Things I Love.

As if you care, here is an assortment of YouTube clips, articles, and links I'm digging at the moment...maybe you will too.

Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis on Conan O'Brien

Greg, there's a dark cloud over us...

-Check out Gnarls Barkley's new single here.

-Surprisingly good (and free) hip-hop remix of Radiohead's In Rainbows. Clicky.

-Also, check out this podcast of Thom Yorke guest-DJing on All Things Considered here.


Buddy Rich + Animal = What more could you ask for?

-Interesting article in the LA Times about the racial diversity in the indie rock scene. Clicky. BTW, Ann Powers kicks ass.

This song is pretty rad...I don't care what Jim DeRogatis says about it.


-This man is brilliant.

Finally, a sound opinion...

Many music fans and critics alike have lamented about the lack of true music criticism (which to a large extent is true). Most modern music writing is mild criticism with Q & A attached. However, that doesn't mean there aren't a few music writers out there holding it down for true, abashed criticism. One of those writer is Jim Derogatis. Jim has written several of fantastic books, one of which is among by favorites (Milk It!). Jim has gotten a bad rep for being brutally honest, in particular butting heads with Rolling Stone head honcho Jann S. Wanner and Billy Corgan (which involved the lead singer calling him a "fat fuck" and banning him from shows). I love it :]

Make sure to check out Jim "Sound Opinions", his weekly podcast with fellow rock critic Greg Kot. Available on iTunes.