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Watch#631: neg ki pa ka fè la fèt - kimmannye (1990)
i definitely think that the next big thing is an obscure creole hybrid of dancehall reggae and hiphop made on the island of martinique, where the basslines are from the apocalypse and the lyrics sound like the barren and violent hours directly afterwards. frankly though i am not sure about this band’s name: it seems to also be spelled as...
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Watch#630: the clash - bankrobber (1980)
great moments in unexpected expressions of joy from members of the clash:
0:37 - mikey dread, producer and reggae legend, smiling with his tambourine
1:20 - joe strummer, frontman, twirls his bandana around
2:03 - mick jones, guitarist, grins punk rock’s rarest and most likeable grins
2:26 - mikey dread, at the controls, stands up and wobbles his...
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Watch#628: the left banke - walk away renée (1966)
it’s only the second most heavenly song that the left banke’s pianist, michael brown, wrote about the bassist’s girlfriend (no. 1 is here), but walk away renée gets bonus points for the black-and-white video, and because brown plays the harpsichord on the recording, and most importantly of all because he couldn’t play properly...
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Watch#623: david wain, michael showalter, michael ian black and zach galifianakis - searching for santa (2000)
before zach galifianakis became a leading man, he was lip syncing kanye west hits with will oldham, and fiona apple gems with fiona apple. and before those majestic days he was dressing up as santa claus and making jokes about liking moesha in homemade stella sketches. merry christmas!
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Watch#620: kool moe dee - no respect (1987)
the no respect video does not get nearly enough respect. for starters, it’s high time for a scene-by-scene remake. rick ross, are you listening?
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you're crazy for this one, rick
me: rick ross is kind of awesome: "she reads a lot of books/ i live 40 stories"
leoncrawl: haha wait is that a barthelme reference?
me: oh boy! i don't think so? IF IT IS. no but it's just like he has a high condo
leoncrawl: hahahah good call
me: "find barthelme's pithy post-modernism to be quite engrossing/ i use it to woo pussy popping bitches in miami, sorry i'm boasting"
leoncrawl: ajshdajkdn asjkdn asjkn damn dude
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speaking of which
see 18 months of collected mustaches right here.
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Watch#614: karen dalton - something on your mind (1971, dir. phil bebbington)
i don’t know how you normally spend excruciating new york heatwaves, but from the bottom of my heart i recommend lying next to a fan in your underwear in a puddle of your own sweat and melted ice cubes while listening to karen dalton’s in my own time, a sticky and soft album that allows languid people to do...
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Watch#613: oscar peterson, john coltrane, stan getz, paul chambers and jimmy cobb - hackensack (1960)
oscar peterson was a canadian, john coltrane was a longtime heroin addict, stan getz cuckolded joão gilberto, and paul chambers drank himself into a pile of spaghetti, but it’s music like this that makes me proud, genuinely, to be american.
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