Kendrick Lamar - "Backseat Freestyle"

I went to D.C. a couple of years ago for an English class; we were seeing Henry the VII in the Folger Library.  Highlight of the trip for me, though, was the day before the play that I spent traipsing around Georgetown, hanging out at the Haagen-Dazs that Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye used to work at.

A good idea would be to check out Boris, Alcest, The Atlas Moth, Irepress, and Ash Borer then.  All similar bands (at least as similar as it gets in that diverse of a genre).

Devin Townsend, Cynic, The Ocean, and a whole fuckton of other bands would like to have a word with you concerning the "shallow" musicality part.  No offense, but you have no idea what you're talking about.  Metal is just as nuanced a genre as classical, jazz, or rock.

I'd say Thurston himself is pretentious, but to say that all music connected to him is pretentious is a long shot.

The problem with Hunt-Hendrix is that he says nothing of worth.  His entire manifesto is a hollow attempt to sound educated; it makes no sense, considering he was a philosophy major and is probably smart enough to create a new strain of black metal.  But everything he's said about the subject so far has been pandering…

I know right?  Guessing the twist to things doesn't make them unenjoyable, it just means you know stories well.

Where do you order pizza from?  I want some of that shit.

Dik,

For both or just for Mr. Arty?  Because both seem straight-up psychotic.

I think it's good.  Disconcerting, but a really incisive look at rich, disaffected hipsters.

I'm a huge Cudi fan, and this record didn't impress me all that much.  So it's not you being old, it's Cudi's unwillingness to get the lead out of his ass and actually rap.

Not sure if this counts, but I saw Buffalo Springfield play "Rockin' in the Free World" at Bonnaroo.  Stills and Young had multiple solo duels throughout the song; it was like hearing Pavarotti sing and then having Howlin' Wolf sing in response.

Woo! You, however, get no points for lumping together all electronic artists as talentless.

Woo! You, however, get no points for lumping together all electronic artists as talentless.

Yeah, because all of those electronic artists are talentless hacks who can't play instruments, amirite?

Yeah, because all of those electronic artists are talentless hacks who can't play instruments, amirite?

You'd better shit me, Professor That Is In My Job Description.  DanZING!

You'd better shit me, Professor That Is In My Job Description.  DanZING!

Saw him on tour in a small venue, Zammuto was opening up for Explosions in the Sky.  One of the best shows I've ever been to, both bands were top notch.