Tuesday, October 07, 2003
Gray Davis is terminated and a guide to music for Californians to celebrate or commiserate with.
Well I guess Californians thought having a circus of a recall election less than a year after electing their current governor wasn't embarassing enough and have now actually voted Arnold Schwarzenegger in as their next governor by a pretty wide margin if the exits poll numbers on TV are to be believed.
Let me sugggest some music for Californians to, depending on who they voted for, celebrate or commiserate with:
Republicans will need some kick-ass tunes to celebrate to and should look no further than the debut album Get Born by Jet. As on their first single "Are You Gonna Be My Girl, " Jet play modern, bluesy cock-rock that recalls the best bits of AC-DC, Oasis, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones in a fun, trash-your-house-partying-while-your-parents-are-out kind of way. Ignore the sappy ballads (which, who knows, might still grow on me and will probably be the records that'll make Jet superstars) and you've got yourself a nice CD to play as you plot your plans for taking over Sacremento.
Democrats will need music to sooth their wounded souls by as they contemplate their loss tonight and ways to make the new governor's life as tough as possible when he takes office. I recommend Dwele's excellent debut CD Subject for the job. Dwele, the voice on the chorus of Slum Village's suprise summer 2002 hit "Tainted," might not be quite as creative or talented as neo-soul contemporaries Bilal or D'Angelo but his grooves and production recall the easy-going, vibed-out feel of his fellow Detroit peeps in the Slum. Playing Subject will leave you feeling calm and relaxed which is just what you need when you've gone through something catastrophic like an election defeat. Here's hoping Virign Records can do right by my man whose first single "Find A Way" seems to not have found a way and been lost in the sauce. Props to my man Collin Stanback for bringing this artist to the public's attention though. Nice one, Collin.
BTW: I wonder how Gary Coleman, Larry Flynt and Mary Carey (aka Mary Cook) ended up doing?
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Let me sugggest some music for Californians to, depending on who they voted for, celebrate or commiserate with:
Republicans will need some kick-ass tunes to celebrate to and should look no further than the debut album Get Born by Jet. As on their first single "Are You Gonna Be My Girl, " Jet play modern, bluesy cock-rock that recalls the best bits of AC-DC, Oasis, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones in a fun, trash-your-house-partying-while-your-parents-are-out kind of way. Ignore the sappy ballads (which, who knows, might still grow on me and will probably be the records that'll make Jet superstars) and you've got yourself a nice CD to play as you plot your plans for taking over Sacremento.
Democrats will need music to sooth their wounded souls by as they contemplate their loss tonight and ways to make the new governor's life as tough as possible when he takes office. I recommend Dwele's excellent debut CD Subject for the job. Dwele, the voice on the chorus of Slum Village's suprise summer 2002 hit "Tainted," might not be quite as creative or talented as neo-soul contemporaries Bilal or D'Angelo but his grooves and production recall the easy-going, vibed-out feel of his fellow Detroit peeps in the Slum. Playing Subject will leave you feeling calm and relaxed which is just what you need when you've gone through something catastrophic like an election defeat. Here's hoping Virign Records can do right by my man whose first single "Find A Way" seems to not have found a way and been lost in the sauce. Props to my man Collin Stanback for bringing this artist to the public's attention though. Nice one, Collin.
BTW: I wonder how Gary Coleman, Larry Flynt and Mary Carey (aka Mary Cook) ended up doing?
