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darrius

watch them fall, like dominoes . . .

About Me

young folks with wildly overgrown beards give me the creeps.

My Interests

drinking more water and eating more vegetables.

I'd like to meet:

your parents.

Music:

4ad. a + m. abc. anti-. arena rock. arista. atco. a.r.c. arts + crafts. asthmatic kitty. astralwerks. atlantic. bad boy. barsuk. b.b.e. blue note. blue thumb. capitol. casablanca. chess. chocolate city. chrysalis. city slang. cold chillin'. columbia. concord. constellation. cotillion. creation. cti. curtom. definitive jux. def jam. desoto. dim mak. domino. drag city. e.c.m. eenie meenie. elektra. epic. fantasy. first priority. forefront. fresh. geffen. g.o.o.d. gordy. gotee. grand royal. grp. hi. impulse. interscope. i.r.s. island. j. jade tree. jeepster. jive. kill rock stars. kudu. legacy. london. matador. mca. mercury. merge. minty fresh. mosaic. motown. mute. nonesuch. philadelphia international. polyvinyl. prelude. prestige. profile. quannum. rca. reprise. rhino. rhymesayers. roc-a-fella. ropeadope. saddle creek. secretly canadian. select. sire. solar. so so def. soul train. sparrow. stax. stones throw. sub pop. sugar hill. swan song. sympathy for the record industry. tamla. thrill jockey. tommy boy. t-neck. tuff city. ubiquity. uni. united artists. universal. v2. vagrant. verve. vice. virgin. volt. warner brothers. warp. wild pitch. xl.

Movies:

are a great band.

Television:

Bill Cosby's "Picture Pages."

Books:

the one about to be thrown at T.I.

Heroes:

i haven't watched that show.

My Blog

bangers n jazz.

bee gees--love you inside outike & tina turner--soul to soullabelle--are you lonely?aretha franklin--i'm in love (alternate version)natalie cole--i can't say no (live)eddie harris--instant deathea...
Posted by darrius on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:11:00 PST

somewhere, over in rainbows/say it aint Saul!

Saul Williams Gives Away New Reznor-Produced LP Yeah, it's kind of like that other thing Activist, poet, and musician Saul Williams has laid out the unique circumstances surrounding ...
Posted by darrius on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:30:00 PST

an open letter to Britney Spears.

dear Britney Spears,girl, please sit your ass down. for the love of God, please recline. you get a thousand news/blog features a week, and ain't none of them positive. not a one! i'm tired of your ant...
Posted by darrius on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:23:00 PST

michigan in the news.

here's a couple of disparate pieces that were in my local paper today. this one is about Mr. Johnny Cash, and the last full concert performance he gave (which was at Flint's Whiting Auditorium, now ca...
Posted by darrius on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:38:00 PST

geek squad.

i had no idea something like this ever existed . . . neato:click here for info...
Posted by darrius on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:51:00 PST

the hippest trip in America.

oh yes. i snagged my ticket for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. i was just thinking how long it took me to stop sleeping on them. i first heard of them way way back in the day on a CMJ sampler: a tra...
Posted by darrius on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:04:00 PST

two right feet.

Ramsey Lewis--Slipping Into DarknessRun-DMC--Peter PiperAlphonso Johnson--ScapegoatJohnny Pate--Truck Stop (from "Shaft In Africa")Kool & the Gang--Caribbean FestivalPete Rock & C.L. Smooth--T...
Posted by darrius on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:47:00 PST

the uncivil war.

i read the recent MTV interview on Nas, and received some more info on what he's attempting to do with his next record. it's still up in the air on Def Jam's end of course, and i'm hoping they bring a...
Posted by darrius on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:52:00 PST

six degrees of dr. heathcliff huxtable.

since my elegant/eloquent comrade Femi spoke on Bill Cosby from a very real and necessary point of view, i thought i'd share a great piece from Pop Matters on the wonderfulness of "The Cosby Show," wh...
Posted by darrius on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:01:00 PST

i got ta have it.

see me, love me....
Posted by darrius on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:44:00 PST