April 2010
34 posts
Vibe's Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All-Time →
Vibe’s Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All-Time: Vibe’s running a voting bracket for Hip-Hop producers. Some tough calls in there. Here are my 1st rounds picks: HOMETOWN SOUND division Dr. Dre,…
Apr 9th
Detachable Penis King Missile Happy Hour King... →
Detachable Penis King Missile Happy Hour King Crimson was one of the influential progressive rock bands of all time. King Missile gained a little attention for the song …
Apr 9th
Roxanne Shante - Straight RazorProduced by... →
Roxanne Shante - Straight Razor Produced by Trackmasters (Poke & Tone) From 1992’s The Bitch Is Back Aside from the decision to put interludes instead of choruses, this is straight ……
Apr 9th
I mentioned it yesterday, so here is The Cleveland... →
I mentioned it yesterday, so here is The Cleveland Show’s theme song. This actually belongs in a series entitled “Theme songs that are considerably better than their shows.” I don’t know…
Apr 9th
Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin’ Comin’... →
Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down from Kristofferson (1970) Johnny Cash made this song famous, but Kris Kristofferson wrote it. It’s a vivid character sketch — a…
Apr 8th
Vicinity of Obscenity System of a Down Hypnotize... →
Vicinity of Obscenity System of a Down Hypnotize System of a Down probably isn’t the first band that comes to mind when you think of comedy music, but they do make music, and…
Apr 8th
Organized Konfusion - Releasing Hypnotical... →
Organized Konfusion - Releasing Hypnotical Gases Produced by Organized Konfusion, Snap & The Foolish Mortals From 1991’s Organized Konfusion I take the release of this song in 1991…
Apr 8th
Companion piece with my last post. The Jeffersons... →
Companion piece with my last post. The Jeffersons absolutely had its share of problems, but at the very least it was telling stories about black people. What sitcom today has the most…
Apr 8th
Dr. Worm They Might Be Giants Severe Tire Damage... →
Dr. Worm They Might Be Giants Severe Tire Damage All the time, people I just made up say to me, “Hey, bro, you have the best taste in everything - what’s the best band ever?” and…
Apr 7th
I don’t think I really agree with this song at... →
I don’t think I really agree with this song at all. Patsy Cline, “Stand By Your Man”
Apr 7th
Just-Ice - Cold Gettin’ DumbProduced by... →
Just-Ice - Cold Gettin’ Dumb Produced by Mantronik From 1986’s Back To The Old School In boombox heaven, this is what all those flat-faced rectangular monsters play on blast all day…
Apr 7th
Johnny Cash - If I Give My Soulfrom Unearthed... →
Johnny Cash - If I Give My Soul from Unearthed (2003) Written by Billy Joe Shaver This may be my single favorite Johnny Cash song. It’s a pity that, since it’s buried on the
Apr 6th
Pool Party Aquabats Myths, Legends, And Other... →
Pool Party Aquabats Myths, Legends, And Other Amazing Adventures, Volume 2 I have not gone swimming, nor have I put so much as a toe in any body of water, in five years. Before…
Apr 6th
Soul Position [Blueprint & Rjd2] - InhaleProduced... →
Soul Position [Blueprint & Rjd2] - Inhale Produced by Rjd2 From 2003’s 8 Million Stories If you didn’t know, Rjd2’s been behind a number of great beats that went to MC’s rather than…
Apr 6th
Doc Watson - Tom Dooleyfrom Doc Watson (1964) In... →
Doc Watson - Tom Dooley from Doc Watson (1964) In 2010, if you commit a grisly, sensational murder, your car chase will be broadcast live on the local news; the public will be…
Apr 6th
I mentioned this in an earlier post, but I love TV... →
I mentioned this in an earlier post, but I love TV shows with one of the characters singing the theme song. So guess what, here’s another. This is the opening credits to All in the…
Apr 6th
Jesus, etc. [Wilco cover] - Norah Jones (download)... →
Jesus, etc. [Wilco cover] - Norah Jones (download) It’s been a big week for Jesus. First he died, and then he came back to life, and then he painted some eggs, and then his good…
Apr 6th
Totally Crazy Olde English Can I safely assume... →
Totally Crazy Olde English Can I safely assume that anyone reading this is either already a fan of Olde English, or is a member of Olde English? I’d be perfectly content filling…
Apr 5th
Onyx - Throw Ya GunzProduced by ChysillzFrom... →
Onyx - Throw Ya Gunz Produced by Chysillz From 1993’s Bacdafucup And here’s some proof that Sticky Fingaz hasn’t always hit such a grating note as he did on “What a Wonderful World”….
Apr 5th
Yup, I do want to see your face in every kind of... →
Yup, I do want to see your face in every kind of light. This may have a “cheesy” status, but I think it’s really beautiful. Alison Moyet, “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life”
Apr 5th
dl Speech Machine Failured by A.M.U. a step up in... →
dl Speech Machine Failured by A.M.U. a step up in energy from the ST track XWD just posted, k9d is reporting in with some raw ash dmg techno from china. getting at these tracks was…
Apr 5th
DL I’ll Meet You There by ST It seems we’ve... →
DL I’ll Meet You There by ST It seems we’ve completely skipped spring here at RIT, this weekend the temperature climbed into the 80s. I miss spring already and the leaves haven’t…
Apr 5th
If I Had $1000000 Barenaked Ladies Gordon... →
If I Had $1000000 Barenaked Ladies Gordon “Barenaked Ladies” seems to be the only phrase that can be entered into an image search without producing graphic nudity on the first…
Apr 4th
Crazy Rap Afroman Sell Your Dope In case anyone... →
Crazy Rap Afroman Sell Your Dope In case anyone was worried than things were suddenly going wholesome and family-friendly around here just because we’ve gone from Punk month to…
Apr 3rd
Got a sad one today, folks. Jenny Owen Youngs,... →
Got a sad one today, folks. Jenny Owen Youngs, “Fuck Was I”
Apr 3rd
King of Spain Moxy Früvous Bargainville An “I Love... →
King of Spain Moxy Früvous Bargainville An “I Love A Bunch of Genres” Guide to Making Friends: In my life I have met a few fans of this song, and in every case, the fan in…
Apr 2nd
2Pac - Point The FingaProduced by Big D the... →
2Pac - Point The Finga Produced by Big D the Impossible From 1993’s Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. I’m posting this to prove that the guy who produced yesterday’s dose of bullshit has…
Apr 2nd
So rumor has it (either imdb or some DVD... →
So rumor has it (either imdb or some DVD commentary track, who can remember) that the footage of Scranton was taken by John Krasinski, who drove around the town after he was cast on the…
Apr 2nd
The Knitters - Poor Old Heartsick Mefrom Poor... →
The Knitters - Poor Old Heartsick Me from Poor Little Critter on the Road (1985) The Knitters are a country side project of seminal Los Angeles punk band X. At least, I’m…
Apr 1st
I hope this redeems yesterday’s song, which... →
I hope this redeems yesterday’s song, which doesn’t seem to hit the spot for too many people beside me. Give me a second chance: “Bang, Bang” by Isobel Campbell. This is my second-favorite…
Apr 1st
Happy Birthday “Weird Al” Yankovic “Weird... →
Happy Birthday “Weird Al” Yankovic “Weird Al” Yankovic Throughout my five-year phase of listening exclusively to “Weird Al” Yankovic, I was constantly told that I would outgrow…
Apr 1st
Sticky Fingaz - What A Wonderful WorldProduced by... →
Sticky Fingaz - What A Wonderful World Produced by Big D The Impossible & Sticky Fingaz From 2001’s Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones Here’s one of the worst things I’ve…
Apr 1st
dl peanut butter brain (nes) by ??? rezrezrez... →
dl peanut butter brain (nes) by ??? rezrezrez kills it. the party. toycompany6 was a blast, thanks to jerome+xc3n+v3r0n1qu3+all YA’LL MTL like scan + castro.
Apr 1st
Hey guess what everybody! I love TV theme songs,... →
Hey guess what everybody! I love TV theme songs, and also rap music. So guess what my favorite genre of music is that I didn’t know existed until last week. That’s right! Rap/theme song…
Apr 1st