A Patchwork Quilt Of Every Day We Spent Together

Nouveau Riche “Take Me Home” – A lot of the time when bands start mixing and matching genres, it can end up sounding contrived and obvious, but with Nouveau Riche (an offshoot of The Roots, if you are curious), it sounds like an organic, perhaps even accidental result of the members’ influences flowing into a seamless whole. There’s nothing tremendously radical going on in the composition, but inspired, somewhat unorthodox musical ideas pile up in the arrangement as the song progresses. The interlude with the string section in the middle of the song is especially brilliant. At first, it seems like a strange detour into an entirely different song, but as the vocals and drums return, it suddenly seems like a necessary lull between two emotional epiphanies. (Click here for Nouveau Riche’s official site.)

Elsewhere:

Tom Breihan reviews Cam’ron’s directorial debut Killa Season, which sounds like it could be the most hilariously awful film of 2006.

Nick Sylvester returns to the blog game with Riff Market.

Doctor Pop reviews tv shows, movies, comics, and junk food with the same level of seriousness and wit. The final paragraph of his review of Basic Instinct 2 is especially great.

If you didn’t already know, 20 Jazz Funk Greats has a brand new song from Fox N’ Wolf.

Edit: As it turns out, I did not actually double-book myself, and I will be going to the Pollard show. I seriously need to get a proper wall calendar.