Mar 03 2012
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holy fuck, this is a purdy flik. it’s kinda like watching the matrix, where you have to squint your eyes or just flat out pretend that fucking talent-suck keanu reeves has most certainly NOT been cast as the quasi-savior-esque “neo” just to somehow, some way, enjoy it… ahem. scorsese rocks, despite fucking nicolas cage. filmsmithing. [...]
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now that prince has lost every sweaty drop of his cool, you know that had rick james survived, well, being rick james, he’d still be an xxxtra funky titan of funk. extra props for the rickenbacker bass. 31 years later this album still iz the shit. believe this: he’s rick james, be-yotch!
Jul 16 2011
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in rainbows was/is near impossible to beat and i’m not sure if this does (don’t care) but one things for certain, these guys just keep experimenting and growing in every way. WHOOP!
Jun 23 2011
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fuuuck. sometimes i wonder what the fuck i was thinking doing any kind of music blog. especially a music blog based on my tastes. dirty-esque as they may ever be. sucker. sure, it’s nice to have common interests, but really, i don’t give a fuck. if you really don’t like it don’t listen. and stop [...]
Tags: be nice, bitchez iz bitchez, bump, champagne, clams casino, clams casino instrumental mixtape, eat your vegetables, haters as waiters, internet trolls, jane says, nut sack, please enjoy responsibly, rainforest ep, respect, respekt, stop wackin all over my track, tri angle records, type records, world of trolls
Jun 05 2011
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see it with your ears here. and then: eyes down. bass up. oh yes, my f(r)iends. sumo-fat-ne-ess. …
Tags: 1933 king kong, bass, bass be thy god, deep medi, dynamic tension records, king kong, phatt spillage, surgeon's breaking the frame, thhump-thump-thump, v.i.v.e.k., v.i.v.e.k.-eyes down
May 21 2011
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a couple of years ago one of my neighbors decided to go walk her dog at 3 a.m. “yeah so?” you say. well apparently she had been DEEP FRYING at the time and left that pot a bubblin’ when she left (you can’t pick your neighbors…) and the result was the whole damn building burning [...]
Tags: bad brains, d.c. hardcore, d.c. punk, do not pirate this-jah will smite you, dr. know, essential albums, greatest band alive, H.R., i against i, jah, must own albums, obama, reggae, with the quickness
Nov 16 2010
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whoo yeah! this iz THE shit!!! almost out of circulation due to…i can only assume stupidity…this is a MUST buy for your shizzled nizzle. MUST!!!! ……………………………. make no fucking excuses.
sweet mother of pearl! whilst on a recent trip to the EU, friends kept telling me about the stellar beers of ze deutschland, and then i heard about their plentiful, world class art museums, all cheap and outstanding. so being a total sucker for cheap and amazing and since getting there from la france was [...]
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Feb 19 2010
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i am shim, your humble digital sherpa, dedicated to the rabid promotion of the various communities of experimental music. additionally, many other artistic mediums will have their juicy marrow relinquished, as well as all things of value to be found off the dusty, beaten path. whatever i like, because this is my site, so get [...]
