A Stunning Tapestry of Justice*

[* - As my malapropism-proficient friend would likely put this, our shared travesty. The aforementioned hyphenated term, qualifier of "friend", which, in and of itself, seems like an oxymoron as in, "How could one be proficient in the use of something seemingly accidental, unless one were, say, Yogi Berra?" But therein lies the genius, if you will, that it is not because of the propensity to use malaprops creatively and seemingly unintentionally it is rather, and at least partially, a consistent happy accident. Though, once again, I digress...]

Somehow, loading up Car Bomb's "Centralia" on my ipod seems fitting right now. So what if it falls into that hyper technical mathcore trap of samey-ness? At times, it's the kind of stuff that'll make you say, "The Blood Brothers?" Though, it's only fair I finally offer a mea culpa of sorts on the Brothers. It may have taken me four years to get over my screamo-vocals hangup with them, but I think I'm finally willing to offer grudging respect. Ups to "Young Machetes" on that front then.

Speaking of wielding swords and not offering mea culpas...

Well now, he's gone and done it for you; the Lord President's gotten Scooter Libby out of the can just in time for him to make your kick ass Fourth of July barbecue tomorrow. And not a moment too-fucking-soon as someone's gotta pop for that bottle of Louis XIII you promised your Bimmer-owning neighbor. So if that just doesn't put a shit-covered cherry on top of this the most vile and utterly criminal White House in the history of the Union, then dropping bombs on Iran surely will. Keep your DishTV's tuned to the Emergency Fox News Management System for further details...

In the meantime, and if you haven't already burned your CDRs, here are a half a dozen or so perhaps subtler cuts to blend into your otherwise angst-filled Public Enemy, Rage Against the Machine and Bob Dylan-flecked Independence Day mixtapes:

Thom Yorke - Atoms for Peace
Circle Jerks - Deny Everything
Rivulets - Happy Ending
Minutemen - Theatre is the Life of You
Godspeed You Black Emperor - The Dead Flag Blues
John Vanderslice - Off the Grid
The Clash - White Riot
Slint - Good Morning, Captain