Saw Arcade Fire at the Riviera last night with sven and rajeev. What an amazing show – def. one for my best of list. They play like maniacs and behave like ones too – rocking out in their band gear. So darn cute. I must admit that after keeping them in heavy rotation for most [...]
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(written by dacoit) The British-Sri Lankan singer/toaster/artist/producer M.I.A. has been anything but missing in action lately, blowin’ up the (cyber)spot on a worldwide(web) scale for the last few months and garnering mention in the US, Britain and Canada (though she is nowhere to be found in the press outside of Europe or North America as [...]
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Slate is having the yearly movie club that I enjoy tremendously. Everyone’s top ten is coming out in anticipation of award season. I didn’t get to the movies much this past year. Netflix was a heavenly savior. The best movie I saw was made in 2003 and won’t be released in America until later in [...]
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Aimee‘s book reading kicked off a most excellent weekend. She was great and I am looking forward to reading the short stories. Sunday, we went to see Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists play at a church in the north-western suburbs. This being the second weekend in a row that we were surrounded by hundreds [...]
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I have driven across continental US twice – once without any sound system and once with only a working radio in the car. No one, perhaps, can understand the horror that is radio broadcasts in Kansas. Here are some songs that I wish I was listening to… Magnetic Fields: Long Vermont Roads. Actually, one can [...]
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The video is amazing [also here or here or here]. The lyrics are harsh and powerful (strap him with an AK 47, let him go/ Fight his own war, let him impress daddy that way). This is what F 9/11 hoped it could be. Eminem’s Mosh could very well be our anthem, our Times They [...]
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Now that diss. week is over, roses can bloom. Except, it is kinda cold. So, sven and some other cool people do these music lists. Normally, I am not the one for lists. It’s the hierarchy that gets to me. But, this latest one caught my attention. Top Covers. I dig covers. My criteria for [...]
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Britney was seeking to cast her new video and, apparently, she asked for a Pakistani. She should have called me. Unlike sven, I am not a fan of Ms. Spears talents but I do want Pakistan getting proper respect in soft-core music videos. I would have asked one of my retired elders to lend some [...]
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Last night, k. (mrs. sepoy) went to see Maybelline presents Chicks With Attitude with ourlawyerfriend at the House of Blues. For a take on Liz Phair’s music, I urge you to read wonkette neÈ theanticmuse’s thoughts. k. upon return was thoroughly disgusted by the GirlsGoneWild vibe of the place. So, enjoy a review of the [...]
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In my view, there is no other language more suited to the cadence of gangsta rap than Punjabi. Watch any movie by Sultan Rahi or Mustafa Qureshi and you will encounter the crew chillax in da hood wid a fly ba-donka-donk, rollin’ in da benjamins and da bling-bling. Of course, some wanksta will start buggin’ [...]
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Intellectually, emotionally and conversationally, I abhor lists of all kinds. Top ten this or that makes me feel top-notch geeky. Still, I like sven more than I hate lists so, per his request, here is my top 25 songs. Except. He requested something like 25 favorite songs of all time but below are the 25 [...]
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Blake informs me that Bryan Adams is HUGE in South India. Alanis Morisette is HUGE in Pakistan. Explain.
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Friday night we went to see the Decemberists at the Metro. The opening bands were kinda boring (the Long Winters’ last song did rock) but, no matter, since we were there solely for Colin Meloy and his crew. This was the second time I have seen them – caught them at the Schubas April 1 [...]
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How come there has not been a great flowering of protest rock against Bush? We have books enough to kill a redwood or two. Most of the blogosphere. Some folks in the print media. But there hasn’t really been any GOOD anti-war, anti-Bush record [please, no one call Mecha Streisand]. People tried to trouble the [...]
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Heads up for those in Chicago: The up-and-coming soon-to-be-big-in-Europe (hey, it worked for BackStreet Boys) Chicago band magnus will be having their record release party tonight. I intend to go and anyone wanting to join in on the fun would be highly welcome. Their sound is a combination of liverpool, chicago and norman, oklahoma. they [...]
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