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Victor the Nazi didn’t learn about the Holocaust (we hope)
Sexy Movimiento - Wisin & Yandel ft. “Victor el Nazi”
Signs that your neighbor doesn’t quite grasp the gravity of the Holocaust: the popular reggaeton producer who’s adopted the stage name Victor “el Nasi.” For those of you who don’t habla español, that probably means… Victor “the Nazi.”
Unless, of course, you want to give Victor the benefit of the doubt. In that case, maybe he’s referring to the high-ranking member of the Sanhedrin, the assembly that convened in Temple times. Or perhaps Victor is claiming Jewish roots in tribute to the illustrious Sephardic Nasi family, although the cross in the image to the left makes that a tough sell.
If you’re an anthropologist (or apologist), you might side with the findings of an anonymous “Yahoo! Answers” post claiming that “you’re the nazi/terrorist” is slang for “you’re the s***.”
What’s the proper course of action here? Should we let this one slide, or should we be letter-writing right now?
Gogol Bordello on tour w/ DeLeon
These shows will sell out so get your TICKETS!!!
“Entrancing one-woman string quartet” - The Forward
Great review of Girls in Trouble’s performance at the “Emerging Jewish Artists” show downtown in this week’s Forward.
“By the time she wrapped up things with “Hunter,” which revisits the story of Samson and the lion from the perspective of the Philistine woman with whom the Jewish strongman slept, Rabins pretty much had the crowd in the palm of her hand.”
Read the full review HERE
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Girls in Trouble is out October 29th on JDub!!!
All Hail Quincy!
A few hours ago MC Tater Tot posted on this very blog about the abrupt demise of Vibe Magazine. Whispers and murmurs have been buzzing around the industry over the past few months about this unfortunate news, but if there is 1 person who could swoop down and save the day it would be the one man responsible for bringing us legends such as the late great MJ and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. That’s right, producer, singer and all around musical genius Quincy Jones, who actually started Vibe nearly 2 decades ago, has began the process of buying back the publication from Wicks Media Group. His plan is to buy back Vibe and make it an online only publication. Although it is still the demise of another long standing print publication, at least the name and brand will live on (line)
“The caveat is that print is no longer an option: Print and all that stuff is over, we gotta remember that,” Jones said. “The Chicago Tribune,
From Ebonyjet.com
DeLeon & Gogol Bordello Tour!
Big news for DeLeon today: they’ll be joining Gypsy-punkers Gogol Bordello for a series of tour dates running from July 21-31. Dates below, more info to come!
7/21 @ Sokol Auditorium, Omaha NE
7/22 @ People’s Court, Des Moines IA
7/23 @ The Pageant, St. Louis MO
7/27 @ The Ritz Theater, Ybor City FL
7/28 @ Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale FL
7/29 @ Club Firestone, Orlando FL
7/31 @ The Norva, Norfolk VA
RIP Vibe Magazine
As seems to be the norm recently in print media, another well-known and respected music publication has folded. Vibe closed its doors abruptly today, notifying the staff this morning, and immediately halting work on a Michael Jackson tribute issue. Unfortunately it appears the current issue on newstands will be the magazine’s last.
As internet music sites spread like weeds, with content updated faster, and often times more in tune with their readers interests, it has been hard for print to compete. Vibe was a great magazine that covered Hip-Hop and its crossover into the Pop realm intelligently and thoughtfully. It will be missed.
Vibe is survived in the print Hip-Hop world by The Source and XXL. Rolling Stone and Spin still handle pop.
Pulling an AllNighter
I saw this the other night and immediately thought that maybe if I ignored it, that it would just dissapear. Sadly, I was wrong, and now Gawker has picked it up, ensuring that this little marketing ploy will never ever go away. In hopes of bolstering late-night sales while attracting a younger crowd during slow hours, the breakfast moguls over at Denny’s have introduced a band-inspired menu that is available between 10PM and 5AM. The AllNighter menu offers customers the chance to gobble dishes concocted by stand-outs such as Good Charlotte, Rascal Flatts, Gym Class Heroes and Sum 41 while listening to alternative rock music being played through Denny’s speakers. Wow!
U.S. Soccer: So Close, Yet So Far Away
As one of few admitting United States Soccer fans, this past Sunday’s Confederations Cup Final 3-2 loss to Brazil was a very difficult pill to swallow. The United States, where most citizens understand “fútbol” as “football”, has never been synonymous with being an international soccer power. Although the sport has been on the rise following respectable showings at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, the team’s performance in this past international tournament, which included an improbable advance out of pool play following a 3-0 defeat of Egypt and then a miraculous defeat of then #1 ranked Spain by 2-0 in the semi-finals, has many American soccer enthusiasts encouraged.
Showalter = dreamboat
Normally I wouldn't buy a book like this, but...
Showalter is in it! He's dreamy!
Rubikcubism
Rubikcubism is defined as an early 21st-century movement in fine art which uses Rubik’s cubes to create pieces of art. The movement is believed to be originated by a the French artist know as Invader, who got his moniker from previous work, where he used images from the 1980’s video game, Space Invaders to create art. He pasted up images made of small coloured square tiles that form a mosaic. He does this in cities across the world, then documents it as an “Invasion“, with maps of where to find each invader. Check out this video of his most recent demonstration of Rubikcubism. The real highlight is half way through in the transformation from the Beatles to the Clash.
