December 2011
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Hip-hop Stories
Allston – If you were checking iTunes’ Top Ten Hip-Hop charts on September 13th, you may have noticed something out of the ordinary. While albums from Jay-Z, Kanye West and other hip-hop icons placed throughout the ranks, breaking in at number nine, between Eminem and 2pac, was “This is Our Science,” the latest album of an indie rapper from Minneapolis named Astronautalis.
That’s the rap name...
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The River, The Woods
I interviewed Minneapolis rapper Astronautalis last month on the last show of his tour for “This is Our Science.” An enthusiastic story teller, he’s spent a vast amount of time touring and gathering experiences, good and bad.
“I’ve been to four continents, I’ve seen over 20 countries, I’ve seen almost every state in America except for Alaska and Hawaii.” He said,...
This Is Just To Say
Someone recited this poem to me over dinner earlier this week.
I'm quietly happy I can't stop thinking about it.
And I'm getting back into all sorts of poetry now;
I'm sure there's more to come!
Poem #274, This Is Just To Say
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast.
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold.
-William Carlos...
