Thursday, October 23, 2008

Una luz que nunca se apaga

I dislike the winter months. Not solely because they are cold, but because that cold makes me want to stay in longer, and that reminds me how lonely the world can be. (this is not a post on the new Charlie Kaufman move, Synecdoche, I promise.)

That this melancholy bile that rises in my heart, makes me listen to my entire Smiths collection. But, Morrissey and his crew, ain't just for the emo, dark haired plain-clothes of "alternative" America, but oddly enough, also for the Chicano community of east LA. What connection do they share that makes him so meaningful?

Peep the OC Weekly article

And Take a gander at this great video below!


Thursday, October 16, 2008

Toronto Fire?

I started looking into this rapper from Toronto called Kardinal Offishall, not because of who he is, but because of who he'd like to be. Michaelangelo Matos's 33 1/3 book on Prince's Sign 'O' The Times, speaks on the Prince clones that started to appear at the peake of his career. Kardinal seems to be one of those clones- for a rapper who i can't speak on just yet- cuz I hope to use it in a review. So- peep this video, think on it some- and we'll revisit the issue.

"Dangerous" From Kardinal Offishall's NOT 4 SALE

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Joeseph Coombe Mixes Parody with Social Commentary Creating "Comm-ody"


If you run over to Know Yr Product, you'll see a hilarious piece on the band/ Arcade game, Crystal Castles. This post is genius because not only does it jab at the fabricated reality that the band is a genuine creative entity ( their name, music, and Madonna artwork were all grifted from other original (and better) creative sources), but it also doubles a lite hipster humor through the vehicle of bar owner/ promoter Hary J:

When asked if he would get rid of the game to allow more interest in the bands, leaving the rat traps exposed, the owner said, “Not with the Rat Traps, a local band, playing next Friday. It’s too risky. The kids today they love their irony. If I book a band like the Rat Traps, they may rather drink my cheap beer and stare at real rat traps all night.”


While Mr. Coombe has presented his astute commentary most often in the form of factual music and pop culture writing, his ablity to throw satire into the mix promises at least one other funny blog post, but hopefully several ( no more than three).