“I can’t do him no wrong; Devil is kind; I see him before long; Devil is fine;” From “Devil is Fine” by Zeal and Ardor Manuel Gagneux is one raw and confrontational motherfucker. One could argue that it’s gutsy enough to introduce yourself to the world (under the band name Zeal and Ardor) with an album […]
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“Love women every shading; Power run deep; So even if you hate it; I still wrap my hijab;” From “Hijabi” by Mona Haydar On one level, Mona Haydar’s story as a Hip Hop artist is a fairly common one. She grew up in Flint, Michigan, and was taken with Hip Hop artists such as Mos Def and
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“Well what I’m after – it’s simple; Come on and peep the mental; The ghetto born kid blowing up on instrumentals; What’s the matter, Oh I know you can’t peep my pattern; My style is designed to shed light like a lantern;” —”What I’m After ” by Lords of the Underground. Growing up in Newark, New
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“All these things are made to take away; Where my heart resides they have laid to waste; Now they fill the time with hollow trash; I hear a ticking bomb, I’m glad you asked; I’m alive.” From “Wasteland” by Pere Ubu At first blush, it would seem that Dave Thomas, frontman and original member of Pere
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“See my bones were weak And the fibers that hold them together Twisted through time like the branches on a tree Beginning to know myself in a way I’ve never known Getting to be myself in a way I’ve never shown” From “Gravity” by Erika Wennerstrom Depression is now considered by the World Health Organization to be the
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“Are you in fear of retribution For all the actions of your past In the wake of your destruction All the lives shattered from your wrath” —From “Prophets of War” by Generation Kill “F*ck those douchebags.” That pretty much sums up the resentment that Rob Dukes held towards his former bandmates in Exodus only a few short
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Lisa Lampanelli told me that while attending a workshop, the workshop leader said, “Make a list of the people in your ‘choir’ … . If you’re not on your own list, then you’re doing something wrong. “You have to really be on your own side.” Of all of Lampanelli’s accomplishments — being a member of the Friar’s Club, her
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“People thinking MC is shorthand for misconception; Let me meditate, set it straight,” — “Definition” by Black Star Talib Kweli has made a life in Hip Hop. He has been a prominent emcee for almost 20 years, first as one-half of Black Star (with Mos Def) and then as a solo artist, recording 10 albums and collaborating with artists
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“Calmness is a wasted breath.” From “Weak” by God Mother For 20 years, The Dillinger Escape Plan, with its lead guitarist and founder Ben Weinman, have been giving us searing heavy metal music. The Dillinger Escape Plan is considered by many to be the best mathcore band of all time—with an original fusion of heavy
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Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerve tissue throughout the body. NF can lead not only to disabling pain, but also to disfigurement, cancer and even death. May has been designated National Neurofibromatosis Month and May 17 is World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day to promote awareness of this tragic disease and to call attention to how
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