Saturday, March 06, 2004
"Steady leadership in times of change...."
Lackluster Job Numbers a Growing Problem for Bush. (Reuters)
Bush Defends Campaign Focus on Sept. 11 Attacks. (Reuters)
Related:
- Sept. 11 families release letter supporting Bush. (Newsday)
Shiites Refuse to Sign Iraq Constitution. (Guardian UK)
Related:
- Iraqis Consult Clerics to Try to Salvage Constitution. (Reuters)
And I thought Blair was the more rational of these two idiots: Tony Blair called Friday for a shake-up of the United Nations and suggested international law may needed changing to allow pre-emptive military strikes. (Reuters)
Related:
- U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix says that Blair lacked 'critical thinking' in run-up to Iraq war. (Boston Globe)
Ralph, for the good of this country, please get get out of the race. The Dems. could actually win this in November but not with you posting 5-6% numbers in polls they won't:
Budget Director Says [New York] City Can't Keep Up With Deficits. (New York Times)
Although evidently managing California State's finances must be easier than doing it in the Big Apple: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is close to signing a deal with the parent company of the National Enquirer that would make him editorial director of its Muscle & Fitness magazine. (New York Post)
Probably will be their biggest ever episode: Janet Jackson to Host NBC's Saturday Night Live. (Reuters | Daily News)
Never Die Alone: How come every one of DMX's movies look exactly the same?
I know I'm mad late on this but I only just started watching The Apprentice a couple weeks ago after being unable to avoid the buzz any more, and now I'm hooked. Trump even comes off looking kind of cool in the show. Believe the hype.
I'm probably late on this too but I just got up on it after hearing it yesterday. On the Foo Fighters' cover version of Prince's "Darling Nikki":
And confirming that fact, watching the movie Thirteen left me repelled and depressed with it's unrelentingly down take on one teen girl's struggle to cope with adolescence and her semi-broken home life. The movie had some strong performances and seemed authentic enough (with leeway given for the dramatic license taken within the implausible plot) probably due to the fact that the script was co-written by teen co-star Evan Rachel Wood. My question throughout the movie though was: "where's the hope in this story?" because even up until the bitter end, none seem to be offered up. Maybe I missed it or the point of this movie or... maybe I've gotten too old to get it? Still recommended though.
And back on the rock tip: Korn "Y'All Want A Video" Watch, discuss. (Launch.com)
More on Freddy Fresh Presents, The Rap Records. (City Pages)
Joey Pinkney watches the media watching hip hop on his Intellectual Hip Hop Commentary blog. It's a new permalink on the sidebar at left, peep it.
Andre 3000 now wants to go to Juilliard to study classical music?! (RollingStone.com)
Watching hip hop change in front of your eyes, Part (whateva): rumors running rampant that Common is joining the Roc, along with Pharoah Monch, via a new Interscope-distributed Kanye West label imprint called Very Good Music. (Sohh | also hiphopdx via Intellectual Hip Hop Commentary)
And my man, Max, clarifies that the new Mobb Deep, Thomas Dolby-sampling track getting run right now is actually called "Got It Twisted", not "Twist Em Up", which is also confirmed by the good folks down at Turntable Lab who just started carrying the 12" wax and hit us with the mp3 linkage. Max also tells us that Benny Boom will be shooting a video for this jawn too.
I never really f-cked with this dude in the past but after hearing and reading some press on him that caught my attention, I decided to check out some music on Planet Asia, whose new album The Grand Opening just dropped (or is about to). Many have tried to tread the fine line between backpack/underground and hardcore/thugged-out hip hop and failed but, based on what I'm hearing, he might have succeeded. I'm definitely trying to cop this album if I can find it cheap somewhere.
Via the Skrufff-E:
- Conservative Punks?
- XXXChurch: the #1 Christian porn site.
Meanwhile Jesus Demands Creative Control over the Next Movie. (Onion)
And speaking of porn, Martin Edlund examines Hip-Hop's Crossover to the Adult Aisle. (New York Times)
And finally, here's an mp3 link to the Cam'ron track I described a few weeks back as kicking off the revival of the Maurice Starr (early New Edition, New Kids on the Block) production aesthetic: "Hey Lady" (courtesy: Rocafella.com)
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Bush Defends Campaign Focus on Sept. 11 Attacks. (Reuters)
Related:
- Sept. 11 families release letter supporting Bush. (Newsday)
Shiites Refuse to Sign Iraq Constitution. (Guardian UK)
Related:
- Iraqis Consult Clerics to Try to Salvage Constitution. (Reuters)
And I thought Blair was the more rational of these two idiots: Tony Blair called Friday for a shake-up of the United Nations and suggested international law may needed changing to allow pre-emptive military strikes. (Reuters)
Related:
- U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix says that Blair lacked 'critical thinking' in run-up to Iraq war. (Boston Globe)
Ralph, for the good of this country, please get get out of the race. The Dems. could actually win this in November but not with you posting 5-6% numbers in polls they won't:
AP Poll: Bush, Kerry Are Tied in RaceAnd to you jackasses planning on voting for him, why? (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Kerry and President Bush are starting the general election campaign tied, according to an Associated Press poll, while independent Ralph Nader is drawing enough support to make Democrats squirm.
The Republican incumbent had 46 percent support, Democrat Kerry had 45 percent and Nader, the 2000 Green Party candidate who entered the race last month, was at 6 percent [emphasis added] in the survey conducted for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs.
Budget Director Says [New York] City Can't Keep Up With Deficits. (New York Times)
Although evidently managing California State's finances must be easier than doing it in the Big Apple: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is close to signing a deal with the parent company of the National Enquirer that would make him editorial director of its Muscle & Fitness magazine. (New York Post)
Probably will be their biggest ever episode: Janet Jackson to Host NBC's Saturday Night Live. (Reuters | Daily News)
Never Die Alone: How come every one of DMX's movies look exactly the same?
I know I'm mad late on this but I only just started watching The Apprentice a couple weeks ago after being unable to avoid the buzz any more, and now I'm hooked. Trump even comes off looking kind of cool in the show. Believe the hype.
I'm probably late on this too but I just got up on it after hearing it yesterday. On the Foo Fighters' cover version of Prince's "Darling Nikki":
"Two decades later, the new "Nikki" has made nary a ripple on rock radio, where young listeners are surprised to learn that the Foo Fighters version isn't the first."WTF? It's official: now I know I'm old. (Lansing State Journal)
And confirming that fact, watching the movie Thirteen left me repelled and depressed with it's unrelentingly down take on one teen girl's struggle to cope with adolescence and her semi-broken home life. The movie had some strong performances and seemed authentic enough (with leeway given for the dramatic license taken within the implausible plot) probably due to the fact that the script was co-written by teen co-star Evan Rachel Wood. My question throughout the movie though was: "where's the hope in this story?" because even up until the bitter end, none seem to be offered up. Maybe I missed it or the point of this movie or... maybe I've gotten too old to get it? Still recommended though.
And back on the rock tip: Korn "Y'All Want A Video" Watch, discuss. (Launch.com)
More on Freddy Fresh Presents, The Rap Records. (City Pages)
Joey Pinkney watches the media watching hip hop on his Intellectual Hip Hop Commentary blog. It's a new permalink on the sidebar at left, peep it.
Andre 3000 now wants to go to Juilliard to study classical music?! (RollingStone.com)
Watching hip hop change in front of your eyes, Part (whateva): rumors running rampant that Common is joining the Roc, along with Pharoah Monch, via a new Interscope-distributed Kanye West label imprint called Very Good Music. (Sohh | also hiphopdx via Intellectual Hip Hop Commentary)
And my man, Max, clarifies that the new Mobb Deep, Thomas Dolby-sampling track getting run right now is actually called "Got It Twisted", not "Twist Em Up", which is also confirmed by the good folks down at Turntable Lab who just started carrying the 12" wax and hit us with the mp3 linkage. Max also tells us that Benny Boom will be shooting a video for this jawn too.
I never really f-cked with this dude in the past but after hearing and reading some press on him that caught my attention, I decided to check out some music on Planet Asia, whose new album The Grand Opening just dropped (or is about to). Many have tried to tread the fine line between backpack/underground and hardcore/thugged-out hip hop and failed but, based on what I'm hearing, he might have succeeded. I'm definitely trying to cop this album if I can find it cheap somewhere.
Via the Skrufff-E:
- Conservative Punks?
- XXXChurch: the #1 Christian porn site.
Meanwhile Jesus Demands Creative Control over the Next Movie. (Onion)
And speaking of porn, Martin Edlund examines Hip-Hop's Crossover to the Adult Aisle. (New York Times)
And finally, here's an mp3 link to the Cam'ron track I described a few weeks back as kicking off the revival of the Maurice Starr (early New Edition, New Kids on the Block) production aesthetic: "Hey Lady" (courtesy: Rocafella.com)
