Man,
it's the Fourth of July and I'm just about as sick
as a dog, thus forget me for the less than usual
amount of rambling you're about to partake in.
Hopefully by next week, I'll be phlegm free and
(upon John's request) cheerier, 'till then, snark
and sickness just for you.
Thanks for reading!
America, Sweet 'Merica
As I've grown
older, and as my interest in "patriotism" has slowly
dwindled, the Fourth of July has certainly lost a fair bit
of it's "patriotic" charm. Nonetheless, it's time for a
change, and I can't imagine a better candidate to pull that
off, than soon-to-be Democratic Presidential Nominee, Barack
Obama. Thus, as I'm writing this on the Fourth of July,
I've decided to include a couple tracks that both
beautifully, and somewhat hilariously, express my strong
feelings that Mr. Obama is going to change the shit out of
this here country.
:Extra
Golden - Obama:
For some
reason, in the midst of Obama pretty much securing the
nomination, and the first heat waves of summer finally
beating down here in gloomy old Seattle, Extra Golden's Obama
always puts a smile on my face. I have no idea what they're
saying, but I know that this Kenyan/American co-op, is
certainly spreading the love of Barack. It might be my
bias, but I certainly can't imagine that "Bones" McCain has
anyone in his corner willing, or able, to spread his message
in such a cheery manner. Seven minutes of sunshine bloated
Obama-love, peeeeeeer-fect. Extra Golden recently
released an album entitled Hera Ma Nono on Thrill
Jockey.
:Cody
ChestnuTT - Afrobama:
Cody ChestnuTT
is such a strangely hidden gem. He released an amazing
album five years ago while I was still killing brain cells
in college, and then all but dropped off the map. Rumors
are that he owns a small house somewhere in the rural south,
completely cut off from the rest off the world, and only
makes music when something strikes him - such as the
presidential campaign of Barack Obama. I love that Barack's
words inspire such a broad swath of Afrobeat, and here
ChestnuTT actually mixes the speech with a back-alley chorus
with amazing results. Again, another summer time jam to put
a huge shit-eating smile on your face. By the way,
Afrobama? I can barely contain my titters.
Before I get out of here, I have to ask if you
guys have seen WALL*E? 'Cause you should. It's a
beautiful, exciting, invigorating animated piece
featuring a one-minded garbage robot and his
violence prone robot-lady love. Perfect for
tech-loving dorks, moral-minded enviro-nerds, and
everyone who has even the slightest trace of a
heart. In the words of John Laird: "I want to
take other people's kids to see it." Agreed.
Again. sorry for this week being so ridiculously
short, but as I said, I'm sick, it's a holiday, and
I could barely muster this. Next Saturday I'll be
back in full form, I promise. Thanks again!
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