Ok, edit.

I am changing my previous statement to I just love Nicki Minaj. See: Fireball - Willow Smith feat. Nicki Minaj.





1. Nicki's outfit.
2. How did this collaboration even become a thing?
3. Chun Li and Haduken.

Three is a trend

Slaughterhouse and Cee-Lo Green are more than one year late to the 90s dance music party (see Haddaway/Eminem and Robin S/Jason Derulo).

Slaughterhouse and Cee-Lo bring a bit of innovation, however, in that they completely change the lyrics of Corona's 1994 hit "Rhythm of the Night" to "this is my mother fucking life." And if you don't know what "Rhythm of the Night" is, go M.F. find an archive of KTU ("the beat of new york") circa 90s-mid.

Sea Times: Ride Naked. B/C YOLO

From the Seattle Times' coverage of the Fremont Solstice Parade:

Two of the riders — naked except for frilly net skirts (black for him, purple for her) and matching body paint — were having an unabashedly good time.
"We got drunk last night and decided to do this," said Alex Shanis, a software engineer.
"You only live once," added his friend, Chelsea Wright, a University of Washington student.

Fav. music trend: One word

Dear music community,

Keep making me laugh. Keep repeating yourselves (without a melody or interesting rhythm).

Love,

Laura

PS. Here are my favorite examples.


The first time I noticed this trend was in Rebecca Black's notorious "Friday":

She repeats the word "fun" four times, most likely to emphasize how fun the weekend is. Not especially remarkable, but I regard the quadruple fun as the best part of the song.


Fast forward to Big Sean's "Dance":

Big Sean repeats the word ass for most of his (excellent) chorus. That is approximately 20 times per verse. This song is revolutionary in its simplicity. I lurve it.


Most recently, I've become enamored with Rihanna's "Birthday Cake":

Same old tune 2012

My sister sang a lot of songs on our trip to New Zealand.

They're in a mix here:


It's similar in spirit to the one I posted back in 2009. Only possibly more random.

To Thai for.

Jamjuree
15th Ave in Capitol Hill
9/10 on my bangin' scale
(Yes, that's right, I gave it a higher score than Thai Tom)

I haven't had a meal that has excited me this much since I last went to Tilth, which means a lot since it's my favorite restaurant in Seattle. I walked into Jamjuree hungry and a little sad. I left ecstatic.

We started off with some spring rolls. Crispy, not too exciting, except that they were (very) warm.

Then came the entree. I decided to go out on a limb and try something that I'd never tasted before. I got the Ba Mee Hang from the Specials menu:

Egg noodle with garlic-soy sauce, barbeque pork, spinach, ground peanut, onion, cilantro.

<$10. I seriously never realized Thai food could be this good. I'm used to Thai on the Ave, which relies a little too much on the overall deliciousness of greasy food.

Jamjuree's Ba Mee Hang definitely brought me to a new level in Thai food. The barbecue pork brought a sweetness, the spinach freshness and crispiness, the garlic soy and peanut a saltiness, the sauce was spicy ( I ordered 2 out of 4 spicy), and ... I always love me some egg noodles.

Oh, so good. I am definitely going back for this dish.

-Shobs, 2011