A Letter From God (It is Sunday after all, right?)

This is a lyrical piece by a freestyle MC from the UK who goes by the handle 'Scroobius Pip'. I hadn't heard of him before this afternoon. Karolee stumbled upon him online and we were both impressed. If you know me at all, you already know I love this kind of 'street prophet' heady intellectual hip hop stuff. The first thing Karolee and I thought to compare him to was sort of a British (gentile?) counterpart to Matisyahu (of whom we're both huge fans).

However you care to label him or his style of expression, it's hard to argue with the understated salience of this piece. Personally, I was blown away-- both by his message and its delivery. I can't wait to dig into more of his work. Some of his material is available on YouTube and MySpace (you can link to that page from his name above). From the looks of it, he's pretty much keeping things street level, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him blow up the way his 'kosher counterpart' (forgive me) did. But enough of my words . . . Happy pondering. This one'll make you think.

Panic Division is the Coolest Band in the World.

You would be better off if you were to watch the video for 'Big Day' by the Panic Division. Thus, I have provided it for you below. If you have doubts, you should know that I recently received confirmation from a number of trusted sources that they are indeed the coolest band on the planet. This band is amazing. Seriously. Please enjoy.