It’s Joel and Andrew here to guide you down the many paths that make up this edition of Ponytail Picks. Keep an eye on the person in front of you, and don’t remember: don’t feed the wildlife.
Jun 9, 2023Liked by Joel Brandt, Andrew Paul Koole
I love what you're both doing and am going to reach out with with a private note to you, Andrew. My email is <mltabor@me.com> and I'll write you from that email. Hope I don't end up in your spam.
On other notes: I too love Care of the Soul by Moore--read it when I shifted to writing full time. Saunders' Lincoln in the Bardo helped me through a horrific event in my own life. I should write him a fan letter and will some day when I find his email address.
May 20, 2023Liked by Joel Brandt, Andrew Paul Koole
Two Towers holds up pretty well. Watched it again last Christmas.
Gonna check out that DANGERDOOM album. I listened to hip hop nonstop from like 1997 through 2002, then fell off completely and got stuck in that era for decades. I discovered MF DOOM around 2017 and I've been trying to catch up ever since. He was -- and still is -- a legend. Check out his collabs with CZARFACE if you're not familiar.
May 20, 2023·edited May 20, 2023Liked by Andrew Paul Koole
CZARFACE includes Inspectah Deck from Wu-Tang plus this Boston-based duo of 7L and Esoteric. They've got a ton of albums and collaborated with MF DOOM and Ghostface Killah a few times. I don't love most of the catalog -- a little too gimmicky at times -- but some of tracks are amazing. Deck is my second favorite MC behind GZA, and 7L makes killer beats.
This album is pretty dang good, and I believe it's the last DOOM ever rhymed on.
I love what you're both doing and am going to reach out with with a private note to you, Andrew. My email is <mltabor@me.com> and I'll write you from that email. Hope I don't end up in your spam.
On other notes: I too love Care of the Soul by Moore--read it when I shifted to writing full time. Saunders' Lincoln in the Bardo helped me through a horrific event in my own life. I should write him a fan letter and will some day when I find his email address.
xo Mary
FYI: he accepts letters through his newsletter.
I'll take a look! TY.
Two Towers holds up pretty well. Watched it again last Christmas.
Gonna check out that DANGERDOOM album. I listened to hip hop nonstop from like 1997 through 2002, then fell off completely and got stuck in that era for decades. I discovered MF DOOM around 2017 and I've been trying to catch up ever since. He was -- and still is -- a legend. Check out his collabs with CZARFACE if you're not familiar.
I actually thought CZARFACE was just another one of his aliases (aliasi?)🤣.
CZARFACE includes Inspectah Deck from Wu-Tang plus this Boston-based duo of 7L and Esoteric. They've got a ton of albums and collaborated with MF DOOM and Ghostface Killah a few times. I don't love most of the catalog -- a little too gimmicky at times -- but some of tracks are amazing. Deck is my second favorite MC behind GZA, and 7L makes killer beats.
This album is pretty dang good, and I believe it's the last DOOM ever rhymed on.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/super-what/1557743744