![]() ![]() The cinderblock wall in my brain exploded outward like a Jerry Bruckheimer movie logo. Simple, carefree, dumb fun."Īs my friend Rob would text: BOOM. "Self", I said to myself, "why are you being so serious about all this? This column is supposed to be fun. Because the other day, while I was in the shower, it hit me. It shouldn't be so hard!īut that break was just what I needed, I guess. It got so aggravating that I just walked away for the last month completely. The more I pushed myself to come up with the perfect throughline, the more cut off from my Muse I became. I can't tell you how many times I've typed an opening line into this very electronic document, only to backspace over it in frustration. For the last several weeks, I've been agonizing over finding themes for my next series of columns. Warts and all, they're my literary babies, and I adore them.Īnd that "professional guarantee of quality" is the reason why it's taken me so long to get back in the writing saddle. Regardless of my perceived levels of success, I can honestly say that every installment that's been published so far, I'm proud to have my name on. But then sometimes I'm afraid I've been too blunt and heavy-handed, like my attempt to reclaim some happiness in today's chaotic world. Sometimes I think I've nailed it, like the story about falling in love with my favorite album of all time. I don't know if any of my loyal readers have noticed, but over this first year of “Lend Me Your Ears” (happy anniversary to me!), I've tried to wrap each tale of musical discovery around a life lesson, or a realization, or a momentous occurrence. But me, I'm trying to elevate my screeds into something a little more entertaining. No, I'm lamenting the amount of effort I put into crafting these increasingly irregularly published egomaniacal columns.Īny hack with a computer and an Internet connection can string together a half-assed "I like this album 'cause it's cool" blog, or worse yet, a pointless "I hate this band because they suck" rant. ![]() ![]() I'm not dealing in double entendres right now. Playing alongside artists such as L.MAN and opening for acts such as the legendary SUGAR HILL GANG, performing tracks from their debut album 'LEND ME YOUR EARS'.I'll give you a moment to quiet the litany of Michael Scott's "That's what she said!" comebacks that are ringing in your head, so we can continue with this serious discussion. Over the past year NEMESIS & ARROGANCE have continued to tour the country with SKINNYMAN, having performed in London (MINISTRY OF SOUND, FABRIC and others), Bristol, Brighton, Cambridge, Coventry, Exeter, Hull, Limington Spar, Manchester, Newquay, Oxford, Southampton and Swindon. 'LEND ME YOUR EARS' also features appearances from SKINNYMAN, MR TI2BS, SUPER NOVAR, TWINK BLU TAC & BARRY GANBERG. 'LEND ME YOUR EARS' is the culmination of NEMESIS & ARROGANCE'S best work over the past years and showcases the quality of both their production and rapping skills, as all of the tracks on the album are produced by, and feature one of the duo. The 19 TRACK album is an introspective, reality driven description of the trials and tribulations experienced by today's youth in their pursuit of life, love & loot. 'LEND ME YOUR EARS' is an excellent exhibit of both NEMESIS & ARROGANCE'S talent and diversity and is a bold contrast from the stereotypical Hip Hop of today, which glamorises crime, weapons and drugs. SKINNYMAN & 'NO PEACE') taken from the album, which received airplay on BBC RADIO 1, BBC 1XTRA, KISS FM, CHOICE FM, ITCH FM, PYRORADIO.COM & HHBRADIO.COM, while receiving heavy music video rotation on CHANNEL U & MTV BASE and positive reviews in RWD MAGAZINE, HIP HOP CONNECTION, BIG SMOKE and DJ MAGAZINE. On 1st OCTOBER 2007 the north London duo NEMESIS & ARROGANCE will unleash their debut album 'LEND ME YOUR EARS' onto the general public - having already created an underground buzz with the success of the first two singles ('CHANGE YOUR HEART' Feat. "Flows as effortless & heart rendering as Skinny's best!" Hip Hop Connection (Oct 06) "Absolutely, ridiculously sick – 4 out of 5" RWD Magazine (Oct 06) "One of the lightest beat-heavyweight tracks this year, super smooth" Big Smoke Magazine (Aug 07) "Like Goodie Mob or early Outkast but shot through with pure London fire" DJ magazine (Aug 07) ![]()
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