what is the vertiginous chapati saying to me?
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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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