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Song of the Week :: Norah Jones’ “Little Broken Hearts”

by Greg W. Locke May 1, 2012

Norah Jones?! For real? Isn’t that the super cute girl that my parents listen to? But really, the new album that she wrote/recorded/produced with Danger Mouse is sounding surprisingly good. Above is the trailer for the new album, out now!

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We Love Katy Perry (F’real (F’real?))

by Greg W. Locke April 30, 2012

We either really love the girl or we really hate her. We at the ZeCat Mansion have felt this way about Katy for ages now. Since we first saw photos of her dropping acid and getting crunk not long after she released a Christian Rock album (this before she “hit it big” and kissed some [...]

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Short Film: Marion Cotillard in the Congo

by Greg W. Locke April 29, 2012

If I’m ever able to make a real movie, and that movie requires narration, I will spend 99 percent of my budget if necessary to get Marion to do the job. Such an incredible voice and accent. The modern female equivalent of Morgan Freeman. Those Rs! Rrrrrr.

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Jack White :: Blunderbuss

by Greg W. Locke April 28, 2012

A few weeks ago Jack White was featured in a New York Times exposé written by newish It-Boy pop writer Josh Eells. Typed up in support of his then-upcoming debut solo record, Blunderbuss, the story revealed much about White, framing the eccentric song-maker as one of the great musical auteurs of his time – the [...]

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Dr. John :: Locked Down

by Greg W. Locke April 27, 2012

Had it not been for HBO police procedural drama “The Wire,” I’d like never have really gotten to know Dr. John beyond hits like “Right Place Wrong Time.” It was that show’s creator, writer/producer/showrunner/genius David Simon who – through his latest show, HBO music drama “Treme” – pushed me to deeper investigate the music culture [...]

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ScreenTime No. 135 :: Cannes 2012

by Greg W. Locke April 26, 2012

Some guys like the Superbowl. Others live for March Madness, Bonnaroo, Christmas or even Comic-Con. But some guys, like me, geek most over the Cannes Film Festival. For the unfamiliar, Cannes is the center of the universe for cinephile dweebs, where the greatest filmmakers from around the world gather for a week and a half [...]

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The Greatest Hip-Hop Verse of All-Time?

by Greg W. Locke April 25, 2012

I first heard Inspectah Deck’s opening verse on The Wu-Tang Clan posse cut “Triumph” in 1997. The song was the lead single from the group’s second studio album, Wu-Tang Forever – my most anticipated album ever. Back in those days me and my best friend, Teddy, were the biggest Wu fans west of the Bronx. [...]

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