Posts by Russell Brown
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Relevant …
Chuck D’s fight with rap radio – and the constant use of the n-word – has been bubbling on Twitter and now it’s broken loose.
Chuck D says US urban radio disrespects its own audience
Hot 97’s approach to rap “[is] just a sloppy presentation of the art form, the worst presentation known to man,” Chuck D went on. “Radio should lead not follow.” In addition to complaining about the foul language of performers like Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent and YG, Chuck D criticised Hot 97 and other urban stations’ approach to programming: “[’Urban music’] should be a representation of playing music by a lot of different artists – non-black artists, too.” Later, he tweeted an example: “Underground-UnderFound-Local-INTL-Women-Classic RAP.”
According to Chuck D, radio stations, record labels and festival promoters can begin changing the culture by including ethics clauses in their contracts, prohibiting artists from being “derogatory to the community [they] come from”. The New Orleans jazz festival already does this, he said, and he wants to brainstorm more ideas with people in “London [and] maybe Sydney”, where hip-hop is apparently “treat[ed] … more dignified”.
Failing that, Chuck D has also offered support for petitions like one calling for the United States’ federal communications commission to cancel Hot 97’s radio licence. The rapper said he wants to accomplish something tangible “by year’s end”.
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The soliloquy that gave this post its title.
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Hard News: The People's Poet is dead!, in reply to Lyndon Hood,
This popped up in my Twitter stream – a couple of funny bastards who fire off each other and really know how to work an audience.
Isn't that wonderful? The audience is in tears*.
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Ade's tribute.
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Hard News: Sportsball Special!, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
and Sky subscription
True. But I don't think there's ever been live coverage from the Windies on free-to-air TV.
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And in the Herald this morning ...
Landlords 'too lenient' when tenants go off rails
Say property managers ...
Landlords are too lenient when a tenant falls behind in rent or causes damage, property managers say.
Of the 39,808 claims lodged with the Tenancy Tribunal between July 13 and May 2014, 74 per cent were for rent arrears and 6 per cent were for damage.
Real Estate Institute of New Zealand property management group chairman David Faulkner said landlords needed to put in an application to the Tenancy Tribunal as soon as the tenant starting slipping behind in rent. A tenant is given 14 days to resolve a breach of the tenancy agreement before an application could be heard. The applicants could either first go to mediation or a hearing date - an average of 22.5 days after the application was made - would be set at the court.
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One more thing about the cricket. How my heart sank when I realised that Danny Morrison had crossed the Pacific to join the test commentary team. Sigh.
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Amazing ... the front pages.
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Hard News: The People's Poet is dead!, in reply to Mr Mark,
Well, that didn’t work, did it ?
I fixed your URL above, but I will let the words "complete and utter bastard" stand :-)
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This wonderful line ...
