Cross Stitched Eyes

Recently I found out that Jason Willer, the drummer/singer for this amazing punk band Cross Stitched Eyes lives literally across the street from me. I would have known this years ago if I wasn't such a bad neighbor. They have that gritty, grimy Crass/Amebix/ Rudimentary Peni feel of early 80's English punk...my favorite era and style of the genre. Plus Jason is a super nice guy and our cats are friends.

DMX Officially Ends Beef With Ja Rule

DMX has officially ended his beef with Ja Rule. The only thing more incredible than this would be if anyone actually gave a fuck.

Dionne Bromfield

Apparently Amy Winehouse has a protege, 13 year old Dionne Bromfield. Much like Amy, Dionne has a booming, retro-soul voice that definitely suggests experience beyond her years. I guess hanging out with Amy Winehouse when your in middle school would age you pretty quick. The music is dope. Clean, poppy, sort of a pre-Motown girl group sound with hints of ska. People wanna call this throwback sound trend played out, but on the real I'd rather hear stuff like this than like, 99% of what's out right now.

RIP Grandmaster Roc Raida

Music just keeps taking losses. On Saturday Sept. 19th Grandmaster Roc Raida of the legendary X-Ecutioners passed away. Besides being one of the illist and most innovative turntabilist to ever bless the decks, he was (by all accounts) a humble, genuine and down to earth guy. His presence will be greatly missed in the world of Hip-Hop.

Busta Rhymes posted the following on his twitter account: "Anthony Williams p/k to the world as The Legendary Grand Master Roc Raida has passed away unexpectedly today Sept 19 2009. He is survived by his wife, 3 lovely daughters, mother and friends. Raida was recently in an mixed martial arts accident, something that he has been practicing for several years. Although he had under gone 2 surgeries with great success, was released to an inpatient physical therapy facility and was in great spirits the past few days. This morning he started to have complications and passed. The family asks for privacy at this time."

GRMMFACE - "Paranoid"

Shimmy Shimmy Ya...

I miss the Ol' Dirty Bastard all the time. Not like I ever knew (or even met) dude, but I miss him nonetheless. People wanna act like ODB was just a clown, a character... sure, but he was also seriously gifted as an emcee. He was as original as you can get...his name reflected the fact that "there ain't no father to his style". Rappers, overall have little to no sense of humor about themselves and ODB was one of the few cats to interject humor into hip-hop without being gimmicky or corny with it. Plus, him being so unpredictable was always entertaining...



Maybe the best ODB moment ever...at the 1998 Grammy Awards he rushes the stage, interrupting Shawn Colvin's acceptance of the "Song Of The Year" award and says: "Please calm down, the music and everything. It's nice that I went and bought me an outfit today that costed a lot of money today, you know what I mean? 'Cause I figured that Wu-Tang was gonna win. I don't know how you all see it, but when it comes to the children, Wu-Tang is for the children. We teach the children. You know what I mean? Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is the best, Okay? I want you all to know that this is ODB, and I love you all. Peace!". Even more bizarre, earlier that same day he helped save a 4 year old girl from a car accident by organizing onlookers to help him lift the car she was pinned under. Supposedly, when asked his name by the girls mother he drew a Wu-Tang symbol on a napkin and rushed off like fucking Batman.

Ol' Dirty Documentary..."Dirty Minded"




It'll be 5 years in November since he passed away. RIP Russell Jones aka Ol'Dirty Bastard, Big Baby Jesus, Sweet Baby Jesus, Dirt McGirt, Dirt Dog, Osirus, Osiris the Father, Joe Bananas, Ol' Dirt Schultz, Hasaan, Ill Irving the Murderer, The BZA, The Drunken Master Styles, Ason Jones and Ason Unique.

The Average Homeboy

I thought my rap game was tight. Or rather...my knowledge of the rap game. Rarely can someone get me hip to a dope emcee that somehow has managed to slip under my vigilant radar. Last night my eyes were opened to the great white hope that is Denny Blaze aka "The Average Homeboy". I'm not the only one that slept on dude's style...his demo was rejected by every label and MTV let it sit on their shelves for 17 years. The fates intervened and now his star is rising to it's rightful place...AT THE TOP! All you young bucks in the game...just quit...it's over.



Dude is for real! He even knows a black guy!

Lady Gaga...Puppet of the Illuminati

All this time I thought she was just another marginally talented, over-hyped, gimmicky pop-star that may or may not have a penis. Turns out she is a mindless puppet of the Illuminati overlords encouraging us to give in to the inevitable enslavement of humanity for their nefarious purposes. That's deep...

Lady Gaga...Puppet of the Illuminati

From the article:
"Lady Gaga is a poster-girl for Illuminati mind control, a puppet who embodies exactly what the public represents in the eyes of the elite: mindless drones, mannequins, remote controlled robots, hypnotized degenerates incapable of thinking coherently. On the other hand, her symbolism is deep, esoteric and even spiritual. This paradoxical aspect of Lady Gaga is something that deserves to be analyzed and understood. While masses of young people imitate Gaga’s brain-dead persona, the subversive symbolism surrounding her art still reaches the fan’s subconscious. She is not the Antichrist though (last I’ve heard), she is simply one of the many pop stars sending out similar messages to the public. Combined with Hollywood movies, TV shows and commercials, media outlets are programming young minds to think and act a specific way."

What can I say but "thanks" to those ever-vigilant few keeping the world safe from, and exposing the dark truths and evil plans of hermaphroditic, pop-star whores from the future...

Don't Be Cruel

Sometimes you come across something that is so bizarre you have a hard time believing it. I thought for sure this was fake...spent way too much time searching for conflicting accounts/evidence and only found more information supporting it.

Osama Bin Laden obsessed with Whitney Houston...plotted to kill Bobby Brown

I don't even know what to say. Truth really is stranger than fiction...

Monkeys Love Metal...

Being someone who believes in evolution (aka someone who is not a complete idiot), I've definitely always had a sense of respect and admiration for our ape ancestors. They have a strong sense of community, possess the ability to use tools and can even learn sign language. They are truly majestic, magnificent creatures... apparently they also love heavy metal.

Monkeys Find Metallica Calming

I just wonder if they like amazing Metallica or lame Metallica. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume it's "Master of Puppets" era. Anything past "...And Justice For All" would mean that they still have a lot of evolving left to do.

(R.I.P. Cliff Burton!!!)

Eminem vs. Mariah Carey

I know this is old as hell...but guess what? I don't follow the goings on of Mariah Carey. Sorry to disappoint you. Anyway...yadda yadda yadda...Eminem and Mariah Carey supposedly dated for a second, she is now denying it, Em is pissed, and each side made a diss track. I really could give a fuck, except the Eminem track is straight fire. I love battles/ diss tracks so here goes...


Not that it's even worth watching, but Mariah's track "Obsessed" won't allow embedding so you'll have to go elsewhere to see it. The video has her playing an Eminem type character and is every bit as horrible as you would imagine. Check it out if you like garbage.