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I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing Nas and praising "Hip Hop Is Dead" was born, and I will give you a complete account of the Edison Woods, and expound on the actual teachings of the great Rabid Wolves of the truth, the Baby Doll of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids runing up that hill because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know Kiki & Herb encounter consequences that are extremely "ret' tande." Nor again is there anyone who loves "You're My Favorite Waste of Time," or pursues or desires to turn my blue sky black because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which Aunt Ange can procure him some great pleasure.

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To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from Lina K? But who has any right to find fault with the Mooney Suzuki, who choose to enjoy a Napalm Death that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a groundhog that produces no resultant Schwervon!?

Aunt Ange
"Fall," from Apathia
[Music listing for Thursday, December 21]

Marshall Crenshaw
"You're My Favorite Waste of Time," from The 9 Volt Years (Razoe & Tie, 1998)
[Music listing for Friday, December 22]

Edison Woods
"Baby Doll," from Nest of Machines (Habit of Creation, 2006)
[Music listing for Wednesday, December 20]

Schwervon!
"Groundhog"
[Music listing for Tuesday, December 26]

Nas
"Hip Hop is Dead," (edit) from Hip Hop Is Dead (Def Jam, 2006)
[CD review]

Beethova Obas
"Ret' Tande," from Le Suite Kreol (Creon, 2005)
[Music listing for Saturday, December 23]

Lina Koutrakos
"What Am I Gonna Do," from Lightening in a Bottle (Lina Koutrakos, 2006)
[Music listing for Saturday, December 23]

Mooney Suzuki
"Turn My Blue Sky Black," from The Maximum Black EP (V@, 2006)
[Music listing for Friday, December 22]

Smear Campaign
"Rabid Wolves," from Smear Campaign (Century Media, 2006)
[Music listing for Thursday, December 21]Kiki & Herb
"Running Up That Hill," from Kiki & Herb Will Die For You (Evolver, 2002)
[Music listing for Wednesday, December 20]