Budos Butt

Last night I was fortunate enough to receive a friend's extra ticket to the Rocks Off Budos Band Boat Cruise. I am not naturally a big fan of boats, but I am a big fan of live music, so I obliged and It was the best decision ever. The music was great but paled in comparison to a chance encounter I had with a Budos Band fan. It was so crazy I had to write a Craigslist Missed Encounter about it: 

You were the Blond wearing an orange dress and a Backpack at the Budos Band Cruise last night, but no underwear... Luckily they were selling "Budos Rising" boyshorts at the Merch Table (Large, Nice). I was already intrigued when I overheard you talking about your commando situation (an interesting choice for a night cruise) but then when you immediately put them on and asked the Merch Girl to take pictures of your butt, I knew I wanted to learn more. I heard the pics were for your boyfriend but I'm sure we can work something out. How about Dinner, then I can take you to Victoria's Secret? 

Yes it happened. Also at one point the coast guard almost pulled our boat over with their boat, then it turns out they were just messing with us.


Song #189: The Budos Band - Scorpion

Song of the Week

I know this site has enough "Reoccuring Segments" already, and this one is definitely not going to hang around and get it's own tag, but I must acknowledge the huge love affair I am having with the Violent Femmes right now. I bought the record off the street downtown somewhere knowing I was going to like it, but not knowing the depths this album, recorded in 1982 in Wisconsin was going to get to me. Man it's awesome. Maybe the best trio since James Gang. Gordon Gano writes such intense songs and the cross between the subdued brushed drums and the high-octane Bass playing just blows me away. Today's song has been on near repeat on my various music playing devices for the entire week. When you Add It Up It's kind of like a more Angsty, Emo, Midwestern version of the Talking Heads without the danceability.  Turns out that's a good thing. 

Song #188: The Violent Femmes - Add It Up

Pizza Party!!

Song #187: Louis Prima - Angelina and Zooma Zooma

Rained Out

Today started out nice, but ended up a complete washout. It puts me in the mood for the Drunken Horns of The Band. I even think this Album Cover was photographed in the rain. Oh, one more thing, those horns... arranged by the magical Allen Toussaint. You can catch him in Brooklyn on Saturday,  hopefully we'll have better some weather by then.

Song #186: The Band - Unfaithful Servant

Un-Armed

Definitely one of my favorite all-time guitar riffs. It'd be hard to play it without arms.

Song #185: Television - Venus

Root Hub

Last week at The Moon's Skitfest 2010 Exxxtravaganza, they had a great duet between Corn-Mo and Root Hub (Yes these are both things, people to be exact) of the song below. I believe Root Hub is from Hawai'i which explains his reggae influenced, island vibes. Check out his website at roothub.com.

Song #184: Root Hub - Barefoot Nightlife

New Binoculars

Song #183: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Searching

Go Peter

Go Peter!

Song #182: Cam'Ron Featuring Juelz Santana - Hey Ma

Go'on

Song #181: Steve Miller Band - Take the Money and Run

Half Birthday/Phish Sucks

Today is my Half-Birthday!

Now obviously that means nothing except my family used to celebrate them and we'd get half a cake. This year however, it means that I am just about half way through my year long challenge (thanks to slackin' February, the actual midpoint is in a couple of days). Looking back, I'm pleased with the work I've done on the blog thus far and I only hope to continue to write and create with as much ferver in the second half as I did in the first. 

A little throwback to my first song, 180 days ago, on my actual birthday... My favorite band, Blind Melon proving why they might be the best touring band of my generation. (Screw you Phish and Dave Matthews).

Song #180: Blind Melon - 2x4

Rarr!!

Song 179: The Black Keys - Next Girl

Lil' Michael

Or should I say Ill Michael? Just look at those young moves.


Song #178: Jackson 5 - Sugar Daddy

Freddie Mac

Song #177: Freddie McGregor - When I'm Ready

The Student of Holy Song

The new Reflection Eternal just came out. The original collaboration of Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek, Train of Thought, dropped in 2000 so this new release is highly anticipated. If you didn't know, Me and Talib are boys... 

We met at 92Y Tribeca's awesome Hip Hop Lecture series, Noisemakers, (which will have Diddy on June 15th) late last year and he signed my vinyl copies of Reflection Eternal's Train of Thought and my Blackstar album he did with Mos Def, who has the best rapper name ever. Actually Mos might have the best rap name, but Talib may actually have the best REAL name ever. Talib Kweli Greene (we'll just drop the Greene part for now) comes from the Pashto language, spoken in Pakistan and other central & south asian countries. Talib is the singular of Taliban which doesn't mean terrorists like you may think if you watch FoxNews, it means Students. Kweli comes from the term Qawwali which, in Islam, is the Musical Recitation of the Holy Qua'ran, the most allowed of all musical expressions. That makes Talib's natural and given name, The Student of Holy Song, if thats not the best name (to an ethnomusicologist) then I dont know what is.  

Here's the newest joint off Revolutions Per Minute, rap by Talib, beat by Hi-Tek.

Song #176: Reflection Eternal - In This World