Quiz Results: Radiohead song, or Drug Found in Anna Nicole's Autopsy Report?
A) Myxomatosis B) Diazepam C) Diphenhydramine D) Polyethylene E) Melatonin F) Atropine
NOT CREDIBLEJay-Z
I know, I know, it's a badge of honor for underclass blacks to sell out. But at what point is it too much? Jay-Z seems to have crossed that threshold. And that's one of the reasons his new album stiffed. Maybe if he'd gone on Oprah...
Has it been a while since you heard some Fu-Schnickens? Try Prefix Mag's first podcast: Out-of-print Hip-Hop.
Cracked: The 25 Worst Rapper Names of All Time
New favourite word to the metal lexicon: Nigel Hipster ('nI-jel 'hip-st&r)
Noun: Anyone who appreciates or supports black metal for ironic reasons, or because they find it humorous.
Probably my favourite music writing of last year, Scott Seward's review of Agalloch - Against the Grain for Decibel Magazine. The entirety of the last paragraph is worth repeating:
Plus, it's so unbelievably beautiful and addictive. Agalloch records will make you feel like you're 16 again and are going to live forever. And if you are 16 they will make you feel like you are the ruthless lord of an intergalactic prison planet staffed by four-breasted alien sex slaves. Hell, make that six-breasted! Great metal is like a great drug and Agalloch is like extra-strong heroin laced with even MORE heroin. Whereas bands like Mogwai and Mono often demand that you eat your vegetables before you get any dessert ("Hey, Mr. Mono, are we there yet?" "Yes, we have almost reached top of Godspeed Mountain, and when we get there we will play supersonic psychedelic guitar freakout!" "Yeah, we know. It's the same every song." "What, you don't like supersonic psychedelic guitar freakout?!" "Yeah, yeah, whatever, my feet are killing me."), and even gods like Neurosis make you walk on glass before letting you peak on the mushrooms they're doling out at their desert boot camp, Agalloch's nine- and 10-minute songs are smooth and seamless; the whole ride is never anything less than puuuuuure pleasure. As Jesus is my mistress, I swear to you, this is fucking heaven on a stick, my friends. Fucking heaven on a stick.
You know what I can't stand. 4 minute Youtube videos. Who's got 4 minutes? Here's some shorter ones:
- 30 Rock - Mindgrapes (0:49)
- Conan - Clive Clemmon's Favourite Inapproriate Responses Channel (0:46)
- The Simpsons - Dedicated to all who died in Star Wars (0:28)
- CSI Miami - David Caruso One-Liners: Sunglasses Edition (2:16) (really, you only need to watch 30s or so)
- Letterman: Jim Carrey's David Caruso on CSI Miami impersonation (1:57)
