More Good Music You Should Go Buy

Cage- Depart From Me: bet you've never heard of Cage before, have ya? if you have, at least before this album, then you are a jukie and i salute you. the third effort from the Weathermen founder is a complete departure from the New York white boy rap he's been making since the early 90's. working with Hatebreed guitarist, F. Sean Martin, Cage has crafted a true masterpiece detailing an abusive childhood, substance abuse, the death of a dear friend, a stay in a mental hospital, mental instability, depression, partying, and stalking a woman. they call it "progressive hip-hip", and frankly, i'm inclined to agree. with F. Sean at the helm, this record mixes electronica beats and synth with metallic and almost blues-ish (though still heavily affected) guitar work in combination with Cage's distinct voice to make this much more than a rap album, it's almost a new genre. aside from F. Sean and Cage, Def Jux heavyweights El-P and Aesop Rock take the reins as producers of one song each. unlike many of his contemporaries, Cage has no rappers featured actually rapping on the record, there is supposedly an appearance from Wes Eisold (of Some Girls and XO Skeletons) somewhere on the record, but i can't hear him and i can't find anything that tells me what song it is. i have absolutely zero complaints about this record, i cannot get enough of it. he's finally getting some well deserved fame, the first single, 'I Never Knew You' came with a video directed by Shia LaBeouf with cameos by Alex Pardee, who has worked with The Used and who illustrated the cover, and fellow jukies Aesop Rock, El-P, Yak Ballz, Chauncey. the video also features Dan Byrd. go get this one now, kids. NOW.

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after almost ten minutes of searching for a workable link, i am now in possession of the much sought after Hayley Williams nudes! or nude, i guess. there was just one. i don't know what blogger's policy on nudity is, so i will keep the link to myself for now, but it's worth seeing. attractive singers are attractive. that is all.

mostly, this blog will be music critique and recommendations

but i figure that i can take a moment away from the ever growing record collection and just talk for a second. if i take the music out, my life is not altogether interesting, now that i think about it. hi there. my name is Alex and i am 19 years old, this is subject to change in a little less than a year. i have a little sister, she is the absolute most important person in my world. if you took her out, i'd be a sad-sack motherfucker. i watch too much tv and submerse myself in my media very often and it drives my loved ones insane, sans my lady, who also submerses herself in media on the regular. our favorite thing to do that isn't getting to know each other in the biblical sense is to hang out in her bedroom and watch good television on the internet. (Weeds, 30 Rock, etc.) i spose i can't speak for her on that front, but that's one of my favorite things to do with her that isn't vulgar. i occasionally compose poetry that may or may not be lyric. i'm not too fond of my nonlyrical prose, but i've been told i'm a good writer. i might put some of that business up on here later, but for now, this greeting suffices for me, and it is a greeting. it is also an invitation to tell me a little bit about yourself. so hello, my name is alex and i am 19 years old. what's your name?

you there. listen to this record. now.

this is one of the absolute best examples of underground hip hop i have ever heard. if you're not into the cardboard city guys, then you might think this is a load of shit and i should be institutionalized for whoring it like this, but in my mind it is fantastically awesome in just about every way. go download this shit RIGHT NOW, BIATCHHHHHH