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May 6, 2008 by lozenge
for the same reason that I love Musical Rooms, I love the shit out of Random Rules . It’s a weekly interview with a musician wherein they hit random on their iPod and talk about whatever track comes up. It’s far more interesting than reading an unfortunate journalist trying to find a fresh way of describing another cookie-cutter interviewing experience with an apathetic musician who doesn’t want to discuss their love life.
This is from the latest random rules, with Canadian rapper, Cadence Weapon.
Elephant Man, “The Way We Roll (Remix feat. Busta Rhymes and Shaggy)”
CW: I have never heard this song before, but it might be really good. I like Elephant Man. I used to be on a huge dancehall kick in 2003. I was listening to almost exclusively dancehall that year. I remember I really liked Elephant Man, because all his raps were about how his dick was so big—like an elephant trunk, you know? I guess that’s the whole meaning behind his name. It’s not that he feels separated from society. He just has a really big dick.
I guess that’s dancehall deconstructed pretty much forever.
i can’t put mu i-pod on shuffle. too much potential for utter mortification.
but that’s the essence of “random rules”! i remember my iPod offering up “islands in the stream” at a gathering of hipsters and having to play the irony card. there is also “more than words” by xtreme, and it is post-ironic.
guilty on both of those counts.
there’s no excuse for Dido though. or Vic&Bob.
nothing wrong with vic and bob. but dildo?
There’s a Feist/Constantines cover of Islands In The Stream knocking about at the moment. It’s surprisingly un-cheesy (cheeseless?)
@ John - i know. i’ve said it before, it’s the aural equivalent of picking your nose and eating it.
catherine,
it sounds perfect for the lactose intolerant music fan.