Song in My Head

I heard it this morning in the car -- I had forgotten all about this one. It's "Uncertain Smile" by The The.

A Happy Monday

Finally, someone commented on my Happy Mondays T-shirt. I was wearing it at the cafe at Whole Foods and the barista told me she liked my shirt. I'm honestly surprised more people don't comment on it, considering what a great band they are. I think she was equally surprised when I told her I saw them live last year -- she probably figured they fell off the map 20 years ago (and with their drug habits and penchant for self-destruction, who could blame her?)

Video Vault Friday

For some reason, images from this video got in my head after hearing a different song from this band on the way to work.  History has not been a good friend to Public Enemy.  Nothing negative, but I would have thought they would be considered seminal to the early stages of rap  - especially their politic stance.  Today's video is "Can't Truss It." I remember this video when I was in college. The scene when the slave's child is born white still resonates with me.  It's still worth a watch.

Can't Truss It

Song In My Head - Anthony Weiner Edition

"Cheetham Hill" by The Fall. Love Mark E Smith's snarly vocals. "Couldn't make out where he was from -- Salford or, uh, Manchester."

Don't Quit Your Day Job...

Tonight is the pivotal Game 5 of the NBA Finals, so I figured I'd take this opportunity to share a few standout rap tracks by NBA stars. (Admittedly, these come from 1994's seminal NBA rap album "B-Ball's Best Kept Secret".)

Here's one of tonight's stars - Jason Kidd - with his track "What the Kidd Did" featuring Money B of Digital Underground. Oakland in the house.

Here's perhaps the best of the bunch. It's one-time 76ers guard Dana Barros with his track "Check It". And it's honestly not that bad.

The late Malik Sealy rapped about how lucky he is in "Lost in the Sauce." Here are the lyrics to the chorus if you want to sing along: "Life's just one big jump shot/You're either on or you might be off/So try to maintain and refrain from the strain/And don't get lost in the sauce."

Cedric Ceballos teamed up with the late Warren G for "Flow On".

Here's Chris Mills doing "Sumptin' to Groove To".

And now Gary Payton (aka The Glove) with "Livin' Legal and Large"

Famously, Allen Iverson (as Jewelz) ran afoul of the league with "40 Bars".

And perhaps the most depressing rap song of all time: "Anything can Happen" by Brian Shaw. Listen - if you dare - as he raps about losing his entire family in a car crash.

Song In My Head

Let's keep the Joe Strummer theme going: The Clash - "Death or Glory"

Song In My Head

"Coma Girl" - Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros.

RIP Joe. Hearing you is like hearing an old friend.