very happy to see my review of Funkstorung was posted in its original form (this one got hacked to death for the print version of the magazine). check the OG draft here.

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it's hump day, and it's time to get your read on. let Bakari Kitwana's op-ed from New York Newsday serve as a final note regarding the Imus controversy - very well said and really breaks things down for those who want to know what's going on behind the scenes. and while you're in the zone, follow that up with Tracy Sharpley-Whiting's perspective on the sexual politics of hip-hop. i'm seriously considering a sit down with this woman's new book.

and then there's this. found it while hanging out on twitter courtesy of Jersey Todd. i hope it's real. it's terrible that i have to be skeptical of something like this...

part two of the female-focused series. a good dose of hip-hop, soul, and spoken word, along with some rock with jazz undertones. the music provided for today's show is courtesy of podsafe music network, ioda promonet, and some personal hookups. all thanks due to foundation media for the marco polo/j*davey collaboration. my wife heard me listening to it and asked who it was. she said it reminded her of a group she used to listen to, but couldn't remember the name of at the time. it was TLC: she thought that Jack Davey sounded like T-Boz. never thought of that before...

i'm running a Kristin Mainhart cd giveaway during this episode. first come, first served. and remember, if you dig Radio BSOTS, please digg this show. thank you...

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moloko * sing it back {buy album on CDUniverse}

Download "Fidelity: Do Right, Girl" (mp3)
from "Sagala"
by Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan Five
Ramp Recordings

• Buy at iTunes Music Store
• Buy at eMusic

DawN * stuck in this box

martha redbone * boyfriend {buy album on CDBaby}

full * somwhere before the sunrise {buy album on CDBaby}

kristin mainhart * empty

marco polo feat. j*davey * relax

theory * woman II woman

promo featured: the half show with me-saj & jason.

the theme music for radio bsots incorporates the song "hot on both sides" by techniken defunkus. you can download the entire song here.

other key info:
georgia anne muldrow on stones throw
quinn kowal - daughter of ms. wings and jonny sonic

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i meant to post this weeks ago, but if you can't find the latest issue of impose magazine near you, you can download it from their website as a PDF file. issue #27 can be found here.

i wrote an article on Black Milk, Detroit-based hip-hop producer that everyone seems to be talking about right now. got some reviews in there, too: albums for Funkstorung, Miho Hitori, and RJD2, so go check that...

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Imus in the morning, Imus in the evening, Imus at suppertime...it's all the rage. LITERALLY.

and so, in a sea of online articles, here are two that washed up on my shores. first off, sister Stephane Dunn gets down on some righteous indignation type stuff and reps for double x chromosomes with kinky domes out there. and then there's Kevin Powell to the rescue, who sums up sex, race, and Imus so beautifully in this article that it saves the rest of us the need to go off about it. damnit, Kevin, you done did it again...

another episode of Podshow Music Rewind premiered at the top of this month, and another exclusive clip from camp lo-fi has been included. other shows in the mix include the Mothpod podcast, Podshow Radio, New Music Today, and The Scene Zine. this episode is also guest hosted by Ed Ovett of Ed's Mixed Bag, who did a great job in the driver's seat.

check out episode #55

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what the hell have i done?

twitter.com/bsots

the lovely, talented, and prolific miss anji bee tagged me about a week and a half ago for this 7 songs game going around. i suppose it's high time that i take a little time away from time i don't have and submit my own seven...

4 hero - morning child {rhapsody}
aunt jessica - thin air {emusic}
the frail - who am i {pmn}
hired gun (freeradicalz music) - rappers are in danger {pmn}
simian mobile disco - it's the beat (luke vibert mix) {pmn}
thes one - target {emusic}
youngblood brass band - nuclear summer {pmn}

time for me to tag seven people, so here goes: Jeff, Hired Gun, Core Rhythm, Baratunde, DJ Drilla, Colin, and Me-saj & Jason.

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my wife had an operation to remove her gall bladder this past thursday. since then, my life has been devoted to looking out for her and making sure that the child is taken care of. all this adds up to another episode sneaking in at the eleventh hour. perhaps someday this won't keep happening, but i'm not going to act like that day is anytime soon.

so this show starts a two-part series dedicated to women artists within the podsafe spectrum. i always pick selections that i like and feel deserve some sort of attention, but listening to them altogether made me say, damn, this is gonna be a good show. and i hope you'll say the same. the chukimai/anji bee collab is just unbelievably gorgeous. and don't sleep on that phil asher remix of lyricl (dig the way she worked in that donny hathaway/roberta flack chorus in her song - it just works well).

music provided by the ever reliable podsafe music network and ioda promonet. this episode covers hip-hop, house, jazz, disco, and dark downtempo rhythms. and remember: if you're diggin' Radio BSOTS, please digg this show. respect...

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cocorosie * noah's ark {buy on emusic}

chukimai and anji bee * dispersion {buy on pmn}

arthur loves plastic * misfortune {buy on CDBaby}

eternia * love (buylink info provided below)

jody watley * i want your love (buylink info provided below)

lyricl * ooh u & i (phil asher mix) (buylink info provided below)

tamika johnson aset * dolby low kitty (buylink info provided below)

background music:
techniken defunkus - bathing

the theme music for radio bsots incorporates the song "hot on both sides," also by techniken defunkus. you can download the entire song here.

promonet links:

Download "Love" (mp3)
from "It's Called Life"
by Eternia
Urbnet Records

• Buy at iTunes Music Store
• Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody
• Buy at Napster

Download "I Want Your Love" (mp3)
from "The Makeover"
by Jody Watley
Avitone Recordings

• Buy at iTunes Music Store
• Buy at eMusic

Download "Ooh U & I" (mp3)
from "LyricL"
by LyricL
Altered Vibes Ltd.

Download "Dolby Low Kitty" (mp3)
from "Let A Sister In"
by Tamika Johnson Aset
Nephew of Frank Records

• Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody
• Stream from RealNetworks / Rhapsody

other key info:
in over your head
lovespirals' official website
chillcast karmacoda feature
alice coltrane on bendingcorners.com

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this show concludes the podsafe blackness steez. gettin' global on this one with joints from africa and germany, as well as some stateside joints. kinda thankful for the delay - because of it i was able to sneak in some saul williams.

music provided by the usual suspects: podsafe music network and ioda promonet. this one covers spoken word, r&b, disco, jazz, and hip-hop. damn. pretty varied show now that i think about it.

i mention something about preparing a rant for jersey todd, but it's already done. more info is provided towards the bottom of the show notes. and of course, if you dig Radio BSOTS, please digg this show. thanks...

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mishoo the drumkit * one person {mishoo on myspace}

menoosha * life drama

vieux farka toure * djolare (dj center remix)

myka nyne * picture book (buylink info provided below)

saul williams * talk to strangers (preview and buy at rhapsody)

afrologic * afro nite (buylink info provided below)

hugh masekela * witch doctor (preview and buy at bbemusic.com)

the theme music for radio bsots incorporates the song "hot on both sides" by techniken defunkus. you can download the entire song here.

promonet links:

Download "Picture Book" (mp3)
from "Citrus Sessions Vol. I"
by Myka Nyne
Citrus Recordings

• Buy at iTunes Music Store
• Buy at eMusic

Download "Afro Nite" (mp3)
from "Back To Da Future Of Dance 1.0"
by Afrologic
Blue Pie Productions

• Buy at iTunes Music Store
• Buy at eMusic

other key info:
saturday march 3, 2007 - macedonia hosts the listener hour on wfmu
macedonia featured as guest essayist on the jersey todd show

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