Tuesday, May 20th
what’s new
M.I.A. & The Partysquad, “Double Bubble Trouble” (directed by M.I.A.)
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what’s new
M.I.A. & The Partysquad, “Double Bubble Trouble” (directed by M.I.A.)
what’s new
M.I.A., “Bring the Noize,” 6/13
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lagniappe
this just in
It is a slightly intellectually undemanding thing to do, being a rock singer, but, you know, you make the best of it.
replay: clips too good for just one day
The other night, after falling asleep, my older son Alex (now 22) had an unexpected visitor—this guy showed up and began to play.
Vijay Iyer Trio (VI, piano; Marcus Gilmore, drums; Stephan Crump, bass)
“Galang,” recording session (Historicity), New York (Systems Two Studios), 2009
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“Questions of Agency,” live, New York (The Stone), 2007
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Playing and Talking about Historicity, 2009
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lagniappe
Presto! Here is the great new jazz piano trio.
—Ben Ratliff, New York Times (9/9/09)
(Originally posted 6/30/10.)
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take two (or is it one?)
Following up on Vijay Iyer’s take (6/30/10), here’s the original.
M.I.A., “Galang” (2005)
One of the things I love about M.I.A. is that she doesn’t let any of the usual stuff get in her way. Take her dancing, for instance: she’s, uh, not real good at it—at least not by the usual standards. Does that stop her? Nah.
(Originally posted 7/2/10.)
what’s new
(an occasional series)
Here’s some stuff my older (23-year-old) son Alex, who heads back to school Sunday, shared with me the other night.
Zoo Kid (AKA Archy Marshall [16 years old, lives in London]), “Out Getting Ribs,” 2010
Vodpod videos no longer available.*****
Destroyer, “Kaputt,” 2011
Vodpod videos no longer available.*****
M.I.A., “Bad Girls,” 2010
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lagniappe
reading table
If humor loosens the grip of logic, and poetry does too, how come there isn’t more humor in poetry?
David Kirby, “The Search for Baby Combover,” Atlanta, 2007
Vodpod videos no longer available.Today, celebrating our 400th post, we revisit a few favorites.
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street music
Whatever it is, this guy’s got it.
(Originally posted on 8/25/10.)
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take two (or is it one?)
Following up on Vijay Iyer’s take (6/30/10), here’s the original.
M.I.A., “Galang” (2005)
One of the things I love about M.I.A. is that she doesn’t let any of the usual stuff get in her way. Take her dancing, for instance: she’s, uh, not real good at it—at least not by the usual standards. Does that stop her? Nah.
(Originally posted on 7/2/10.)
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Guitar, drums—that’s all it takes.
Bambino (AKA Bombino), live, Niger (Agadez), 2010
Part 1
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Part 2
(Originally posted on 8/9/10.)
Weathermen redux?
Speaking of M.I.A., who else conjures the ’60s like this—its mix of ferocity and nuttiness?
M.I.A., “Born Free” (2010)
take two (or is it one?)
Following up on Vijay Iyer’s take (6/30/10), here’s the original.
M.I.A., “Galang” (2005)
One of the things I love about M.I.A. is that she doesn’t let any of the usual stuff get in her way. Take her dancing, for instance: she’s, uh, not real good at it—at least not by the usual standards. Does that stop her? Nah.
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