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some of the detroit jit music stuff is near 150. But I don't know a lot of other new stuff at that speed. I've been working on sets at the 110-115 range and it still requires more eclecticism (unless it's all the faster side of hyphy), but it's a nice bumpin' speed and there's some glitchy...

Calle 13 Calle 13 Calle 13 get everything. fricking great. pretty good lyrics, too, as far as I can tell!

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yes, you've got it. that's his "down-home appeal." Dude lived in Connecticut as well and is rich -hereditary rich, even not self-made- as the day is long, but somehow the accent wins people over. some of them. it's all affect.

in the US, Southern accents are coded as dumb and maybe poor, for the most part But I would say as far as accents go, in the US region is intertwined with class. Almost all local/regional accents are more often associated with working-class folks. I've noticed that people who go to college...

Oh man, when I lived in London in 1999 the NFT had an Altman series.. I must have watched about 11 of his movies. The first three you listed are incredible, and Nashville is fucking amazing (although be prepared for a long haul). My favorite to watch more than once is Kansas City - some of the...

Man, I saw this video of Mapaputsi. That tune is SICK.. <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value=""></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> a lot...

yes, why do we all spend endless hours talking about music here on this board when it doesn't pay? why do I buy music when it doesn't pay? why do I play all my favorite new tracks for my friends to hear when it doesn't pay? (some exaggeration here, but actually, your question is exactly what...

well. that clears that up then Speaking as a clueless American, I thought "naff" meant uncool, but not necessarily bad. but definitely embarassing to admit to. that's how I'd explain the elton john defense here. ......kidding!

I totally enjoy Sean Paul. he does his thing. I wouldn't confuse it with other things. It's pop. But it works for me. irredeemably naff music in the age of irony is hard to come by. I mean, Elton John I guess? Kenny G? but who really cares about that stuff? it's not part of my world. Whoever...

One of the things coming out in this debate (as it has in several others regarding appropriation and authenticity), is people are discussing what artists do and how critics and the public receive them all in one piece. Pre-existing systems of racism, sexism, etc, are going to affect how music...

Rap and Politics in Senegal Nomadic Wax, the label that produced the African Underground collection, is currently producing a documentary about the 2007 elections and the role of youth culture and hiphop. It's called “Democracy in Dakar”. Three episodes from the film are available online now...

What's interesting as well, though, is that that link pretty much only goes outward from the US 'black' music scene. US hiphop is both popular and important to oppositional cultures (especially black ones) around the world, but music from black and/or oppositional cultures outside the US don't...

I already like Wu Tang Clan but can I just say reading this makes me really happy. Maybe it's hearing you speak positively about music from the perspective of *how it makes you feel.* I feel like I don't hear that much when people here (or many places) talk about music - it's often assessed in...

Oh man I totally thought this was going to be the bamabounce thread.. all about the wu-tang slide.. <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value=""></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"...

maybe. but just because you're having fun doesn't mean you aren't being exploited. Exploitation works by cooptation as much as coercion.

Diplo and Spankrock and them were pretty influential in marketing it to a style-conscious, downwardly mobile but moneyed mostly white crowd.. I also think that there's something a bit weird about watching a group of mostly moneyed white folks getting down to some of the lyrics. I think they...

I found Dune worth a re-visit in light of the recent focus on Islam and cultures that live on or near deserts, oddly. Plus it's fun in its total grandeur. Also recommend Octavia Butler. And Liz Williams - especially Empire of Bones and _Maul_ by Tricia Sullivan I also found _The Dazzle of...

I so wish I could go to that show. I'm quite fond of them. seeing matmos give a talk on Monday reminded me how much I like Gilbert and George

I wrote djfamily, it was seconded just after you asked. And I will AGAIN point you there. I'm telling you, shit is incredible. http://www.djfamily.jp It's more detroit than anything, but fricking amazing. this is my feminist crisis music. I tried listening to a Godfather mix while reading...