Somewhere in the middle of college life, I had an obsession with Vin Diesel. Probably because I’m a sucker for the gravely voice. In 2000, you could not tell me that man was not sex on a stick…totally against type for me. I ignored the Fast and The Furious and XXX debacles, treasuring Pitch Black on DVD and cable viewings of Boiler Room and Knockaround Guys. The love waned. Finally, after all these years, there’s a Vin Diesel movie that I’ll be there for the opening day of: The Chronicles Of Riddick. Probably because it revives my favorite character. Pitch Black is my shit, through and through. Jay-V, do I smell a future outing? [via Memefirst, believe it or not]
Bare bones summer schedule over at the Voice is looking good to me. My summer resolution is to be as close to on time as possible for Summerstage shows because last year I got the lockout more times than I’d like to remember. As well as the handy tool I’ve been looking for: it spits out the surrounding subway stops. Hella helpful! They had that in DC and it made life so much easier. [both links via The Broke City Dweller’s Journal]
I love The Beta Band, so I was pretty excited to see that Vice has an interview with them this month. Fucking piece of shit magazine. Is that even 200 words? Regardless, check out the awesome video for “Assessment.” US Tour in the fall? Yes, please.
Read up on your old school hip-hop history at The Foundation [via Abe].