Okay…. So as near as I can tell, Die Antwoord (‘The Answer’) found fame in one of two ways: 1)Through a die hard belief that they were actually put on this earth with the unique and specified task of spreading ZEF kulture to all of us puritanical americans who quake in light of their oh-so-very-far-from-politically correct lyrics or 2) They watched 8-mile with AQUA’s ‘barbie girl’ playing on repeat for the entire film, until….LIGHTBULB!
Though I’ll admit I’m becoming more and more convinced that these three are just far smarter than the bloggers that have been spreading their $3 beatz around the internet like ringworm at a tickling convention (myself included), I guess one has to come to their own conclusions about Die Antwoord, but here’s a little food for thought…
Welp… their album $0$ is out… well, sometime in february (I think this week has been so good to these three, they havent even set a release date beyond ASAP!)
How come I always have to be the first of our little collective to find out about the deaths of our favorite artists? First Natasha Snyder, now Jay…
Well, yes, It has been confirmed: Jimmy Lee Lindsey (aka Jay Reatard) has been found dead in his memphis home. The kid who quite literally exploded onto the scene mere months ago, and who was the catalyst and/or victim of a wealth of drama in his all too short time in the spotlight, has now left us. He was 29
Song Of The Day: Will Oldham (Bonnie “Prince” Billy)- “The Seedling”
Will Oldham is like an ant hill. You look at that kind face, that gentle (but oh so glorious) moustache, that proudly donned beer pudge, and you might not see much to it. Though just beneath the surface is lies a wildly twisted mess of complications, thoughts, and emotions. “The Seedling” is not a new song, its not even incredibly representative of Oldham’s style. However, if you can manage to get through this song without at least a grimace at the desperation and quavering hoplessness betrayed by Oldham’s voice, then I have honest concerns about your ability to empathize…
However, if you’d rather see the brighter side of Bonnie “Prince” Billy (chemically-induced as it may be) then I can certainly recommend that you check out Tripping with Caveh a 2 hour chronicling of Billy’s Psychotropic mushroom experience with filmmaker Caveh Zahedi. Then ask yourself “do you ever speak directly to either the moon or sun?”….
So seeing as the rest of the SO.AM. crew have been standing outside my room in a trenchcoat, blasting Peter Gabriel from a boombox held high, I decided it was time to jump back in. And what better way to dive back in, than with a trippy-ass video from the PBR Tall-boys of the music scene today, Passion Pit. Yet seeing how Sony BMG still doesn’t believe in the internets, you’ll have to get your Tron-rainbow on over at the u-tubes
but here’s an all too telling image to hold its place in the post:
Second on the rodeo needs very little introduction: Bob Dylan put out a Christmas Album, and wants to feed you booze at his holiday party. Drink Up…
And with full knowledge of the verbal and possibly even physical backlash I will probably endure for posting it, I’m also digging on the video for the decidedly un-hellish song, ‘Hell’ off their decidedly un-religious album “Sainthood”
Looks like the girls went and got their hair did…
Number four on today’s list comes from the next step in Beck’s personal Delorean ride to the 60’s, only this time, he’s convinced Charlotte Gainsbourg to ride shotgun. And while I’m a big fan of both creative parties, word that the upcoming album, IRM, was highly influenced by Gainsbourg’s work filming the highly stylized and critically divisive nuevo/art/snuff/tourture film (two words:rusty scissors) has got me balking. However, “Heaven Can Wait” aint so bad…
Finally, while I’m still waiting for lil’ Wayne to put out a video from his No Ceilings Mixtape from jail, I’ve exhausted the new videos i’m willing to stand behind for this week. That’s not to say there aren’t some great songs released to video this week, but I’m not risking my self-attributed oodles of indie cred on Zomby’s, albeit appropriate, 3minute recording of his song played through I-tunes visualizer, so instead, I’m bringing an old favorite of mine to fill your Friday with warm, cuddly feelings. M83’s ‘Don’t Save Us From the Flames’ might look like a allegory for my high school dating experience (gender roles reversed, of course), but I swear, what happened between me and those ghosts was completely platonic…Scout’s Honor…
LATE ADDITION!!!!!
How in the world did I forget to mention the new sufficiently art-tastic video for N.A.S.A.’s ‘Spacious Thoughts’ featuring none other than Kool Keith and the fantastic smokemonster himself, Mr. Tom Waits… ZOMG!!!111oneandwhatnot…
Tom Waits don’t conform to your internet formatting, what of it?
