… and you can thank Neil Gorman and Nokia. Listen to see why. (The music is by Greydon Square… thanks Tim.)

The RSS feed is still here.

Also, for the next 3 months or so, Nokia is sponsoring the show. They sent me an N810 and I chat about it a bit in the thing. You can use the code “inoveryourhead” if you’re going to buy one, it’ll give you a 15% rebate on it (which is cheaper than Amazon).

So the plan is to do them every 10-14 days or so… feel free to harass me if I don’t (Podshow will, otherwise). :)

Filed by Julien at 5:53 pm under download, music, hip hop, podcast
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I just downloaded the new Stones Throw DVD, In Living the True Gods, from iTunes. I’m seriously impressed by it. Here’s a still from “Monkey Suite”, the first video on the disc:

I was expecting to pay like 20 bucks for this thing, but they have it on iTunes for $9.99 (in the US store). You can also grab it on Amazon, etc. etc. Check it out.

P.S.: I’ve actually made a new podcast. It should be up by the end of the day. :P

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In case you guys weren’t following it, T.I. was arrested the other day after being caught with a bunch of machine guns and silencers. Yeah, I know.

Jay Smooth has a great video about it, actually, but what I’d like to talk about is the dichotomy between implied violence and actual violence in hip hop.

To give you an idea of how tame violence can seem in a hip hop track, I have never once considered Dead Prez’s “Assassination” to be particularly violent. You probably don’t either– and it includes the lyric “Fuck the Bible, get on your knees and praise my rifle.” Explicit, premeditated, praised violence, right?

The fascinating thing is that, when this implied (though explicit) violence turns to real violence, we all of a sudden switch from being really impressed to being horrified.

Why?

I’ll admit to being victim of it myself– multiple times, in fact. We think violence is cool and that a rapper’s a big man for talking about having a gun, not being afraid to use it, etc. But when we realize he’s telling the truth, and he gets arrested, he becomes the object of ridicule.

It seems backwards to me.

I mean, these were machine guns, for Christ’s sake. But let’s admit it– we all think the violence in music is fake. If it were real, we would be horrified… right?

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And now, a public service announcement brought to you by Jay Smooth.

P.S.: If you’re looking for an album to buy this week, consider Killah Priest instead, which you can listen to on my new episode. (Yeah, I still do a podcast. I’m just as shocked as you are, frankly.)

P.P.S.: Clyde Smith is saying we shouldn’t buy any albums until more of a stance is taken on the Jena 6 issue.

Filed by Julien at 11:19 am under video, hip hop
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How the rich control your education, being a cyborg, and the chessboard of life.

Relevant links: Famous for 15 people, Chat with a rich kid.

[http://m.podshow.com/media/170/episodes/85532/inoveryourhead-85532-10-31-2007.mp3]

Filed by Julien at 5:13 pm under download, hip hop, podcast, podcasting
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Jay Smooth is the host of New York’s longest running hip-hop radio show. He has a videoblog now with Podtech. It rules.

Filed by Julien at 12:37 pm under video, hip hop
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You heard it here first, people: Rappers are douchebags.

Filed by Julien at 12:46 pm under hip hop
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The Seven Plagues of Modern Man, new tattoos, New York and Toronto are piece of shit cities. Etc.

[http://m.podshow.com/media/170/episodes/85531/inoveryourhead-85531-10-31-2007.mp3]

Filed by Julien at 4:01 pm under download, music, hip hop, podcast, podcasting
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My 150th show, done from the balcony of a hotel room during SXSW 2007. The state and future of the web and of media personalities, my position within the structure, and where I hope to be. It all came out.

This was a great show to do.

Filed by Julien at 1:30 pm under community, travel, music, trends, hip hop, podcast
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Hey, here’s an article about my favourite female rapper, Bahamadia. It includes two downloadable tracks– check it out.

Filed by Julien at 8:56 pm under download, music, hip hop
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