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Good Mornings

Published on 2010-03-22 14:51:51

The sun glinted off chrome parts of cold cars. Golden trophies rolling behind our blooming cherry tree; I took the gold in. I took the cars in. I took the tree in. My wind chimes were still - frozen in space and time. The silly quails cruised around the yard in lines. I took the chimes in. I took in the quails and their lines and their silliness. The sky was gray but unblemished and bright. I took the sky in. I blew my lavender smoke out into the morning. Behind the unbroken window beside

For the G's and the Hustlas: Before Rap Discovered "Feelings"

Published on 2009-10-11 22:22:21

by Khai Bosch Remember the good ol' days when rap was just about ho's, weed, and Tangueray?  In today's music, MC's like Kanye, Cudi, and Drake are more likely to treat the mic like it's some kind of therapy session instead of the macho prop that it used to be.  Even the gun-toting gal of country   music, Miranda Lambert, projects a tougher image than this new crop of rap divas. In this environment, one can sometimes long for those simpler times of yesteryear when rap

Robert Frost: the Original Captain Caveman

Published on 2009-10-07 18:00:44

How many times have you loved a song despite having no idea what lyrics the singer is singing?  Take the immortal Pearl Jam classic, Yellow Ledbetter, for example.  Many fans have ventured to decipher Eddie Vedder's "Captain Caveman"-esque vocals in this song, but does anyone really have a clue what the lyrics are?  Yet, the song is still awesome.  Tons of people have been digging it for years. Another example is the hard-hitting Alexisonfire tune, A dagger through the Heart