I love the atmospheric Huntsville hiphop of G-Side and Block Beataz. Even more so after hearing an hour-long documentary about the Huntsville scene on Swedish radio. It’s mostly in English with lots of interviews, so make sure to check it out (hit the “LYSSNA”-link at bottom of post to listen, it’s available until April 14).
I especially found the explanation of how the city’s space industry has influenced the sound fascinating:
»Space science and hiphop absolutely go together in Huntsville. It’s actually what Huntsville hiphop is. Everyday we ride down the Interstate, and we look at the big Saturn 5 rocket. That’s the space. It’s about Huntsville, it’s about a movement, it’s a sound, it’s a whole village of people trying to get across our struggle.«
As someone who has a high chance of appreciating idealised dreams of space as well as great hiphop, I naturally love this.
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Going through a second hand shop today, I found this LP. What first caught my eye was the beautiful design, but a moment later I frooze and realized: I really had no idea that The Comedian recorded an album in Poland 1984 under the moniker of Jan Dietrzak.
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I watched “Shutter Island” yesterday. It was a decent film with one huge problem: It was released in 2010. Had it been released in the 70s it would’ve been a classic but its plot just can’t measure up today. Why? Because of “Lost”. Read more
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Except for Peter Gabriel’s “Birdy”, I can’t remember writing anything about film scores during my years as a music journalist. Well, I probably mentioned something about Tindersticks‘ soundtrack to “Nénette et Boni” and maybe Explosions In The Sky’s ditto for “Friday Night Lights”, but never the “regular” score. Hearing the soundtrack for Electronic Art’s “Mirror’s Edge” in a clothing store, I realize why. Read more
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You may remember that I recently praised the return of the airships?
Well, today I bought the new Alastair Reynolds novel “Terminal World” and discovered that the cover has no less than fifteen airships on it. I had no doubt this would be a cracking read before, but this certainly makes me even more eager.
Win!
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I often argue that it’s ridiculous how grownups write children’s books, compose children’s songs and in other ways try to create culture for the young ones. It’s always done in a sophisticated way, with too much moral and lessons to be learned. Read more
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The other day, CNN reported that youth from all over the world get depressed after watching James Camerons “Avatar”. In forum thread, multiple posts tell of people who feel bad after watching the film and realizing they’ll never get to live on Pandora. Good. That’s the only way you can realize what to do with your life. Read more
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A madman on a suicide mission. A hero in personal crisis. An early, strong stance for gay rights. A prolonged shoot-out in slow-motion to music by Peter Gabriel in the finale. I really don’t know how it’s possible to do a more complete episode of a tv series than »Miami Vice« season 01 episode 21, »Evan«. Read more
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