Country music traffics, at times, in some pretty tired stories about men and women, but it is crammed to the gills with talented women who have led fascinating lives. Here is a list of four women, whose careers cover the span of country recording, whose examples I would be proud to emulate. And with the exception of the first, they continue to write and perform today. Continue reading
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A little while back, Patton Oswalt wrote on Twitter:
Kansas’ “Dust in the Wind” is playing while I, a 42 year-old man, shop for comics. God has just told me to kill myself.
That got me thinking about a problem that has been preying on my mind for quite some time now. (Yes, I’m also 42, and recently started re-reading Sandman, but don’t read that far into it.) Continue reading
Time for the seventies! Although it is my least favorite decade music-wise it did have some good songs! Also, there are no dead animal pictures in this post. Continue reading
Everyone knows the other titans of early 90s hip-hop — A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul. Both of those groups are bananas. But there’s another rap crew from that era who everyone and their cousin should know: Gang Starr.
NME is reporting that Lady Gaga may join Queen on tour as the band’s frontwoman. Gaga worked with Queen’s Brian May on “You & I,” the newest single from Born This Way. May had this to say about Gaga:
World War II with a death metal soundtrack.
That’s right, heterosexuals! Princess Lady Dame Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone her very own self is in talks to perform the halftime show at this year’s Superbowl.
More deets can be found at SB Nation.
Let’s see… sweaty muscle men in shiny tight lycra pants plus Madonna. Also, football players. I’m afraid the gays win this one.
I gave you some really old oldies last time but this time I figured I’d go with stuff from the sixties.
Bounce. Bounce. Bounce. This past week I discovered some tunes from a St. Louis-based DJ named Spankalicious. He brings a sort of grimey flavor that sounds like the the Midwestern cousin of Z-Trip, Girl Talk and Diplo.
Spankalicious – Traveler
I’ve been digging in the crates lately so I’m a hit you with nine more fresh tracks after the jump. Continue reading
To commemorate last weekend’s stupidness I put together a house mix for the kids. So here’s a bunch of dope tracks together in one mix that’s heavy on the Fred Falke and Way Out West.
I know it starts off slow and laid back, but the pace picks up pretty quickly. I’m not a real deejay or anything, so try not to get yer vadges too sandy if the beatmaching isn’t always perfect. I’m calling it The Poosy Mix.