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| What Goes Around: July 30-August 3 | August 3, 2012 |
List composed by Max Bell to the tune of… People Like Lists (So Meta) http://www.complex.com/music/2012/07/rappers-who-changed-their-names 40 rappers who changed their names. #SnoopLionRises http://www.complex.com/music/2012/07/the-10-best-lines-from-rick-ross-god-forgives-i-dont/ The 10 best lines from God Forgives, I Don’t. “Fabricate bout…” whatever, apparently. #3Stacks http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2012/07/the-50-best-indie-covers-of-classic-rock-songs.html 50 best indie covers of classic rock songs. I’m partial to My Morning Jacket’s rendition of “Rocket […]
| What Goes Around: July 5-12 | July 13, 2012 |
This list was compiled by Max Bell atop Sugar Hill. People Like Lists (So Meta) http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2012/07/the-meaning-behind-band-names.html Band name origins…kinda. #WhoWould’veThought http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2012/07/the-10-best-clams-casino-beats.html Top Clams Casino Concoctions. #SomePeopleListenToThis http://www.complex.com/art-design/2012/07/10-must-read-graffiti-books/ Books about graffiti that you should read…or look at. #VanguardVandals http://www.complex.com/music/2012/07/the-15-best-hip-hop-instagram-pictures-of-the-week-7-7 Hip-hop “artists” hit Instagram. #JeffWeissWillUnfollowYou http://www.complex.com/sports/2012/07/athletes-who-wasted-their-talent/ Complex outs a bunch of guys who you kind of remember. #Wasted […]
| What Goes Around: Links for June 24 – July 3 | July 3, 2012 |
Links compiled by Max Bell. Inspiration via Grand Puba. People Like Lists (So Meta): http://www.complex.com/music/2012/06/the-50-best-albums-of-2012-so-far/ In which Complex continues to suck us in with their lists, surely disappointing some and vindicating others, giving Ross the #1 spot and listing albums that have yet to be released. #AnotherComplexList http://potholesinmyblog.com/best-albums-of-2012-so-far/4/ In which Potholes offers a brief counter […]
| The Melodies and Melpomene of Rudi Zygadlo | June 18, 2012 |
After one listen to the latest Rudi Zygadlo single, the obvious node of comparison is Beirut with Beatz. But the Glasgow-based composer has always achieved a balance between the sacral and the secular, notably name-dropping a church steeple spied from his window as a chief early inspiration. Folk and Frank Zappa have always figured as […]
