New Skin

I have started a thought stream on Tumblr.

You can check it here.

The purpose of a Tumblr is a work in progress but, hell, it really vibes with posting frequently... and things as frivolous as Descendents covers on the piano.

Brave new world.

YES!

Dumb Out

This one has already been discussed at length. Some people love it. Some people hate it. Some people are aware that it is a blatant crossover attempt in which the greatest rapper alive doesn't rap and bows to the android R&B flavor du jour.

Whatever your policy stance on "Lollipop," it's worth pointing out that Weezy F. Baby stays innovating. He figured out the one thing that the android R&B flavor du jour needed more of: guitar solos!

Why does he run?

About a week ago the BBC ran a segment that featured Anwan "Slim Charles" Glover, the recipient of a few misplaced handgun rounds himself, being interviewed about gun violence in our nation's capital. To keep things fair and balanced, some lady in professional business attire showed how long it takes her to load the assault shotgun she keeps locked under her bed, in case someone was coming up the staircase to stick her up for some of that PAC cake.

Obviously, this was something that I had hoped to share with the Internet. The BBC, unfortunately, didn't get the embeddable Flash player memo.

On the day that Georgetown went and shot more than a few brackets point blank, this Tabi Bonney jam will have to suffice.

THIS IS A BORING VIDEO

That said, it accompanies some of the best drums recent memory.