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Mississippi, 1831:

Life of Riley

The Greatest Funk Band That Will Never Be

While I'm thinking about supergroups, let me say that I have discovered the perfect line-up for the ultimate funk/rock band:


Vocals: Cee-Lo Green











Guitar: Tom Morello

Bass: Flea

Drums: ?uestlove
















(note: for best rap group substitute Aesop Rock for Cee-Lo)

Music: Street Sweeper Social Club

Since the break-up of Audioslave in 2007, Tom Morello has kept himself busy with his solo career as the Nightwatchman. However, Tom is now working on another collaboration called Street Sweeper Social Club, a rap/rock group formed with Boots Riley from the politcal hip-hop group, The Coup. While I enjoyed Morello's work as the Nightwatchman, it is nice to hear his guitar god skills back at work. Still, it's hard to adjust to hearing Tom's hard rap/rock riffs without Zack de la Rocha's shrill voice. Also it's still hard to imagine Morello rocking out without the rhythm section of Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk. However, one listen to Street Sweeper Social Club and you can tell they're on to something hot. Imagine elements of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and the Nightwatchman being thrown into a blender and mixed with a secret ingredient, and you'll get Street Sweeper Social Club.

http://streetsweepersocialclub.com/

http://www.myspace.com/streetsweepersocialclub

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News Update

According to AOL.com, the last survivor from the RMS Titanic died last night. The legendary ship snuck into the woman's room last night while she was sleeping and finished what is started 97 years ago. There are no survivors. This will be the last Titanic joke that is "too soon".

Movies: Star Trek

I read somewhere that Star Trek is this generation's Star Wars. Well it's not because, let's face it, Star Wars is a million times cooler than Star Trek will ever be. However, the new Star Trek movie is pretty good. It's a great sci-fi thriller featuring fresh takes on familiar characters. Amazing special effects make for exciting action scenes and comic relief keeps things from getting too serious. This film is very enjoyable, except for sTrekkie shout-outs and a few minor plot points that stretched my patience.