dear kanye,

i was reading consequence of sound and they featured this song by ben sollee.  he wrote it after the fiasco of kanye west’s “show” at bonnaroo. it’s hilarious - and SO true!

(from CoS)

Dear Kanye
You’re letting me down
You got the biggest bat in the game
But you can’t hit the ball
It’s the heavy weight match
And you’re off in the corner punchin’ at the wall

Dear Kanye
Don’t let us fall
You’re at the diplomatic dinner
With fine china and all
A silver fork in your hand
But still you spit and gnaw

Greatness is a glass elevator, and so you are, if I recall
So use it make some real change not just advertisements at the mall

No one needs a light show
Just good flows
You don’t need a light show
Just good flows

Dear Kanye
Keep icin those knees
And when your paycheck comes
Will you remember your busted screen
Your crown of thorns is sensational
But it’s not what makes you bleed

Cause there’s a young man
His rhymes set him free
He loves what you do but he can’t seem
To shake the septic sanction of the streets
He’s reading your blog and all he finds are commercials
For stuff he’ll never need

You have a good idea now put some shoes on its feet
And try to make your Loop Dreams a real priority

You don’t need a light show
Just good flow
No one needs a light show
Just good flow
You don’t need a light show
Just good flow

Dear Kanye
It’s time to let go
You’ve gathered the moss of
More than a dozen sullen stones
People want music on a real stage
Not the one you bring along

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you can also listen to it here.

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reminiscent of roo

today marks the beginning of the bonnaroo music & arts festival.  it’s the first time in three years that i haven’t gone.  i’m not all torn up about missing the lineup that much, but mostly because i’m missing the experience. hope all my roo buddies have an awesome time!! yell a hearty “bonnarooooooo!!” for me, and have fun getting lost on your way to what stage, which stage, this tent, that tent, the other tent or somethin’ else. here’s to you, bonnaroo.

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where are you going this summer??

with this insane outburst of summer music festivals, it’s hard to keep them all straight - much less decide which one you’re going to go to!!

my favorite site to keep track right now is the consequence of sound’s summer festival outlook.

at first i was most excited to hear the bonnaroo lineup, but even though i’ve been the past two years and loved it, i just can’t bring myself to fork out for a lineup that features metallica. sorry if you’re a metallica lover, but it’s just not my bag.

right now my top festival lineups are:

all points west - featuring radiohead two nights!! plus kings of leon and underworld, you just can’t go wrong.

san francisco’s outside lands - tom petty, radiohead (there may be a pattern here), primus, beck…bonnaroo 2006 revisited?? maybe, but i’ll take it!

sasquatch! - with r.e.m., the flaming lips, modest mouse, tegan & sara, ghostland observatory and the kooks?! yes, please.

mile high music festival or rothbury festival - because, what’s a summer music festival season without dave matthew’s band?? they’re similar lineups, but one has snoop dog and the other has the black crowes, you decide.

those all look pretty awesome! although, i am holding my breath for the lollapalooza lineup…i think it will be tops this year.

i’ll keep you posted on my final decision.

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