While working my way through The Wire, I found myself thinking about the iconic rap song “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. A song which traces much of the same social themes of urban decay as this kick ass TV series. A point of interest, at least for me, is that this [...]
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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: The Message
Published by July 7th, 2008 in TV, fun and music. 7 Comments36 Hours in NYC
Published by April 13th, 2008 in WordPress, fun, general, insructional technology, maps, movies, music, television and video. 4 CommentsI just got back this morning from a 36 hour marathon trip to NYC. This uncharacteristically short trip was instigated by a workshop I got invited to do at Brooklyn College (which was a lot of fun), but the larger reason for this post is, of course, the wonderful, beautiful city of New York. [...]
It Came From Celluloid: So Where Were the Spiders?
Published by February 7th, 2006 in movies and music. 1 CommentHello. Guest poster Mikhail here with what could be a new column on Bava Tuesdays, “It Came From Celluloid,” where I’ll bring to your attention a connection between a movie or two and some manner of pop cultural artifact. For example, I might say a few words about Jim’s Sunday best, which consists entirely of [...]
I was already deeply disappointed when I first heard that Devo was selling off song rights for two-bit commercials - something just seems lost when music you believed was critiquing mindless consumerism is being employd to hock a Twix! Below is a list excerpted from about.com regarding 80s music used in commercials (presented in About.com’s [...]
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