Another week, another Mercury section to read while you mourn the defeat of Joe Biden in ‘08. Come on Joe! You got one percent of Iowa caucus voters, that means you’re only 99% away from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Quitter.

Lupe Fiasco is a superstar. Need proof? How about his hit single of the same name? No, not enough? What about that extreme close-up promo photo? Or how about when he totally gleams the cube. Gleam it!
MP3: Lupe Fiasco - Superstar (Ft. Matthew Santos)

I can’t believe I wrote an entire article on Carcrashlander and didn’t mention Three Mile Pilot. Usually when a band sounds anything remotely like TMP (a band whose logo I nearly got tattooed on myself when I turned 18), I got nuts. I’m slipping.
MP3: Carcrashlander - Gold Sunset

Seattle’s Gabriel Teodros takes it way way way back to the so-called Golden Age of Hiphop. I personally think this is the real Golden Age of hiphop, but what do I know?
MP3: Gabriel Teodros - Do U (feat. Jerm)

Bang! Bang! Bang! Well, if it isn’t the Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers and their assault on our tender eardrums. Did you guys (and gals) ever think about using brushes? What about some nice drum pads?
MP3: Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers - Rock Out