In 1502, Christopher Columbus arrived in what is now Panamá to a people who were suspicious of his intentions, even though they didn’t know about his ambitions for conquest, or his history of cutting off appendages of Arawak and Taino people in the drive for gold. When local Ngäbe leader el Quibian began to trade with and house Columbus and his brother Bartolomeo, he made the colonialists commit not to overstaying their welcome or go too far down the rivers. Eventually the Columbus brothers tried to trick and execute el Quibian, but he escaped, organized an alliance with his neighbors, and destroyed Bartolomeo Columbus’ ship as it attempted to stray further down a river than was agreed upon. The ship didn’t stand a chance, and neither did the Columbus brothers. Over 500 years later, the Ngäbe people are still free and largely autonomous, and still having to destroy the property of colonialists who try to steal their land. We recommend taking a shot of … [Read more...] about 9 Historical Triumphs to Make You Rethink Property Destruction
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OutKast’s Andre 3000 Returns With Beatles Cover
The Nike site hosting the ad didn’t indicate whether an unabridged version of Andre 3000’s “All Together Now” will be released as a download in the future. Despite a handful of high-profile cameos in recent years — verses on Big Boi’s “Royal Flush” and John Legend’s “Green Light,” to name a few — Andre 3000 hasn’t graced an album in full since OutKast’s 2006 Idlewild soundtrack. However, Andre will reportedly rejoin his OutKast partner Big Boi on a number of tracks on Boi’s upcoming album Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. Big Boi, on the other hand, has been everywhere in the weeks before Sir Luscious Left Foot‘s release, recently unveiling his awesome neon-and-puppet-packed video for “Shutterbug.” … [Read more...] about OutKast’s Andre 3000 Returns With Beatles Cover
The Queen is Dead
“The Queen Is Dead” parodies media fascination with the royal family over bombastic guitar bursts and an aggressive bass line, while “Frankly, Mr. Shankly” is a lark, an ambitious gofer’s resignation set to a light, Kinks-like shuffle. “Vicar in a Tutu” has a countrified steel guitar wildly inappropriate to Morrissey’s very English diction, but that twang does render the song’s central image indelible: a preacher raging behind the pulpit in full drag. What would Johnny Cash make of that? … [Read more...] about The Queen is Dead
Hear Elvis Presley’s Dramatic, Newly Orchestrated ‘American Trilogy’
The orchestral record spans the singer’s career and, in addition to the work of the orchestra and Eddy, features contributions from Michael Bublé, who sings half of “Fever” as a duet, and opera-pop trio Il Volo, who add texture to “It’s Now or Never.” … [Read more...] about Hear Elvis Presley’s Dramatic, Newly Orchestrated ‘American Trilogy’
Hear Elvis Presley’s Powerful, Newly Orchestrated ‘If I Can Dream’
The album also features some of the Elvis songs that mean the most to Priscilla. The gospel song “How Great Thou Art” is a reminder to her of how he would warm up before concerts with gospel songs and end the evening in his suite singing gospel. She also remembers nights where he would walk around the piano room at 4 a.m. and sing gospel. “A lot of the gospel songs are very, very special to me because they were songs that were so close to him,” she says. “And of course, ‘How Great Thou Art’ was the finest gospel song that there is.” … [Read more...] about Hear Elvis Presley’s Powerful, Newly Orchestrated ‘If I Can Dream’
