My favorite rapper

I have a crush on Mos Def.

While everyone else was copying the thug look, Mos was expressing own his unique style.

But he's not just style, he's a true artist - one of the best lyricist around. 

Mos Def - Umi Says - Black on Both Sides

Mos Def - Quiet Dog Bite Hard - The Ecstatic

The Clash memorabilia

I've been wanting some Clash adornments for my house. I guess hours of listening to Joe Strummer BBC while working all week will do that...  Oh to see them live.

Going on ebay, thinking, oh maybe I'll picture up an old Clash shirt...

or maybe I won't! The cheapest here is $150 and one of these is $1200. I'll let you guess which one.

Looks like I might be pulling one of these:

Happy Birthday Strummer

On this day 1952 in the capitol of Turkey, the stars aligned to bring the world a rare breed of musical talent, political consciousness, style and good humor. I am speaking of course of Clash frontman, Joe Strummer.

Public Radio Exchange has re-released a radio show Strummer did in his later years for the BBC radio. I love it. Not only was he an outstanding musician, he was true appreciator. You get a sense of his international upbringing with his love of world music.


xoxo

New Music: Tame Impala

New tunes.

Thao + Mirah

As far as collaborations go, I'm really down for this one. I love their sincerity, energy, and creativity... I would love to hear a group of middle school girls jamming to this. It's time for some real female musicians / creative forces to guide the young. I'll stop myself there before playing my patented mainstream pop rant.



I can easily see myself in the background there strumming uke or banjo or clapping, basically ruining the jam, but having a great time with my gal pals. haha

 

Broken Bells

Rueful procrastination. I've been meaning to get my hands on this super beat mix and finally did so this week. The ipod thanked me. The Broken Bells album was all that I hoped it would be. A gigantic ball of honey-combed space candy, as noted above. I knew it would be good with ingredients like this.

Broken Bells for new comers is the collaboration of Shins front man, James Mercer and Danger Mouse, one half of the Gnarls Barkley duo. While definitively having the Mercer vocal stamp, the album otherwise seamlessly combines the talents of the two without any sharp or blaring edges. Good beats. Solid song writing. I've got the whole thing on repeat. I hope there will be more, especially after my disappointment with the last Shins album.

My ipod today: Striaght to Hell