getting older, fatter, and barely remembering it

we had the K/nocito throw down birthday bash last night, and if i've learned anything it's to not try to outdrink 2 dudes who are both 7 feet tall. well, meneguar played and they fucking rule. i declare them good! i dunno what more to say about them other than they make me wish i was still playing music. i also like how they just shredded through 7 songs and ended it! or was it jason pumping jeezy into the PA right after the 7th song? i'm bummed i didn't get to play more superchunk, but i wouldn't have remembered anyway. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDES!

fucking great!

the new camera obscura? amazing! i never really got into them before, and i'm always getting them confused with the other camera obscura, but after i ripped 'if looks could kill' off the merge site i was fucking hooked! in a way this is what i wanted broadcast to be. i know they're different but if they could form 1 band i'd be pysched. there are at least 4 jams on this record. and those 4 jams are epic!

also i didn't have time to write about the new band of horses, but that great too. both these records will make the earl top 10 for 06.

christ this season is long

but not long enough for me! i'm kinda bummed the finals are already here, but at least dirk eliminated the spurs. i could've gone either way on that suns series, cause diaw is so major to me. fuck the heat though. d wade is sick and i'm a huge fan, but i don't want to see riley get his ring after the van gundy bulshit. it should be stan van in the finals right now! g payton jumping on every shaq team looking for the championship? ugh. it's embarrassing. zo. don't get me started on the bullshit he pulled on the nets and raps. i just can't pull for this guy, busted kidney and all.

antoine walker, on the other hand, is different. i was definitely hating him all season, and i googled him looking for 'employee number 8' shots, but looking at this guy clown around has swayed me! he's hilarious! just look at these pics! uglies shot in the game? ugliest mug in the game? best antics in the game?

and check out young dirk with a mullet already. dirk take this fucking series! you're the best player on the court! mavs in 7!

no homo no homo no homo no homo

last night will, alex, and nick were kind enough to host the third 'hip-hop a.v. club'! this time around... 'killa season: the movie'!

respect to alex who darted out in the rain to best buy after realizing they only had the promo teaser on DVD. disaster averted! the preview? hilarious. cam pissing on some dude in front of his bro's saying, 'no homo no homo no homo no homo'. haha and then at his grandmother's funeral scene were he lip-synchs to 'love my life'! to a photo montage! as his fat friend tries to hit on a 70 year old woman! WHAT THE FUCK! [save that woman for someone her own age! like hell rell!]

at this point i got chills. seriously. amazing. mind you this is all shot on a cam-corder [wa-waa] and edited on an imac.

then after the first hour all the sugar/pizza/beer wore everyone down and the movie got a lot less amazing. fast-forward situations. what? it got boring. 2+ hours is a long time for this much tomfoolery.

oh, and did i mention a grown 30 year old cam plays himself as a 15 year old? hitting on girls in high school? this guy is special.

i watch sports. sports. sports.

dombal reviewed 'sportscenter' from dedication 2

first line: Wayne likes sports, as he attests in the intro to this track from his latest, greatest 2006 mixtape.
last line: You know he's going to win because he simply can't lose.

and then gave the track 4 of 5 possible stars. tim also gave a review via text that was something like, 'this tape is so hot i'm sweating!'

dombal's review gets 3 stars [what's the point other than to name-drop a rapper on pitchfork?]
tim's review get a 5.5 pitchfork-wise. it ain't that good!

i think the tape is fine. the track is good, it's probably one off the better songs from dedidcation 2, a tape that's pretty forgettable. i mean, the w carter collection 1 was great. the w carter collection 2 was good, and dedication 2 is fine. all within 4 months! wayne is great, don't get me wrong, but his verse on 'suck it or not' is still more amusing than this whole tape i think. he's over-doing it. too many tapes wayne! take a break! though i'll be first in line for 'i can't feel my face'. gimme gimme gimme!

btw i claim yo gotti as the best tape so far in 2006!

i'll dig a hole for all your friends

yo gotti gangster grillz review! good! i claim this as good as 'dedication' and 'title'! tons of good tracks, not too many cameos, and some good jokes. sure he isn't hilarious like cam or wheezy, but he's not unfunny either. his voice is funny enough as it is. not unfunny!

let's see what the times said about him
1st line: "Yo Gotti is a shiny-toothed, crime-obsessed Southern rapper who has yet to score a big hit."
2nd line: "For now, let him storm your CD player instead."

this is half assed review! how bout some more words for this dude who's hooked on phonics? but i like how K said one track was 'lovely'.

when will sasha frere jones start blogging about him? this album will blow his mind.

also, i saw the walkmen on webster on wed. yup, they fucking RULE! it was crazy. text messages going on that said 'where the fuck are you this is RRAAAADDD' over and over. someone kept farting in front of us. i figured out it was this girl who was singing along to all the songs. gassy walkmen fans? cheeseburger farts. it was gross i'm telling you.

haha dirk is awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWmuUFKX1QA&search=dirk%20punk%27d

casual friday!

angels & airwaves- new blink band! sort of. i checked out their myspace page. sick! more sensitive than blink, but less rapping than boxcar. kinda epic! uh, can we get a new chem bromance record please? stop hanging out at misshapes and get that record done! ***update*** i just got the full length. hm... i think this might not shred enough for me. the layered/earnest thing is nice, but i need my shredding jams! minimal air guitaring here, but still, a good record.

rick ross- nocito brought back pics and this mixtape from miami. i have some of these songs but the tape is good! not a lot of nonsense, easy to listen to, not annoying at all! he's not the greatest rapper, in fact, he's not that good, but his delivery and production make up for it. sounds like a less nerdy MF doom? waiting on that full length...

boris. pink!- the first song is great, like that jesu EP! i thought i was in store for some more jams, but the records falls off pretty drastically. more of the same thrash/garage/screaming stuff on the other albums. not so much range here. mono and jesu take this record easily...

herein lies the problem

let's say dolan actually does buy out larry. ok fine. larry did a shit job this year. but what's next? this offseason dolan will either let isiah be coach or ask him for another big name coach [if so- please let it be stan van]. he'll ask isiah to move some players. maybe francis, marbury, crawford, or all of them.

isiah, 'what we should do is try to get under the cap and get some draft picks. we have the team now that we will trade to get'
donan, 'well, i'm losing too much money. i think if we get a superstar i can get some people in the seats. if we get into the 1st round, i can break even'
isiah, 'you are and always will be a fool. don't you read earl?'

so we have the knicks. with or without larry next year will be a doozy. i like curry still. keep him. i like all the players actually. isiah did a great job i think, understanding that dolan is the man calling the shots. sure a PF would be great, but a ton of teams need PF's, whatever. kenny thomas or kenyon martin will not put us over.

let dolan do what he's gonna do. i'll still watch the games but i refuse to pay for those $75 tix and $8 beers.

best of the year, in may!

ok here's my best of 2006 [music wise] list in may
the streets- yup, hilarious and produced well.
arctic monkeys- fire! great!
cam- so good. i'm claiming it!
destroyer- 'a life of art and a life of mimicry... isthesamething!'
jesu- weepy hard rockers. turn that frown upside down!
growing- sensitive stoner much?
T.I.- if not for the nest single of the year alone!
walkmen- 'break out the bottles when i'm away. i'll dig a whole for all your friends!'
elvis perkins- i know he's all VH1 but i can't stop jamming this!
and the best record so far....

the islands!

this record is so epic! it's got this super huge quality to it. sweeping melodies on top of melodies. the range is shredding here too. i dunno, i think this is the 'ends' of a process, if the unicorns were a 'means'. i recommend starting with 'bucky little wing' and then repeating the album so you get track 1 right after. it's crazy how good it is. 'swans' is a wake-up/fall asleep jam. i think about that song constantly when i'm not hearing it! the one problem with the album is 'Where There's A Will There's A' has rapping on it. it's terrible. delete that track! but the rest is so strong you can't deny it. i'm saying!

killa season!

the new cam is good! rejoice! ok nothing's gonna be as good as purple haze, but this one has some fucking jams! 'he tried to play me' is stupid. i love it! 'leave you alone' is a jam! 'suck it or not' is pure comedy! ok so 7-8 of these songs came out already on tapes, but they hold up great together. 'IBS' is a wtf moment. uh, 'this is a true story'? classic! 'something new' is old too, but i'm saying. all together is is a fucking great jam session! minimal dipset cameos, and i'm not hating hell rell at all! he's getting good!

some omissions were weird though. just the remix for 'do your thing?' where's 'it's nothing'? 'royalty'?

anyway let's review what the grey lady had to say about it
fisrt line: "If you've never heard "Purple Haze," the 2004 CD by the Harlem rapper Cam'ron, then consider yourself lucky: you've got something to look forward to.'
last line: In an album full of threats, this is the scariest one: a drunk-on-language rapper threatening to shut up.'

ok so i agree with this review! sounds like this guy really likes cam'ron! even though the times should stay the fuck off the fader's web page, this review has it all. irritable bowels, and wet wipes!

ARGH

please nash beat this guy tonight! the only fun thing is rooting against kobe. villains in the playoffs! i want the spurs to go down too what can i say. as a knicks fan all you can do is hate at this point.

casual jams report

jesu- silver e.p.- i claim this to be one of the best releases of the year! i'm saying. maybe top 5. it's epic. exactly what i wanted coming off the last one. 4 songs. the first 2 are fucking KILLER. 10 minute heavy melodic jams that reminds me of ride at time. but only vocally. stosuy claims jawbreaker but i don't hear it here. dan claims they suck, and he's usually right, but i think he's wrong about this one. it's so SHREDDING! btw dan good luck on the tour dude! everyone go out and see excepter!

final- 3- i'm kinda still hung up on the jesu, but Justin Broadrick's side project is pretty good too! all 'ambient' jams. the titles are cheesy but this is the guy from godflesh c'mon! not a must-have but there are some beautiful moments here...

built to spill- you in reverse- yup! great! i love this band something fierec so this is no surprise. loving the weepy songs the most right off the bat. and the original treepeople cover art vibe. great!

streets- The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living- of course i like this. this guy is a comedian! i loved 'a grand' and this is a totally satisfying follow up. 'All Goes Out The Window' is crazy. i could probably listen to this at any point during the day. wake up jams, works jams, and walk home from bar jams.

sorry i was into all these new jams. the positive vibes from these 4 record totally made my day. on a day i got hit by a truck! im serious! it was crazy!

finally!

the new walkmen. what can i say i've really been pining for this album. reports out of the gate were so-so. i was ready for the worst... or how bad it could've been. verdict? great! just... so great! mind you i was less into songs like 'the rat' and more into the weepy weird jams. this record is weepy. and weird. 'always after you' is fucking great. 'another one goes by' shreds really hard. in a non-shredding way. man i think i'm really gonna listen to this one a lot.

not unlike don cab's 'what burns never returns'- they were coming off that monster don caballero 2 record, and went in a stranger direction. the songs weren't hits, but i ended up listening to 'what burns' over and over and over. this new walkmen has that vibe to me. it's got a nice swagger to it, whatever you wnat to call it. imperfect recording, old amps, scratchy as hell vocals, and few peaks. i think that's a good thing! as if all the sarcasm and drinking has caught up with them... ham's still hung up on things. in between all the dream confessionals he still takes the time to give you the finger... 'i don't get some people, but i don't really try. what's good for you is good for me'...

in 4 years i want them to play the merc and have people go 'they're still around!? they had one good song once' and i'd say 'yup, you're still an asshole'.

growing report... again

saw growing again last night at the knitting factory. it was a record release for OM, so there were your usual mix of metal lifers and messenger bags. i was kinda psyched! growing was really good, as expected. nothing CRAZY but so good. they got heckled a lotl, which boggles my mind that dudes who would be psyched on an ex-sleep band would hate growing so much. isn't it all the same shit? if not better? i mean, as soon as there's a band with no drums some douche always claims, 'are they serious? I could play this!'. no dude, you can't.

OM i thought sucked but mike bones said they were awesome the night before so maybe i should give them anothet shot. mike's really never wrong about jams, but i just wasn't feeling them last night.

dammit

i want this. has anyone heard it? i couldn't find it anywhere today.

canal street report

ok i just hit canal street for some $3 laughs/fanouts.

Big Mike: Gametime- Hosted By Ron Artest! ok i just bout this for the new artest song featuring mike jones. haha it's funny. artest also does the intro-outro via phone. uh, it's fucking hilarious! ron is a shitty rapper for sure, and he even sings on the track. whatever. it was worth is for a chuckle... chuckle not as in wit, but chuckle as in slightly retarded. i'm not mad though! east coast tapes are a little boring, and the best stuff on here is from mike jones and lil wayne. oh the jadakiss/sigel song is good to i guess. but i wanted more artest weirdness! talk shit about the spurs! imagine if ESPN hasd to reports some dubious shit artest claimed on a mixtape! so close...

wayne: carter collection 2: damn this guy has to be the most prolific artist in music. a whole new tape with all this new stuff! it came out today. of course it's good! he's never bad! what's more to say? i think the carter collection 1 was better, but it's all good. his gangster grillz takes them all though. maybe.

March Madness 06: DK 31 degreez. this cover is great. just look at it! duke bluedevil, redick, and wayne designed like an EA sports game! ok i'm a couple months late on this but it was hard to find. 'the mailman'is great with that marvelettes sample. haha this is what i love about these tapes! take a santana reference, put wayne on it, throw in some gunshots, and you have a sick 1 minute song! santana's got a nice song on here too. yo gotti raps over the mannie fresh jeezy song. oui! the writer jay-z dis is a little zzz. eh, whatever this tape is great.

south stars generals vol 4.: christ. the number of dudes on this tape is crazy. 3 full rick ross songs! there's some crossover with some other tapes, but it's good. i would go for march madness 06 over this if you had the choice though.

styles P- shots fired. this is more K's fantasy... but it's really good! song after song, not a lot of skipping. nas references! 'who's world is this' right before 'street dreams'! ok this is really good actually there are 5-6 great tracks here. sure they're mixed like shit and the beat are all stolen [my favorite move] and hella gunshot samples but it's totally achieved repeat listen status! douche!

casual music review!

finally got a full copy of the new T.I... i still claim rubberband man as his most shredding song, but this record is GOOD. i'm claiming 5-6 really good jams here. even the jamie foxx song is sweet. i guess i just like the whole vibe of this record. the slow beats, the long songs, the artwork, etc. it's good. believe the canal st hype.

juvenile- shit's pretty good too! i think it's too long, but in chunks this record jams! there's not a whole lot of range here like on the TI record, but it's still one of the better records i've heard this year. worth bothering a bro for a copy for sure!

meneguar... great! hello 90's vibe! reminds me of some reis shit jehu or hot snakes take your pick. but that's too easy. eh, anyway this EP is rad.

ladyhawk... not sold yet. better than i remembered them live, but it makes me just want to listen to okkervil again.

i've also been jamming the magnetic fields 69 love songs vol 1. that shit sounds so good to me right now. the moz is also growing on me. still sweating the dog tapes too.

how casual were those reviews? sweet!

VC you're a bird now

anthony johnson coming up big against the nets! this series is a good one! that was a sick performan! he looks like a teenage mutant ninja turtle! he took j kidd on that baseline move! OOOOH! this and the bulls/heat series are real!

here we go!

arguably the most boring playoffs of any major sport, but i love it! in the east i'm pulling for the baby bulls! they're fucking gangster! you know how much i'm feeling nocioni with the blocks and ugly jump shots, but i've always been a hinrich maneuver fan, and luol deng is blacker than black. what's not to love? this whole team plays like scott skiles, and i'm tired of people shitting on tyson. he's fine...

isiah take notice! look what he bulls did after jordan! lottery picks, good trades, expiring contracts, etc. paxon knows a thing or two about rebuilding. sure, unloading brad miller was a little retarded, but you have to give to the perimeter players on this team. imagine if they still had jay williams? like, whoa...

in the west i'm either pulling for the clips or the nuggs. whoever wins that series. i like players on both those teams. the livingston on the clips and 'no one wants to play with me' camby on the nuggs. watch camby work the big silly though. ako who you gonna root for? the the clips? the nuggs? or the... ugh... lakers. ok i was never mad at odom, but didn't kobe have a verse on the pharrell tape? if not, he should...

i declare this as the biggest piece of shit

i've heard this year. i've skipped through it twice. it's awful! just fucking awful! where does one begin... ? 'skate board P' ugh 'supermodel going back to the hood?' ugh.

that's a wrap

so the season is over. the knicks went 23-59 in what seemed to be a worse season than their record shows. starbury led the team with 16.3 point per. curry had 6 rebounds per. this guy is 7 feet tall. steve francis is 6' 3" and pulled down 4.1. the stats are moot. the season wa sruined by larry brown's rotaion. or lack thereof. we signed jerome jame sin the offseason for 30 mil. where was he? too bad we didn't make the playoffs. he could've had a couple of decent games in a first round sweep. francis is in new york. which leaves us with 4 shoot guards. marbury included.

so let's just move on. the weaknesses are so obvious. the lack of a defensive big man. the lack of a true point gaurd, which to me is not such a big deal. if we went into the next season with this exact same lineup and a different coach we'd be at .500. isiah stays whatever. we know that dolan's pulling the strings, and i actually don't think zeke did a bad job with a militant spending owner. please larry walk off in the the proverbial sunset. PLEASE fire herb williams. he's just not working. i see him on the sidelines and him talking to an unresponsive team. LET HIM GO.

keep starbury or francis whatever. but trade one of them. isiah! some advice! jamal mashburn retired. don't trade for him! just please keep at least 2 of these rooks please. three would be great. just don't bring in chris webber or alonzo mourning please. damnit. what a waste of a winter.

i'm retarded!

i've waited this long to hear the dr. dog original tapes. they are crushing me! i can't do or think of anything else but how heavy these jams are! this is the perfect capper to my week of johnston/sebadoh lo-fo tape fanouts. seriously. scott played some songs before clap your hands this saturday and my spies reported that there were tears! i didn't really believe it then winton sent me "Love At The End Of Your Day" and i got all weird. that song is better than any bright eyes or destroyer song i've heard so far. it also shits on any death cab! it's that good! i know i know to a lot of you that no big deal, but i really love those bands!

i don't know where you can get it, but try! it's gotta be on limewire somewhere. you will not be pissed! "who do you fool with the things that you hide? is it for your sake or mine?... some things break before they can bend...'

i dunno. i think this song just made my entire summer!

make sure we get something back for this dude

we all know there'll be a firesale at the end of the season. and JC, nate, and francis are all up for grabs. well, if 'grabs' means taking on JC's and SF's ginormous contracts. nate will be a throw in when zeke trades for PJ brown.

but look at what JC's been doing since steph went out. 26/5/4 with 2 steals, and 2/5 from 3 a night! and he wants the last shot!

please zeke.
1. no more big contracts
2. keep nate as a backup
3. hold david lee
4. unload either francis or steph for a F/PF or a pick
5. sign no more players that 'remind you of yourself'
6. consider firing your douche of a coach

i'm walking the cow!

i knew 'the devil and daniel johnston' would be my favorite movie ever. it was going to be a lay-up. without getting too emo, this movie is fucking great! i'm saying. it made me feel super weird about everything. the footage is amazing. actual footage of that girl he's been singing about his whole life! 'i knew i was an artist when i wrote 100 songs about her'. like, WHOA! actual recordings of sonic youth yelling at him in a NJ parking lot! actual foootage from the pier platters show here he freaked out! what can i say? this is an epic movie. don't want to ruin the details for you if you're gonna see it, but some shit strait blew my mind. like the shit he pulled right after his SXSW gig. damn.

go see his show at clementine before it comes down! 27th street! wait. it might be over by now...

mixtape madness

ok let's run down some mixtapes from the last 2 weeks. some i've listened to a lot. some i've just listened to once. fuckit they cost $3. here we go!

drama&pharrell: i hate pharrell a lot i think. i think he's retarded. but based on chris ryan's suggestion i got his new tape with drama. super backpack vibe here. he uses some relections eternal beats. his voice is kind of weak. 'skateboard p'? please. bathing ape? who cares? i'm hating a little. it's a solid tape though, meaning it's well produced and sequenced well. whatever. chris still has shredding taste. i just don't like pharrell is all. although 'me too' is an awesome song. download that. save your $3 on this one.

georgia bulldogz vol 6: good! TI and jeezy sound great here! i'm into it! does slick pulla suck? i'm not sure yet... i think so

loso's way- fucking great! one of my favorite tapes! really it's really good he raps about lamar odom! i don't hate this guy at all! even though the 'gangster's rise to power' storyline is super original and fresh, fabo's got good jokes, great beats, more good jokes, and a slack delivery! i'm a fan dude! 'deuces are for laying!'

southern smoke 25- yup! another winner! not really amped on pimp C but there are some great sounding tracks here. love the scarface lil flip song! it's good. all the SS are kinda good. but this one is better than 24...

writer block 3- boring. i'm bored. i just can't get into this one.

young buck&drama- good, he's a little scary sounding. i'll get into this later, but it might be not funny enough for me.

and now... WHO ELSE BUT US? diplomats! uh, after one listen i'm a little disappointed, but there are some jams for sure. i think it might be kinda over for these guys. i dunno, i have my doubts about killa season based off cam's stuff he's leaked already. it's not that epic. 'losing my love' is great though. 'could it be i'm losing my love... for this rap shit? man i've had it!' actually, i might get really into this later. hey! i just got it!

also, i got the new green lantern but i haven't listened to it yet.

damn i have some work to do on these...

WTF!

instead of 'i hate you. the fantasy player i hate this week' i'm going to do a 'WTF where did this come from? the fantasy player i love this week!'

you are NOC! where did this come from really. look at his numbers! the last week... 20/11/2! the threes are dubious but i love the action on the boards! damn he's carrying my PILATE DIVAC team right now. also, chris paul has been amazing, but that's old hat. this guy should've been the #1 pick iverson-wise.

and a hi-five goes to CWEBB for playing out this season 72 games played at a 20/9/4 clip does not suck at all!

MELO?

with the knicks all but killing my will to live [more on that later... larry you're still a douche], i've had to re-direct my interest nba-wise. this post goes out to Josh's friends the twins from nuggtown! i'm claiming the nuggs in the west! it's gonna be an interesting finish to the season, but i'd like to take a moment and fan out on melo a bit. after the dream team bullshit larry put him through and all the weird la-la 'this guy is trouble' tags, this guy is becoming a fucking shredding player! 26/5/3! and this week he's shooting threes! sure the nuggs need to win more games, but that means camby's got to come through. evens was a great pickup. they still down't have the outside shooting threat [andre miller is a liability in that way], but melo can take that shot. fuckit dude start bombing!

if the playoffs started today they woould play the griz, whom i think they can take. but then dallas? hm. i do like dirk's hair situations. the clips? hm. i do like the big silly's style too. it's gonna be a weird couple of weeks, but i'd like to see melo get his on national TV.

sure on hot97 he has that spot where he says 'THIS IS MELO I SHOULD'VE BEEN THE #1 PICK HOT97!!!'. hm dunno if he'll ever be as good as bron bron, but if he gets a three in his game and puts up a few X3 X2 then we can talk. make the haters turn their frowns upside down!

remembered we departed from our bodies!

shit. fuck. last night the hold steady saved me from another dreary weekend. they were, how you say, FUCKING MAJOR! i kinda feel douchey for not repping this band sooner, but better late than never. they played all the jams, including the positive one. i guess they had me won over as soon as i saw them. nerds. living out their E-street band fantasy. the vibes were just perfect what can i say. there was moshing! stagediving! and no one was mad at it! well, from what i could tell. i'm saying. see this band if you like good things!

i will eat crow jason. this band is incredible.

here's some trivia: i mosh with my eyes rolled back and jump around like a weird zombie to the hold steady. and who am I?
hint: my name rhymes with the words 'say', 'way', and 'gay'

toosh report: a pitchfork edition!

the new moz:
1st line: "'I am a living sign," Morrissey sings on "Vicar in a Tutu", from the Smiths' 1986 apex, The Queen Is Dead."
last line: "The living sign again: "This one is different, because it's us."

hogan loved the new record. he goes onto explain why. i don't really buy it, but whatever. i can't really argue with details, but the truth is that the new record is thoroughly forgettable. trust me i've tried. hogan gave the record an 8.0. i gave the record, what, a 6.1? i can't remember. hogan's review gets the same why not.

sebadoh III reissue
first line: "Released the same month as Nirvana's Nevermind, Sebadoh's III-- along with Pavement's 1992 album Slanted & Enchanted-- functioned as my preferred scattershot post-adolescent soundtrack."
last line: "I haven't heard anything like it since."

ok so i'm biased. this record was fucking rad. also, when it came out i was right there with stosuy buying up those 7"s and laughing at the indie rock 'fight' tracks. he gave the record a 9.3. i give it an 8.3 [maybe i'm less nostalgic- is that possible?]. the review gets an 8.5.

Fennessey's review of the new T.O. is funny, but i get weirded out by music writers who all of the sudden become black when they review black music. Fennessey sayd "don't get it twisted". it gives me the heebie jeebies. and when trent talks about three 6 on his blog he says 'dawg' every time. ugh.

dwayne wayne report!

foronda took me to my first nets game in jersey. now, i fucking hate the nets but i like r jeff ok. jason collins makes me laugh. his voice is super low like frankenstein. or calvin johnson. i was mostly amped to see d wade do his thing. and shaq, who is ginormous in person i shit you not. the nets blew them away and they're on a 12 game steak, etc, etc. just more fodder for a 2nd round exit. sorry mike bones.

d wade is so shredding though. the dude looks like he's coasting on the court. controlled, balanced, and quick. i'm a fan! damn that draft class was SICK. lebron, melo, wade, and bosh. and i bet you darko will be a 12/8 with 3 blocks kind of guy. not kandi-man terrible.

continental airlines arena is a third world country compared to the garden by the way. it feels like a strip mall and the people are ghetto as fuck. i loved it! on the bus ride back all i heard was about how 'diddy was there' and foronda overheard a conversation stripper-wise. it was hilarious you had to be there. so many goatees too. damn. even more than at the lips show!

get me away from here i'm dying

saw the first night of the lips' 2 night stand in NYC. they suuuucked.... it makes me tired just thinking about it. ok to preface, i have all their albums and they have some JAMS. especially on 'clouds' and 'transmissions'. i still play some of those songs on the library juke and they are still great. to this day. i haven't seen them since they got all 'kooky dad' on us, so i was curious.

verdict: sucked! he seemed really convicted to tell us something. he was 'fighting the power' against something! he was 'trying to stick it' to someone! possibly 'the man'! in the end, all he wanted to do was tell us that he's proud to still be a pothead. frat dudes rejoice. and they did! he would muster up choruses from songs he'd just have played and beg the crowd to sing along. uh... it was awkward. and in the end? a montage of george bush and his cabinet. yeah dude! fuck the system! show a picture of the president! dad you are SO COOL.