Worthy of a Shout-Out: Pack it up, pack it in, help House of Pain begin...
I’m re-naming this little feature, because the old name seemed a bit condescending toward the professionals covering music for actual publications in the Bay Area, and they do a decent enough job. That...
View ArticleNitpicking the Hits: Jeremih, 50 Cent bring club culture and rape culture...
Jeremih is simply offering to let this girl continue to put drinks on his tab. How considerate! When I saw the title to this song, I assumed it was going to be about oral sex. I guess I misjudged the...
View ArticleNitpicking the Hits: Pitbull wants you to “Give Me Everything,” and by...
Pitbull advises all the dudes in the club to live for the moment and find a sexual conquest to take home, echoing the famous biblical passage Isaiah 22:13 (and I'm paraphrasing here): "Eat, drink and...
View ArticleRacking Up Plays: “Party Crashin’” by Blacktivity
Over some banging, reckless beats, Illtone describes the world's biggest asshole tearing a path of destruction through a party, ranging from the inconsiderate (failing to flush the toilet) to the...
View ArticleRacking Up Plays: “My Murder, My Love” by The Coup
These are the posts where I gush about some song that I’ve got a huge crush on at the moment, and you put up with it and listen because you’re a good friend. “My Murder, My Love,” The Coup Oakland’s …...
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