New York, I love you but you're bringing me down

I mean it, New York. You're bringing me down. Of course I love reading your magazine, even if the trust fund smarm that saturates the real estate sections trickles out into the other articles on occasion. I really enjoyed everything you said about James Murphy and thanks to a little blurb in your magazine, I now listen to the Young Knives. Graphically, the magazine is fantastic and I always get a big kick out of the weekly approval matrix.

(click to view entire chart)

Except this week, that is. Honestly, New York, I am totally okay with you throwing the King of Queens on the lowbrow side of the charts. I mean, let's be real, Doug Heffernan is no Shakespeare. What burns me up is their location outside of the "brilliant" area, while the Gilmore Girls are placed smack dab in brilliance. Are you serious? Not cool, New York, not cool at all. Those girls could out chitchat a methfreak. Way to pick that over the hometown hero Doug Heffernan and his hilariously senile father in law.


I also noticed the other day that Jeff Tweedy strumming "I'm the man who loves you" by himself sounds a lot like Ani DiFranco's strumming "Fire Door". I'm not inferring he's jacking her song, it's just interesting how different the tune sounds without the rest of the band.

"I'm the Man who Loves You" by Jeff Tweedy

"Fire Door" by Ani DiFranco

The new Lauryn Hill track is not at all what I was expecting it to sound like. I really like it though, kind of in the same way I like the Counting Crows song from Shrek 2. Maybe I'm just saying that because they're both soundtrack songs for CGI kids' movies. Maybe I just love CGI kids' movies.

"Lose Myself" by Lauryn Hill

"Accidentally In Love" by Counting Crows

I bomb atomically

Inspectah Deck's verse on "Triumph" blew my motherfucking mind when I heard it for the first time. Since then I've always maintained that he's the most underrated MC in the Clan. This new track doesn't really live up to my lyrical expectations of the Rebel INS, but there's some solid production on it.

What They Want by Inspectah Deck

Speaking of all things Wu, Method Man's got a new album that should be coming out soon, entitled 4:21. I think I read July 18th? I've always thought he was the most overrated MC in the clan, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy him. This track with Lauryn Hill is a bit of a changeup from what I'd usually expect from the man.

Say by Method Man feat. Lauryn Hill

NOTE:we have some technical difficulties going on right now. the link for the Meth download will be fixed shortly.

EDIT: I don't know what the deal is, but this song just isn't working for me. If you wanna check it out, go to Meth's site and it just starts playing.