SIMH: “Take u to da movies” by BANGS
This song is, for the most part, awesome. I don’t need to explain why. For a little background, BANGS is a hip-hop artist from Sudan. That is literally all the information I can dig up. He has a few more songs, but this one takes the cake. This song lacks any and all sexual ambiguity but its poor attempt at boasting the opulence of the hip-hop lifestyle is hysterical. See that picture of the sweet car? It’s the first picture that shows up when you google “cadillac”.
SIMH: “Tony the Tiger” by Manchester Orchestra
Time for my usual Thursday segment. I am kind of last minute with this so I will save the introduction, please enjoy! This has quickly becoming one of my favorite bands.
Kids in Balloons
Man. How about that hoax? I was hoping there was actually a kid in it. That would make one hell of a story (assuming he would have survived). The entire time I couldn’t help but think of the song Wonderboy by Tenacious D, although I believe someone made a better point of “Come Sail Away” by Styx being more fitting. Wonderboy, I feel, fits the best because its so imaginative just like a child’s mind. It was a bit of a downer to see it was a hoax, but joyous in the sense the boy is okay. I don’t feel like getting into the politics of if it was a publicity stunt. It’s just a bunch of hot-air, pun intended.
Speaking of hot-air, Rush Limbaugh was kicked out of the group to buy the St. Louis Rams. Although I disagree with Rush’s views, I don’t think his really deviate that far from most of the team owners. Wishful thinking on my part had it that he would give up his radio chair to focus on being an NFL team-owner.
Songs in my head: “To lose my life” by White Lies
Perhaps the single moment I knew I would love Lollapalooza was with this song. We didn’t know what we were getting into, but this song just made the entire festival for me. It could be nostalgia, or it could be a simply a great song, for the reason I love it.
(EDIT: Bumped up the resolution. Usually I make it small if there is live-video so that people don’t form a misconception. Music is about the sounds rather than the eyes, afterall.)
Songs in my Head: “I Lov to Singa”
Here’s something a little bit different!
The Hype Dies: No Olympics for Chicago
I read an article that confirms what I had thought. Chicago was the most illogical choice as a place to represent the Olympics. The decision was about culture and emotion, something Chicago lacks. While Americans were busy to discuss the financial benefits of the Olympics, people in Rio were just excited to have the opportunity to be chosen. Rio officials were even made the day of the vote a public holiday days in advance.
I don’t get what all the hype was surrounding this vote. To most it seemed like a sure thing. How could it? Do you think the Olympics wanted to be represented again in a country that allowed a “pipe-bomb” go off last time in Atlanta? Do they want to be represented by a country currently engaged in two wars? Do you think they are going to just hand America the Olympics just because Obama is so well liked internationally?
The hype was pretty ridiculous and the shock after being ousted first is silly.
Songs in my Head: “Trashcan” by Delta Spirit
I really can’t praise this band enough. I give them a lot of credit, particularly where it is due. The lead singer belts out soul from his lungs. You think the rich, easy-going lifestyle of San Diego, where this band is from, wouldn’t produce such wonderful soul songs. However, the song Trashcan changes such a perception.
The song doesn’t drag you, in facts holds you dearly as it tells its story. Listening to it, you want to play every instrument from the vocals to what kind of sounds like a trashcan (could be?). It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what this song is about, but the songwriting takes what could be a tired old story of hope and rejuvenation and makes it into beautiful poetry. They don’t need to tell you the whole story, just how they are feeling. And damn it, that’s something special.
A normal day at the library…
A personal dream of mine is to travel the country to taste various micro-brews. Perhaps learn something new about starting your own brewery. Many people do this already, I am sure, so I may need to find something else to venture for. One silly idea was libraries. I don’t know a lick about books, but I love the atmosphere of libraries. Winona State has an amazing library, and arguably one of the busiest (besides the Library of Congress?). One gripe I had about the library was that it was too dry, which is reasonable as humidity could damage the books. Fuuuuu–
Songs in my Head: “Gold and Warm” by Bad Veins
I casually came across this song while sifting through Internet radio stations. Only a handful of times have I listened to it. I feel torn between whether to really like this song or to accept it as an indie band trying too hard. I can admit that I am a sucker for this style of music Bad Veins uses, and to get a full appreciation for this song I will need to hear their entire album.
Go to last.fm for more.