April 2010
45 posts
“Just read any of her books- The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, etc. Her cavalier...”
– Herz und Seele: Ayn Rand is not worthy of worship.
Sean by Sean P 2010: Day Four (Conclusion)
I began the final evening of SXSW by seeing Dominique Leone’s showcase at the Hideout. I had no prior exposure to Leone’s music, but I’d read many of the reviews he wrote for Pitchfork, and felt that he was one of the site’s most knowledgeable and least irritating writers. Most musicians who double as critics tend to be either great at both (Ira Kaplan, John Darnielle) or awful at both (Jim...
Today is my 29th birthday, and the 57th birthday...
“Benedict’s apology states that his concern is “above all, to bring healing to...”
– Sinead O’Connor is still a BAMF
via Maddow + unburyingthelead
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It’s good to know that Sinead O’Connor is still fighting the real enemy.
Sean by Sean P 2010: Day Four (Part Two)
If Kenseth Thibideau’s music threatened to ease the atmosphere at the Iron Gate too close to normalcy, subsequent act Shams certainly put his game down, flipped it and reversed it. After a sound check that felt interminable due to his Spartan setup (an iPod, a microphone and a handful of effects pedals), he cued up an indistinct electronic four-on-the-floor beat. He then swung his...
“Let’s put this shit to bed right now: Women don’t lose their minds when they...”
– Shakespeare’s Sister
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HERE HERE.
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Even *I* know enough about the subject to co-sign this.
Every Guru and GangStarr Music Video (in... →
jazzzyone:
Link via MeLikeGoodMusic
This will occupy the second half of my shift @ work today, guaranteed.
Weird Shows and Weird Feelings
Last Friday, I played Club 1808 for the fourth time, with a local band and two bands from the Dallas area. It was my worst performance in 10 months. The evening’s rainy weather made the venue oppressively humid, which wreaked havoc on my vocal cords during the middle of my set. For two songs, I couldn’t hit any high notes; it took me chugging an entire beer for my throat to regain the...
grinds my gears: the rantings of an angry black...
lichtgeist:
ALSO, white people that see me around take the time to check out The Cocker Spaniels and listen to the song “Touch My Hair”. YOU CAN’T! YOU FUCKING CAN’T. WHO FUCKING DOES THAT?! Just because you think we are cool doesn’t mean you can touch it. I don’t look at you goofy when you do something like dye it or get a new hair cut. I don’t reach out and run my fingers through your locks.
Sean by Sean P 2010: Day Four (Part One)
After three days of humidity and sunshine, an overnight rainstorm ushered in a bitter cold front that made everyone at SXSW either bundle up or stay inside on Saturday. I began the day by playing an afternoon show held at an east Austin house called Casa de Gallo. I was given the very first time slot; between that, the weather and the house’s distance from downtown, I was guaranteed a...
softjunebreeze:
Gang Starr - Mass Appeal
RIP...
“Clay and his partner of 20 years, Harold, lived in California. Clay and Harold...”
– NCLR (via Towleroad) (via matthewgallaway)
This happened in our town? Gay-friendly, bastion of liberals, Sonoma County? Yep, this kind of heinous discrimination can happen anywhere.
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I e-mailed the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, urging...
Sean by Sean P 2010: Day Three (Part Three)
After the miserable time I had watching Michael Feinberg’s showcase at the Elephant Room, I needed a pick-me-up. It came in the form of So Cow, whose showcase at the Beauty Bar instantly lifted my spirits, even in spite of the obnoxiously drunk blond next to me who kept shouting for the band to acknowledge her birthday. I was curious about how this Irish one-man band would translate his...
“You think it’s pointless to talk to POC because you fuck up every time? Why were...”
– Adventures of the TV Addict, the Wannabe Writer, and the Should-Be Famous: I’m sure that attitude will get you everywhere (via clingtomymouth) (via so-treu)
Random Rhyme & Reason: Marriage Needs a Make-Over,... →
I’m getting into good shape running away from news of adulterous affairs, hypocritical home-wreckers, public spousal and child support debates…but one story about a celebrity caught up with me on the way to my friend’s house: Larry King just filed for his 8th divorce. That’s right, folks. 8th….
This person’s Tumblr is one of my FAVORITES to read, and this post is yet another reason...
This Nice Guy Will Finish Best
Out of the many debates taking place on the social networking sites I frequent, the two which irritate me most revolve around the subject of dating: the “Black woman’s dating crisis,” a subject about which I can say little that hasn’t been said more eloquently by people who are more personally invested in it; and whether or not “nice guys finish last,” a subject that personal experience has...
“There are the occasions that men—intellectual men, clever men, engaged...”
– The Terrible Bargain We Have Regretfully Struck
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Next Time I'll Play "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
A reminder for new readers: I work full-time as the accounts receivable and payable person for a landscaping company. My boss and my colleagues are way more supportive of my music than I could’ve ever imagined. Last year, my boss gave me three weeks off to tour the West Coast, and he still lets me take the occasional half-day off to play out-of-town shows; my colleagues ask me about my...
Nine Myths about Socialism in the US →
so-treu:
pcquotes:
Myth #1. The US government is involved in class warfare attacking the rich to lift up the poor.
There is a class war going on all right. But it is the rich against the rest of us and the rich are winning. The gap between the rich and everyone else is wider in the US than any of the 30 other countries surveyed. In fact, the top 10% in the US have a higher annual income than...
“Giftedness in kids is often really about having aspects of your development out...”
– ekswitaj (via amandaw)
Oh wow, this hits home for me.
Truth be told, I *still* can’t properly tie my shoes.
Edit-to-clarify: The entire quote (the entire post she made) hits home. The shoe part was just one observation.
Also, I am not into photography. But other than that this could basically be...
Sean by Sean P 2010: Day Three (Part Two)
After Tone’s performance at Mi Casa Cantina ended, I walked to Peckerheads early to secure a good viewing spot for the Glitch Mob’s set, which meant I had to endure the second half of mash-up kings the Hood Internet’s set. I like most of their mash-ups, but I could recreate their set at home by inviting friends over to dance around my computer. It wasn’t nearly as...
NYMag's Vulture: Solange & Indie Rock →
bespangled:
Solange Knowles does not get enough love.
“The white kids aren’t going to jack our style anymore! We’re taking it back!”
Please, someone give her a Cocker Spaniels CD. PLEASE. Oh, how I pine. Oh, how I ache.
Living Life the Way It Should Be
blackberrymolasses:
I just put on my highest pair of stilettos and danced my ass off. Greatest feeling ever. & my shuffle is awesome. I dropped it low to:
Prince-Kiss, Janet-Feedback, Ledisi-Knockin, Kanye-Stronger, Ike & Tina-Nutbush City Limits, MJB-Fine, Whitney-I Wanna Dance With Somebody, and Tupac-California Love
This is my idea of a workout. None of that boring, cheesy aerobics...
Sean by Sean P 2010: Day Three (Part One)
I began the third day of SXSW on a high note by watching Malachai perform on the inside stage of the Mohawk. Malachai became a must-see act for me after I heard their single “Snowflake” on WFMU. A psychedelic rock anthem built around meaty power chords and a brusque, feral chorus, “Snowflake” sounds like the work of four Southern boys playing live in a room, not two British dudes with a bunch...
King Texas Preaches the Gospel of Ackrite
kingtexas:
Being a jerk has somewhat become a ‘cool’ thing to be, but it’s never been in my nature to be one. I’m respectful. I’m kind. I’m caring. I look out for people who are good at heart, despite their countless mistakes. I make them too you know. They say nice guys finish last & that happens—however—most of you fall in love with ‘us’ which proves that being good and love [in general]...
Du Download: 'New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The... →
softjunebreeze:
via SoulBounce:
For those who have already listened to New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh, one thing is abundantly clear: Erykah Badu and her producers got happy with the samples. They dug in the crates and pulled out some familiar joints (Sylvia Striplin’s “You Can’t Turn Me Away”) and dug way deep for others (“My Darling Baby” by Wood Brass & Steel) to create...
"I'm Jimi Hendrix & Jay-Z in the Same Person!"
Now that I’ve reached the midpoint of my SXSW 2010 coverage, I want to give you an update on my personal life: overall, it’s going well. Yesterday, after making small payments on it for four months, I finally took a new digital 24-track recorder home with me. It’s a newer version of the multi-track I used to record Sometimes You’ve Gotta Fight to Get a Bit of Peace with;...
Reason Fiddylebbenhunnid Why Yoko Ono Is the Truth
so-treu:
fuckyeahyokoono:
Question: How to get rid of loneliness? Yoko: Just imagine being with somebody who won’t stop being unpleasant. Thank heavens that you are not with such person, so you can at least relax and breathe!
(Yoko QandA Day)
Sean by Sean P 2010: Day Two (Part Three)
The Chapman Family became a must-see act for this year’s SXSW on the strength of their scary yet catchy single “Kids,” a song so thickly layered with distortion and feedback that it sounds like five million guitars having a fight. The last UK band I heard to fuse such scabrous sarcasm and irritating noise with melodic hooks was Future of the Left, and they stomped a mud-hole through SXSW...
The Best Tribute to My Music I've Received in a... →
A friend of mine incorporated one of my song titles into one of her poems!
