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Remembering Eric Clapton’s “Roseanne” Moment – InsideHook
In 1976, Eric Clapton went on a racist rant at a concert. He apologized, but is that enough?
— Read on www.insidehook.com/article/music/eric-clapton-racism/amp
Love and Affection
Mighty Sparrow: the king of calypso on freedom, Windrush and oral sex | Music | The Guardian
He inspired Bob Marley’s political awakening, survived a coma, and has sung about everything from sex workers to Khrushchev. And at 83, the calypso great still wants to turn the news into song
— Read on www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/16/mighty-sparrow-the-king-of-calypso-on-freedom-windrush-and-oral-sex
Rose Rouge
open.spotify.com/track/36apwMphkcaS63LY3JJMPh
I’d only ever heard of the version by St. Germain, so this is entirely new to me. I dig it!
Mogul’s Season 1 was excellent
Not sure how I heard of the podcast, but I’ve been listening to it during my daily walks and learned a lot. About Chris Lighty and more importantly, about Reggie Ossé aka Combat Jack.
I loved the season’s final two episodes that paid homage to Combat Jack. For someone not versed in hip hop culture or lingo, he was able to do a great job translating for me. I teared up at the end.
I started listening to Dissect after Season 2 started with an interview of Cole Cuchna and I was intrigued enough that I went right into listening to the dissection of Damn…which gave me a reason on how my faith had been tested after I read Elijah McCain’s final words last week and then cried for a few hours after. More in next post…