I know it’s been a while. While currently I don’t have much to say, thought I would share names of 9 albums that I’ve head on heavy rotation lately:
Do yourself a favor and check ‘em out.
So a few days ago, I saw Kevin Rathbun turning left on to North Druid from Briarcliff in his Range Rover with his whites hanging in the backseat. He’s a pretty unique-looking dude and I remember him from the time he beat Bobby Flay in Battle Elk. Hopefully this is a culinary good omen for the week. But that’s beside the point.
On to the newspile:
Yeah I couldn’t make that stuff up.
Atlanta readers, remember the Mic Club at the Apache Cafe (when it run by was D.R.E.S. and the kickass band with Billy Fields and DJ Edward Scissorhands)? If so you might’ve had the chance to watch Reid Richards in action – the man totally owns battle rap.
Now he is back with producer Conspiracy as King Robot. Ohmpark broke it, and they’ve got a direct link to a Rapidshare download of their first release. Kind of wild and crazy – check it out.
Dublab-approved daily read Ohmpark (a must-read for anyone interested in the Atlanta independent music scene) recently gave Creative Loafing a scathing verbal beatdown over their schizophrenic and thoroughly self-contradictory coverage of the local scene.
I’m sure I would’ve vomited had I read the original article but in my apartment the only thing we use CL for is kindling.
Check it out:
Diatribe Of The Day: Don’t Blame The Hipsters, or Why Atlanta Pwns Omaha
As the first commenter pointed out… “flawless victory.”
When the beta version of Windows 7 dropped recently, nerds around the world were heard gasping in relief. Finally, a version of Vista that works. With features that people want. I heard all about its improved ease of use, the marvelously easy installation process, the almost-like-magic identification of drivers for nearly every piece of hardware under the sun and the fantastic dock-like task bar. For about 2 and a half weeks there, I REALLY WANTED to get Window 7 as soon as it came out.
But today we get the news. Windows 7 is riddled with filthy, dirty DRM. Specifically, a Slashdot reader recently discovered that capturing audio playing on a Windows 7 machine with said PC’s own sound card is pretty much impossible – by design. If the sound card is playing audio, its inputs are disabled by the OS. As if that weren’t enough, the OS seems to be very protective over the modification of installed software – this is where it gets much scarier:
Re — Photoshop: That Photoshop stopped functioning after we messed with one of its nag DLLs was not so much a surprise, but what was a surprise: Noting that Win7 allows programs like Photoshop to insert themselves stealthily into your firewall exception list. Further, that the OS allows large software vendors to penetrate your machine. Even further, that that permission is responsible for disabling of a program based on a modified DLL. And then finding that the OS even after reboot has locked you out of your own Local Settings folder; has denied you permission to move or delete the modified DLL; and refuses to allow the replacement of the Local Settings folder after it is unlocked with Unlocker to move it to the Desktop for examination (where it also denies you entry to your own folder). Setting permissions to ‘allow everyone’ was disabled!
This is disappointing news to many, including myself. As a musician, I use the computer as a tool to make my work easier, and from that perspective, this is kind of like seeing someone try to market a paint brush without bristles – totally unacceptable, and not something that I would EVER spend money on.
So, to Microsoft: take this crap out of the operating system and I may consider purchasing Windows 7 when it comes out. If you leave it in, I will need to continue using my XP machine until 2016 when you put out your next OS.
Today’s pile of links:
Here’s some bullshit: these 13-yr-old kids got caught sending pictures of their nude classmates amongst themselves from cell phone to cell phone – so the Falmouth Police Department (508 457-2527) is planning to charge them with felony child porn charges. I’ve included the phone number so that you can call and complain – their website is dead.
Now when I first heard about this story, it was on a CNN video that featured some woman saying that they were planning to ruin these kids’ lives by charging them with possession and distribution of child pornography – because although the charges are probably not applicable, they wanted to “send the message that this is not acceptable behavior.”
That’s fucked up. That’s like if we decided to go ahead and take all underage kids that have sex with their peers and charge them with statuatory rape to send the message that “that is not acceptable behavior.” Why don’t we make them all pin special patches on their shirts too?
Here’s another question – why isn’t the girl getting charged with producing child porn? That just sends the message that girls should be loose and irresponsible and there will be no repercussions, and that the boys better stay away from nude pictures or they will be branded as child pornographers. Clearly this isn’t about sending a message about what is or isn’t acceptable behavior – it is about perpetuating America’s puritanical right-wing positions around the ever-touchy subject of teenagers exploring human sexuality. What these kids need is a responsible dialogue on human sexuality and the consequences of their actions, not to have their lives ruined by being convicted of producing and distributing child pornography.
America: kids sending text messages with naked pictures of themselves is regrettable – but convicting teenagers on child porn charges just for acting like teenagers shows just how morally bankrupt this country is. Ruining a child’s life just to send a puritanical message of repression is just PLAIN WRONG.
He dicho.
Recently a read a post over at Upset The Setup where PJ calls for suggestions for a kid-friendly hip hop mixtape. And apparently Spanish is OK.
Kid friendly, strong positive message… sounds like El Filosofo del Rap. So here’s some early 90’s Vico C for ya:
Explosion
Bomba Para Afincar
It’s a shame I couldn’t dig up a copy of “La Escuela” anywhere online – that is a MUST for the mixtape.
My girlfriend caught a hawk hanging out in our neighborhood, so she SHOT IT… with our new camera.
