1.27.2004
"We're gaining Joe-mentum in Connecticut!"
I think it was Cosmo Vitelli who said that only those who are comfortable are truly happy. If so, then I am one happy guy. Having spend the past two days reorganizing my house, finishing the dreaded Wire column and reorganizing my CDs alphabetically by publicist, I proclaim myself far more comfortable than last week. Incidentally, old Wire stuff here.
Epiphanies from the in-progress column: 2Mex sounds exactly like someone who grew up at Project Blowed, grew up on the Cure and grew up wishing he could be Fernando Valenzuela. His new album, featuring a nice cover bite of Shepard's OBEY image, is fantastically inspiring and depressing. Mighty Casey has a new song called "Black Rapping School," and you know hip-hop is at a weird juncture when someone feels the need to qualify rapping as "black." (Speaking of the Cure, Casey samples "Love Cats" on the B-side "Liquorland II"; click his name to hear it.) The Professor has a comp out soon called 'Convexed' and it features "Black and White," a make-believe one-on-one between Timboking (Wu-affiliate) and R.A. the Rugged Man (white affiliate). it's cute.
Epiphanies from the in-progress column: 2Mex sounds exactly like someone who grew up at Project Blowed, grew up on the Cure and grew up wishing he could be Fernando Valenzuela. His new album, featuring a nice cover bite of Shepard's OBEY image, is fantastically inspiring and depressing. Mighty Casey has a new song called "Black Rapping School," and you know hip-hop is at a weird juncture when someone feels the need to qualify rapping as "black." (Speaking of the Cure, Casey samples "Love Cats" on the B-side "Liquorland II"; click his name to hear it.) The Professor has a comp out soon called 'Convexed' and it features "Black and White," a make-believe one-on-one between Timboking (Wu-affiliate) and R.A. the Rugged Man (white affiliate). it's cute.
