SldO-ReE4CZgMbrLVsplLD_YyJ1VAvT3qKYNHrKpWQiqVJAaGI/s200/DRAKE4.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)">Apparently, Toronto MC </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Drake</span></span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)">appreciated the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"> "Little Bit"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"> record... he hopped on it, pause, to sing and rhyme- leaking his version last week. Listen to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">it</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/51609935727db5bf/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">HERE.</span></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">I would do it<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Push button</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Pull trigger</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Climb mountain</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204); FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)">Thanks to Shamz for the link.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204); FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204); FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Are you the BBD, or are you looking for one? Or both?!? The more I listen to relationship-inspired music, the more I'm realizing that everyone's a mess! So if we're all confused, and it's a Darwinian rat race, and technology is warping and re-writing our paths of communication, how is a dater supposed to survive?</span><br /></div><div><div><em></em></div></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-60075022416956393052008-11-16T12:49:00.016-05:002008-12-16T19:38:33.569-05:00The Way We Connected, It Was Something Electric<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GACxh-0ORh7QElREGw5LI_eVlJ4DS9jpG4lgLVnaXqPfdWRCw4HwKrWtG7SVZnxQr5FzFzAE2qqosY6lc-GyVr0hcNxYr1Tvm3EmYyYCk3s5DqGbG7Xj3KA00zBgyn9o8tStYJlVFtUP/s1600-h/PLAYABILL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269761011802203746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GACxh-0ORh7QElREGw5LI_eVlJ4DS9jpG4lgLVnaXqPfdWRCw4HwKrWtG7SVZnxQr5FzFzAE2qqosY6lc-GyVr0hcNxYr1Tvm3EmYyYCk3s5DqGbG7Xj3KA00zBgyn9o8tStYJlVFtUP/s200/PLAYABILL.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"><br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">Thursday night, I had the privilege of attending </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Hip Hop Monologues:</span> </span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">The Life and Mind of Jim Jones.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">I say privilege both seriously and sarcastically: Jim performed only two nights by invitation only, but... it's also </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">Jimmy</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">. Naturally, I was expecting a train wreck. But there was no such thing! In fact, the whole production was executed in a somewhat decent manner. That said, it's important to note that Jim's story is admittedly not too compelling. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Okay</span>, you were a hustler. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Okay,</span> you have haters in the hood. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Okay</span>, all the ladies want to hump you- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">we get it</span>. If the musical showed me something I hadn't seen before, then I could let all the self-aggrandizing that came with it go. But it didn't. So I can't.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">However, my love for </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Capo</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"> lives on despite this average theatrical experience. He did something amazing last week, and threw two verses on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">MGMT's</span></span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">"Electric Feel"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"> - the song I constantly co-sign as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">my favorite this year</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">. </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GJu1rGxcMTPJBjuet146WORm4FiGm-lOxaQjAca4wNgHteG26wTL6n2brqdo0sBDGPhmmDOy652lw4yKFXQT1uZzasT9gkS1oQzFQoZTH73ZZSfLn2V-_N_i6ReDYa0CujsaYVYsg3Db/s1600-h/ELECTRIC+FEEL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269762012652500482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GJu1rGxcMTPJBjuet146WORm4FiGm-lOxaQjAca4wNgHteG26wTL6n2brqdo0sBDGPhmmDOy652lw4yKFXQT1uZzasT9gkS1oQzFQoZTH73ZZSfLn2V-_N_i6ReDYa0CujsaYVYsg3Db/s400/ELECTRIC+FEEL.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">I have to give Jimmy credit for this move... out for almost a year, the song is so hot, I'm actually upset he's the one who got to it first. </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Wale's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"> manager</span> <a href="http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/11/11/jim-jones-f-mgmt-electric-feel-remix/">posted the remix on </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/11/11/jim-jones-f-mgmt-electric-feel-remix/">Elitaste</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">, admitting that it's a shame </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">Mr. Folarin</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"> missed the boat.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"> I wholeheartedly agree- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: normal">Wale would have murdered that track. But then again</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">, there is so much sex appeal and swagger on Jim's version, and it's actually not bad. MGMT + Capo Status = oww. Listen to the track</span> <a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/511547126342bdf0/">HERE.</a> </div><div><div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span">Other stuff I'm loving?</span></span> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Friendly Fires</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"On Board"</span></span><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8TFAASqb2II&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">Groovy percussion; definitely one of my faves on their album. Also, FYI, the lead singer's dance moves are out of this world! Peep their <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Paris"</span> performance on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Later with Jools Holland:</span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nIPMkizpwpk&color1=" color2="0xcfcfcf&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">He deserves a cookie for the hip action, and his voice isn't too shabby either.</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"><br /></span></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">And lastly, if you haven't checked it out yet, watch</span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Gnarls Barkley</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">"Mystery Man"</span></span><br /></div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zuR55VoLCPg&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed> </div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">Never disappointing, Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo continue to create magic. Learn more about it <a href="http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-gnarls-barkley-video-mystery-man_033881.html">at </a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-gnarls-barkley-video-mystery-man_033881.html">Stereogum.</a></span></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">Oh yeah, and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/jimjones/music/JNlcgnF7/jim_jones_ron_browz_juelz_santana_pop_champagne/">"Pop Champagne"</a></span> is officially my guilty pleasure... <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh2M4V8AY4JyaWPE8gJDhocnqZhTQy1e4J4kCqp43annPT99dmvb-m32ncr0Czu5aJPSIko2ueR4STdK4espJ3fPQYFYxVCyAu-9n8qQXNlOWipgacLkKni2a0bqGRrmHWIEHzKoPvRsa/s1600-h/POP+CHAMPAGNE2.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269788149663598674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh2M4V8AY4JyaWPE8gJDhocnqZhTQy1e4J4kCqp43annPT99dmvb-m32ncr0Czu5aJPSIko2ueR4STdK4espJ3fPQYFYxVCyAu-9n8qQXNlOWipgacLkKni2a0bqGRrmHWIEHzKoPvRsa/s200/POP+CHAMPAGNE2.png" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVxLKkuEcPBqQgBNDbrjTq4w9WhfjEEz4J4rwo1O8b5nbIujrV1QpB4UEZvUY-K__ala70HxIHYNlxkKCidLZtJ8FBKAVE9zgLONE4X7Lfyjs-3-i_0gQMjT_dE8K-lC-cmgroBayqn8G/s1600-h/POP+CHAMPAGNE1.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: normal">...making me a sucker for catchy club records, and a hypocrite :)</span><br /></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269785623950141586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 113px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVxLKkuEcPBqQgBNDbrjTq4w9WhfjEEz4J4rwo1O8b5nbIujrV1QpB4UEZvUY-K__ala70HxIHYNlxkKCidLZtJ8FBKAVE9zgLONE4X7Lfyjs-3-i_0gQMjT_dE8K-lC-cmgroBayqn8G/s200/POP+CHAMPAGNE1.png" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVxLKkuEcPBqQgBNDbrjTq4w9WhfjEEz4J4rwo1O8b5nbIujrV1QpB4UEZvUY-K__ala70HxIHYNlxkKCidLZtJ8FBKAVE9zgLONE4X7Lfyjs-3-i_0gQMjT_dE8K-lC-cmgroBayqn8G/s1600-h/POP+CHAMPAGNE1.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)">"I wanna see you dance- see you dance"</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">SMH</span>.</span></span></span></span></span> </div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-4845293929877819202008-11-14T00:30:00.004-05:002008-11-17T16:54:33.907-05:00Wipe Your Feet Really Good On The Rhythm Rug<div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">After seeing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Lykke Li</span></span></span> perform<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">A</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Tribe Called Quest</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span>classic <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Can I Kick It"</span> at two of her shows, I had been wondering if <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Q-Tip</span></span></span> even knew <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">who she was</span>. And if he did, would he feel her sound? Both questions were answered on Tuesday when Tip surprised the audience at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">MTVU's Woodie Awards</span></span>, and joined Lykke on stage to perform his group's song, duet style. The look on his face was priceless; it was obvious that he was extremely taken with her stage presence. And apparently, Q-Tip is one of her favorite artists, so she, too, was blown away to be performing with him. I didn't bring my good camera, but <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Zimbio</span> posted <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/hzQ8JYd-4Tx/2008+mtvU+Woodie+Awards+Show/0pmBbFdY5tc/Lykke+Li">photos</a> - this one is my favorite:</div><br /><div align="center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268576833454778290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgDsDHqk8EWow3X7BZ1PxAo_Q_Slbn_8dZK8kHtzijMQ0W9kn9MWP1d2M4XBZOnEuQTBD5sTOMWAs4rY-qrCjqehK1T4y3GI68iswuj9uObbIzroeAT7gEEbS9iuk37VlraXpKMG3qfaQ/s400/LYKKE+QTIP.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">For so many reasons, I want to know whose idea this was. The label, or MTVU? </p><p align="center" style="text-align: left;">Overall, I thought the show was really well done: From <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Q-Tip</span></span></span>, to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/05/im-war-child.html">Emmanuel Jal</a></span></span>, to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Asher Roth</span></span></span>, to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Spank Rock</span></span></span>- all the performers and presenters seemed relevant to me. Until the show goes live on the 19th, you can peek at these photos:<br /></p><p align="center"></p><div style="margin:0; width:300px;"><embed src="http://www.mtv.com/content/widget/container/container.1.swf" flashvars="config=/content/widget/container/container/woodies_small_flip.xml&gig_lt=1226796332611&gig_pt=1226796337891&gig_g=2" width="300" height="373" name="container" loop="false" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></div><p></p><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border="0" width="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMjY3OTYyMDA*ODkmcHQ9MTIyNjc5NjIxNzEwOSZwPTEzMDI5MSZkPTIwMDgrbXR2VStXb29kaWUrQXdhcmRzJmc9MiZ*PSZvPWRmMjdmYjBiZTY5YTQzZmQ5YjI2MjIyOGVkNTc2NjA4.gif" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">SPIN</span> did a bang-up job summarizing the show- read about it <a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/paramore-vampire-weekend-lykke-li-highlight-mtvu-woodie-awards">HERE.</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll upload my footage after it airs.</div><p></p><div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-78491678181117163862008-11-09T17:43:00.029-05:002008-12-09T01:45:14.715-05:00My President Is Black<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWP-2yAqhgCzRm6yqsrNt41IP56so2wp7nmmoqhH_0O4qHnaCBtYhgItHpNXu6EkurexsfF27ANwtnT2mAtf1rPeRhxiQGvLM9qhADZFcg1tLFyDEAaXhxcgpUz24EeLUKBCpE-wNP9Nj/s1600-h/RAHM.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267280213812746866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWP-2yAqhgCzRm6yqsrNt41IP56so2wp7nmmoqhH_0O4qHnaCBtYhgItHpNXu6EkurexsfF27ANwtnT2mAtf1rPeRhxiQGvLM9qhADZFcg1tLFyDEAaXhxcgpUz24EeLUKBCpE-wNP9Nj/s200/RAHM.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Rahm Emanuel</span></span></span>, Obama's newly hired Chief of Staff, is a total babe. Sadly, I'm not the only one who thinks this fiery, salt and pepper-haired hunk is great... just as I started digging up <a href="http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_5251">incredible articles</a> from Rahm's past, the mainstream media also went to town. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://gawker.com/">Gawker</a></span>, it seems, is equally <a href="http://gawker.com/tag/rahm-emanuel/">obsessed</a>, and rightfully so! Didn't you hear about <a href="http://gawker.com/5077567/obamas-knife+wielding-political-killer">the steak knife?</a> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">"The best Rahm Emanuel story is not the one about the decomposing two-and-a-half-foot fish he sent to a pollster who displeased him... No, the definitive Rahm Emanuel story takes place in Little Rock, Ark., in the heady days after Bill Clinton was first elected President.</span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Revenge was heavy in the air as the group discussed the enemies - Democrats, Republicans, members of the press - who wronged them during the 1992 campaign...</span></blockquote></span></div><div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Suddenly Emanuel grabbed his steak knife and, as those who were there remember it, shouted out the name of another enemy, lifted the knife, then brought it down with full force into the table.</span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">''Dead!'' he screamed.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><br /></span></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">The group immediately joined in the cathartic release: ''Nat Landow! Dead! Cliff Jackson! Dead! Bill Schaefer! Dead!'''</span></span></span></blockquote>I love him. F*ck Ruff Ryders <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">and</span> Sarah Palin; <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">the meanest pitbull in a skirt</span> is Rahm Emanuel- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP7fr5r81XA">former ballerina</a> turned political assassin. And now he's the Obaminator's right hand man.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipn7DN0JREQ-K63xBapsVlar_4RVmuD7EWoxVj1KFMUvkDDDmKrgzoYOrwSAVEz4LIORyAnzNXJMW38WtKbOIDKM934zW9AjqKYykmZ8qG3KH8KaBZZGR4Xw7DdxgAM5PEcQfedX4B_Y9P/s1600-h/ARI+GOLD.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267615244304403026" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipn7DN0JREQ-K63xBapsVlar_4RVmuD7EWoxVj1KFMUvkDDDmKrgzoYOrwSAVEz4LIORyAnzNXJMW38WtKbOIDKM934zW9AjqKYykmZ8qG3KH8KaBZZGR4Xw7DdxgAM5PEcQfedX4B_Y9P/s200/ARI+GOLD.jpg" border="0" /></a></span> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">And what a family!... </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">His brother, Ari Emanuel, is the Hollywood agent who inspired famed <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Entourage</span> character, Ari Gold. If descriptions like "bad cop" and "watch dog" aren't enough to win you over, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.slate.com/">Slate</a></span> had a <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2204046/">great article on Rahm</a>, and I'm sure you can learn more about him via <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a></span>. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">OWW.<br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But before I let my hormones get the best of me, it's necessary to note how much <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Hip Hop</span></span></span> has embraced Obama. In fact, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96748462">NPR</a></span><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96748462"> had an article</a> on some rappers who've penned rhymes solely for his cause:</div><div><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">"Mark Anthony Neal is a professor of black pop culture at Duke University and a visiting scholar at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. He says that in the past 20-odd years, hip-hop historically has been black America's first response to national news."</span></span></blockquote></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqivkGHYxYf-v1bZevySIs7Dsz_s7wRFzbn4ZI4gjz6wIEPs4ElSXlel0qsZc4QjmvaANNgAo-nZa9K0wXJ1Q5jvIqndActECBBMDsfRTCAfVz8UlGZLV2li17pvleDG___6NYnQWHvWCa/s1600-h/NAS+JEEZY.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267619689448713234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 147px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqivkGHYxYf-v1bZevySIs7Dsz_s7wRFzbn4ZI4gjz6wIEPs4ElSXlel0qsZc4QjmvaANNgAo-nZa9K0wXJ1Q5jvIqndActECBBMDsfRTCAfVz8UlGZLV2li17pvleDG___6NYnQWHvWCa/s400/NAS+JEEZY.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div>While the hip hop community may have known about these songs, it's refreshing to see the mainstream media point them out as well. But beyond music, there's plenty of other celebratory stories to be told. Check out <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/sets/72157608716313371/">Obama's Flickr album</a> from election night, watch footage of him and Michelle <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v21FtE0ZMj4">doing a happy dance</a>, and read <a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?id=240">a relieved letter</a> from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Fahrenheit 9/11</span> filmmaker <span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Michael Moore.</span> </span></span>Of course, all of this media is just skimming the surface of the cultural domino-effect that Obama's campaign triggered, and like I've been saying all along, we can only hope that this momentum continues to inspire real change.</div><div><br /></div><div>And lastly, it wouldn't be right to celebrate without bidding farewell to the elephant in the room, the frightening <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Sarah Palin</span></span></span>- a woman who's religious beliefs stood to demolish the rights that women have fought for for decades; a woman who made <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eve-ensler/drill-drill-drill_b_124829.html">feminist Eve Ensler have nightmares.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG4nhqzxGq-iVBExC5gjotXmLcUFCI8Rut2aWZGQrgsPYuvhsKrAp8Z6zYlXm-3x__4oQe4fU8b6ufBVePybCBOtXjnoJz51SFmRANrSwc0L6frr3h3vUyr-YqybRathoMzyAHhFKOtOV/s1600-h/SARAH+PALIN1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267628869693722034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG4nhqzxGq-iVBExC5gjotXmLcUFCI8Rut2aWZGQrgsPYuvhsKrAp8Z6zYlXm-3x__4oQe4fU8b6ufBVePybCBOtXjnoJz51SFmRANrSwc0L6frr3h3vUyr-YqybRathoMzyAHhFKOtOV/s320/SARAH+PALIN1.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>South Dakota's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Measure 11</span>, California's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Proposition 4</span>, and Colorado's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Amendment 48</span> are just a few examples of state legislation that was proposed by Palin-like religious neo-conservatives, and all are detrimental to a woman's right to choose. According to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.womensenews.org/">Woman's E-News...</a></span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,153,0)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span></span></div><blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">"California's ballot initiative would require a woman under 18 to notify her parents before having an abortion, and wait 48 hours between the time of notification and the procedure." </span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">-and worse-<span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">"The Colorado measure would alter the state constitution to define human life as beginning 'with the moment of fertilization,' giving full legal rights to the mass of cells formed immediately after sperm and egg meet."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> </span></span></div></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span></div><div>Yikes! <a href="http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/South_Dakota_Abortion_Ban_Initiative_(2008)">The South Dakota legislation</a> was even more direct- calling for a complete state ban of abortion in circumstances outside of rape, incest and endangering a woman's health. In other words, death of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Roe v. Wade</span>. Luckily, none of that garbage passed, but not hearing about it in the news prior to election day is disheartening. I'm not sure about yours, but in my book, reporting on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">what rights you might lose</span> trumps <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">which politician might win. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">But you know what, Sarah? </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Your own Alaskan constituents didn't want to hear it a few weeks ago...<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://s521.photobucket.com/albums/w335/frsbdg/Alaska%20Women%20Reject%20Palin/?action=view&current=P9130107.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Thanks" src="http://i521.photobucket.com/albums/w335/frsbdg/Alaska%20Women%20Reject%20Palin/P9130107.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s521.photobucket.com/albums/w335/frsbdg/Alaska%20Women%20Reject%20Palin/?action=view&current=P9130107.jpg" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://s521.photobucket.com/albums/w335/frsbdg/Alaska%20Women%20Reject%20Palin/?action=view&current=MyChoice.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="My Choice" src="http://i521.photobucket.com/albums/w335/frsbdg/Alaska%20Women%20Reject%20Palin/MyChoice.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">And neither did Americans on election day- thank god.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Putting those small, important victories aside, there was one outcome from election day that managed to really bother me... <a href="http://www.scpr.org/news/stories/2008/11/07/08_minorities_eight_110.html">70% of African Americans voted in favor of California's Gay Marriage ban, Proposition 8.</a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBy8dMq7yjvsNx4o5VJB6sIOUuV6adz8FcyrfmoSHkPqk8Eb59NbHamrhRkQ4WEtEzQZwmFP-tq5yrVyv2FQyztKvT6BjU5W9xSXxBMzSmp9qc_UU-NZ442-CHB9-JnuGj2xhtw5MhS3rM/s1600-h/PROP+8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267614117050272066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBy8dMq7yjvsNx4o5VJB6sIOUuV6adz8FcyrfmoSHkPqk8Eb59NbHamrhRkQ4WEtEzQZwmFP-tq5yrVyv2FQyztKvT6BjU5W9xSXxBMzSmp9qc_UU-NZ442-CHB9-JnuGj2xhtw5MhS3rM/s320/PROP+8.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div>That's right. In a year that brought race and equality issues to the forefront, the majority of African American voters in California were unable to see </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">gay marriage</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> as a civil rights issue :( Again, I blame the influence of religion -<em>not skin color</em>- for this unfortunate reality check. It's truly sad that such an uplifting moment in history can be tainted by such a (is it wrong to say, "<em>ironic"?</em>) step backward.</span></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-22061194714967291332008-11-05T23:31:00.012-05:002008-11-17T19:57:07.610-05:00I Hope It's Gonna Make You Notice...<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Just some artists/videos/songs that you might want to check out:</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">The Knux</span></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Bang Bang"</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ayy9NwYSC0U&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Feeling these N'awlins boys. Not what I expected, which is always refreshing.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Kings of Leon</span></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Use Somebody"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><object width="425" height="360"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="movie" value="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=45792329,t=1,mt=video"><embed src="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=45792329,t=1,mt=video" width="425" height="360" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: left;">By far, one of the best songs on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Only By The Night."</span> I love that it starts out seeming broad and impersonal, but you eventually realize he's singing about one person in particular. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">I love him.</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Jim Jones</span></span></span> f. Ron Browz and Juelz Santana<span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> "Pop Champaign"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre; webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2pxfont-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><embed src="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshh5mPZuKwZ9JFdzGKz" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">A friend sent me this record a few months ago when it still <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">belonged to Ron Brownz, </span><span class="Apple-style-span">asking what I thought about it.</span> I wrote back <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Superstars, no Lupe" - </span>it was clearly <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">catchy</span>, but I need more than that these days.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> </span>I'd call Jimmy "Deebo" for making the track his own, but we already knew <a href="http://www.complex.com/assets/images/Individuals/Complex_Men/102005/max_b_560.jpg">that's how he rolls.</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">All American Rejects</span></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Gives You Hell"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sDJl-mKCFoo&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Not a fan of the band's generic sound, but the lead singer is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">cute as a button</span>, and the song is so hilariously bitter and anthemic, that I had to post it.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Keyshia Cole</span></span></span> f. Tupac <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Playa Cardz Right"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bn8tSjvAr4A&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Keyshia and Pac sound <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">perfect </span>together. Too bad they had to go and ruin the song by spelling the title stupidly!</div><div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Matt & Kim</span></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Daylight"</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/97WPxtEtTEU&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">A dude at work directed this video. The treatment is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">beyond</span> creative...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Q-Tip</span></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Move"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CI2szueHoL8&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Q-Tip proves that at almost 40-years old, he can still look flyer than most of these industry guys. Even if he is biting Michael. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Pause.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">And just as a bonus, my new fave band <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Friendly Fires</span></span> covered <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Lykke Li's</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"I'm Good, I'm Gone."</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPmQSaqzA8JKPUfyGPCxY8djNmyQgzsqkhmHQL49AopnAGMmv8YTBp8Bo2Dm3hTE1G2RaY4FV5wlSEfXGj8NRM9qQW_YZTXnAC0CNcP4s2YwOF20un0-AxyvUHrOIMtpub6zot9dutwnh/s1600-h/LYKKE+FFIRES.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265400687959748754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPmQSaqzA8JKPUfyGPCxY8djNmyQgzsqkhmHQL49AopnAGMmv8YTBp8Bo2Dm3hTE1G2RaY4FV5wlSEfXGj8NRM9qQW_YZTXnAC0CNcP4s2YwOF20un0-AxyvUHrOIMtpub6zot9dutwnh/s400/LYKKE+FFIRES.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">After touring together for months, I'm glad they got some kind of gem from her!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Listen to the song <a href="http://cdn.stereogum.com/mp3/Friendly%20Fires%20-%20I"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">HERE.</span></a></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-2376474704073148102008-11-05T07:33:00.012-05:002008-11-05T20:48:13.134-05:00Back Flipped On The Mattress They Slept On Me On<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgm-CbRG5Oj9dTeh2hBFaWwFJ5chCY1pK7k0w3fuJ1IqWiCZV3kHurIcZG763WNehPxEucZAuzCWrqJlxDb8ewFxhv4bAR4kSujsMTbgv7jXBi2nKKk1X5cjvcGJBkd3mLo8UJDC-INCx/s1600-h/omg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgm-CbRG5Oj9dTeh2hBFaWwFJ5chCY1pK7k0w3fuJ1IqWiCZV3kHurIcZG763WNehPxEucZAuzCWrqJlxDb8ewFxhv4bAR4kSujsMTbgv7jXBi2nKKk1X5cjvcGJBkd3mLo8UJDC-INCx/s400/omg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265355035445213554" /></a><div align="center">Watch his victory speech below, or read the transcript <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/obama.transcript/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail">HERE.</a><div align="left"><br /><iframe src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27546437#27546437" frameborder="0" width="425" scrolling="no" height="339"></iframe><br /><br /></div><blockquote><em><blockquote><p align="left"><em><span style="color:#ffffff;">"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.<br />Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.<br />In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.<br />Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.<br />Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress."</span></em></p></blockquote></em></blockquote></div><p align="left">I'm so glad <em>the guy who inspires people</em> won. There's no doubt that many of us are now filled with hope, optimism, and the motivation to <em>embrace</em> and <em>contribute to</em> real CHANGE. This kind of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">social awareness</span> is something I've wanted to see in people since I was a little kid- I just hope it grows and builds, and doesn't fizzle-out like a fad. There is so much work to be done... and personally, I need to see that change before I can fully hop on the bandwagon. Sorry! *Ducks rotten tomatoes*</p><p align="center"><em><span><a href="http://www.imeem.com/lupefiasco/music/83HLmIA2/lupe_fiasco_just_might_be_ok_feat_gemini/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">"Just Might Be OK"</span></a></span></em></p>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-26718705373555313072008-11-02T18:38:00.012-05:002008-11-14T11:33:34.874-05:00I'd Make You Call Out My Name... I'd Ask Who It Belongs ToSaturday night, I had the privilege of seeing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Janet Jackson</span></span> perform at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Garden</span>. Without the support of an opening act, she hit the stage at 8:45 and danced her ass off for over two hours... <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwZgOlSIQKgERPV-cZcDN73kd-6bU8chABc5QSP0KNE913v5FFaz1Id5JWb_Eh3dmdRwRk6jX5Ea7HqfzbCGAR4DCei7azTPBohI9xbuyHfiVezHkrthzrPq4JsPIDB_QuQVShy2Yw7p-/s1600-h/IMG_2476.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264616357248480850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwZgOlSIQKgERPV-cZcDN73kd-6bU8chABc5QSP0KNE913v5FFaz1Id5JWb_Eh3dmdRwRk6jX5Ea7HqfzbCGAR4DCei7azTPBohI9xbuyHfiVezHkrthzrPq4JsPIDB_QuQVShy2Yw7p-/s400/IMG_2476.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlt1ZgBGz8ZS_VOyndXP73tMncZ8Z88QISDIX4ID-uuQIjvh93uHvi7lgVmOnSkcuqr8yk8GHMgabT82vwxbQ7DXed0tDneyVKB4Y2S8mofiKCgmxWzHAsNTt5UmmRzWXJ8DqcWBPsfFQ/s1600-h/IMG_2453.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264615108736220802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlt1ZgBGz8ZS_VOyndXP73tMncZ8Z88QISDIX4ID-uuQIjvh93uHvi7lgVmOnSkcuqr8yk8GHMgabT82vwxbQ7DXed0tDneyVKB4Y2S8mofiKCgmxWzHAsNTt5UmmRzWXJ8DqcWBPsfFQ/s400/IMG_2453.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKqoGVXjDjM-dvBccjM809084I2TT4AOAh7P01m5_HkO_IZ5c0vfWk1CKQHkf6JWtYZJK8zeoWzALfPJUaERq4PP0g6TpQlQvKbmAhyphenhyphen-JD0UnEX1vCmQEsykOeno3FGP10MyrS-f51yA7/s1600-h/IMG_2446.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264614421701375506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKqoGVXjDjM-dvBccjM809084I2TT4AOAh7P01m5_HkO_IZ5c0vfWk1CKQHkf6JWtYZJK8zeoWzALfPJUaERq4PP0g6TpQlQvKbmAhyphenhyphen-JD0UnEX1vCmQEsykOeno3FGP10MyrS-f51yA7/s400/IMG_2446.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoqgRiPXuXs7jwvvUheetnPkagi8NSkRPVjbOczo0-0evT6ntmUGTvJH8L8s-tgUeGe5uC7A8ArWLPzsYpqOEM_logfUu7kFgahueIok3MOK3pHfRZ9OrYBZjvUl9eSFkFGYDukHJxplq/s1600-h/IMG_2413.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264617160697580466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoqgRiPXuXs7jwvvUheetnPkagi8NSkRPVjbOczo0-0evT6ntmUGTvJH8L8s-tgUeGe5uC7A8ArWLPzsYpqOEM_logfUu7kFgahueIok3MOK3pHfRZ9OrYBZjvUl9eSFkFGYDukHJxplq/s400/IMG_2413.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv8qM6UwUZEDKXsEcbj1nKnQ8KifEJOaBKEN9-wbdfRvTHWyUnHxqKbT053hb9zzFXuPzhBuX3n08VivXMFb7By_MukeDL5Iybj7vG27pMtBQpv9Et_hRLOn7yn7hptxDVhUiR4cchY4w/s1600-h/IMG_2422.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264612443401295298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv8qM6UwUZEDKXsEcbj1nKnQ8KifEJOaBKEN9-wbdfRvTHWyUnHxqKbT053hb9zzFXuPzhBuX3n08VivXMFb7By_MukeDL5Iybj7vG27pMtBQpv9Et_hRLOn7yn7hptxDVhUiR4cchY4w/s400/IMG_2422.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzM1YHUr6iy419IPuIiJ4ePBfI9gwnZw4JLzSGdIjJmyiZgHrj-RWFBAaoSVrR3vDjHH_yWKYGdkdAE7OTmZC0mPMg0ESS1yoERxH56FKA2xBmgq2HWZRBqpbZoZkWR3iFAV2mW5lqieMg/s1600-h/IMG_2423.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264614108678832162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzM1YHUr6iy419IPuIiJ4ePBfI9gwnZw4JLzSGdIjJmyiZgHrj-RWFBAaoSVrR3vDjHH_yWKYGdkdAE7OTmZC0mPMg0ESS1yoERxH56FKA2xBmgq2HWZRBqpbZoZkWR3iFAV2mW5lqieMg/s400/IMG_2423.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Thanks to Ls for hooking it up!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">I must have been around 6 or 7 when I first saw <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Janet</span></span> perform <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Black Cat" </span>on TV, and I'm certain it had a profound impact on my impressionable sponge of a brain. Of course, her brother <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Michael</span></span> had already won my heart by that time, so I'm sure it didn't hurt that <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Janet+Jackson/_/Black+Cat">her song</a> shared his sound a little bit. But now, to see her perform it live, and follow it up with what's probably my favorite Janet song ever?! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Priceless.</span></span></div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oWBVXBy-qWM&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Performing "Black Cat" and "If." </span><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span">The pyro scared the crap out of me! Go <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/LaceZilla">HERE</a> if you want more.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>In almost thirty years of reinventing herself, this woman has more hits than we can count. Listening to her music in elementary school, high school, and now- the strength of those records doesn't seem to be fading. For example...</div><div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">"That's The Way Love Goes"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WHITE-SPACE: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10;" ><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nurl0wm-d-s&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"What's It Gonna Be?"</span></span></span> f. Busta Rhymes<br /></div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P4PFClnMkOU&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"If"</span></span><br /></div></span><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fquGNHiEG-4&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">"You Want This"</span></span></span><br /></div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DLwBhvFuUIg&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"Got 'Til It's Gone"</span></span></span> f. Q-Tip<br /></div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i9QYv9XBMHI&hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">...Just to name a few.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">And speaking of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Q-Tip</span></span>, I saw <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Renaissance Man</span> tape <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Soul Stage</span> last week...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT0-N7-qiy1FmqEiVrrb0hl-A5BQRVxBOtkgyx0CQ7bpcYRJtadXwXE-8nf8yY1E3HeYoN0QjtaH8g3U-dW9iQ3FI4ZDGOmBuMRySAaXn03Sjc_nrGjUJ42WBhya_4lIDF09NTfsyCMaF/s1600-h/ZILLA+QTIP.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264658211537286674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT0-N7-qiy1FmqEiVrrb0hl-A5BQRVxBOtkgyx0CQ7bpcYRJtadXwXE-8nf8yY1E3HeYoN0QjtaH8g3U-dW9iQ3FI4ZDGOmBuMRySAaXn03Sjc_nrGjUJ42WBhya_4lIDF09NTfsyCMaF/s200/ZILLA+QTIP.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">His album drops Tuesday, the 4th. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Election day.</span> </div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-6681787296997600762008-10-31T00:56:00.002-04:002008-11-03T23:54:16.424-05:00Today's Music Ain't Got The Same Soul<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Have you seen the new </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Guitar Hero</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> commercial</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">A-Rod, Tony Hawk and Michael Phelps slide into the room in their undies <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">a la Tom Cruise</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">in</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">"Risky Business."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> Kobe then does the same, and proceeds to lip sync </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">"Old Time Rock N Roll"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> while the other boys back him up.</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d8mN0BePiqs&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d8mN0BePiqs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">I'm more of a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Rock Band</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> girl, but you have to admit that Kobe stole the show. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRVwDivbyMw">He said it was fun and easy</a> to shoot... just like singing with his daughters at home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Also loving this street art from</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.cherryflava.com/">Cherry Flava</a></span>...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cherryflava.com/cherryflava/images/2008/10/20/lovingmemory.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 725px;" src="http://www.cherryflava.com/cherryflava/images/2008/10/20/lovingmemory.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Found on the streets of London - this wilting, dying memorial of flowers with a sign reading ‘in loving memory of the boom economy’. At least the guerrilla street artists are having fun."</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Word up. CaNiBa, what's the status with your street art?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Manhattan Mini Storage</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> rips Sarah Palin in their new subway ad...</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpVnILYWdC7c1PO1Ct6iq-apVtW-5ICRQsDacNPwzkO_ReCmXspbIHP44NawKf3lH3FtdUoGVctpWLthAQlvg_yJiAoUjn4OqievWgzxKviF6t4K-rNSbtnponwDAhSHxgZSs-xp-UMTa/s1600-h/DSC04864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpVnILYWdC7c1PO1Ct6iq-apVtW-5ICRQsDacNPwzkO_ReCmXspbIHP44NawKf3lH3FtdUoGVctpWLthAQlvg_yJiAoUjn4OqievWgzxKviF6t4K-rNSbtnponwDAhSHxgZSs-xp-UMTa/s400/DSC04864.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264244274461690578" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">I wrote about their ad</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">s</span> <a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2007/09/i-could-have-went-left.html">when I first started blogging.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">They had balls of steel then, and they still do </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">now.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">And speaking of being in your face with information, please take the time to watch</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"> <a href="http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Zeitgeist: Addendum</span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"> below.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=7065205277695921912&hl=en&fs=true" style="width:400px;height:326px" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/06/camouflaged-torahs-bibles-and-glorious.html">I told you about the first </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/06/camouflaged-torahs-bibles-and-glorious.html">Zeitgeist</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/06/camouflaged-torahs-bibles-and-glorious.html"> film</a> a few months ago, but instead of just scaring us, the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Addendum</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"> actually presents some solutions. Just like last time, I'm not saying I stand by ALL these assertions, but I do think it's important to be open minded and critical of our government. That is what freedom and patriotism <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">should</span> mean, no?</span></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-27643850152425248562008-10-25T22:42:00.005-04:002008-12-16T19:45:10.063-05:00Revisit The Track, Tell Me I'm Wack - You Lyin'<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); ">It's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">CMJ</span> week in NYC, and on Tuesday night, I actually caught THREE shows. </span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">The first was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Mark Ronson's</span></span> showcase for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">ALLIDO Records</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"> at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">SOBs:</span></span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRPdjBDcGK8HFF31BSeRMxL9NbzMXpI-OCb_9wm_ppjb9xSeSfFA4T8LldOEU3lHPDfyAs4TPG6GxyLg1Yg3k7feaz-d8vVR0CC39GuHgN9LpVEn4sQ6-pC9gXbLKb5spWQoEbc_rMMzb/s320/WALE+CMJ-08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261283657496726722" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">I couldn't stay for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wale</span></span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">UCB</span></span> (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">devastated!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">or <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Daniel Mayweather</span></span>, or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The Rumblestrips</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">- but I caught <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Mark Ronson's</span></span> introduction.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZV5xpJYcX-Q4d_QIbEVeeL8klj44Z8QEqleBBvpez34ink5d9pS0yetuyXLicEEr2d786FRN1gTN0JVu-Y7DzOgcZarqju_HlUk7WP9FTo09Yw0uzV8duz2ZFOv1kdswzmIUE4Nn9L0N0/s1600-h/MARK+RONSON1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZV5xpJYcX-Q4d_QIbEVeeL8klj44Z8QEqleBBvpez34ink5d9pS0yetuyXLicEEr2d786FRN1gTN0JVu-Y7DzOgcZarqju_HlUk7WP9FTo09Yw0uzV8duz2ZFOv1kdswzmIUE4Nn9L0N0/s320/MARK+RONSON1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261286142621978210" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Snazzy 'fit.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGbx0Vn8bpuvcOoMIMClle6Zo_mC9PNkfxqfHHMYpd_CQ2DJg7fTDMurJtqfgIXVVSk4jTKa1BfG07Qy77Y_3BA4O7gPL5HC4O7dzdY5upcUWJ7KBk0rgnBjrhRD7eXxvVcH2pth_aN4h/s1600-h/MARK+RONSON.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGbx0Vn8bpuvcOoMIMClle6Zo_mC9PNkfxqfHHMYpd_CQ2DJg7fTDMurJtqfgIXVVSk4jTKa1BfG07Qy77Y_3BA4O7gPL5HC4O7dzdY5upcUWJ7KBk0rgnBjrhRD7eXxvVcH2pth_aN4h/s400/MARK+RONSON.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261285839562759698" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">The first performer was </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Rhymefest</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDzpoZBGUANdh3FstZ9Mx5rM-NQcxmhOSp3SjoedreUL1f45ACnDrvQLxsjZyc2chX0wDsjkLnnguZICRPe2HM6lKRC3HEqn5OzSGa1lVtd_P9nQWucrtdF0_eQ-RkDKScirmOhPGTYFT/s1600-h/RHYMEF2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDzpoZBGUANdh3FstZ9Mx5rM-NQcxmhOSp3SjoedreUL1f45ACnDrvQLxsjZyc2chX0wDsjkLnnguZICRPe2HM6lKRC3HEqn5OzSGa1lVtd_P9nQWucrtdF0_eQ-RkDKScirmOhPGTYFT/s320/RHYMEF2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261285542753572274" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">And he brought out beat-boxing phenom, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Rahzel.</span></span></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4hs0hdoyWmFBsbWFeHfWPAVekRWiBI2NEPNllnhcxq4zGKiviYRq1WJTL33oWP4Tb5TR9Q65qd44YPq9-5DzCVt0QldWjen2o_6ggK6UnLOoNh3GxsPXv9yHrnbC1huScQadI5Y8G0Wj/s1600-h/RHYMEF1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4hs0hdoyWmFBsbWFeHfWPAVekRWiBI2NEPNllnhcxq4zGKiviYRq1WJTL33oWP4Tb5TR9Q65qd44YPq9-5DzCVt0QldWjen2o_6ggK6UnLOoNh3GxsPXv9yHrnbC1huScQadI5Y8G0Wj/s400/RHYMEF1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260925732880396882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Watch <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Rhymefest 's</span></span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"Obama Rap"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EhoFmqYQ-WA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EhoFmqYQ-WA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">...And also watch the footage of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Wale's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"> set (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">that I effin' missed</span>)</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkn9v4kLXlQ"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">HERE.</span></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">What's amazing about the clip? Not only is he doing one of my favorite verses from</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://www.imeem.com/people/wMlYjd/music/fRoOrcU8/wale_elevators_scottie_b_remix/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"The Elevator,"</span></a></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">but he goes at Sarah Palin!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Fine. Fuck It. Done. Fin.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic; ">Fine. Fuck It. Done. Fin.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic; ">Fine. Fuck It. Done. Fin.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Nope.</span> My CMJ evening certainly did not stop there...</span><br /></div></div></div></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-91270268246448926762008-10-25T16:24:00.002-04:002008-11-01T16:36:13.980-04:00We Watch The Stars... They'll Be Out For Us<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">After the showcase at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">SOBs</span>, I headed to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Bowery</span> to catch </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Friendly Fires</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_74PmH_W7yf4IHTk1o7iF19lS3dezdmOstTWYqZ8dBiFlQz6mD9bUJ9uegYg8wteK2_6UtaPHZh_VrL08xwJ4ODxzw6U1r9g9JsUbTaRh3ZtjjDJr3ftdXFNS_dzhz6v_f4ftQu7lk67D/s1600-h/FFIRES4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_74PmH_W7yf4IHTk1o7iF19lS3dezdmOstTWYqZ8dBiFlQz6mD9bUJ9uegYg8wteK2_6UtaPHZh_VrL08xwJ4ODxzw6U1r9g9JsUbTaRh3ZtjjDJr3ftdXFNS_dzhz6v_f4ftQu7lk67D/s400/FFIRES4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261311553880867666" /></a><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVGW02UYWyS821CmgHU9LEgcJtlY527ybLqXwj_zIQ3zWlD3jG07kiRHG0Uc9thyphenhyphenl_Zfbd1L-66UgnA-qgfKr1iuej7Gswuq49Wm1nb5MhGOLBswjSDTGanJ-tRWWYGIjDqrw5k_O4clz/s400/FFIRES1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261312166278707058" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9Mw_DXy7sKMbTyrlnAWxPLa8U24TQLE16DYwWQS7AvrI5lTiCpIM9YdKMh-hZLWpzIreCOMukFEhTvJbMGYYBCacBGEwmVZAgW13R9pS-dlbjzWNe56jCCfZ8WMrcgmgeBJOTF3burSF/s400/FFIRES10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261347792604020306" />I've put you on not <a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/09/pray-for-my-little-toy-gun.html">ONCE</a>, but <a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/10/gonna-show-this-town-how-to-kiss-these.html">TWICE</a> already. Seeing them perform LIVE with a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">fly lead singer</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">, TWO drummers, a possessed guitarist, and lots of cow bell somehow made leaving <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Wale</span></span> worth it; the D.C. emcee will be back soon to promote his album, but these guys are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Brits</span>. Read more info about the show over at</span> <a href="http://tasteslikecaramel.blogspot.com/2008/10/cmj-2008-coverage-friendly-fires-miles.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">TastesLikeCaramel.</span></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Here they are, performing a piece of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"Ex Lover"</span>:</span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wbzRVuv2phI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wbzRVuv2phI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">In the last 3 seconds, you can hear security tell me </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">"NO VIDEO."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Oopsies! Listen to the full song <a href="http://www.myspace.com/friendlyfires">HERE.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">The vocal mic sounds very faint, but</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCBD9kKmax0">HERE'S</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">footage of them performing </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"White Diamonds,"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"> their song that was used on an episode of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Gossip Girl.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Quirky and energetic, these guys used a DUST BUSTER on their guitars toward the end of the show, presumably to tinker with the sound...</span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24CHYWu0rQaOb78kG8zWpsNIzoNlnxWJy51hvsXNMhHb5ZTfZinQAtfT90BeSyQBSTtrm-zBIcP4GJy9hxECOyMQa1wrd1WTeMiJjNexG_2AHZUqvWXT4UqnZLD7LRMfeOe7o_5D_OOkT/s1600-h/FFIRES3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24CHYWu0rQaOb78kG8zWpsNIzoNlnxWJy51hvsXNMhHb5ZTfZinQAtfT90BeSyQBSTtrm-zBIcP4GJy9hxECOyMQa1wrd1WTeMiJjNexG_2AHZUqvWXT4UqnZLD7LRMfeOe7o_5D_OOkT/s400/FFIRES3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261313054360855186" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">It was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">way</span> cool.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">Unfortunately, I couldn't record them performing </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"Paris</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">,"</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">so here's the video instead:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TSdeDJUxF-0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TSdeDJUxF-0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">"I'll find you that french boy, you'll find you that french girl- I promise. I'm on it."</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-style: normal; "></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-style: normal; ">Just like <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Lykke Li</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">,</span></span></span></span> (the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">headlining act</span> they opened for,) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-style: normal; ">these guys were really fun to shoot. <br /><br /><object width="400" height="500" align="middle"><param name="FlashVars" value="ids=72157608375321709&names=FRIENDLY FIRES 10/21 @ BOWERY&userName=lacezilla&userId=28735591@N04&source=sets&titles=off&displayNotes=off&thumbAutoHide=off&imageSize=medium&vAlign=mid&displayZoom=off&vertOffset=0&initialScale=off&bgAlpha=8"><param name="PictoBrowser" value="http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="bgcolor" value="#8d8d8d"><embed src="http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf" flashvars="ids=72157608375321709&names=FRIENDLY FIRES 10/21 @ BOWERY&userName=lacezilla&userId=28735591@N04&source=sets&titles=off&displayNotes=off&thumbAutoHide=off&imageSize=medium&vAlign=mid&displayZoom=off&vertOffset=0&initialScale=off&bgAlpha=8" loop="false" scale="noscale" bgcolor="#8d8d8d" width="400" height="500" name="PictoBrowser" align="middle"></embed></object><br /><br /></span></span></div></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826564430759510571.post-79827846296552917262008-10-25T13:48:00.019-04:002008-11-01T03:48:35.658-04:00After... Laughter... Comes Tears.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Friendly Fires finished, and</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Lykke</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> Li</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">took the stage.</span></span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJgWSmgDHp8b-xoDXrqkQJ2zlosXCVYKlR55ZXCiCB52eeCHghtO80FeZPiICBTnq4J4Qm9IDzZ3_7ulyGiy4PCnGUHCyEhYfIZqjhUQ73QIijpPG-x7G0LTW5Qmy7cXxcW4d1VGxTy50/s1600-h/LYKKE3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260223884131138514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJgWSmgDHp8b-xoDXrqkQJ2zlosXCVYKlR55ZXCiCB52eeCHghtO80FeZPiICBTnq4J4Qm9IDzZ3_7ulyGiy4PCnGUHCyEhYfIZqjhUQ73QIijpPG-x7G0LTW5Qmy7cXxcW4d1VGxTy50/s400/LYKKE3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tG4RPkrG1XD1Z5CKpwe0CayviB7Ihv1wnCpIoR8Y5LzOg5RFxKQS0lmzfXkMbkE6apQEOkKkhHeYGctD1qb5n3nJeY_RGjXRmt0avTbEMhY41Vhy1_mpDUtrBUf9kpKN0sSsOlHqKsE_/s1600-h/LYKKE1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260222325184197490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tG4RPkrG1XD1Z5CKpwe0CayviB7Ihv1wnCpIoR8Y5LzOg5RFxKQS0lmzfXkMbkE6apQEOkKkhHeYGctD1qb5n3nJeY_RGjXRmt0avTbEMhY41Vhy1_mpDUtrBUf9kpKN0sSsOlHqKsE_/s400/LYKKE1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1BzmME_t74MQTRi9IwXjmascSnfUVmMWuPVMSqJ-NubuIXyLAvaGihCoag27JoZFLmQIWeQRM1tz48p7CoS3qxkAqj8kuhWm5RleZXevZaUdunXLZzPwR2bG1bYncSf_zfBxJWBGFHZ-/s1600-h/LYKKE2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260223590156700258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1BzmME_t74MQTRi9IwXjmascSnfUVmMWuPVMSqJ-NubuIXyLAvaGihCoag27JoZFLmQIWeQRM1tz48p7CoS3qxkAqj8kuhWm5RleZXevZaUdunXLZzPwR2bG1bYncSf_zfBxJWBGFHZ-/s400/LYKKE2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Performing Wendy Rene's 1964 song, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">"After Laughter,"</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> Lykke's voice was beyond intoxicating- especially during the second half of the clip below. In fact, this has been on repeat </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">all weekend...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8fx0ZG2Fw-E&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8fx0ZG2Fw-E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Don't forget to listen to the original record, in it's entirety:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-JeNhmJYv7I&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-JeNhmJYv7I&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Apparently,</span></span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_8dK3Z6bSs">Lykke also performed <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"After Laughter"</span> with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">El </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Perro</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> Del Mar</span></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">w</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">hen they toured together earlier in the year. I was at the</span></span> <a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-post.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Bowery</span> show</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">where the footage was taken, but</span></span> <a href="http://thesegrandthings.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">S Dot</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> and I left before the encore- WOMP WOMP. In addition to that gem, I also suggest you watch my footage of Lykke performing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOuRVq8CmXw"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:normal;">"Breaking It Up</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOuRVq8CmXw"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:normal;">,"</span></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S71T3PPccKQ">"Window Blues" - "I Don't Mind."</a></span> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">N</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">ever having heard</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> "I' Don't Mind," </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">I assumed it was a cover of some </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">obscure European pop star</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">. Turns out I was </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">right </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">wrong</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">: Not a cover, i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">t's actually Lykke's song... and you should listen to it</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY_a5pLdiSw">HERE.</a></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><object width="400" height="500" align="middle"><param name="FlashVars" value="ids=72157608367928012&names=LYKKE LI 10/21 @ BOWERY&userName=lacezilla&userId=28735591@N04&source=sets&titles=off&displayNotes=off&thumbAutoHide=off&imageSize=medium&vAlign=mid&displayZoom=off&vertOffset=0&initialScale=off&bgAlpha=8"><param name="PictoBrowser" value="http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="bgcolor" value="#8d8d8d"><embed src="http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf" flashvars="ids=72157608367928012&names=LYKKE LI 10/21 @ BOWERY&userName=lacezilla&userId=28735591@N04&source=sets&titles=off&displayNotes=off&thumbAutoHide=off&imageSize=medium&vAlign=mid&displayZoom=off&vertOffset=0&initialScale=off&bgAlpha=8" loop="false" scale="noscale" bgcolor="#8d8d8d" width="400" height="500" name="PictoBrowser" align="middle"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">I heart <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">CMJ.</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">It's extremely dark, but in the following clip you can hear</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lykke </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">channel</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">A Tribe Called Quest</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:normal;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">and perform</span></span></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqeVgDGpkdM">"</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqeVgDGpkdM">Can I Kick It"</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">as she exits the stage. Ending the encore in the same manner at</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Le Poisson Rouge</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"> </span><a href="http://lacezilla.blogspot.com/2008/09/dont-lose-your-selfish-ways-over-me.html">two months back,</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">she really got the crowd involved this time, too. But sadly</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">, after seeing three live shows of hers this year, the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">novelty</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> of her stage presence may have finally shown itself. And </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">novelty</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">, my friends, eventually wears off</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">. My fingers are crossed for her!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div>zILLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172716674227088713noreply@blogger.com1