10 Best Hip-Hop Mixtapes of 2007There was still superb pirate material to be had — and too little critical coverage of it. That’s where we come in!
apropos of nothing
Lil Wayne Not Collaborating With Zac Efron, SadlyDid you hear about the upcoming collaboration between frequently spliffed rapper Lil Wayne and studly teen heartthrob Zac Efron? And not just that — Efron is currently living in Wayne’s Miami beach house while the pair remixes the soundtrack to High School Musical 2?
No DancingThough our buddy here looks like he’s rocking out Footloose style, artist Robert Longo actually captured these jilted, erratic poses by pelting his subjects with tennis balls.
What the World Needs Now Is the Super Furry AnimalsThe latest MP3s to hit the blogs. 1. Super Furry Animals, “Show Your Hand” Wales’ preeminent space-rock absurdists at their most Bacharachian. [The Modern Music]
the industry
Okay, Okay, Peter Jackson Has Excellent Taste in ActorsRyan Gosling Joins Lovely Bones: Ryan Gosling will play the murdered girl’s father in Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, joining the already-cast Rachel Weisz. We’re throwing up our hands; Jackson seems determined to make a really good movie and damn the box-office consequences. God bless him.