The Rat Pack in St. Louis
I know this is odd for someone my age, but I am a huge fan of The Rat Pack, especially Frank Sinatra. Sadly, they did their stage show before my time and I've only seen it in a DVD I have (where they...
Tag: music
Dirty Acres- The Excitement is Building
Many of you know I am a huge fan of an underground rap group called CunninLynguists. Their last album, A Piece of Strange was pure genius. I loved the album so much, I created (and unfortunately didn'...
Thoughts on Emo
I was talking to a friend of mine, who shall remain nameless (ok, it was Lisa), about the musical genre emo. She was saying that because a songs lyrics are similar to lyrics to an emo song, then that...
Hip Hop is Dead
I just finished reading Michael Eric Dyson's Know What I Mean? Reflections on Hip Hop. It is a brilliant, insightful discussion on hip hop and its history, it's problems, and how it relates to society...
Make 50 Cent Quit Rapping
50 Cent believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it. Both 50 Cent and West have albums due out Sept. 11. 50 Cent, who has sold better than We...
Tech N9ne- Misery Loves Kompany
I recently obtained Tech N9ne's new album that is releasing on Tuesday. This is just an album to tide his fans over until his next release Killer. This album, which is an album of collaborations with...
Entourage and Flight of the Conchords
HBO is doing it right again. They continue to bring quality programming to the masses. It's no wonder each year HBO has just as many entries in the Emmy Awards as your standard "free TV" network. They...
An Ambitious Goal
I have set a goal for myself. It is quite an ambitious one. One that will take lots and lots of time. While listening to Jaguar Skills' mix 1979-2006 I decided to obtain all 800 songs he used in his 4...
A Pioneer Passes
I'm not really a fan of opera music but I was reading the newspaper today and read an article about a pioneering opera singer passing away. He was Robert K. McFerrin Sr. Many may recognize the last na...
Tales of the Forgotten Melodies
A friend of mine from France has really great taste in music. She listens to a lot of electronic music, something I've never really gotten into. One night she introduced me to a song called "Our Dance...
The Genius of Johnny Cash
As many are aware, I do not like country music. It just doesn't do anything for me. No, it's not because it's all about your girlfriend leaving you and stealing your pick-up truck (though, I do use th...
10 Years and He is Not Forgotten
10 years ago Tupac Amaru Shakur died after being shot 6 days earlier in Las Vegas. He is missed by many and forgotten by few.
Gnarls Barkley
Wow, what can I say about this album? Only one word can describe it... Amazing. Cee-Lo comes great on this album. I really don't know how to explain the album really. It's not really anything like his...
The Best Hip-Hop Albums
After seeing some other lists of favorite albums, favorite hip-hop albums, and favorite albums of 2005, I decided to make a list of my favorite hip hop albums of all time. One thing I should note befo...
Blue Skies, Sunshine
Lately I've been on a Masta Ace kick. I can't get enough of his music. It's probably because I've been listening to CunninLynguists' A Piece of Strange a lot lately. APOS is 16 tracks that make up a s...
Officially Unofficial Strangeness
Or should it be Unofficially Official? Someone in the Qn5 Forums put together a tripod website detailing the concept album A Piece of Strange by CunninLynguists. The album is brilliant in my opinion,...
What Am I Listening To?
I finally reinstalled my plugin for Last.fm. Take a look at what I'm listening to.
In the Event of My Demise
In the event of my demise when my heart can beat no more I Hope I Die For A Principle or A Belief that I had Lived 4 I will die Before My Time Because I feel the shadow's Depth so much I wanted 2 acco...
Rappers, Stay in School!
Check out this funny episode of The Weakest Link featuring rappers. Some of these questions were really easy. STAY IN SCHOOL KIDS!
Bonus Tracks
What's the deal with Bonus Tracks? It seems more and more albums are featuring these bonus tracks. I don't understand the concept behind bonus tracks. Am I supposed to feel honored to have one extra,...