Commercial Hip Hop has a pretty side, too!

I fucking LOVE this song... DJs of the world, please beat the living hell out of this song? Please? mix it and remix it... I've no idea why the thought of "she wore apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur (with the fur), the whole club was looking at her"
can be so contagious. I've the reputation of a snob when it comes to music yet,
I'm guilty of singing this song out loud.... at work.. during meetings...yes, in public... WTF?

The Breeders...

I saw the Breeders on April 10th, 1994 in San Antonio. I remember the exact date because that is the day I learned that Kurt Cobain had committed suicide. I felt so sad about not ever liking his music and wished so badly that I did; after listening to his work all I could bare to listen to was Polly. I then dissected the song and realized it's the voice of a rapist begging for help. It freaked my shit and paved the way for the possibility of a solution to end sexual abuse: For society to accept sexual assault as a mental illness no one is willing to treat... and perhaps begin to treat it?

Iris, I wonder now, is about a lesbian affair? Someone put that in my head when I was a freshman in college and I've accepted it as the ultimate truth.. At any rate, we all know that When Iris sleeps over, it will all right...

Israel what are you feeding the children of Abraham?

I.Zen and Duvded are Infected Mushroom, an Israeli techno something duo that simply kicks ass the way techno something music should. Please forgive my lack of eloquence as I dub them as 'techno something' but I am so far removed from the electronic scene nowadays that I've managed to somehow forget the beats, the rhythm and the lingo used to describe the magic tunes. Back then, I remember house. jungle (my favorite). techno. electronica. bullshit and commercial music but this was back when Frankie Bones was the shit and making it to my 8am classes were my only worries.

At any rate, check out Infected Mushroom and again, forgive my writer's block and un-coolness... That's what I get for growing up.

And I'm Bewitched...

"All of the sudden.. the girl of my dreams, she never asks, she always screams..."

Those are the Bewitched lyrics by Luna and just make me crumble... I don't know if it's the lead singer's sweet, tender voice or the simple fact that he so elegantly sings about how his psycho girlfriend freaks out?

I just want to turn them into literature.

Here's Luna in a live performance at the Boston Museum.. Bear with me please, this is the only video I could find of Bewitched, my favorite song.

Kruder & Dorfmeister and Depeche Mode?

Holly FUCK. Listening to some of their work (like the video posted below, a remix of one of the songs by Depeche Mode), is like going to one of those mega Target stores where you buy organic food, get your prescriptions filled, buy a couch, furnish your beach house and, find the perfect purse all in the same place.

Kruder and Dorfmeister? Allow me to introduce: Austrian boys based out of Vienna who gained much popularity simply by being bad asses. I must admit that Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister still remain a mystery to me. One of their albums (G Stone I think it is, though don't quote me here) resembles one of Simon and Garfunkel's album covers. I am quiet convinced that it must be an inside joke?

Pat Metheny Rocks My World

My very first entry must be dedicated Pat Metheny - the man himself- who, along with Antonio Sanchez play a killer live rendition of Go Get it. This was recorded in Tokyo back in 2002.

Before you watch it, it is imperative that you understand something about me: I absolutely LOVE Pat Metheny... I have yet to meet someone else who is as enthralled by his music as I am. I've even had to roll solo at his concerts because even my most amazing friends don't seem to understand him... - fuckers.

Look at how he looses himself in his guitar! This is Happiness.