Most of the music's innovators -- Ellington, Miles, Mingus, Monk, many others -- hated the term "jazz," which they (rightly) saw as limiting and demeaning at best.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 15:32 (nine years ago) link
Elvis Costello gets Stroppy with Aging Jazzbo
― lars von (Treeship), Wednesday, August 27, 2014 10:16 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
^^fuck elvis i just picked up a gary peacock/mal waldren record at a garage sale, dude rules
― ruffalo soldier (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 16:38 (nine years ago) link
who'd have thought a racial slur would be mentioned in conjunction with elvis costello
― a spectrum is taunting ur OP (wins), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 16:48 (nine years ago) link
what
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD0c2GQWBdY
― Gay Fire Beautiful Dong (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 14 September 2014 17:15 (nine years ago) link
Native America Become “Naturally Lazy” on The FADER
― well-behaved wingmen really hate Mystery (DJ Mencap), Monday, 29 September 2014 08:28 (nine years ago) link
http://circuitsweet.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/b994e988-8fe7-4892-a306-7ba905033ad1.jpg
ha ha
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 29 September 2014 08:30 (nine years ago) link
are you fucking kidding me
― ⌘-B (mh), Monday, 29 September 2014 13:46 (nine years ago) link
brb, tearing my face off in frustration
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Monday, 29 September 2014 13:52 (nine years ago) link
When asked about the origin of their band name, frontman Ross Farbe explained, “I was thinking about the heritage of the music I wanted to create, and how rock and roll originated in America. It’s a joining of cultures and influences that could only happen in our young, strange country.”
― marcos, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:38 (nine years ago) link
yes this is racist
sigh
― Nhex, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:48 (nine years ago) link
“People are scared to love the Beatles,” says Ross Farbe, vocalist and guitarist of New Orleans dream-pop, rock ‘n’ roll band Native America. “Along with that, the Beach Boys. Another band that everyone’s afraid to like. We adore them.”
― nakhchivan, Monday, 29 September 2014 15:47 (nine years ago) link
are we at that point in the decade again, because I thought people love the shit out of those
― ⌘-B (mh), Monday, 29 September 2014 15:48 (nine years ago) link
People are scared to love the Beatles and Beach Boys? Was there ever a time or place where this was true?
― Nhex, Monday, 29 September 2014 15:50 (nine years ago) link
iran, 1980
― nakhchivan, Monday, 29 September 2014 15:52 (nine years ago) link
Soviet Union in 1970?
― Mordy, Monday, 29 September 2014 15:52 (nine years ago) link
and so forth
― nakhchivan, Monday, 29 September 2014 15:53 (nine years ago) link
sad that quote is too long for a thread title
all right, fine, ya got me
― Nhex, Monday, 29 September 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
Scared to hate them more like... LOL 'scared' tho
― The Count has shot himself (Tom D.), Monday, 29 September 2014 16:11 (nine years ago) link
That's what's wrong with music these days, not enough musicians hate the Beatles
― The Count has shot himself (Tom D.), Monday, 29 September 2014 16:12 (nine years ago) link
looks like a still from 'the strokes - the high school years'.
― bnw, Monday, 29 September 2014 16:19 (nine years ago) link
first they came for the beatles
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 29 September 2014 16:20 (nine years ago) link
guilty of loving the beatles
― Yo Gotti Nutter Ting Hummin' (President Keyes), Monday, 29 September 2014 16:56 (nine years ago) link
also qualifies for the unfortunate band photo thread. First track doesn't sound too bad, a little like Dr. Dog.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 29 September 2014 17:02 (nine years ago) link
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2014/09/thug-kitchen-author-real-names-revealed.html
― polyphonic, Monday, 29 September 2014 20:26 (nine years ago) link
oh ffs
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:29 (nine years ago) link
Yes
― 龜, Monday, 29 September 2014 20:30 (nine years ago) link
why didn't they just cut to the chase and call it NIGGER CHOW
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:30 (nine years ago) link
just coming here to post that
― ╲╱\/╲/\╱╲╱\/\ (gr8080), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link
http://epicurious.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451cb0369e201bb078ecd24970d-pi
― mattresslessness, Monday, 29 September 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link
THUG LIFE
― polyphonic, Monday, 29 September 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link
Nnnoooo I wanted TK to be real!
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:37 (nine years ago) link
"real"
― example (crüt), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:39 (nine years ago) link
Has ghettohikes taught us nothing?
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:41 (nine years ago) link
Maybe they just wanted to imply that the food was filling enough for hired mafia muscle.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:42 (nine years ago) link
Or a cult of Indian assassins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee
maybe they just wahttp://epicurious.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451cb0369e201bb078ecd24970d-pi
― example (crüt), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:43 (nine years ago) link
Even with the alleged decline in ILX brainpower over the years, I really don't think you need to annotate a Thuggee joke
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:43 (nine years ago) link
whew
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:45 (nine years ago) link
I lingered on the post button for many seconds with that one
I guess I liked to think there was a real Black dude from I dunno East Flatbush or something who was THAT into healthy eating as a from of subversive self-care.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:47 (nine years ago) link
The red mist cleared enough for me to start reading the article and
I read lengthy passages out loud to the entire staff in a voice that I can only describe as excessively masculine in a way that I am definitely not.
I cannot wait for someone to murder these people
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:47 (nine years ago) link
Months later, after a bit of detective work and a fair amount of sweet-talking, I found myself driving through East Hollywood on the way to sample some dairy-free ice cream from Scoops, blasting Gucci Mane's "Lemonade" with the windows down.
deej?????
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:48 (nine years ago) link
I didn't actually think he was in Brooklyn (also I've only seen the blog like twice) but that's how I imagined the author. This is infuriating.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:48 (nine years ago) link
Then, in early April, actress Gwyneth Paltrow included a link to Thug Kitchen in her GOOP newsletter, with no other commentary or explanation other than that This might be my favorite thing ever.
okay lol
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:50 (nine years ago) link
http://theghettokitchen.tumblr.com/
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfgmua9QVK1qadi7y.jpg
― pplains, Monday, 29 September 2014 20:51 (nine years ago) link
Ok, wait. why are we on the Is This Racist? thread again?
― pplains, Monday, 29 September 2014 20:52 (nine years ago) link
For the past year, The Thugs focused on developing ("we'll test a recipe into the ground," says Davis), shooting, and writing about over 100 recipes.
STOP CALLING THEM "THE THUGS" YOU USELESS TOOL
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Monday, 29 September 2014 20:52 (nine years ago) link