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    download fest

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    So i guess this show isn't selling very well

    Main Gates 12:00

    APOLLO SUNSHINE 1:00-1:35

    BANG CAMARO 1:55-2:40

    BAND OF HORSES 3:00-3:45

    WOLF PARADE 4:05-4:50

    NEKO CASE 5:10-5:55

    YEAH YEAH YEAH'S 6:15-7:15

    GUSTER 7:45-8:45

    MODEST MOUSE 9:15-10:45

    Curfew 11:00

    PM me if you want to go for almost free.

     

    bang camaro!

    Which Rap era stands as the best?

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    I had an interesting and friendly argument recently with a friend about the heyday of rap. We both agreed that rap could really be broken down into 3 important and different time periods: pre-1988, 88-92 and 93-97.

     

    The beginning of discussion basically started around the premise that things really changed in rap in 88. Something happened and things went to a new level -- albums like It Takes a Nation of Millions, Strictly Business, 3 Ft High/Rising, Straight Outta Compton, It's a Big Daddy Thing, etc. all came out in 1988 (I think). They were all followed up with the best years of Quest, De La, PE, NWA, Brand Nubian, Jungle Bros., Beasties, Digital Underground, etc.

     

    Until around 1993, when there seemed to be another shift. Guys like Snoop came up and made names for themselves. The slicker Dre-like productions and guys like Tupac, Biggie, Wu Tang and Nas took over the throne.

     

    This invariably ended with an argument about whether the best period of rap was 88-92 or 93-97. I argued 88-92. My friend thinks the samples in 88-92 sound dated and don't hold up as well. And that the lyrics are weaker. He thinks the heyday for rap is really 93-97. It was an interesting debate that went on for awhile. Curious what folks here think.

     

    i am not much of a hip-hop afficionado and this is just my opinion as a casual rap fan but i would agree with your friend.

     

    nobody can argue the importance of early rap but when it comes down to it, a lot beats are pretty weak and a lot of MCs sort of just sound the same.

     

    as time went on rappers each found a more personal style and i agree that lyrics and production are just of higher quality in the "93-97" era

    Why didn't I cancel my RS subscription

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    It has everything to do with what you're saying. You said "Every once in a while someone complains about how shitty RS is. If you haven't noticed, its been pretty much the same magazine for at least the past 10 years."

     

    I'm saying that 30 years ago it wasn't nearly as shitty. Going back only 10 years misses the point completely.

     

    umm ok...like i said, all that i was pointing out is that RS has been like this for quite some time now, i am well aware that the magazine has been around for more than 10 years

    Why didn't I cancel my RS subscription

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    If you haven't noticed, a lot of people here remember what the magazine was like 30 or even 40 years ago. ;)

     

    For sure. I am well aware of how important RS used to be and its influence and presence at the time (I dont personally remember) but that doesn't really have anything to do with what I was saying. I was just saying that RS featuring people like Zac Efron on the cover is nothing new.

    Why didn't I cancel my RS subscription

    in Someone Else's Song

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    RS is a magazine about pop culture not just music. It has always been that way. There are a lot of people, I would say even a majority of the people in this country, would enjoy R. Kelly's new CD a lot more than the New Pornos cd (i think the new pornos cd is awesome but thats just me). Every once in a while someone complains about how shitty RS is. If you haven't noticed, its been pretty much the same magazine for at least the past 10 years. They have a lot of good stuff in there but they also have a lot of bullshit. Its a cheap magazine that comes out every two weeks. I'd say just enjoy it if you want to. This is not some indie publication, its the worlds most famous pop culture magazine, I'd say get used to it (or dont renew your subscription as there are tons of amazing publications out there).

    Hey, I Just Bumped Into...

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    oh i forgot this one:

     

    I was working for Thom Yorke's record label last summer and was at Radiohead's Theatre@Madison Square Garden show handing out stickers for Yorke's solo album. I'm going up the line handing out stickers and all of the sudden in front of me is DMC (Darryl McDaniel of Run-DMC) and various members of his family. I offer him a Thom Yorke sticker, he asks me who this is and I try to explain. He then proceeds to hand me a post-card promoting his new album and tells me he'll buy the Thom Yorke album if I buy his, I said this was a fair deal. Turns out he was on his way to a WNBA game with his family but he was very nice and talked to me for a minute or so.

    Shuffle up and deal - August 2007

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Silver Jews - "Dallas" - 3/10/06 Middle East Downstairs (Bootleg)

    Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.2 in A minor - Ekaterina Murina

    Pavement - "Folk Jam" - Terror Twilight

    Blink 182 - "Voyeur" - Dude Ranch

    Radiohead - "Intro" - 6/13/06 Theatre at Madison Square Garden (Bootleg)

    The Band - "Tears of Rage" - Music from Big Pink

    Grandaddy - "Broken Household Appliance National Forest" - The Sophtware Slump

    Bloc Party - "Sunday" - A Weekend in the City

    Roy Orbison - "Pretty Paper" - Pretty Woman

    Pavement - "Perfume-V" - Slanted and Enchanted

     

    Nice! Happy to see some Blink-182 in there...memories from my childhood

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