Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
“Cock up yuh bumpa, siddung pon it!” I knew the words, but they were coming from an unfamiliar voice. Drake’s quick interpolation of Popcaan’s 2014 hit “Love Yuh Bad” on Views’ “Too Good” felt stilted, an awkward attempt to reconcile the fact that Poppy was missing from the album’s cut of “Controlla.” For many American…
Third Eye Blind Played an RNC Concert Just So They Could Troll Republicans By Dustin Rowles | Politics | July 20, 2016 | Comments (View) The 90’s band Third Eye Blind — who have hits like “Semi-Charmed Life,” “Never Let You Go,” and “How’s It Going to Be” — played none of them during…
Let July 17, 2016, forever be known as the day Kim Kardashian proved her worth to those who would say she’s famous for doing nothing, because on that day, she proved that she could do at least one thing: Ruin Taylor Swift’s reputation as a pristine angel in an industry otherwise populated by schemers, liars,…
Photo via Calvin Harris’s Instagram Famous singer Taylor Swift and Scottish man Calvin Harris are two people who used to be in a romantic relationship. Their relationship ceased at the start of last month. When romantic relationships come to an end, there is often animosity between the two once-involved parties and, in the case of…
When he’s choosing your music for you, Carl Chery, 37, is in Culver City, California, sitting at his desk in an office with no signage, trying to decide whether Drake and Future’s “Jumpman” (jumpman, jumpman, jumpman) has jumped the shark. Or sometimes he’s at home in his one-bedroom apartment on the border of West Hollywood and…
Whether because of contractual obligation or a mutual attraction—to what, I can’t say—Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift spent one magical year together as boyfriend and girlfriend, a legal term used to indicate two people making an agreed-upon minimum number of public appearances together. But now that their term of agreement is over, it seems Harris…
I watch Game of Thrones. There, I said it. I watch that dumb, awful show every single stupid Sunday night because I’ve invested so many hours of my life that—at this point—I can’t very well back out now. I generally watch the first few minutes focused on my meal (I don’t take my first bite…
Are you one of the roughly 6,000 people currently living or working in the United States’ most notorious extrajudicial prison complex and naval base? Do you fucking love Ludacris? Then it’s your lucky day, friend. Because on July 4th, Ludacris will be playing Gitmo, live and in person for one night only. Just like any…
All your favorite major label musicians—Taylor, Gaga, Katy, Jennifer Hudson, Yoko Ono, Amy Grant and Kacey Musgraves, among many more—have joined the music industry’s titans in asking for reform of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In a petition (see it here) running until Thursday in DC-based outlets such as Politico, The Hill and Roll…
Led Zeppelin’s attorneys on Friday brought in music expert Lawrence Ferrara, who testified that the only similarity between Taurus and Stairway to Heaven was a “descending chromatic minor line progression”. Ferrara said that musical element was used 300 years ago, as well as in many pop songs since then. Related: Jimmy Page testifies Stairway to…