The Return Of Mechasmack

There must be something wrong with my ears. Those earphones that came with my iPod don't fit. So I went out and got the in ear plugs. And they only stay in for about 23 seconds before they slide out enough so that I don't get good bass. So while I get to floss my iPod on the train like other peeps, I'm not really enjoying it. I could get other earphones, but part of the coolness of having the iPod is having the white earplugs so that everyone knows you have the iPod. Then you can nod to the other iPeeps while commuting like you're in a special club.

So I've been searching for a couple of months now ever since I saw that Nintendo commercial with the new retro Gameboy Advance SP. Google at first pointed me here, which lead me to look for Good Dancers (Gerling Remix) by The Sleepy Jackson. And of course it's an import and not on iTunes so it took me a while to track it down and of course it's not the right song. So I had to do a little more investigating before finding another post which made more sense and I should have know who it was to begin with...

Goldfrapp
Strict Machine

At least it won't cost me $40 to get this cd.

Wish I still had mine...

http://www.wilenkin.com/transformers/Video_player_06_content.html

I start to think
And then I sink
Into the paper
Like I was ink

When I'm writing I'm trapped in between the lines
I escape, when I finish the rhyme
I got soul

I can't hold this state,
Anymore,
Understand me,
Anymore.

To tread this fantasy, openly,
What have I done.
Oh, this uncertainty,
Is taking me over.

Portishead - Over

Hell yes now I'm moving this way, I'm doing this thing
Hell yes now I'm turning it on, I'm working my legs
Hell yes now I'm calling you out, I'm switching my plates
Hell yes now I'm cleaning the floor, my beat is correct

Beck - Ghettochip Malfunction (Hell Yes)

So I found this new visual search engine for music and movies:

liveplasma.com

It's cool how it maps out albums and movies for you with related media. But I'm not sure yet how that's going to help me. I guess I need to play with it for a few more hours.

But so far this is more interesting:

www.hivegroup.com/demos/itunes/

I really dig that new Adidas commercial. Well, it's not so new anymore, but it's a really cool commercial and that song just gets in your head. Glad I found a link to it:

http://rapidshare.de/files/807908/Adidas-1-advert-Karen-O.mp3.html

Can't take me anywhere (Can't take you anywhere)
Can't take me anywhere, (Wouldn't take you anywhere)
I'll take you anywhere you wanna go

You can't stand me now

The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now

If I were president, if I were president
I'd make sure all the money spent
Onnnnnnnn, good things
I wouldn't have no lint in my pocket
I'd rock it rock it I'd shock it
I would not jock the fact that there are
Rich people in the world because yo I got a girl
And she needs new clothes and I need new sneakers
And that's all I know
If I were president, if I were president
If I were president, if I were president!

If I was president (what would you do? )
I would not carry, oh no spare change
I would just rearrange, the whole government structure
Cause there seems to be something that's
Messing with the flucture of the money (what? )
It's not coming to me
So now it's time for me to tell my homey jarod d
So i'm, looking at my wallet and I do not have a buck
Damn I'm out of luck, damn I'm feeling stuck

The Pharcyde - If I Were President

I was struck by lighting
Walkin' down the street
I was hit by something last night in my sleep
It's a dead man's party
Who could ask for more
Everybody's comin', leave your body at the door
Leave your body and soul at the door ...
(Don't run away it's only me)

Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party

definitely worth linking to:

http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html

http://porktornado.diaryland.com/covers2.html

When it feels like the world is on your shoulders
And all of the madness has got you going crazy.
It's time to get out, step out into the street
Where all of the action is right there at your feet.

Well, I know a place where we can dance all night away
Underneath electric stars.
Just come with me and we can shake your blues right away
You'll be doing fine when the music starts.

To the beat of the rhythm of the night
dance until the morning light.
Forget about the worries on your mind
you can leave them all behind.

Debarge - Rhythm Of The Night

when criminals in this world appear
and break the laws that they should fear
and frighten all who see or hear
the cry goes up both far and near
for Underdog! Underdog! Underdog! Underdog!

I'm the king of boggle
There is none higher
I get eleven points
Off the word quagmire

Beastie Boys - Shame In Your Game

http://www.lejo.nu/dj.html

Wow, I don't know why. But someone has compiled a list of 622 music videos on the web for your viewing pleasure:

http://granfaro.blogspot.com/2005/04/622-music-videos-various-from-perfect.html

From A Perfect Circle to Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs

Meet Cathy, who's lived most everywhere,
From Zanzibar to Barclay Square.
But Patty's only seen the sights.
A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights --
What a crazy pair!

But they're cousins,
Identical cousins all the way.
One pair of matching bookends,
Different as night and day.

Where Cathy adores a minuet,
The Ballet Russes, and crepes suzette,
Our Patty loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control --
What a wild duet!

Still, they're cousins,
Identical cousins and you'll find,
They laugh alike, they walk alike,
At times they even talk alike --

You can lose your mind,
When cousins are two of a kind.

Theme from The Patty Duke Shoe

Yes, I got more bounce than the fuckin' bump
And then you want to know why
Because I'm motherfuckin' truckin'
I'm in the pocket just like Grady Tate
Got supplies of beats so you don't have to wait
'Cause I'm the master blaster drinking up the shasta
My voice sounds sweet 'cause it has to
So light a match to my ass 'cause I'm blowin' up
I'd like to thank the people for just showin' up
But but now I want y'all to move it
Put your point on the floor and just prove it
And I'm smurfin' not rehearsin' gettin' live y'all
A little puffy so you know what I'm doin' right
'Cause that's the kind of frame of mind I'm in
I got this feelin' that is back again
So don't touch me 'cause I'm electric
And if you touch me you'll get shocked

Beastie Boys - Professor Booty

I hate it when hype alters my expectations and then those expectations are not met.

Don't get me wrong. I've been a fan of Common since before he dropped the Sense. I've always respected his words if not always agreeing with what he had so say. And in the current state of hip hop, his is a much needed voice. Either I'm getting too old, or there really is too much hip hop about nothing. I want to hear a song, not a bunch of words thrown together that rhyme. Don't tell me about your big house and how many cars you have or how the ice on your wrist cost more than I'll ever make. If you can tell me that again in 10 years then I'll shut up. Right now, I'm much more interested in hearing some good music.

Be by Common (and Kanye West) has been heralded an instant classic. So of course this has raised my expectations to a point this album could not reach. It's a good album, but I don't know if will go on my Classic playlist anytime soon. Common is on point once again. I am drawn in by the lyrics and it's so refreshing because I usually am not. Being the technical person that I am, I have a tendency to overanalyze the music, breaking it down to its individual elements and pondering why it works or doesn't work for me. This analysis goes even deeper with loop-based music such as hip hop. What is that drum sound? Is that bass-line real or sampled? What song is this sampled from? Where have I heard this sample before? Couldn't they have differentiated the beat a little more throughout the song? Stuff like sometimes ruins the fun for me. And unfortunately it ruins the fun for me here.

Be starts off wonderfully. I can only say that I was uplifted by the title track. It's like a sunrise. I love it. It's followed up by The Corner which is a poignant song with a good beat. Then I start to have trouble.

Go would be a much better song without Kanye constantly repeating "Go, go go... and on the count of 3" throughout the track. I'm not sure why this bugs me, but the more I listen to it the more it does. Unfortunately there are little elements like this that bother me throughout the rest of the album. I can't keep from thinking "I'd like this song so much more if that vocal wasn't looping in the background." Just a bit too much Kanye here and there.

So I've been rocking this album for the past few weeks. I like it, it's good. It could have been really good, but the little things add up. I'll definitely have to revisit this in about year to see how I feel about it.

You spend four nights a week now looking for your inner child.
What you gonna say when you find him?
Suppose you don't like him or he doesn't like you?
Suppose once you wake him up he won't go back to bed and wants to stay up late
watching TV?
But you say there must be some reason why you feel this way.

Big deal, that's the way we all feel.
Big deal, what is it you wanna feel?
Big deal, that's the way we all feel.
Big deal, what is it you wanna feel?

Everything But The Girl - Big Deal

At night I hear the shots
Ring so I'm a light sleeper
The cost of life,
it seems to get cheaper
out in the desert
with my street sweeper
The war is over
So said the speaker with the flight suit on
Maybe to him I'm just a pawn
So he can advance
Remember when I used to dance
Man, all I want to do is dance

Gorillaz - Dirty Harry

Parents, you better put in your order now cuz I'm sure this is gonna be hotter than xBox 360 this Christmas. The new iPod Nano looks hella cool. I have to be honest - I want one!

If you ever get close to a human
And human behaviour
Be ready to get confused

There's definitely no logic
To human behaviour
But yet so irristible

There's no map
To human behaviour

They're terribly moody
Then all of a sudden turn happy
But, oh, to get involved in the exchange
Of human emotions is ever so satisfying

There's no map
And a compass
Wouldn't help at all

Bjork - Human Behaviour

There's just something wrong about Madonna sampling ABBA.

Get down girl go 'head get down

Said Superman had come to town
To see who he could rock
He blew away every crew he faced
Until he reached our block

His speakers were three stories high
With woofers made of steel
And when we boys sit outside,
He said "I boom for real"

He said, "I'm faster than a speeding bullet
When I'm on the set
I don't need no fans to cool my ass
I just use my super breath
I could fly three times around the world
Without missin' a beat
I socialize with X-ray eyes
And ladies think it's sweet

And then he turned his power on
And the ground began to move
And all the buildings for miles around
Were swayin' to the groove
And just when he had pulled the crowd
And swore he won the fight
We rocked his boat with a 12 inch cut
Called Disco Kryptonite

Well, Superman looked up at me
He said, "You rock so naturally"
I said now that you've learned the deal
Let me tell you why I'm so for real
I'm Cozmo D from outer space
I came to rock the human race
I do it right ‘cause I can't do it wrong
That's why the whole world is singin' this song

Newclues - Jam On It

I don't give money, I don't support the needy
Schooled in America, taught to be greedy
And everything ought to be, easy
But I never could say goodbye to my friends who get high
I wonder why, I'm rockin with that guy, it's serious
Still make him cry when the satire's hilarious
Cold for your areas, flows come in various shapes and sizes
so hot that you despise it

De La Soul feat. Butta V - No

Finally, someone has taken the time to categorize dance music and all of it's sub-genres in an enlightening and hilarious way. This person had way too much time on their hands but I sure appreciate the effor.

http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html

We like the breeze flow straight out of our lids
Them they got moved by these hard rock Brooklyn kids
Us flow a rush when the DJ's boomin classics
You dig the crew on the fattest hip hop records
He touch the kinks and sinks into the sounds
She frequents the fatter joints called undergrounds
Our funk zooms like you hit the Mary Jane
They flock to booms man boogie had to change
Who freaks the clips with mad amount percussion
Where kinky hair goes to unthought-of dimensions
Why's it so fly cause hip hop kept some drama
When Butterfly rocked his light blue-suede Pumas
What by the cut we push it off the corner
How was the buzz entire hip hop era?
Was fresh and fat since they started sayin audi
Cause funks made fat from right beneath my hoodie
The puba of the styles like miles and shit
Like sixties funky worms with waves and perms
Just sendin chunky rhythms right down ya block
We be to rap what key be to lock

Digable Planets - The Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)

How can I believe this miracle
Where the wind blows dry
Thru the force of a man
Undenied by his eye You abandoned me
How I suffer
Ridicule breathes a sigh
You abandoned me
Lost forever
Hush, can you hear

Enter and rejoice this pedestal
Where the rainbows hide
Your destiny
Mystery of all time
No time, make or reason
Ridicule breathes a sigh
No time, make or reason
Hush, hear him cry

No time, make or reason
No time, make or reason
No time, make or reason

Portishead - Pedestal

Ok Go - A Million Ways

As I've said before, I'm loving this resurgance of the disco punk sound and how it's carried over into the indie scene. I'm a sucker for a good bassline. And it helped that the band put together a funny dance routine video for this song.

Kanye West & Adam Levine - Heard 'Em Say

I thought I could stay above it, but Kanye's attitude got on my nerves this year. Yeah, you've put together some nice loops for hip hop in the past few years but you're not the greatest, fool! Having said that, what really makes this song is the vocals by Adam Levine and piano part by co-producer Jon Brion. I definitely give Kayne props for trying something different. I think most people were lovin' Gold Digger the most this year. And Touch The Sky would be another gem to me if I didn't recognize the Curtis Mayfield sample. But Heard 'Em Say got into my system.

Gorillaz - Dirty Harry

Going against the mainstream again (and again), I like Dirty Harry over Feel Good, Inc.. Don't get me wrong, Feel Good, Inc. is a great song even if it does sound like Cake. But Dirty Harry was the lead single that most people didn't hear and I think it was a great intro to the new album. It's got this nice bouncy beat that reminds me of Tom Tom Club. And the vocals by Bootie Brown (Pharcyde) make it solid (extra points for talkinga bout G.Dub)

The Chemical Brothers feat. Q-Tip - Galvanize

I'm always looking forward to new releases by The Chems. Their music over the past few albums has moved from the dance floor to the lounge in my opinion. They've been making music that's more song-oriented, not so centered on the beat, but still got kick. This lead single from Push The Button was a nice return as well as a nice return for Q-Tip since the rumors about A Tribe Called Quest getting back together hasn't produced anything.

Imogen Heap - Hide And Seek

This has got the be the most organic electronic music I've heard in a while. I haven't been so enamourmed by the use of a vocoder since Daft Punk's Discovery. She has crafted an utterly beautiful song that I'm glad so many people had the opportunity to hear this year even if it was through The O.C.

Annie - Me Plus One

Last year my guily pleasure was Usher. This year it's Annie. My music snobbery has caused me to shun most of what I hear on the radio. And if it sounds too manufactured then it has little merit in my book. But Anniemal is like the sugary pop album that never got to shine. Maybe it's too saccharin for radio. But after a few listens I had to buy it and I've managed to get a few others to induldge in the sweetness.

White Stripes - My Doorbell

Unkle C played this for me when Get Behind Me Satan first came out and it's undeniably catchy. I never thought I'd say that about a White Stripes song. But like Heard 'Em Say, it's the piano that grabs me. Makes me wish I had a doorbell.

Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push

Chris Rock may be tired of defending hip hop, but there is not defense for most of the cRap they play on the radio these days. How did we get stuck in this mediocre hip hop wasteland where no one is saying anything relevant? I know there are a lot of people who would say that no rapper has ever said anything relevant. But I'll save the debate for another time.

But after hearing this songs on the radio a couple of times and actually listening to the lyrics I was blown away - not so much by the song, but that I was hearing it on the radio. Refreshing to say the least. And he's from the Chi. Represent! Too bad this hasn't gotten an official single release yet.

Little Brother - Not Enough

Little Brother, I feel you. What more will it take for you to get some recognition? I'm glad I found you in 2005. I almost put Cheatin' here cuz that song is hilarious. But Not Enough is more, um... relevant.

Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh

I was a bit disappointed with Basement Jaxx's last album. It just didn't have that funky house sound that I'd come to love from them. There were a couple of standout songs, but nothing I'd put in one of my mixes. But they're back to form with this new single. Oh My Gosh gives us more of that Prince-inspired funky house sound that only the Jaxx can bring.

Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch

I'm not exactly sure how to articulate why I like this song. Perhaps it's the driving beat. Maybe it's that it's more aggressive than previous songs I've heard from Ladytron. Maybe it's because for some reason it makes me think of Max Headroom.

D'Nell - That's How I Know

My renewed interest in hip hop was aided this year by D'Nell. I've found quite a few gems on the iTunes free songs of the week. This was one. Some people may listen to this and try to put it into that stupid trip hop genre but it's all the same. This is a nice, soulful song with a jazzy rhythm that creates a good groove. That's it.

Weezer - Bevery Hills

I know a lot of you Weezer fans might think this is the cheesiest song they've put on the radio, but you've got to admit it's catchy. It's good 'ol riff-based guitar rock with that beat that reminds me of The Stroke by Billy Squire. And that beat pretty much makes any song.

Snoop Dogg- Let's Get Blown

How the hell does Snoop stay so f*ckin cool!? I'll tell you why - cuz he rhymes the way most of us breath. He always comes across so laid back and as an MC, he makes it sound effortless.

Why the hell does Pharrell keep trying to sing!? I'll tell you why - cuz as one half of the Neptunes, he keeps producing so many phat tracks that you just gotta let him indulge himself every once in a while.

Snoop + Neptunes = Crazy Delicious!

This track just takes you back. Makes you think of a nice, breezy summer afternoon with nothing to worry about except where the party at tonight.

Chris Parnell & Andy Sandberg - Lazy Sunday

SNL hasn't been worthy of mentioning at the water cooler in quite a while. But I still Tivo it when I remember and I've had a few chuckles here and there. But this has been the best laugh all season. MC's Chris Parnell & Andy Sandberg drop the dope rhymes here on their way to the movies on a Sunday afternoon. And you gotta admit, it's a lot better than what you'd expect from two SNL cast members rapping. People will be saying "double true" all through 2006.

We're like crystal, we break easy
I'm a poor man, if you leave me
I'm applauded, then forgotten
It was summer, now it's autumn

I don't know what to say, you don't care anyway
I'm a man in a rage (just tell me what I've got to do), with a
girl I betrayed
Here comes love, it's like honey
You can't buy it with money, you're not alone anymore,
(whenever you're here with me),
You shock me to the core, you shock me to the core

New Order - Crystal

Ok, so I didn't watch the Grammy's the other night. I'm too caught up in Lost to care about Kanye West or Mariah Carey. Even if I wasn't caught up in Lost I still wouldn't care. But I am a bit bothered by U2 winning Album Of The Year. It seems like they just give U2 Grammys because of their history. I'll admit I haven't really listened to How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, but what I have heard didn't really impress me. It seems like whoever is voting is just giving it to them because they've made such great music in the past.

Now I don't want to sound like a hater. I love U2. They're one of my favorite bands. But they haven't really impressed me lately. And didn't How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb come out in 2004? What's the statute of limitations on releases for Grammy consideration?

Also, didn't Kanye West look like Kool Moe Dee? Where did he get those glasses? And he certainly didn't deserve Best Rap Album. Does the committee even listen to anything that doesn't go platinum?

Can I get your hand to write on
Just a piece of leg to bite on
What a night to fly my kite on
Do you want to flash a light on
Take a look its on display - for you
Coming down no not today

Did you meet your fortune teller
Get it off with no propellor
Do it up it's on with Stella
What a way to finally smell her
Pick it up but not to strong - for you
Take a piece and pass it on

Fly away on my Zephyr
I feel it more then ever
And in this perfect weather
We'll find a place together
Fly on my wind

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Zephyr Song

Well, it took 'em long enough, but they finally added a Reggae genre to iTunes. What took so long? I recommend Fire House Rock by Wailing Souls.

I was sad to hear this past weekend about the passing of producer Jay Dee (aka J Dilla). I remember reading in URB last year about his health problems. He simply wasn't taking care of himself. He spent way too much time in the studio and now it seems he has worked himself to death. He was only 32. In my old age I've become more critical about music, especially hip hop, and I've come to enjoy the underground sounds way more than the cRap on the radio. I usually enjoyed his productions. He will definitely be missed in the hip hop community.

I'm Mr Plow
That's my name
That name again
Is Mr. Plow

So lately I've discovered how much I like Death Cab For Cutie. I've known about them for years but didn't really pay too much attention. Then of course when the hype machine got started with them a couple of years ago they were relegated to my Music Snob Blacklist. But I recently got Plans and have been playing it nonstop.

My love for this album of course has led me to read reviews about it and most are what I expected. Lots of people agree that it's good, but not as good as their last album. This is to be expected since it's their major label debut. But one thing that kept popping up in the reviews on Amazon is how they sound over-produced. And that reminded me of something I often think about when it comes to indie bands...

Is a large part of the appeal of the indie band the unpolished sound?

Think about it - most of the instrumentals of these groups don't hold a torch to what you'd get from a seasoned session musician. And none of these singers would get anywhere on American Idol, not that I'm advocated the manufacturing of pop stars. But they do write good songs with good pop sensibilities that retains a rough edge to it. But why would it be less appealing if they sounded more polished? And wouldn't their sound naturally evolve to that as they continued to produce music? After playing an instrument for so long you pretty much have to get better.

Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body

OK, this one might technically belong in 2006, but the album came out in 2005 so it goes in that list for now. Why does this song make me think of Fleetwood Mac? It's just such a good song it's hard for me to put in words why I feel that it is. It invokes so many images and just makes me feel while I hear all the nuances that make it go.

Knocked up 9 months ago
And what she finna have she don't know
She want neo-soul, this hip-hop is old
She don't want no rock-n-roll
She want platinum or ice or gold
She want a whole lotta somethin' to fold
If you a obstacle she just drop ya cold
Cuz one monkey don't stop the show
Little Mary is bad
In these streets she done ran
E'er since when the heat began
I told the girl look here
Calm down I'ma hold your hand
To enable you to peep the plan
Cuz you is quick to learn
And we can make money to burn
If you allow me the latest game
I don't ask for much, but enough room to spread my wings
And the world finna know my name

The Roots feat. Cody Chesnutt - The Seed 2.0

I miss Portishead.
:(

Here it is
BAMMM
And you say Goddamn
This is the dope jam
But lets define the term called dope
And you think it mean funky now nope
Here is a true tale
Of the ones that deal
Are the ones that fail
Yeah
You can move if you wanna move
What it prove
It's here like the groove
The problem is this we gotta' fix it
Check out the justice and how they run it
Sellin', smellin'
Sniffin', riffin'
And brothers try to get swift an'
Sell to their own, rob a home
While some shrivel to bone
Like comatose walkin' around
Please don't confuse this with the sound
I'm talking about...BASE

Public Enemy - Night Of The Living Baseheads

Thanks Visa for helping me re-discover this break dancin classic!

I do believe it's true
That there are roads left in both of our shoes
If the silence takes you
Then I hope it takes me too
So brown eyes I hold you near
Cause you’re the only song I want to hear
A melody softly soaring through my atmosphere

Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body

artists

songs

I've been rocking Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys during the commute a lot lately. It's definitely one of those overlooked albums that gained more recognition after time. A lot of that attention may be due to the success of Beck's Odelay, putting the spotlight on the Dust Brothers.

One thing that keeps popping in my head as I listen to this album is how it would be virtually impossible to make this album today. They used so many samples that it would be too cost probibitive to make or they probably wouldn't be able to get permission for half of them. Luckily they were able to get away with it when they did. And lucky for us, someone has done the grunt work for us and tracked down all the samples and references throughout the album:

www.moire.com/beastieboys/samples/

This album also reminds me of a quote from Beck from an interview on Pitchfork. He was commenting on the current sound of hip hop, which he felt was affected by how sampling how become too expensive for certain endeavors. That definitely seems to be the case with the latest Beastie's album. It sound anemic compared to previous works.

Of course now that I'm writing this I'm reminded of the jackass bowling alley DJ that blew me off when I suggested that Beck was hip hop. And of course that reminds me of the dumbass at Q101 that tried to tell me that Beastie Boys aren't hip hop.

On a completely different note, I really like the last two mixes I did a couple of weeks ago. Sunday Afternoon Series: Volume 7 is more laid back than my usual House music tastes, but it's a good spring/summer lemonade sippin' mix. Volume 8 is some straight up dirty robot funk. Definitely went diggin in the crates for that one and kind of surprised myself with what came out. Listen. Enjoy.

bootytronic.com/djs/tmm/

Listen to the tales and romanticize,
How we follow the path of the hero.
Boast about the day when the rivers overrun.
How we rise to the height of our halo.

Listen to the tales as we all rationalize
Our way into the arms of the savior,
Feigning all the trials and the tribulations;
None of us have actually been there.
Not like you.

Ignorant fibbers in the congregation
Gather around spewing sympathy,
Spare me.
None of them can even hold a candle up to you.
Blinded by choices, hypocrites won't [seek / see].

But, enough about the collective Judas.
Who could deny you were the one who
[would have made it, / illuminated]
You'll have a piece of the divine.

Tool - 10,000 Days

I needed a laugh today.

I'll be your chauffeur on a midnight drive
It takes a miracle just to survive
Buried animals call your name
You keep on sleeping
Through the poignant rain

I think we're going crazy
Her left eye is lazy
She looks so Israeli
Nicotine and gravy

I'll feed you fruit that don't exist
I'll leave graffiti
Where you've never been kissed
I'll do your laundry
Massage your soul
I'll turn you over
To the highway patrol

I think we're going crazy
Her left eye is lazy
She looks so Israeli
Nicotine and gravy
I think we're going crazy
Things don't even faze me
Her left eye is lazy
Nicotine and gravy
Miracles amaze me
She looks so Israeli
Love the way she plays me
I think I'm going crazy

Beck - Nicotine And Gravy

Important data that could save your live one day.

Enter your date of birth (or any other date for that matter!) to discover what was at Number One at any week in the past 60 years.

You'll also see a list of eminent musicians who share your special day.

everyhit.com/dates/

Speaking of important information, I caught a bit of the World Series of Pop Culture this morning on VH1. Why didn't someone tell me about this show earlier!? I owned those so-called contestants. OK, maybe I didn't own them, but I think I got 26 out of 30 questions correct while I was watching. Then it got too frustrating to watch cuz I just kept thinking about all the money I could have won.

So the recording industry is continuing their campaign to alienate their customers. Don't think they've stopped suing grandmothers and dead people. And now they're coming after you hippies who have the nerve to actually post the lyrics to songs on the web without paying them for it. How dare you steal money from the artist like that. Do you realized how much money the recording artists lose every time someone obtains the lyrics to a song without paying for it? I suppose I'm contributing to the problem so they'll be coming after me soon.

Seriously, do they think people are going to pay for lyrics? I suppose they might have a case since they've conviced people to pay $2.50 for a ringtone when they could buy the entire song for 99 cents. Seems like it's only a matter of time before they start charging people for singing along with the radio, especially in front of other people because then it's a pubic performance and the artist is losing money.

But what did you do?
What did you say?
Did you walk or did you run away?
Where are you now?
Where have you been?
Did you come alone or did you bring a friend?

I need to know this cause I noticed you're smiling
Out in the sun, having fun and feeling free
And I can tell you know how hard this life can be
But you keep on smiling for me

Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces

I am the stone that the builder refused
I am the visual, the inspiration
That made Lady Sing the Blues

I'm the spark that makes your idea bright
The same spark that lights the dark
So that you can know your left from your right

I am the ballot in the box, the bullet in the gun
The innerglow that lets you know
To call your brother sun

The story that just begun
The promise of what's to come
And I'm a remain a soldier 'til the war is won

Asheru - Boondocks Theme

Sunday Afternoon Series Volume 13 is done. And not to pat myself on the back too much but I like it. I even threw in some Madonna this time. However, I realized yesterday while listening to it on the way home from work that I'm getting senile since I put 2 different versions of the same song in the same mix. tsk tsk tsk

Download and boogie!

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And download the rest if you haven't already.

I’m the ugliest version of passed down toxic capitalist
Rapid emcee perversion -- I’m america!
Your bleeding-heart liberal drivel gets squashed
Wash em with sterilized rhyme patriot-guided weaponry bomb
From the makers of the devious hearts -- I’m america!
You bitchy little dogs don’t even phase my basic policy
The bomb’s smarter, my ronald reagan’s crush carter
With bay of pig tactics makin young men into martyrs
(come on down!) come to my happy promised land
Smiley faced opportunity cypher
And jump on the coflow pension plan
A proletariat, crushing state of the union
Between serpentine words and mass confusion
Of media controlled blurb advertising disillusionment
Your family will love my low-rent, low-life
No-brain, reality-dagger, movement
Hop over the border for amusement; try to test the waters
That the other slaughter crews pay all the usance
You up against -- jesus freak, formin corporations in young republicans
Indelible nato force hidden agenda, puppet governments
I’m lovin it! keep the people guessin who I’m runnin with
Control the population and hide behind sacred covenants
Fuckin with me? !? ! means liberal wildlife burnin, gasoline seized
And an automagnetic third world printed with metal plates in they knees
Can’t you hear the disenchanted, hide the scream of
Gabriel’s reflected new wind instrument, a judgment played in flat c
I replace humans like robots in a gm factory (warning! warning!)
Then explore metaphors to sweat shops, cause the price is satisfactory
Your pious little cries of injustice get met with apathy (awww, shucks!)
Soak, cloak, hormone injected dairy product
And conservative right-wing anti-eroticism; the poisonous
Resevoirs and power lines in your neighborhood cause botchilism
Senseless! join the census, censorship sentences sentence
Triple-felon citizen paid pennance!
Dissension against c-f ends in, penetentiary residence
Lock em up first, then ask questions
Omniscient presence, my charm is the weapon
With cameras mics and satellites that leave privacy breathless
You don’t even know the chemicals you’ve ingested
Urine tested -- beat innocent man til he confesses

Company Flow - Patriotism

Do you think that you can hold on
When the beat get too strong
And you feel that you need help to move along

Do you think that you can hang tough
When the rhythm gets rough
And the DJ says 'I think you've had enough'

Do you think that you can digest
When I start to digress