December 20, 2011
by Toshio
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Leroy Moore is a founder of Krip-Hop Nation, which pushes real, disabled-made hip-hop out to the masses via the web and its semi-annual mixtapes. Listen here. What was the first song you ever wrote, and what inspired it? I’m very … Continue reading
August 14, 2010
by Toshio
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I’m no classical music fan, but this toes-only performance by Liu Wei, an amputee who performed on last week’s China’s Got Talent, is pretty amazing: In an interview with Shanghai Daily, Liu offered one of the more melodramatic statements about … Continue reading
June 16, 2010
by Lulu
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To borrow the expression
Give it some context
I’m a one legged man
In an ass-kicking contest Continue reading
May 13, 2010
by Toshio
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Today is Stevie Wonder’s birthday, so there’s a decent chance you’re listening to this right now: But you should be listening to this: The line to listen for goes a little something like this: A blind man’s penis is erect … Continue reading
May 7, 2010
by Lulu
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That’s right ladies and gentleman. The one and only Ms. Melody Gardot will be playing the Aladdin Theater in PDX next month! I first came across the sultry chanteuse last year and was instantly smitten with her distinctive blend of … Continue reading
March 24, 2010
by Lulu
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Happy World Tuberculosis Day! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy! In honor of this international holiday we bring to your attention the charming and hilarious “Fully Sick Rapper,” aka Christiaan Van Vuuren who was diagnosed with MDR-TB. As a result of getting TB he’s been … Continue reading
March 11, 2010
by Lulu
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I love it when artists/musicians are unabashed ‘freaks.’ And if they’re an unapologetic ladyfreak then all the better. One of my favorite musicians, Kristin Hersh, is a prime example. Hersh was the frontwoman for college favorites Throwing Muses back in … Continue reading
January 19, 2010
by Toshio
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Tween dream Nick Jonas has been out of the diabetes closet for a couple years now, and since the big reveal, he (well, more likely his handlers, since he is but a puppet of Disney) has made the condition a … Continue reading
November 28, 2009
by Lulu
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Portland Peeps: rad disabled musician and Athens, Georgia native, Vic Chestnutt will be bringing his one of a kind vocals and guitar to Mississippi Studios tonight! Vic will be joined by a band featuring members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, … Continue reading
May 21, 2009
by Toshio
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I’m kind of in love with this indie pop chick from New Zealand called Ladyhawke. She’s friends with Peaches, who Lulu met back when L was in Polkadot Chokealot, and her sound’s late 70s-early 80s rock, and poppy as hell. … Continue reading