More zShazams!

I wrote about my Shazams in January.  Here are a few more gems I've Shazammed since then. 

Public Enemy did a "Fight the Power 2020" remix?  With Nas and Black Thought?  How did I miss this?  "Fear of a Black Planet" still slaps in its entirety, and "Fight the Power" does so in particular.

Go vote!

"In Orbit" by Joy Lovejoy is just fun classic soul.

I feel like I should already know "Big White Cloud" by John Cale.  rootsy is shaking his head that I had to Shazam this.

I also feel like I should know "Revolution" by Heartless Bastards.  Whitney is shaking his head too.

Bill Landford And The Landfordaires don't look like I expected them to.  "Run On For A Long Time" has a very O Brother Where Art Thou vibe.

If they ever remade High Fidelity, "Light Yearly" by the Allah-Las would work its way onto the soundtrack.

I suspect rob is already familiar with Nikki Lane's "Jackpot."

rob should know about "Cat Squirrel" too.

I suspect Juan Carlos is already familiar with "Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)" by Chicano Batman.  

"The Grunt" by Eddie Kirk makes me want to dive into Fortune Records' entire catalog.

I was stunned to hear "Nightmares" by Dana Dane at 8:43 am on a Tuesday.  Word up doc, I'm the ultimate!

I encourage you to post your Shazams too.  Music!  Postcount!

30 Years of Fear

Public Enemy released their masterpiece "Fear of a Black Planet" 30 years ago today. This makes me feel very old, and like posting some of the tracks that still hold up.

"Brothers Gonna Work it Out" and "Welcome to the Terrordome" still bang. Some of the hardest conscious hiphop ever.





I stupidly put this song on a Unit M party mix one time. The Burg wasn't ready for it.



I've said it before and I'll say it again: The Chemical Brothers, Prodigy and the rest of those late-90's electronic were just ripping off PE. They owe The Bomb Squad at least half of all the money they made.



I think "Fight the Power" is a little played out but it cannot be ignored when talking about "Fear of a Black Planet." The intro to this version is still relevant today, unfortunately.

Shame on Us For Not Doing This Yet

While I would love to further penetrate the "up Marls' Ass" topic, we need to acknowledge the fact that the Dems nutted up (metaphorically speaking) to stick it to Trump. So let's let Chuck D lay it down.