Archive for June 19th, 2006

a howard dean of an mp3

Last week the song God Save the Internet was released online by Broadband, a folksie trio–Kay Hanley (pictured here), Jill Sobule and Michelle Lewis–now poised, if the swiftly climbing number of downloads is any measure, to rob the heart of America from the Dixie Chicks. Or not. The song seeks to inspire direct political action, [...]

hip-hop pbs

Still two weeks to tune in Jeff Chang at the American ID Series, where he’s flexing interpretive muscle on contemporary evolving US culture. Here’s how he started off on June 9: “Hip-hop provided a way for invisible young people to make themselves known, to represent themselves.” Go Jeff! In this forum, he may be communicating [...]

download roundup

Stream it now. Not later!
First get your M.I.A. groove on. Then check out Brit hipster girl Lilly Allen, who’s breaking out everywhere including here.Then you can go get dreamy at Saddle Creek in Omaha, Nebraska: click to stream Azure Ray’s first song and then from the stream-list you can fill a half-hour with interior gems [...]

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