Bettye LaVette, once again, as usual, rules.

11 November 2010

A must-read, from The New Yorker (Alec Wilkinson; TNY pompously calls her a Black vernacular singer, wtf, I get it, it’s just, COME ON). Quote: “I really don’t have a lot of talents. I can cook, and I can fuck, and I can sing. And I’m proud of all of them.” -Bettye LaVette Swoon.

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The Legendary K-O on George Bush & Katrina: a reminiscience

3 November 2010
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Forget Shearer, forget NPR, forget me: Maria Garzino wants answers

17 September 2010

So Harry Shearer’s ticked off at NPR’s “censorship” of coverage for his film The Big Uneasy, and NPR’s Ombudsman rejects his claims. And the whole silly flap – on the NPR site, on twitter, on blogs – misses the point. Credible claims backed by evidence have been forwarded to President Obama – claims that show [...]

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