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omg! im having a rap attack!

i just got done listening to colbert’s i am america and its pretty damn funny, not surprisingly. it was awesome hearing him talk all sexy and shit about how the ladies like nothing better than a “big sack” but actually referring to “something a cartoon bandit would carry out of a bank.” the entire sex and upbringing/sports chapters were, at times, tear inducing funny. the only chapter that was kind of a bore was that on religion, but thats my own hang up cause i typically find any discussion on religion to be rather pointless. even colbert couldn’t breathe life into the tired and boring arguments. definitely recommended.

anyone going to band of horses at the park tavern on sunday and/or the echo festival? i will not be attending the echo but will be in attendance, sans wife, at the horses show. so, if you seem some guy, most likely with a white sox hat on, stop on over and say hello or go fuck yourself. its all the same to me.

i think the first swear i ever heard in a song was run dmc’s “peter piper” off raising hell. i was in junior high. so you could imagine how elated and giddy i was when i heard such profanity coming through my cheap boombox speakers. it was the greatest thing i have ever heard in my life, at the time. i didnt know shit, of course, cause all i cared about was showing off to my friends that i had a tape that the guys said shit, dick, fuck, etc. yeah, they were impressed but thats not the point. little did i know i was listening to one of the best hip hop records ever created. to this day it stands as such.

here they are playing at the apollo in 1985. its an fm broadcast so you will hear some pretty funny dj inter and outerludes. thanks to the guy on dime for unearthing this gem.

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you’re on a gravy train with biscuit wheels!

good afternoon all! anyone planning on goin to the echo project fest down here in atlanta? its not actually in atlanta but its just south of the city, in fairburn. i am super psyched cause its literally 3 miles from my crib. if you havent heard about it, it definitely looks like it could be pretty awesome. some the acts include cat power, son volt, flaming lips, phil lesh, clap your hands, spearhead, the roots, rjd2, les claypool, polyphonic spree, man man, and supposedly a shit load more are going to be announced sometime soon. its going on on oct 12 - 14. check the site for details.

anyone hear the new jeremy enigk record, the missing link, as of yet? it comes out tomorrow and i have yet to only hear these tracks, “oh john” and “river to sea” - see the video below. hopefully one of these days i will get to see jeremy live. the time i saw sunny day open up for velocity girl @ the metro way back when still stands as one of the greatest performances i have ever witnessed.

oh john

jeremy enigk site / myspace / facebook

today is one of my absolute favorite artists, steve earle performing @ the midlands fest in ireland on 7.28.07. the first track is a new song from his upcoming record, washington square serenade, which is out on 9.25. thanks to the original taper!

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