...and they're both kinda gay of me to point out.
1. This guy is hot:
And he smells like a man. Bonus!
2. I stumbled upon this blog, Dj Fab (Megève), and I'm in love like Evelyn "Champagne" King.
It's a smorgasboard of maxi-singles from from the '90s, presented one after another without commentary. There's a particular focus on all things Euro, so you can remind yourself how Snap's "Rhythm Is a Dancer" cursed pop music with a sound that would remain ubiquitous for years (it begat "More and More," which begat "Another Night," which begat "Mr. Vain," which begat...). I don't know how long this blog will be around, given its copyright-raping nature, but soooo much of this shit isn't available on iTunes (about half of the original tracks pictured in the collage above aren't offered for sale -- and that's to say nothing of the harder-to-find remixes). So don't feel bad about downloading -- in this case, it's more like desalination than piracy. If you don't have a Rapidshare account, now would be a great time to invest. Give yourself the gift of a full hard drive.
Yay, gay times. Good times.
Posted by: Fredo | November 06, 2008 at 01:06 PM
omg so pissed about prop 9 but I'm gonna burn a mormon temple later so whatevs. I'll get my revenge. IN THE MEANTIME, this is great news!!! It's So Tough to Be a Baby is kickass, as is (I Wanna Give You) Devotion. Download here I come. Mormon temple, here I come too!!! :)
Posted by: Titsley Le Mieux | November 06, 2008 at 01:10 PM
prop 8 rather. typing too fast while assembling pyrotechnics. xo
Posted by: Titsley Le Mieux | November 06, 2008 at 01:11 PM
I love you rich... :oD
Posted by: little_lj | November 06, 2008 at 01:16 PM
Hey Rich, don't know if you posted this already, but Sheena's myspace page has a shoutout to you:
http://www.myspace.com/imdeadlybaby
"THANK YOU RICH! From fourfourblog.com"
She got the URL wrong, but it's Sheeeeeeenaaaa, so who cares?
Posted by: Amanda | November 06, 2008 at 01:20 PM
F*ck he's hot!!!
Posted by: jdub | November 06, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Thanks for the second link! <3
Posted by: Jade | November 06, 2008 at 02:21 PM
Hot until the purse falls out of his mouth.
Posted by: Dandy Darkly | November 06, 2008 at 02:21 PM
Really? We consider that purse-falling-out-of-one's-mouth worthy?
People have warped perspectives.
Posted by: | November 06, 2008 at 04:08 PM
that blog is phenomenal, and i have to admit a lot of these are already in my current mp3 collection! James Brown Is Dead rocked my world in 6th grade and hasn't stopped since.
Posted by: christy | November 06, 2008 at 04:33 PM
haha, look it's Winston on the "Get Up" cover.
Posted by: steele | November 06, 2008 at 04:35 PM
Not to be off topic, but I love how smörgåsbord is used in English. In Swedish it literally means sandwich-table.
Posted by: Jöns | November 06, 2008 at 04:43 PM
Dude, that guy really is hot (AND SO IS HIS VOICE).
Posted by: BRB | November 06, 2008 at 07:25 PM
Dude is totally my type. I would so have crazy, insanely hot sex with him.
Posted by: Paradiseimp | November 06, 2008 at 08:07 PM
Um, he is hot and so is the way he talks/his voice...and his eyes...Am I in love?
Posted by: R | November 06, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Dur dur d'être bébé? Lol Rich, you bring back memories of my little cousin bringing her Jordy tape to the Christmas dinner at my house. We'd dance around and sing to the music while our parents discussed how this kid's mother coldly used his cuteness for cash. "Fais pas çi, va pas là, t'auras pas de dessert..." :D
Posted by: Gen | November 07, 2008 at 07:40 AM
Rich, you may also enjoy this amazing blog full of 80s and 90s remix tracks. There's a rather complete collection of Olivia Newton John stuff, btw...
http://burningtheground-djpault.blogspot.com/
Posted by: seeldee | November 07, 2008 at 09:00 AM
Hey Seeldee, that is a great site. I've been going there since Rich talked about it here back in January.
Posted by: ger | November 07, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Dur, dur, d'etre bebe is my jam!! There is no better way to get 10 year olds interested in doing their french homework than teaching them "Its hard to be a baby!" in class.
Posted by: Liz | November 07, 2008 at 12:07 PM
@ ger,
OMG, I may have found that link here then. Oops. Oh well, Rich has good taste, then, ha ha. That site is totally amazing, though.
Posted by: seeldee | November 07, 2008 at 02:25 PM
thanks for the first link. :D
Posted by: ml | November 07, 2008 at 04:59 PM
Just wanted to find a lesser commented post to say thank you for this thing that you do here.
I've read your stuff on and off for 2 years, use to really follow the antm recaps when I watched the show w/ an ex gf. However, what really tickles me is your knowledge/affinity for black music culture, modern and classic.
Your TI review, your Keyshia Cole writeups (oakland!), etc... All great x 10. Great writing, great insight, greater humor.
the image at the top today from do the right thing really made me smile and stop in to leave ya' a comment. You betcha!
(dame in Atlanta via Bay Area)
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