because every windy day needs hendrix, or the wind cries mary. or either

kinda sounds cold i guess

you are going to spend the next 35ish minutes on this page.

http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/6007-africa-100-the-indestructible-beat/

....and its in bad form from the first paragraph. this is not an ordinary case of 'hipster backlash,' for one because i am not (one). ok i mean hes attempting to limit it to afrobeat, but that really doesnt make sense in and of itself.

in typical pitchfork fashion, this article does not discuss the movements that developed around the music. simply man+message. so. completely. useless.

since thats the norm ill do the same.

i have to throw zola in here, because he is great. though i probably shouldnt start with him. from soweto outside/inside joburg. tupac rather than mosdef. the guy has seen it all.

thomas mapfumo=the jam. not even mugabe can keep him quiet.

saw amadou and miriam at lollapalooza in 2008. standout concert. fun crowd, these two share so much on stage. their french bassist is a dead ringer for jean reno as well, though thats not in the least bit pertinent nor within my purview. i just love that word. purview. yes they are both blind.

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ali farka toure. probably my favorite overall. i remember being in the library in senior year, and opening up the new york times and reading about his death the day after it happened. all i could think of was: 'why didnt i know sooner?'. he had a state funeral, not certain but i think bono showed up. watch both of these videos.

ginger baker did this next video. cream's drummer, as you may know him, certainly one of the best overall. this video is actually pretty important. probably as important as camus at the football match. find that one on your own time. its probably not that important.

in the loop

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7139496/Alastair-Campbell--I-want-my-kids-to-think-Ive-been-a-good-dad.html

oh feck, formatting has gone to shit. just open the pictures by clicking on them alot, thats what i always do.

four things

marriedtothesea.com

marriedtothesea.com

dorothea lange- crossroads store, person county nc, 1939

munch -self portrait-the night wanderer

they killed john henry

nothing much.

superbowlame
the whold
ringo starr's son played drumsucked
commercialsubstandard

listening to:drive by truckers live at the 40 watt 2006-1-20
meh recording, good set but recorded too heavy on the low end. gives it an analog feel so thats fine. sounds like its been played through a valve tube or something. not complaining, just saying. a little early in the year to be on a dbt binge, tend to prefer them in the summer, but im going to see them next week for #4 so....

realised ive neglected a long post about the drive by truckers, posted some tracks now and again but thats about it. time to change.

pretty simple really, southern gothic with three guitars making 2 disc concept albums.

looks like im neglecting again. maybe not though, use dbt as a lens for my other stuff. thatll work.

im finding these guys really interesting, polyrhythmic folk. kinda neat.

Stetson Kennedy...writing his name in.

http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c029.htm

and

http://fitsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/SubversiveAgentForm.pdf


this is one of the most interesting things ive come across of late and i really really want to do it.