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Here are some “old skool” jamz for all of my boys out there. Most of these were around when we were graduating high school (or at least IN high school).

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I haven’t heard Addicted by Simple Plan for a while…until I heard it on the radio this morning.

Turn this one up in your car on the way home, scream it out the windows…it’s very cathartic.

My congratulations to Fuzz on his graduation!  I remember when Fuzz was just a guy who would crash at our Fraternity House every once in a while…then he joined…then I graduated and moved to Chicago…then he moved to Milwaukee…then I moved to Milwaukee…then I moved to Madison…then we became best of friends…then I moved to Minneapolis…then Fuzz graduated!

So here’s to you, Fuzz!  When I would DJ in college, I used to play this song and dedicate it to the Seniors and to the Freshmen.  I am guessing you have heard it both times!

I am a big fan of Eminem, but not having my appetite fulfilled with The Re-Up, I have been on the look for some Shady mix-tapes.

I recently came across Diary of a Madman…which is really a compilation of 49 old Eminem freestyles, remixes and unreleased items.  Anyone who was on Napster (or perhaps Limewire) probably has some of these, but I doubt all of them, let alone at the quality that most of these are.

Check out http://www.getrightmusic.com/2008/02/28/424/ to download the .zip file with all of these great songs.

Highlights: The 97 Rap Olympics…any of my friends who are Eminem fans already have a copy of this…but let me tell you, this guy lets a few other Emcees have it.

This is cute!

Inspired by Fuzz’s quote of the day…or at least it made me think of this

Coldplay released their newest single, Violet Hill, for free on their website (coldplay.com) yesterday.
The track is ok and I am sure the free download was inspired by Radiohead who allowed anyone to download the album and pay whatever price they wanted for it (or not pay for it at all).

Of course, Coldplay is still signed to a recording label (Radiohead isn’t), so Coldplay’s free download is a marketing gimmick by the record company and Radiohead’s free download can be attributed to their appreciation of their art more than their paycheck from record sales.

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I was checking out Claude’s Facebook page and then I got the sudden urge to listen to “Moment of Clarity,” by Jay-Z — and then I found this great version from DangerMouse.

Even though I live in Western Wisconsin and work in the Twin Cities, I love to call Fuzz at work and request songs (that I will never get to hear played on the radio).

I have been requesting Kenny Chesney’s “Back Where I Come From” lately…only to be told by Fuzz that his station doesn’t play it because it was never released as a single. BUMMER! It’s a great tune.

So, Fuzz Martin Dot Com-ers, I give to you, Back Where I Come From…it’s a great song for all of us who grew up in small towns!

ps. Kenny Chesney is a member of the greatest Fraternity in the world, Lambda Chi Alpha.

John Oliver’s Terrifying Times standup on Comedy Central is just hilarious…if you have 60 free minutes, take the time to watch it.

Fuzz can’t stand having the top post on the site be from anyone other than him.

[UPDATE]: Post moved to the top by Fuzz… so that Claude feels better. He just posts faster than I do, so technically, he’s a winner. Haha!

The lyrics are rather disturbing… but I still love this song.

I read Tom’s 4-Block “Take A Letter, My Maria,” earlier this week, and I’ve had this song stuck in my head ever since.

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It’s probably blasphemous, but I prefer the Doug Stone version of this song (but I couldn’t find it).

I dig this song.

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Like Fuzz & his Van Halen post…these are some songs in my head, this morning. Enjoy!

Likin’ the old stuff today:

For some reason this song popped into my head today. Ah, memories.

I heard this over the weekend and it reminded me of 4th-floor Arey Hall, circa 1996. Mike Hess used to play this song ad nauseum. Good times.

Play on, playa.

What? Okaaaaaay! …it may be Little Jonathan Winery. No joke. (well, kinda joke). From the AP via The Superficial:

“It kind of came out of nowhere,” Lil Jon told The Associated Press of his new venture, Little Jonathan Winery. “We were just going to do some private label stuff (for parties) and we did it, and people was like, `Hey, it’s pretty nice.’”

Lil Jon acknowledges that he’s no wine connoisseur. “I’m not no ‘drink wine every day’ kind of dude,” he said in a telephone interview. “I’m not like an expert, so don’t ask me no questions … I just like the taste.”