Oh Word — Life after hip-hop

Excuse me while I whip this out: RapGaydar.com

July 2, 2009

Your weirdest dreams are about to be fulfilled. http://rapgaydar.com/

Michael Jackson Tributes

June 26, 2009

Just a place to collect some of the remembering, commentary, tributes, sights and sounds that have been going up.
The image to the right is titled “Michael Jackson” by Pierre Ethier. In stark black and white, the trademark smooth-criminal fedora sits alone on a flower covered floor. It seems a fitting elegy to the King of [...]

{ 8 comments }

Back on Mermaid Avenue

June 26, 2009

I have to say the Mermaid Parade was on my brain this week for two reasons. 1) This girl I went to elementary school with grew into a very buxom 30-something (like myself but a bit more buxom), and went to the parade and posted photos of herself on Facebook in a bikini top / [...]

Read the full article →

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

June 25, 2009

Rest In Power has become a trendy flip of the traditional R.I.P. but please keep it traditional when it comes to Michael. After all, he had all the power in the world but could never find any peace.
On a more positive note, Maseo has been streaming video of himself doing this live tribute mix to [...]

Read the full article →

Raye6 – Daddy (Dollar Van Demos)

June 24, 2009

Ay yi yi! I didn’t see this video until the next day when Grand Good shared it or this would have made my mix of inappropriate Father’s Day music.

Raye 6 … more like Raye Sex, m i rite? She works her doe-eyed, mischievous smile, gold bracelets and gold fingernails. Her mohawk meets pompadour psychobilly hairdo [...]

Read the full article →

some riders don’t know what they’re riding for

June 22, 2009

Thomas Edison would have loved YouTube. I feel sure of this ever since learning via kottke that in 1899 Edison used his kinetograph to film a bunch of gnarly bicycle tricks.

Of course, Edison’s short films lacked a soundtrack. Also they lacked a Danny Macaskill.

Personally, I prefer the rhythm and motion of skateboard videos. I enjoy [...]

Read the full article →

mermaids

June 22, 2009

The new site background image shows some mermaids at play from this years rain-drenched Mermaid Parade at Coney Island.
I found it at flickr this morning. Photographer Barry Yanowitz has a great set of photos posted from the event and all are Creative Commons licensed, meaning they can be used non-commercially as long as attribution/credit are [...]

Read the full article →

It’s been a long time, but I’m glad I left you

June 22, 2009

Hey, it took me a while to get my shit together but it had to be done. In the meantime, other people scattered elsewhere and that actually had to be done too. Don’t think this site could have come back in any way other than an individual blog.
So, I apologize for the slowdown / absence [...]

Read the full article →

Kris Kross: Where are They Now?

June 21, 2009

Every time I miss the bus I think about Kris Kross and what those guys are up to these days.
Today I did a little research on the topic to satisfy my curiosity.
Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly (the normal looking one) is apparently this real soft-spoken dude, who is trying to make his alopecia work for [...]

Read the full article →