February 2012
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This is Kind of About Whitney Houston, But Mostly...
I generally stray away from doing memorial posts for people who I don’t talk about much when they’re alive, but sometimes someone’s death makes you reflect on life a little. When I was a kid, Whitney Houston was virtually inescapable. Turn on the television, a Whitney video was playing. Go to the movies, The Bodyguard was playing. When I lived with my aunt and uncle for a...
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A Thing Everybody Already Knew About the Internet
Many people are more concerned with “being right” than they are with engaging in smart discourse with people.
Even when you’re on that person’s side on the matter.
purepopfornowpeople asked: Have you ever seen Afro-Punk? I think you'd find it interesting.
en serio
unaguerrasinfondo:
white punks kids wanna live in black and brown neighborhoods for the cheap rent and then they get on facebook and complain about black folks wearing leather jackets with a patch on it - because ‘they are stealing our culture’. aint that some shit?
…from reading this shit you’d almost think that someone kidnapped them, enslaved them for 500 years, stole their land, and forced...
How Not To Write About Female Musicians: A Handy... →
maura:
A bit worried that this is going to be one in a series.
The most important thing you’ll have read about music all week.
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Douglas Martin's Dirty Shoes: 20 Questions Raised... →
Generally, I try my best to not pitch rocks at people’s pet bands, but in this case, I was so genuinely mystified by the near-unanimous critical embrace of this album that I couldn’t help but be a little reactionary.
I stole that quip about ‘Bini Babies from Jessica.
onemanbandstand asked: Re: Punk in Africa, have you heard of Soundway Records? They do amazing African reissues, of Victor Uwaifo and lots of 70's Nigerian pysch-rock bands like The Action 13 and People's Rock Outfit. Worth scoping out.
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PUNK IN AFRICA →
Oh my god. Yes.
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