Monthly Archives: April 2008

Jim Consults the Throwback Blueprint

April 30, 2008 – 10:35 am

After yesterday’s detour into socio-political reflection we’re going back to the music in today’s post. And the music we’re going back to is the kind that does a bit of reflecting of it’s own, back on the music of bygone eras. The first reflectee is Blueprint, the Columbus, Ohio-based producer and emcee probably best known as […]

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Never Again

April 29, 2008 – 11:20 am

When I was charged with the responsibility of keeping a daily blog by the Okaypowers-that-be “politcal commentary” and “social criticism” were not listed amongst my duties. But I have an active social conscience. I’ve been involved in protests (both public and private) and civil disobedience actions. And historically I’ve been very vocal about my thoughts […]

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“Gimme Some ‘Head…” © Shawnna

April 28, 2008 – 10:39 am

After a decade-plus of waiting I have to admit I was starting to think that pioneering Bristol, UK-based Trip-Hop act Portishead was never going to drop another album. In fact, it was just a few months ago when my man Emeyesi asked me if I knew what was up with another Portishead album as we […]

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Records at Random Vol. 49 - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose S/T

April 25, 2008 – 11:00 am

Other than that self-titled Cameron LP, most of the sides I picked up at the record fair a couple weekends ago were collection fillers from familiar artists which I purchased simply because I wanted to buy records, I didn’t already own them, and the price was right. The Cameron was, as already described in last […]

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“Stay Gold, Ponyboy. Stay Gold…” © Daniel Laruso

April 24, 2008 – 10:48 am

In this era of dumbed-down lyrics, light weight content and repetitious hooks perpetrated by disposable idols jockying for a position in the media’s popularity contest, good songwriters don’t get a lot of shine. This was the case back in 2001 when I discovered a female singer, ostensibly presented to the public as an R&B artist, […]

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