http://www.rapology.org musings in music Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:48:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I posted about Santogold last fall, and her long awaited full length album is finally here.  After an extra two months of cold, rainy weather in Seattle, summer has also finally been DELIVERED.  It's 80 degrees outside and the sky is a perfect blue.  I was driving around today, with ... http://www.rapology.org/archives/53 Snowboarding has been my calling since December began and my friends see less of me than my snowboard does, unless they are accomplices in my insatiable lust for powder.  Everything else has fallen by the wayside, including keeping this blog updated. I've been on a techno bent this winter and one ... http://www.rapology.org/archives/50 The Cleveland Steamers are a triumverate of hip hop artists out of Portland, Oregon. What sets them apart from other artists in the conscious hip hop arena is the rhythm of their flow. There is nothing unique about the subject of their politically charged words, and without this lyrical edge, ... http://www.rapology.org/archives/47 Elizabeth Goodman of Rolling Stone did a much better job of reviewing Santogold than I will. The blog, which I developed for rollingstone.com, is worth following. It's focused on breaking artists in the music industry. Despite Rolling Stone's orientation towards mainstream pop culture, the writers for this blog have a ... http://www.rapology.org/archives/46 Cee-Lo is a figure of grace, a pillar or strength, a reviver of faith. When I listen to him sing, I remember that after pain there comes pleasure. After death, new life. That there are countless unwritten chapters to look forward to. Cee-Lo humbles me. His words guide ... http://www.rapology.org/archives/45 Discovering Booka Shade last year made me realize that innovation in techno was still possible.  Infact, I loved their album "Movements" so much that it made my top ten albums of 2006 list. I think the Germans have techno pegged.  Booka Shade is a duo out of Frankfurt.  Partners in crime ... http://www.rapology.org/archives/44 Hi kids, My site was being raped for mp3s from external sources, so I renamed the music directories for posts prior to September.  If you're actually reading this and are interested in hearing the music, you are still welcome to the tracks.  For any broken link, place an underscore before the ... http://www.rapology.org/archives/43 Mophono was the first Pandora recommendation to really catch me. This duo sprang from San Francisco with their debut release "I Cry" in 2004. They have yet to produce another album, but I'm hoping it's shortly in the wings. I Cry traverses many different musical styles. The tracks range from hip ... http://www.rapology.org/archives/42 Hi kids!  I know it's been a long time since I've posted, so I hope you're all still with me.  It's been a tumultuos month, but I think I'm coming out the other side now.  Atop all of the madness, a good friend of mine passed about three weeks ago.  This ... http://www.rapology.org/archives/41 I am having a love affair with Beirut.  This is no ordinary love affair.  Every word, every note, every breath rips my heart out in pleasure and pain.  Pulse quickens.  Tears vein my cheeks.  A culmination of all emotion stirred. When's the last time music made you feel something?  I mean really feel something? I'm ... http://www.rapology.org/archives/40