I woke up to the news that Gil Scott-Heron has died. Only 62, but a life full of struggles, addictions, HIV, prison. Some call him the Godfather of Rap, but I think he was so much more than that--poet, revolutionary, cultural commentator-the list could go on and on. After a long time out of the public eye, he came storming back a couple of years ago with I'm New here, an amazing release from XL that not only captured his past glories but set him firmly in the present cultural moment as a viable and important artist. He will be missed. I had just told someone that I thought his last album was one of my all time favorites.
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Dynamite Steps
Twilight Singers: Dynamite Steps
More dark, brooding mood swings from Dulli's side project--like it.Graduation Ceremony
Joseph Arthur: Graduation Ceremony
Arthur hasn't released a full-length studio album in a while. This one doesn't disappoint--sure we've heard some of these melody lines before, but for my money he remains one of the most under-rated singer-songwriters out there--this one may not win him any wider of an audience unfortunately---it should, but nobody said the mechanisms of pop culture were just or fair.Rome
Danger Mouse: Rome
Nothing if not prodigious and experimental--Danger Mouse goes all Italian-movie soundtrack on us with this colaboration with Daniel Lippi--guest vocals from Jack White and Norah Jones--the good the bad and the danger mouse.
I'm reading...
David Tacey: Gods and Diseases: Making sense of our physical and mental wellbeing
Breaking free of a dependency upon modern medicine to alleviate social ills and addictions by turning to spirituality--meaning-making--is part of Tacey's thesis. I am with him on so much of what he has to say.John Milbank: Paul's New Moment: Continental Philosophy and the Future of Christian Theology
I am revisiting Paul in my own theological journey so I had high hopes for this. It's a good read essentially reading Paul through a continental philosophical lens-like most books of this ilk--a bit of a slog, at least for me, but worth it.Glenn O'Brien: How To Be a Man: A Guide To Style and Behavior For The Modern Gentleman
Glenn O'Brien has had a quite unique life. Editing Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, had a cult-followed cable tv show in 80s NYC and now, among other things, is the Style Guy for GQ magazine. This book is a series of essays on what O'Brien thinks on what it means to be a man. It's full of informative, thoughtful, funny and helpful--so be a man and read this book--then go buy a suit!
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One of my all-time favorites aa well.... Sad
I was hoping for more moving and poetic music from him...
Posted by: Seeward | 31 May 2011 at 07:40 PM