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It’s like a bad bug bite…once it occurs, you have the initial irritation of the bite, but slowly over time it begins to just hang around and itch, and continues to irritate long after the initial event occurred.  The Michael Vick saga is in a ways a lot like that to me: a bug bite on the sports map that despite its occurrence almost 2 years ago, it still manages to stay around in the media and itch and bug the piss out of me.  Read more... (952 words, estimated 3:48 mins reading time)

USAIN BOLT: ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE  Read more... (854 words, 1 image, estimated 3:25 mins reading time)

In this installment of Album of the Week, I’m taking a look back at a relatively recent release, Aesop Rock’s 5^th full length studio album, None Shall Pass (2007).  Aesop Rock is a member of the record label Definitive Jux, and has been a critically acclaimed pioneer of the underground hip-hop movement since he burst on the scene with Music for Earthworms in 1997.  If you haven’t heard much about this artist, his style is very unique, he combines a high-paced flow with an array of articulate, almost poetic bars, the combination of which creates some very dense verses, making it difficult to catch everything the first time around.  Some view this as a downfall, citing the music isn’t very accessible; however, I find that this style generates significant replay ability.  None Shall Pass is no exception to Aesop’s standard, and is a lyrical thrill ride from front to back.  Read more... (492 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)