Wanda Sykes defines the state of affairs surrounding the current bailout package for the financial community far better than any MSNBC or Bloomberg TV analyst. That is the gift of comedy: speaking the ugliest, straightest truth in the funniest way possible.
Now could somebody tell me where MY bailout package is?
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
A Little Groove to Move You
Nothing excites me and mellows me out like a nice groove, something that the hard-to-earn label "straight funk" fits like hand in glove. I fell in groove with this band nearly 18 years ago, and the good feeling lives on. Engage, enjoy, and immerse yourself in some good music--"live" from the Paradiso in Amsterdam, the Brand New Heavies.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Common: Taking Chances, Still Making Good Music
Common takes a different direction on his latest single, "Universal Mind Control."
The song is definitely meant for juke dancers and the b-boy set. Hip hop culture children will dig the strong tribute to Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock," the classic b-boy jam that shook the world over 20 years ago and still stands as a must for any dj who wants to show true school appeal and old school love. The video, shot and directed by Hype Williams, also pays campy homage to the seminal German electropop group Kraftwerk, whose songs "Trans-Europe Express" and "Numbers" served as the sampled basis of Bambaataa's classic (Common's short profile poses in shirt and tie with big glasses are strongly similar to old Kraftwerk album covers).
Lyrical content is still important to Common (whew!), and "Universal Mind Control" covers a few--slightly--over Pharrell's space-age production. Listen closely; this is not Common's usual in-your-face-smoothly style. Instead, the Chicago rhymer intermingles thoughts on materialism in the music industry with his own Kanye West-like boasts on outfits, fly girls and Grand Maurnier. Thematically not what listeners have come to know and love in Common's music, this track may require a second or even third listen. Take the listen; it is good music.
The song is definitely meant for juke dancers and the b-boy set. Hip hop culture children will dig the strong tribute to Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock," the classic b-boy jam that shook the world over 20 years ago and still stands as a must for any dj who wants to show true school appeal and old school love. The video, shot and directed by Hype Williams, also pays campy homage to the seminal German electropop group Kraftwerk, whose songs "Trans-Europe Express" and "Numbers" served as the sampled basis of Bambaataa's classic (Common's short profile poses in shirt and tie with big glasses are strongly similar to old Kraftwerk album covers).
Lyrical content is still important to Common (whew!), and "Universal Mind Control" covers a few--slightly--over Pharrell's space-age production. Listen closely; this is not Common's usual in-your-face-smoothly style. Instead, the Chicago rhymer intermingles thoughts on materialism in the music industry with his own Kanye West-like boasts on outfits, fly girls and Grand Maurnier. Thematically not what listeners have come to know and love in Common's music, this track may require a second or even third listen. Take the listen; it is good music.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
The Debate a/k/a They Paid the Ref!
This one is making my fists itch.
God help me, McCain is starting to tick me off.
Brokaw is playing the dirty referee position like a criminal pro.
I CAN'T WAIT to vote this year!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Everyone Needs a Song...Sometimes...
This is a little love-shout to every woman who is feeling the pinch of a crazy economy, relationship problems, backaches, or anything else that's messing with your brain and heart right now. This is a fist in the air for every man who is sick and tired of being sick and tired right now; substitute "man" for every "woman" and "girl" reference. God bless from the West to all.
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