tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113523182024-03-13T18:51:05.707-07:00sounds like funI tend to agree to things because they, at least initially, sound like fun. Hence, I write, study, teach, and try to make sense on occasion. This is a spot for stuff I've written, stuff I'm thinking about, and generally stuff that, well, sounds like fun to me.erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-3739198289961676122010-01-03T12:39:00.000-08:002010-01-03T12:40:23.693-08:00New Year, New BlogCheck it out: <a href="http://www.soundclash.wordpress.com">www.soundclash.wordpress.com</a>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-75452860792697743192009-12-10T11:19:00.000-08:002009-12-10T11:28:40.401-08:00Video Light<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcBKHr4hOSl5jdbNqf-8QgNohtcpKWdM_J5t1z4z8xi00wnkMmegZhVbZTCvR5NRQeTeIMWvTZSjb9ahgJPiLSS4BwogvWyA79x6gz7taktJ5Oa0pqx_u0hKrdsWjuVe-f3B3aA/s1600-h/P1040732.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7XmI3tvo36RtbZmyrENWzQaJnrnOihjc3LGEzTSOtW2YC1KCfJh82j75t52gXZz9LqIIsDPJC-FJAGhT8UqaeNshtEurRS165BMyYuRCmTTIMKWpM5oOfF-emraOD_vrl6Zsdw/s400/P1040720.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413690933689607490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jN5EIZz4k-CRm8RhWR_c9hlpK5r2671Jn6e1mXzsJQ7LWX_zDzgSoS-oKWyQq4_cmmWSmvbgEGMcr_XhDSD9Od9UGkBGZBqOHhN12YE9RlOjBy6jy625DJ7ILHLUZgekpDkoFQ/s1600-h/P1040700.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jN5EIZz4k-CRm8RhWR_c9hlpK5r2671Jn6e1mXzsJQ7LWX_zDzgSoS-oKWyQq4_cmmWSmvbgEGMcr_XhDSD9Od9UGkBGZBqOHhN12YE9RlOjBy6jy625DJ7ILHLUZgekpDkoFQ/s400/P1040700.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413690926418604338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aXHpeH423q8BkQiCWQMWH-EEj2H83fLAYtTvfL6SlBHrv2bGpN3tC7Xp8RXiGijWB_bRt-y6yo1kA-2Mqfe_Hltv-mJKX4t_BME7dom1T8wyjGhxlSFEDeg5oDzcztRFdrICEQ/s1600-h/P1040702.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aXHpeH423q8BkQiCWQMWH-EEj2H83fLAYtTvfL6SlBHrv2bGpN3tC7Xp8RXiGijWB_bRt-y6yo1kA-2Mqfe_Hltv-mJKX4t_BME7dom1T8wyjGhxlSFEDeg5oDzcztRFdrICEQ/s400/P1040702.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413690914054870994" /></a>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-57705508177151518182009-06-09T02:42:00.000-07:002009-06-09T03:01:41.016-07:00Back from Itiopia encore<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToO0bc4cdBuoCHwoido2kpOJoDlBZFFRJaKQ5gNboMj0m8IRFfr2LoHgDRm33PsPkJgV_CSOqbpCE1o5cAMmSG9PCZsiNExOiCh64qQyaE0Do9kCZtQkW-c_hDZHmMqktukdU1Q/s1600-h/P1030395.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToO0bc4cdBuoCHwoido2kpOJoDlBZFFRJaKQ5gNboMj0m8IRFfr2LoHgDRm33PsPkJgV_CSOqbpCE1o5cAMmSG9PCZsiNExOiCh64qQyaE0Do9kCZtQkW-c_hDZHmMqktukdU1Q/s400/P1030395.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345261547282106002" /></a><br />Had a wonderful time. Thanks to everyone!erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-9596467047539230832009-03-03T19:48:00.000-08:002009-03-03T19:49:29.075-08:00Hari Kunzru tells it like it is...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/mar/03/authors-on-writing">I get great pleasure from writing, but not always, or even usually. Writing a novel is largely an exercise in psychological discipline – trying to balance your project on your chin while negotiating a minefield of depression and freak-out. Beginning is daunting; being in the middle makes you feel like Sisyphus; ending sometimes comes with the disappointment that this finite collection of words is all that remains of your infinitely rich idea. Along the way, there are the pitfalls of self-disgust, boredom, disorientation and a lingering sense of inadequacy, occasionally alternating with episodes of hysterical self-congratulation as you fleetingly believe you've nailed that particular sentence and are surely destined to join the ranks of the immortals, only to be confronted the next morning with an appalling farrago of clichés that no sane human could read without vomiting. But when you're in the zone, spinning words like plates, there's a deep sense of satisfaction and, yes, enjoyment…</a>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-69573936693277093362009-02-27T11:53:00.000-08:002009-02-27T11:55:13.374-08:00Never been a fan of Radiohead......but I likes this.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TYa7furgQsA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TYa7furgQsA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Thanks to J Kelly Nestruck's blog.erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-58177290650598805692009-02-14T11:34:00.000-08:002009-02-14T11:38:50.997-08:00"I was pain in the ass, maybe"I'm writing about reggae in Ethiopia at the moment. Here are a few choice examples:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xbqk57EcGO4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xbqk57EcGO4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L1VyKnXhvIs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L1VyKnXhvIs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LR2BHGdhkCs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LR2BHGdhkCs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-89268589417806225262009-02-12T13:26:00.000-08:002009-02-12T13:31:04.316-08:00I've got sunshine...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyapwY26cA-_UwIGyJnMHrAZP0YazhyphenhyphenGFiBjErVlG5vagpgsYFF19foaEfoNxCuwOodHnf-zDTSl5r_vbBoO4wegrwQlB5eUc4Ysn8zwtzIGrtswAMHk4Cl84ewwri-jvSrSAiQ/s1600-h/P1030015.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyapwY26cA-_UwIGyJnMHrAZP0YazhyphenhyphenGFiBjErVlG5vagpgsYFF19foaEfoNxCuwOodHnf-zDTSl5r_vbBoO4wegrwQlB5eUc4Ysn8zwtzIGrtswAMHk4Cl84ewwri-jvSrSAiQ/s400/P1030015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302026140399308258" /></a><br />...on a cloudy day. Seeing as all I'm doing these days is sitting in front of a computer, I tend to try and find bright spots any way I can!erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-42107742852960503432009-02-08T16:58:00.000-08:002009-02-08T17:14:49.563-08:00Down with daggering...Well, looks like it's not just <a href="http://wayneandwax.com/?p=1383">NeYo that has a prob with "Rampin' Shop"</a>. I wonder if <a href="http://www.dancehall.mobi/2009/02/07/ramping-shop-daggering-songs-banned/">the ban on all things daggering related</a> will apply to tunes like 2008 smash <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqDBa11MuDo">"Lollipop"</a>?<br /><br />p.s. Woulda embedded the vid, but the horrible font titles they've introduced on embedded youtube videos really bother me. I'm not a design expert or anything, but it's really awful--especially on blogs where people have taken the time to make their layouts look good. Boo!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dancehall.mobi/2009/02/08/the-broadcasting-commisions-official-statement-on-daggering-songs/">UPDATE: dancehall.mobi just posted the official word from the Jamaica broadcasting commission.</a>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-76542081158126029262009-02-02T15:58:00.000-08:002009-02-02T16:00:33.848-08:00Abby Lakew, awahdishallo!I've loved these tunes ever since I heard 'em blasting from some bus driver's horrible soundsystem. She's pretty cute too.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l_3bxGjyQ60&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l_3bxGjyQ60&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PBuWqisgV2U&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PBuWqisgV2U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-70404977544099639452009-01-29T12:34:00.001-08:002009-01-29T12:38:23.395-08:00But most importanly of all...<a href="http://www.montrealmirror.com/2009/012909/sports2.html">I appear in the Mirror with two of my favourite people--people who happen to be experts on tobogganing!</a> If you take a look at this, take specific note of the lovely hat I am sporting. It was made by mother-of-experts, crochet-all-star and generally fabulous <a href="http://www.golding.ca/maggie/">Maggie</a>!erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-1159359400402046972009-01-29T12:05:00.000-08:002009-01-29T12:13:41.379-08:00Bus a style...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EbdGc5BpFs0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EbdGc5BpFs0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The above clip is part one of a rough version of the film I'll be discussing on Saturday as part of <a href="http://www.fifeq.ca/fr/programme">Le Festival International du Film Ethnographique du Québec</a>. "Temporary Sanity: The Skerritt Bwoy Story" is being shown on Saturday as part of a group of films starting at 4:45pm. Here's the location info:<br /><br />Centre d'essai, Centre étudiant / Pavillon J.-A.-DeSève <br />Université de Montréal<br />2332 boul. Édouard-Montpetit, 6e étage <br />(Métro Édouard-Montpetit ou autobus 51)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.montrealmirror.com/2009/012909/music1.html">It's good timing, actually, since I just wrote a piece about Passa Passa, a big dance in Kingston and my piece focused on dancing as much as anything.</a>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-59705799247017576402009-01-28T15:48:00.000-08:002009-01-28T15:50:17.743-08:00I'm talking about dancehall this weekend at what looks like an amazing film festival<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AkqWYyl2-Mw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AkqWYyl2-Mw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>I was pretty honoured to be asked to come and talk. I'll post more about the film I'm discussing later...erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-90104383534220343772009-01-26T14:49:00.000-08:002009-01-26T14:59:13.491-08:00Mavado nah play...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GQP8O6j2K2g&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GQP8O6j2K2g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />I've been thinking about the weird, born-to-be-on-a-soundtrack-to-a-flick-with-lots-of-guns-and-dudes-wearing-dark-sunglasses nature of some dancehall tunes over the past while. In the <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/147641-column-the-year-in-reggae-dancehall">Pitchfork end of the year wrap up</a>, I called this type o' thing "cinematic dancehall". Wayne Marshall, of wayneandwax fame, <a href="http://wayneandwax.com/?p=988">posted a bunch of dancehall meets action movie youtubes a minute ago</a>, but I think this one (thanks to <a href="http://www.seen-site.com/2009/01/26/blade-trilogy-vs-mavado/">Seen</a>) takes the cake (for the moment). Also, just reviewed Mavado's new record earlier today, so the Gully God's been on my mind.erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-31587547296882641452009-01-26T09:55:00.000-08:002009-01-26T09:57:18.843-08:00Only he can get away with this...<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_wPFskQI56Q&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_wPFskQI56Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Was listening to this a little loud last night and had my downstairs neighbours banging on the floor. It was worth it. C. Hamilton is the Fader cover boy this month...erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-41161043854603847592009-01-20T05:58:00.000-08:002009-01-20T05:59:34.932-08:00Nuff said.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDJ2P192bEixcmtnHnjKHWwVJD5XsRjuoLymy2EU13J3FH_0IZnraQuiUguwP6u2f6VLXDgNmi4f3_sFcpZWOAx4crSvLmvRXYxZ1yB4klEm_Ex0JpcWZa4t8sLw3uFpGCA2csQ/s1600-h/3210291738_523b59e565.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDJ2P192bEixcmtnHnjKHWwVJD5XsRjuoLymy2EU13J3FH_0IZnraQuiUguwP6u2f6VLXDgNmi4f3_sFcpZWOAx4crSvLmvRXYxZ1yB4klEm_Ex0JpcWZa4t8sLw3uFpGCA2csQ/s400/3210291738_523b59e565.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293375222122162786" /></a>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-69533515813165757082009-01-14T10:10:00.000-08:002009-01-14T10:14:28.156-08:00Again, I'm behind the times...But I am absolutely taken by the stuff they're calling "funky house". So flippin' wicked. <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DyJpWQi0sBM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DyJpWQi0sBM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>And cool dance moves...big step up from the Rolex Sweep. Way to go British folks! Keep it up!erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-55458688175717352612009-01-03T15:32:00.000-08:002009-01-03T15:43:31.737-08:00Viva 2009!As I was lolligagging through my blogs, I found Wayne had posted DJ Earworm's mashup of the top 25 or 2008. The strange sweet melancholy of the resulting track seems to me quite emblematic of the past year. 2008 was a bit of a mixed bag for this girl (always is), but I'm excited about the new year (always am). Anyhow, I'm off to indulge in one of my favourite things--copious amounts of spicy wat and injera. A great way to kick off any year (or month, or week...).<br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XLaZ-8IMtt0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XLaZ-8IMtt0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-43349757688640855332008-12-20T10:59:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:03:12.394-08:00Dusty Foot PhilosopherLatest from Toronto's K'naan. Watch and listen.<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7lCPXEARpE8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7lCPXEARpE8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-32619448238018950202008-12-17T08:48:00.000-08:002008-12-17T08:49:00.206-08:00This is great.<a href="http://www.theheatwave.co.uk/blog/item/from-the-vaults-capleton-refix-of-flat-beat">Keep raiding the vaults, boys.</a>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-79700693344214764852008-12-17T04:57:00.000-08:002008-12-17T04:59:41.582-08:00The Strong One<a href="http://www.montrealmirror.com/2008/121108/music2.html">Here's my interview/piece about Etana</a>. She's coming to Montreal this weekend and she's quite special.erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-30768973770320172922008-12-15T18:41:00.001-08:002008-12-15T18:44:27.598-08:00Moonstarr, killin it.Hey, so this lovely dude I know makes music. And it's darned good. He's got a new record out called <span style="font-style: italic;">Instrumentals Forever.</span> <a href="http://www.ptrmusic.com/news.php?news_id=61">You should check it out.</a> Like now. Lots of other folks are!erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-4111643905709759812008-12-10T11:32:00.001-08:002008-12-10T11:36:13.699-08:00As I wrote in Facebook...Sometimes things just come together to make everything right in the world. Yesterday it was Hot Chip in a spinning class. Even after 50 minutes of sweating like crazy, "One Pure Thought" made me feel like I could continue for another 50. <br /><br />Today, it's recovering from significant anger and frustration by remembering this little blast from the past. Why wasn't Spookey Ruben absolutely huge?<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QuGu9LgbBNg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QuGu9LgbBNg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>It's also officially, as my old roommate Ash would insist, Spookey-ing season here in Montreal, so named for the violent tossing into snowbanks that occurs at the beginning of the video.erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-51166271371484573512008-12-08T16:50:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:55:09.822-08:00Raiders of the Lost ArkYeah, so <a href="http://www.dancehall.mobi/2008/12/08/axum-riddim/">Caveman's new Axum riddim </a>is pretty good, but I wish they'd have insisted on lyrics related to the Axumite empire. Seriously, it woulda made for some seriously great tunes. Think of the material...I'd pull out my lighta for lyrics about the Ark of the Covenant everytime!<br /><br />It doesn't really need to be said, but Sizzla sounds a titch insane (i.e. not all there) on this riddim.erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-58620699852587130752008-12-05T11:25:00.000-08:002008-12-05T11:26:48.852-08:00Nice video.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zALYw0snZ-A&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zALYw0snZ-A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Nice tribute to Natasja. I like the idea of having Spice, Macka Diamond, etc. mouth Natasja's words. Very good at capturing the vibes, methinks. Makes me wish I could go to Weddy Weddy.erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11352318.post-83193120579106943192008-12-02T20:57:00.000-08:002008-12-02T20:59:07.252-08:00More stuff I liked in 1991I'm having a bit of a nostalgia thing going on. I used to lie on my bedroom floor and listen to this one.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cy0i4fkbBEU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cy0i4fkbBEU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306593896828395542noreply@blogger.com0