Gucci sneaks: homey, they cost way more than your rinky-dink Jordans I sold my Jens Lekman tickets yesterday to a slouchy writer type. The unfair exchange was brokered by Craigslist and took place at an intersection in construction-addled Murray Hill. The sloucher - Adam - did little to hide his pleasure, that asshole. But, as I began to skulk away filthy with money, he said, "Check out The Acorn, they're an indie band from Canada that sound like a more funky Kid A ." Since I was pretty sure [...]
Peter Doig, Canoe-Lake There's only one thing in the entire world that would make me miss Jens Lekman in concert...make that two things. Carolina's in the Final 4 (again), bitches. Jens Lekman: I'm Leaving You Because I Don't Love You from Night Falls Over Kortedala - the best album of 2007.
I bet that stew tastes like poo... You can actually hear the anguish in his voice. I know that's something you're supposed to say about blues/soul singers, but it's all fact in this case. Lee Moses: Bad Girl, pt. 1
Lost episode of Chappelle Show. Really funny stuff...
Recalls hungover days and so many nights out made prosaic by their repetition. Same people, same drinks, same bars. Wash, repeat. Only the guttural whirr of the motorbike breaks their habits and shakes their ennui. Though, even it may not be enough. Its role as panacea will fade to palliative until it too is destined to eventually become just another rote routine. Another item rendered mundane by familiarity. Then again, he's sweet on a girl. He's accustomed to her piss-and-vinegar scent. The vivid green of her eyes are just as much a part of his day [...]
Overheard on Subway: Boy: Girl, you fine and you know I got that fire dick Girl: That sounds painful and disgusting...
Mom's First GChat Me: [...]
It's been a long time, long time now / Since I've seen your smile... It's seasonably warm again in NYC and as I walk around, I'm hard-pressed to think of anywhere I'd rather be. The season of blossoms and bosoms is upon us. Beirut: Nantes from one of the perfect springtime albums, The Flying Cup Club
Google Image Search: Songs + Without + Context Shuggie Otis: Inspiration Information Pam Grier, c. 1974 (aka Blaxploited!) She & Him: I Shoulda Known Better Zooey Deschanel, c. 2008 (aka the Beatles on luau) Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Cold Son Your prom date, c. Sr. Year of HS (aka nostalgia's just a big word for nothing good's going on) [...]
Outkast ft. Raekwon: Royal FLush http://www.zshare.net/audio/92 77981cd9a0d6/
You have to be pretty secure with your rap career to get a face tattoo Disclaimer: the Game bares his ignorance/stupidity on this song by bragging about owning blood diamonds. Thankfully, the Cool & Dre beat makes all that inconsequential. Like it or not, the Game has never made a less than stellar album. Off the top of my head, there are only three other people in hip-hop that I can think of in that category - Kanye West, Dr. Dre, and Pharoahe Monch. Only one of [...]
I think I'm a little bit in love with you / But only if you're a little bit in love with me Around this time last year, all the buzz from SXSW was around Amy Winehouse. A few Grammys and one serious drug habit later, she's all but a household name. A lot of the discussion from this year's festival was about Lykke Li . She's got so much to look forward to. Check it out Lykke Li: [...]
Roids are a helluva drug It's too bad Will Sheff is such a dbag in concert. Download Shearwater: A Makeover from Winged Life, an Okkervil River side-project album that sounds exactly like their main project. Or, to borrow from my good friends at the College Board: Winged Life : Black Sheep Boy :: Compassionate conservatism:fuck-you conservatism
I'm glad you got off...because I didn't even get my dress off If you listen very closely you can hear a distant telephone way back in the mix. That's the sound of all the DJs clamoring for permission to remix this song. Just when the synth line is fading to the back of the mix and the drums are asserting themselves and a moment before you break out the glowsticks, it's over. 3 minutes? 3 minutes?!? Get It: Neon Neon: [...]
In other news: pussy plummets. Download Plants and Animals: Bye Bye Bye from the Kemp-recommended and mellifluous Parc Avenue .
NOW, with working pinching ass-pinching hands You'd think it was far too stereotypical for a bunch of construction workers to gather and heckle women on their way to work. Apparently not. Download Neil Young: The Believer
The beautiful Francoise Hardy in stunning Technicolor! Honestly, I'm not thrilled about the sonic direction of the new Gnarls album. Methinks that Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse listened to far too much ye-ye music when they were brainstorming the Odd Couple . Sure, I love Francoise Hardy as much as the next man, but I wanted more of the Enrico Morricone-sampling, slow-burning gloom-rap that was all over the last album. Aspects of that are on the new one (especially the gloomy lyrics), but whenever they want to enliven [...]
If Black Thought wasn't so desperate to show that he can still rap (and say nigger a lot ), this would be the first single instead of "75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)." Download The Roots: Birthday Girl Rising Down in stores April 29th.
Nothing says gangster like YSL sunglasses and a Hermes handkerchief. On the evidence of T.I's flow on this song, every rapper should be put on house arrest as soon as possible. Download Lupe Fiasco ft. T.I & Young Jeezy: Superstar
I Want That Purple Stuff
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