Update!

So I decided to filter out my blog today, in an attempt to start fresh, I suppose. Man, I was quite the idiot back in January '09. Here are my movie reviews backed up on my Flixster account, for those interested. Anyway, I haven't done an update in a while, so let's get down to brass tacks. It's been a really long summer, consisting of hanging out, running errands, working, seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time, overall, having a good time. The Kumon center I worked at closed down late August, so I am now jobless. But not for long, as I'll be working at school for my work-study loan. Speaking of which, I'm moving out to school this Sunday and I'll admit, I'm pretty excited! So all giddiness aside, that's about it, and I'll leave you with my current music rotation(got the idea from an old post, wish I could've done this more). Goodnight!

Radiohead and Biggie (both essential to my rotation)
Portishead
Redman
Tupac
Broken Social Scene
Sage Francis
LIL B DA BASED GOD
Mr. Lif
O.C.
Interpol
Flying Lotus
Arcade Fire
Elliot Smith
Ra Ra Riot
DOOM
Nosaj Thing
Edan
The xx
Lee Fields & The Expressions

Inconsistently-Daily Rant #4 (Contrarians)

So lately, fans of Wiz Khalifa have been bitching about his recent gain of exposure(like he wasn't famous already...). Just because one of your favorite artists become hyped up doesn't make them any worse of an artist. In fact, as a fan, you should be happy that he/she/them is gaining popularity. The fact that you are disappointed over their growing fame simply means that your initial fandom was solely based on the artist(s) being relatively unknown. However, I will acknowledge that certain artists do change their sound after new-found fame, ie. selling out; the Black Eyed Peas, for one. But I digress. This can be applied to the spread of a certain clothing style, activity, any product for that matter, and just virtually anything. Everybody strives for that sweet feeling of exclusivity all for a sense of superiority.


P.S. - But for you pitiful duds who blatantly shape your whole entire identity after one source/person/group, stop copycattin' and don't live your life as a mold, be yourself.

Imposing the Positive!

A couple months ago, I came across rapper Lil' B AKA Based God on the NT forums. You may recognize him from The Pack, and in a nutshell, he's just...different. He refers to himself as "black Ken", "a princess" and he has songs called: "I'm God", "Look Like Jesus"(no, he doesn't look like Jesus), "I'm Paris Hilton", and "I Want Your Bitch." A mixture of Gucci Mane(whom he very much resembles), Andy Dick, Reh Dogg, and Imogen Heap, his weird, stream-of-consciousness style is pretty hilarious to say the least. Not that I'm a big fan and genuinely enjoy his work, but I will acknowledge that it really does carry artistic merit despite what people say. Most rappers will try to make sure their material adheres to a certain audience. But this guy does whatever the fuck he wants and delivers whatever the hell comes to his head. Through the premise of conceit, he is uninhibited in fully exercising his creative control to put out some really strange, but original shit. I mean, this whole Based movement is pretty much a new (sub-)genre, avant-garde in a way. But those who think that this whole Based God identity is merely a spoof have it all wrong, it's a little more than that. Thank you Based God. I praise you in all your glory.

"Fuck a bitch, in her face, like a boss, like her dad, like I'm rad, like I'm Brad, like I'm Chad"

I forgot to mention, he has a motivational book out...

A Subtle Observation

I recently got into Louis C.K.'s material and found his comedy to be pretty complementary to my sense of humor. A raunchy, self-deprecating, hilarious, vulgar brand of observational comedy; already one of my favorite comics. Well anyway, I was planning to write something very similar to Louis' rant in this video, so I thought I'd just let it partly do the job. With the gradual improvement of technology, we keep becoming accustomed to the convenience. I'm guilty of this, as everybody else is. For example, due to the Internet's immediacy nowadays, I found myself getting irritated the other day when Google took 2 seconds longer than usual to load. And to think there was a time when computers didn't even exist. I wouldn't go as far to criticize this mentality as Louis did, however. It's just human nature and an amusing observation as far as I'm concerned.

Unrelated mini-rant:
I hate when people ask questions on the Internet, particularly Facebook, which they could easily find the answer for on Google. Just simple questions that elicit one objective answer like: "What's a ____?", "Who does he play for?", "Who is that?", etc. Perhaps it's a way to spark conversation, but I can only see such a conversation ending with the answer to the question or just a simple "Google it." If you find yourself encountering such a person, here you go: www.lmgtfy.com