Let’s just take a minute and realize that OKC’s professional sports team is one of only four left still playing in the National Basketball Association.
Yeah. This is awesome. Way to go, Thunder. Way to go, OKC.
Also, it’s Music Video Monday.
Rapper Jabee reps the Thunder, which only makes me more excited for Game 4 tonight. Also getting a shout-out: the biblical man Enoch. Didn’t see that one comin’:
Bizarre patrons of music are becoming increasingly common (National Geographic has a record label?!), but Lipton Iced Tea and Pandora teaming up for a video series that features artist interviews is still a little bit of a head-scratcher. Still, this three-part interview with Stillwater’s Taddy Porter is pretty sweet.
While we’re on the subject of strange patrons, here’s a performance clip of NYC rapper Theophilus London kickin’ it at Cannes. The site and the preview ads are in French, which only contributes to the enjoyment. There are several incredibly surreal moments due to his audience, but the most hilarious is at 2:00:
Kitten’s “Chinatown” manipulates footage (slower, faster, forward, reverse) in a fascinating, mesmerizing way. It’s absurd that the lead singer is 16:
This “Where’s Waldo” of all-star comedians from the minds of The Beastie Boys is sidesplitting:
Hip Hop/Rap Matt Carney
Judging by the ads Warner Bros. Records is running on Pitchfork, the
lack of coverage in more conventional rap and hip-hop media outlets, and
hired-gun producer Dan Carey’s résumé (Hot Chip, M.I.A., La Roux), the
juggernaut label is marketing Theophilus London’s debut LP, “Timez Are
Weird These Days,” toward hipsters instead of a more conventional
hip-hop audience.
