By the time I first heard Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides I was not just deep in Black Star and Mos' many amazing guest spots, but I was a reggae and soul-loving teenager too - steeped in Aretha Franklin and Gregory Isaacs. It all came together when “Ms. Fat Booty” came on. A love … Continue reading Sunday Music: Mos Def And Fat Booty Love
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Sunday Music: Personal Journalist / Sage Francis
It didn’t age well. And that’s ok. It’s still got merits. I have a series of Sage Francis quotes and references I repeat to myself regularly 20 years on. I’m not a college kid in a pre-social media era crafting AIM away messages anymore. All those bizarre curiosities have moved through and beyond subreddits by … Continue reading Sunday Music: Personal Journalist / Sage Francis
Sunday Music: 1001 By Glitterer
We saw Glitterer the other week and this song just stood out like crazy in the setlist to me: “1001” Shoegaze, at it’s best, combines melodic and harmonic tension and resolution. It usually requires the rhythm to be, sort of - plodding(?). Yeah, I’m not Wikipedia for this, but it’s the vibe I get. By … Continue reading Sunday Music: 1001 By Glitterer
Sunday Music: Electric Relaxation (Tribe)
Is “Electric Relaxation” one of the greatest songs ever? “Relax yourself girl please set-tle down” gets me going every time. Sexy as s***. And even if some of the lyrics are corny, they’re perfectly corny. But for the non-music nerds, I have to clue you in on something else that's going on. Part of Q-Tip's … Continue reading Sunday Music: Electric Relaxation (Tribe)
Sunday Music: Happy Horror Business Halloween (With The Misfits)
October is for Misfits. I’ve got one particular song on my mind this year - “Horror Business.” There’s a weird, unsolved (re: not entirely worth solving) mysteriousness because the song references either/or the movie Psycho and the famous bathroom murder scene, and/or Sid Vicious’ girlfriend Nancy’s tragic bathroom stabbing and death. We’re not here to … Continue reading Sunday Music: Happy Horror Business Halloween (With The Misfits)
Sunday Music: Bad Religion’s 4th Turning Soundtrack – The Gray Race
Don’t you love the way books/ideas sequentially appear in your life? I do. Even when they’re a little doomy with a side of optimism. I’ll plug the “Optimism” episode of Breaking News we just released where we wrestle with all this stuff if you’re interested, but I know you’re here on a Sunday because Sunday’s … Continue reading Sunday Music: Bad Religion’s 4th Turning Soundtrack – The Gray Race
Sunday Music: She Giggles Because I Sleep With A Body Pillow
Atmosphere’s Sad Clown Bad Dub II was pretty much impossible to find. In 2000 I ended up with a ripped copy on CD. Then, some folded flyer of a mail-order catalog had copies for sale and I sent in $20 cash and waited. Pre-streaming. Pre-online ordering of everything. It’s wild to think about what we … Continue reading Sunday Music: She Giggles Because I Sleep With A Body Pillow
Sunday Music: Why Does Azealia Banks Still Hit So Hard
I remember having a 2012 conversation about how there was a noticeable lack of danger in pop music. I was ranting at the Billboard chart. I did a lot of ranting in those days (usually to myself, to be perfectly honest). My argument was centered around how you could see the edge people were willing … Continue reading Sunday Music: Why Does Azealia Banks Still Hit So Hard
Sunday Music: The (Perfect) Un-Originality In Sublime’s “Caress Me Down”
I was in a conversation last week with someone who brought up how original and fresh 90s music was. I said it was refreshing, in the sense of how it was such an original act of musical collage, but it wasn’t in and of itself anything new. They disagreed. I got sublime. Or more literally, … Continue reading Sunday Music: The (Perfect) Un-Originality In Sublime’s “Caress Me Down”
Sunday Music: Ring The Alarm (Tenor Saw And Buju Remix)
YouTube search really can be incredible (re: useful) sometimes. Buju and Tenor Saw did a remix version of “Ring The Alarm” and I can’t stop playing it. OG video below too, which I also never saw. Future is amazing. https://youtu.be/YqVIogQxTCI?si=1LdgI4u9xA0KflrH https://youtu.be/UpjLLw-cVzU?si=Ym47OutgfY2OLXtV