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brownsville: home of the brave

Someday, it won’t take bravery to live in Brownsville. Someday. ‘Til then, M.O.P.:

do you believe in rock ‘n’ roll?

Can music save your mortal soul?

The Grand Rapids LipDub, via Chairman Guber. I don’t know if this is a Rule for My Unborn Son, but my children will be required to know all the words to this song.

beirut – “East Harlem”

From the upcoming album The Rip Tide
Beirut – East Harlem by Revolver USA
(via lil sis)

flame of the year, thus far

I loathe the fusion jazz that Pat Metheny excels in, but I will say this for the man: he knows and respects his over-genre. Thus, his takedown of Kenny G is simply astounding. On KG’s necro-duet with Louis Armstrong:

But when Kenny G decided that it was appropriate for him to defile the music of the man who is probably the greatest jazz musician that has ever lived by spewing his lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy, out-of-tune, noodling, wimped out, fucked up playing all over one of the great Louis’s tracks (even one of his lesser ones), he did something that I would not have imagined possible. He, in one move, through his unbelievably pretentious and calloused musical decision to embark on this most cynical of musical paths, shit all over the graves of all the musicians past and present who have risked their lives by going out there on the road for years and years developing their own music inspired by the standards of grace that Louis Armstrong brought to every single note he played over an amazing lifetime as a musician.

Let’s see Nies top that one. (Via Kottke)

josh ritter, 930 club, 8 may

Josh Ritter says DC is the new Ireland. I’ll accept that.

emily haines on writing in buenos aires

Emily Haines, talking about writing Metric’s new album Fantasies, and how Argentina helped her get out of the “Um. . . what do I do now?” funk:

[via swissmiss]

in which i remember that i need to edit my page's LI tags

The first published top10 this year.

1) Indie Rokkers • Time To Pretend EP • MGMT
2) Three More Days • Till The Sun Turns Black • Ray LaMontagne
3) Notebooks • Wake Up, Thunderbabe • The Battle Royale
4) Eyes • … • Rogue Wave
5) I’m the Man Who Loves You • Yankee Hotel Foxtrot • Wilco
6) Talking • The End • Mouthful of Bees
7) To the Dogs or Whoever • The Historical Conquests Of… • Josh Ritter Murray • Musicforthemorningafter • Pete Yorn
9) For the Actor • Bring It Back • Mates Of State
10) No You Girls • Tonight: Franz Ferdinand • Franz Ferdinand

let's pull the curtains down and leave

This will be pretty close to my off-to-India top10.

1) Brooklyn (Go Hard) • Notorious OST • Jay-Z feat. Santogold
2) Roll the Credits • Writer’s Block • Peter Bjorn And John
3) Hate • The Greatest • Cat Power
4) London Half Life • Grow Up and Blow Away • Metric
5) Where My Heart’s At • Tales Of The Forgotten Melodies • Wax Tailor
6) Spill Your Guts • Cherry Kicks • Caesars
7) Dónde está la Playa • You & Me • The Walkmen Every Moment • Out of the Shadow • Rogue Wave
9) Freddie’s Dead • Superfly • Curtis Mayfield
10) Sweet Darlin’ • Volume One • She & Him

wu-tang financial

First Jay-Z and now the Wu. “Because you and your fam can’t be relying on wankstas like Smith Barney.”

[via Merlin Mann's Kung Fu Grippe]

jay-z (feat. santogold) – "brooklyn (go hard)"

Jay-Z, Santogold, Brooklyn, and a type-o-licious video. What’s not to like?

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Nothing. That’s what. (Track via Pop Tarts Suck Toasted; video by Evan Roth, whose dream just came true.)