this is rock.

yeah whatever

Yes please

Got my ticket to see TVOTR play Musicfest in September. I hope Tunde knows what's in store for him. And by that I mean a crazy, lovesick redhead who won't take no for an answer.

the pretentious illiterate

Radar has a fascinating interview with ex Throbbing Gristle musician Genesis P'-Orridge. Ever heard the term 'pandrogeny?' Me neither. I can't think of anyone I could fall in love with so desperately that I would start having plastic surgery to look like them. But I've yet to meet Zach Galifianakis. And I'm already naturally hairy, so...

Mannequin was filmed at Woolworth's

Yeah dude, I'm not gonna lie. I love Ween. And I REALLY love this song as a perfect summer backdrop to me daydreaming about all the aspects of my life I wish would change.

The perfect song

So it's like Primus meets Goo Goo Dolls, a little Medeski, Martin & Wood, Dan Fogelberg, throw in Barbara Streisand, cross with Burt Bacharach... Ringo Starr?

Electromagnetic dick

I wanted to give away my materials,” Badu told Wired magazine, seen here with daughter Puma Rose.

“It’s about sharing, and that’s why I like this system.”

Coming out in July, Return of the Ankh will be accompanied by USB sticks which will include all kinds of little extras like footage of concerts, commentary on the recording process and “me in a bathtub with Flavor Flav.”

Uh, okay.

Erykah also hinted at a full-length release titled Lowdown Loretta Brown (an alias she has used over the years) saying, “I don’t want to introduce too much of that right now. I don’t want Gwen Stefani stealing my shit.”

I love a good revenge sequence

Watched Death and the Maiden for the first time in a few years. Holy shit is Sigourney Weaver ever a badass. Any woman who calmly states 'shut up bitch,' before stuffing her panties into the mouth of her presumed rapist that she's tied to a chair wins my love and respect.  Sadly there are new parallels to be gleaned from the movie of a post 9/11, Gitmo America and the 'unnamed fascist South American country' striving for democracy used as the cinematic backdrop. Can't wait till Bush the neocon torturer is out of office and just a faint memory.

I shoulda asked for the digits

Yesterday on the way to the bus stop a dirty man approached me. Ignoring the fact that I had on headphones he proceeded to talk to me.

Him: Can I ask you a question?

Me: (groaning internally) Eghhh... I guess

Him: Do I have something on my ass?

Me: What?

Him: Do I have something on my ass? I just got out of a dumpster.

They hijack the buses using wack music

I was always confused as to why Mos Def was so hellbent on giving shoutouts to 'the Cackalacks' aka the Carolinas. Years later I finally discovered NC's Little Brother, wondering how I could've missed out on them for so long. ''The Listening" remains one of my favorite records and that particular song contains arguably the best line in history to ever reference Michael J. Fox: "Alex Keaton always frontin like he high post." I'm genuinely considering putting that on a t-shirt.
I like the latest record even though brilliant producer extraordinaire 9th wonder (whom Jean Grae refers to as 'cool as sheeyit' on her cover of Jay-Z's 'threat,' which 9th created) is no longer in the group. Oh yeah, and self-proclaimed 'pretty boy' Lil Wayne is on it. How does that dude have any spare time? Seriously.

I get so weak in the knees

As a skinny, honky preteen in hillbillyia, I dedicated most of my time to listening to soulful r&b and wishing I were black. I had a very distinct musical preference for groups using three letter acronym monikers: TLC, ABC, (Sup Iesha! Catch you at the playground!) and my favorite, SWV.

SWV featured frontwoman Coko, the tough but glamorous, mini-bouffant-rocking, black leather wearing, baby mama to Digable Planets hottie Ish Butler, diva. After rewatching the video for 'I'm so into you' it also appears she's a fencing enthusiast.

And I can't neglect the fingernails. Those claws were
serious. They could hurt you. badly. They could peel an orange in 2 seconds flat. They could pick car locks effortlessly. I remember thinking, 'how can she turn on the faucet to take a shower?' But if you're Coko, you don't need to turn on the faucet. You get another bitch with short fingernails to do it for you.

I bet I'd like your underwear

Dear Ms. Verity:
I love you. I mean I really, REALLY love you. Last night I even tried willing myself to dream of you like some Carlos Castaneda ish and it FUCKING WORKED except you were making out with some dude instead of me, so I woke up.

You got it down.

Yeah, I don't think so.

I'm not just pissed because it's a Tom Waits covers record and I love Tom Waits. Or that it's effing ScarJo who is extremely overrated and can't act. (Unless being pretty qualifies as acting, which it doesn't). What I'm most upset about is ScarJo made a record produced by Dave "the white dude in TV on the Radio" Sitek and Sean from Baltimore's fantastic Celebration- one of my favorite bands of all time- is playing music all over that mess. Yes, I'm a very jealous woman and I don't think Lost in translation was that good of a movie. Watch yr back, ScarJo or I'll send you back to The Island.

I want to go to this party

young liars

I am a huge TV on the radio fan. I also happen to be madly in love with singer Tunde Adebimpe (pisces, bitch).
Tunde starred in one of my favorite movies, Jump Tomorrow, which no one has seen. In fact, the only reason I've heard of it is because my obsessive crush led me to do a search of his name on IMDB (sad but true). I normally stay as far away as possible from romantic comedies, but the quirkiness of the film won me over. It's in no way saccharine or hackneyed, but it does leave you with a warm, 'feel-good' feeling (did I just write that?) at the end. It's no Superbabies: Baby Geniuses, but what is? It would also make an excellent birthday present for anyone born on May 1st. On a Saturday. In the year of 1982. In the town of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Sugar got a long way to catch you

A comparison of the album covers featured in the video. I was inordinately excited that she did a Minnie Riperton parody.