The band I went to see at "The Earl" tonight....they are very rad, and are touring the US right now. I recommend you check them out if they come near your town.

The Mercury Program

] "Bombs Over Baghdad" sounds even more like
] self-contained, self-conscious artillery. The title
] promises internationalist fervour, but in fact seems to
] be just a clever metaphor for the repetitive vagueness of
] other hip hop artists - "don't pull the thang out unless
] you plan to bang... don't even bang unless you plan to
] hit somethang" - which is ...ironic... under the
] circumstances. But Outkast impart their message better
] than Dead Prez did on "Hip Hop", and with more reason to
] feel confident; the music is utterly blinding. What
] Outkast, or perhaps producer Earthtone III, seem to have
] realised is that much of the truly scary, fervent
] sounding music made during the nineties (hardcore techno
] and jungle being the relevant examples here) has been
] made in digitalised circumstances, without conventional
] ideas of meaning and feeling propelling them.

Or otherwise the song doesn't really mean anything...

However, I really like it anyway. I think I might buy this CD...

:)

Skykicking - Outkast - Bombs over Baghdad

This is the website for Baxter....and you should check it out. Its good stuff, and you can listen to their new CD online. Trust me...you will like it.

:::: BAXTER ::::

This is the new Baxter CD that just got released. I haven't gotten to hear any of it yet, but if you don't have the self-titled Baxter CD released in 1998, you are missing out. This new one is definitly going to be on the top of my christmas list.

Amazon.com: Music: Wine & Spirits

"Jam Master Jay, part of the pioneering rap trio Run DMC, was shot and killed at a New York City recording studio Wednesday, the group's publicist said. "

Yahoo! News - Jam Master Jay Dies in NYC Shooting

This is a memphis rock band...."Inside my Head" is pretty good:)

Memphis Rock Band Sheltered Life

"Reznor got himself an Atari 2600 home gaming console and spent long afternoons at the house of a friend who had a coveted color RadioShack computer. Soon enough, he had his very own Commodore 64 and began teaching himself to program. He went on to study computer science at Allegheny College and worked briefly as an engineer until he decided the time was right to pursue his dreams. "When you could use computers to make music," he says, "I wanted to be right in there." "

Salon.com Technology | Trent Reznor's pretty hate machines

Jaron Lanier: "I'm 41 now so I've decided I need to develop my grumpy side. So here's a rant about the sorry state of pop music."

I'm not going to include a bunch of excerpts for this one, because I want everyone to read the whole thing start to finish. It will only take a few minutes; like most good rants, it's short, direct, and thought provoking.

Where did the music go?

Going to the VNV Nation show on Friday night in Atlanta. Its going to rule! I definitly recommend checking them out...very unique, smart music.

v n v n a t i o n - o f f i c i a l h o m e p a g e

I just had to link this because I am teeming with jelousy....if you live in the SF area and you dig the Gorillaz, then there is no excuse for you not to go to this show. As for you who don't like the Gorillaz, I must say first, "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU???" and secondly, go to the show anyway cuz by the time its over, you will probably be wondering why you ever doubted them in the first place. I totally wish they were coming even slightly close to Nashville to do a show...I would SO be there.

MTV Online - Tour Dates - Gorillaz