"A man is like a cat; chase him and he will run - sit still and ignore him and he'll come purring at your feet." -Helen Rowland
I know someone really digs me if they can tune me out. In this time of instant comments and closed windows, I give thanks for people who are willing to wash the webs off their hands in the stream of my consciousness. The following is a conversation between myself and a close relative. I'd tell you who, but she just started a job as a smart cookie at the Canadian Department of Defense, in our capitol, Canada City. Here is a piece of our exchange:
Me: Where do you work again, the MOD? Relly: DND Me: I used to play DND Me: I had so many dice Me: and figurines Relly: I mean someone has to defend this nation. Me: Just level up and roll for an invincibility spell Relly: It's soooooo snowy here
"Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people." -Adrian Mitchell
MOD Matronly Occupant Defeated
Man Overboard, Darren!
Moving Ounces Daily
MOD stands for many things. If we at Grilling It have stood for anything it is to love. This blog began because there was so much good music to share. As we march toward the 400th post and ineveitable re-branding, it must be yelled: If you've been featured, love from this office. If you were up here, we love you. Except Lily Allen. I think we posted her song with the Professor Longhair sample, but she was churlish in the interview, and kept butting her cigarettes on fancy hotel carpet.
The sun is melting people's hoods off right now.
Like it's proud we got ready for this winter.
Y'all malcontents better BUNDLE UP.
Firebrands find barrels.
Put your hands together.
For now, the ray ban is lifted, and the city is strollable.
At grilling it, our primary occupation is heat.
We love all of you.
"It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women - but he can think of them as he ought - as sisters, not as sparring partners." -Jim Elliot
The editorial staff of Grilling It has come to a decision regarding this blog's future. We will keep blogging from this space until we hit a total of 400 posts.
In the new year the blog will take new forms, names, locations (still internet based,) and naps. This period of posts up to 400 will hopefully be the lapping at the cup of victory. We hope to remind us all of why this kooky little music weblog ever seemed like a good use of time.
A man in his mid-twenties once took a break from editing skateboard videos, looked out across the city of London and decreed: "these blogs are neat, let's make one."
They still are. We still do. Music now.
Always,
Grilling It
PS: We heartily support the Occupy Movement. Currently we watch for the flames from our sky-high midtown Toronto offices, as Mayor Rob Ford's case against the people is finally furthered by the City Crews and Toronto Police Squads. Will they be removed? Will there be a riot? Will innocent people be arrested? How long will it be before Toronto's millions of resident's can get back to enjoying the glorified dog toilet that we call St. James Park?
Stay tuned.
"They are racists and hate mongers among us-they are the Ku Klux Klan. I piss down the throats of these Nazis. And I am too old to worry about whether they like it or not. Fuck them." -Hunter Stockton Thompson (2003)
Hey gang. How you doin? How's your Mama doin? How's your Papa doin? There's heavy dumps of journalism gathering out here at GI hq. The offices are getting an overhaul. Although we can't afford a secretary, the recession-proof budget has allowed for Opium scented incence, Chinese fieldworker hats and rubber ducks - the den vibe is strong and the piles of files are being filed in time.
Choices are being made about what documents to shred and which to keep. "Does this CD-R need it's cushy pocketed slip apartment, or should it live immortal as 320 Mp3's? (until the electro-magnetic pulse wipes out all the hard drives in a split second, cool it down, the globe still has that New Obama smell, does it make sense to dust off reminder of plausible collapse?)" These are the questions. It's a heady atmosphere, but the luddites on the cutting edge of something are learning the words to the new songs and making all the tackles in the backfield.
I know this is very inconsequential ultimately but it hits a nerve: I have been obsessed with how Twilight's giant abstinence metaphor and the totally crazy-making sexual tension in the movie (where they don't even kiss until 3/4 of the way in) has a ridiculous hold on this country, and how I feel like, even though Obama won, the puritans may be winning this round of the culture wars. ABSTINENCE? NO CURSING? WHAT ELSE IS LEFT? PROHIBITION?
"KEITHDANIELS (2 years ago) I can make a poodle within six seconds. (Not standard dog) I'm going to try to beat the world record in mid December 2006 "
PSS: I looked forever for the clip from Down By Law when Roberto Begnini is singing "I seeee by your haut-fit that you...are a cow-boy!" After I get my equipment set up, I'll be able to proivde such juice from my own files.
Most of the Justice album can't be rescued from meh-diocrity by drinking a whole bottle of cough syrup or eating rotten corn, but this video. Oh la la.
1. Boomin In Your Jeepney Intro 2. Common – Resurrection (fantastic remix) 3. Be Break 4. Ahmad Jamal – Ghetto Child 5. The Light (dj pump break) 6. Lupe Fiasco – Kick Push (handle it version) 7. Linda Clifford – Never Gonna Stop 8. The Sylvers – Stay Away From Me 9. Rottin Razcals – Oh Yeah (be easy mix) 10. Slum Village – Get Dis Money (dilla fix) 11. J Dilla - Say It! (feat. Ta'Raach & DJ Exile) 12. Nicolay – I Love The Way You Love (feat. Darien Brockington) 13. Method Man – Method Man (dj pump remix) 14. Zhane – Hey Mr. DJ (dj pump version) 15. Zhane – Request Line (beatapella) 16. Dwele - I think I Love You 17. Musiq – ForTheNight 18. Q-tip – Official 19. Yesterday's New Quintet – Uno Esta 20. Bobbi Humphrey – Uno Esta 21. Quantic Soul Orchestra – We Got Soul (rob life remix) 22. El Michels Affair – Glaciers of Ice 23. Jimi Hendrix – Little Miss Lover 24. Sly & The Family Stone – Life Of Fortune & Fame 25. The Roots – Game Theory (feat. Malik B) 26. Junkyard Band – Sardines 27. Pharaoh Monch – Body Baby 28. Consequence – Callin Me 29. Consequence – The Consequence (feat. Q-tip) 30. Jazzy Jeff – Whatever U Want (feat. Little Brother) 31. The Free Design – Don't Turn Away (sharpshooters mix) 32. Giorgio Moroder – E=Mc2 33. DILLA FOREVER – DJ Pump 34. Kanye West On J Dilla 35. J Dilla – Dilla's World (still bangin' in your jeep) 36. The Trammps – Rubber Band 37. Kool & The Gang – Fruitman 38. Martha Reeves - Sweet Misery 39. A Tribe Called Quest – 1nce Again (dj pump BKS remix) 40. J Dilla – Won't Do 41. Kanye West – I Still Love H.E.R. 42. Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One, Rakim – Classic (dj premier remix) 43. Styles P – Testify 44. Talib Kweli & Madlib – Happy Home 45. Black Milk – So Gone 46. Nas feat. Snoop Dogg – Play On Playa 47. Marvin Gaye – After The Dance 48. Once You Get it Break 49. Steve Arrington – Nobody Can Be You 50. One Way – Don't Fight The Feeling 51. Zapp – Heartbreaker 52. Slum Village – Give This Nigga 53. Musiq – Miss You 54. War – Sing A Happy Song 55. Ghostface Killah feat. Amy Winehouse – You Know I'm No Good 56. Common /Will I Am – I Have A Dream 57. Common – Geto Heaven (dj pump remix) 58. Richard Holmes – Onsaya Joy 59. Weldon Irvine – We Gettin' Down 60. Incredible Bongo Band – In A Gadda Da Vida
BONUS TRACK * 61. Linda Lewis – Old Smokey
We here dig that moment, when horns hit in a scratch routine, that the dude djing can't help but demonstrably FEEEEL IT!
Watch the next clip if you don't know what I'm referencing, or do.
Homeboy of this blog Brat Sandland prolly designed that SRC shirt Pj Pump is wearing, hey, wow, isn't this a blog now, what with a Just Ici and Skatbarder Strrreeeet Ware fashione referentialismo.
Brett Desingned the following shirt, which we here find damn witty, but why isn't Sudzy on the SRC team...??? (Editor's Note: Hey, ass, he is on the team)
HEY GEEKS! WE DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT YOU WITH ALL THE HIP HOP. WE COULD STILL HEAR YOUR Razor Skooterz and Hippie Longboards.
This mix has many lifetime worth tunes that will probably already be on the ipod of famous celebrity MTV Canada VJ commentator talkbox never play video head enigma Dan Levy
01 Sparks - Tryouts For The Human Race - Virgin 02 Rondo Veneziano - La Serenissima - Universal 03 Goblin - Tenebrae - Cinevox 04 Daft Punk - Ouverture - Virgin 05 Surkin - Next Of Kin - Institubes 06 SymbolOne - Love Juice - SymbolOne 07 Korgis - Everybodys Gotta Learn Sometimes - Angel Air 08 Midnight Juggernauts - Ending Of An Era - Mindight Juggernauts 09 The Paradise Ft Romauld - In Love With You - Vulture 10 Justice - TTHHEE PPAARRTTYY (Acapella) - Ed Banger 11 Chic - Everybody Dance - Atlantic 12 Frankie Valli - Who Loves You - Warners 13 Das Pop - Underground - Das Pop 14 Julien Clerc - Quand Je Joue - EMI 15 Daniel Balavoine - Vivre Ou Survivre - Barclay 16 Richard Sanderson - Reality - Barclay 17 Zoot Woman - Grey Day - Wall Of Sound 18 Fucking Champs - Thor Is Like Immortal - Drag City 19 The Rave - Mother - The Rave 20 Fancy - You Never Know - Fancy 21 Frank Stallone - Far From Over - Universal 22 Sheila - Misery - Warners 23 Todd Rundgren - International Feel - Warners
