Tag Archives: The Talking Heads

“I Can Tell You’re Fly by the WEAVE! That You Wear… ” © Kelvin Mercer

February 10, 2009 – 10:30 am
I know, Hip-Hop is far from the only genre of music whose modern incarnation is fractured and unbalanced. Seeing the art of songwriting and raw talent replaced by a cult of personality drove most people to write off what passes for “Pop” music a long time ago. The voice of the disaffected, dispirited […]
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Money vs. The Mummy (in 3-D!)

November 19, 2008 – 10:30 am
Monday I mentioned how I had to abandon my plans to give scantily clad women money in exchange for the opportunity to watch them shake their butts in honor of my birthday. But today’s post is about a pair of bands who’ve released albums that’re actually about currency and gyrating one’s posterior. Founded by Chicagoan Matt […]
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Records at Random Vol. 66 - Grover Washington Jr. Feels So Good

September 12, 2008 – 1:13 pm
It’s Friday morning and I’m still awake after pulling an all-nighter. After recording this week’s episode of my Urban Alternatives podcast with Emeyesi last night I stayed up. I edited and uploaded said podcast, tackled a couple of household chores, did some maintenance on my PC and listened to a whole lotta music. My […]
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The Secret Life of Bloggers

September 9, 2008 – 11:34 am
Denizens of the blogosphere often seem to be engaged in a constant battle for content exclusivity and “I heard it/posted about it first” one-upmanship. This often leads to blogs running features on artists who have little to no actual output, in either commercial form or that of downloadable demos, available to the public and […]
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S**t! God-Damn! Get ON This Ass & Jam!

July 22, 2008 – 10:54 am
There are sequels, and then there are spin-offs. After initial reports that Lovefoxxx, lead vocalist of Brazilian Post-Punk dance-band Cansei de Ser Sexy, was working on a solo album after the success of her band’s debut I was living in anticipation of the latter more-so than the former. In the end, the reports of a […]
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