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(James Auger)

Dope updates from the blogosphere:

• Ok, this one's kind of old but still not stale--The Hobo puts us one step closer to becoming the bionic wo/men we've so longed to be with word of an audio tooth implant. Because the voices already in your head weren't enough.
• The Meaning of Dope gives us a nice throwback to a much simpler 1986 when Biz Markie was sporting a smaller belt size, and Big Daddy Kane rocked rhymes before ropes.
• Jillian & Tala (!) over at Sophistafunk provide a sneek peek at the state of Iranian fashion.
• Anthony puts us on to a new kind of internet mashup--though this one is a little less Girl Talk than Geek Squad
• oddISEE! This is less of a dopedate and more of an "I couldn't rip this from the redbullacademy site, so I gotta link you to it directly," but Oddisee, one of my favorite producers, just did a song with German producer Suff Daddy that's worth giving a listen or two or three.  Sorry to be on that electro tip (not really sorry) but I fiend for heavy bass lines and head nod ish.  It's listed as Suff feat Oddisee and Kev Brown, so I'm guessing they all did some work on the production side (it sounds like they did), but O rhymes over the track.

don't worry...more music soon.

((keep bouncin))

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dopedates

Dope updates from the blogosphere:

• Blind I For the Kids sends word of UC Berkeley's progressing research into invisibility cloaks. I know, right?
• $ of Blind I and JOAT links to Damu the Fudgemunk's latest freebie, Overtime, which I haven't heard but am downloading right now because this guy is definitely on my list of producers to track, pun sadly intended. I love that this distribution method's making the best use of viral marketing/word-of-mouth in favor of the artist and those of us who are fiends for file-sharing, especially before committing to a purchase.
• Hima (a friend of a friend) at Gordon Gartrelle publishes an interesting post that offers some troublesome but new perspective on microfinance lender Grameen Bank from a college student (an actual friend) who spent his summer working there. This definitely plays into the fears of some advocates that have recognized the poverty panacea's vulnerability against the ills of capitalism and corporate agendas superseding the needs of poor entrepreneurs just "tryna make a dolla outta fifteen cent." I think it's clear where my empathy lies.
• OK, here goes...Soul Sides tipped me off to Good Records NYC, which tipped me off to Stefan Glerum's insightful and beautifully drawn Crate Digging: Don't Do It series about why no one in their right mind should take up crate digging as a hobby.
• Speaking of Soul Sides, check out Mr. Wang's tribute to Isaac Hayes (rest in peace), as well as J Blow's tribute at All Up In Your Earhole

R.I.P Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes