Artist: Vernon Reid
Song: Uptown Drifter (5.02 MB)
Album: Mistaken Identity
Year: 1996

God hey, SOTW hasn't been updated in months. Ouch. I'm going to leave you with Vernon Reid's virtual bong hit as you head out to do weekend things. I can't believe how overlooked "Mistaken Identity" is. If I was Vernon, I'd just re-release in 10 years and make a billion dollars. By then, the rest of the world's aesthetic abilities will have caught up to Vernon's (circa '87)...

I'd be a bit remiss without mentioning Pat Tillman: a soldier's spot is a tough place to reside. There's so much honorable merit in how he lived his life -- completely steadfast in playing down special privilege. I wish we had more of that. I think America's neo-philosophical take on ownership is noxiously out-of-control. $ don't buy you love -- and $ don't buy you privilege either, asshole. What's more certain is that the people most deserving of privilege won't ask for it and will rarely take it. RIP PT.

While waiting for life that sucks to die, why not listen to my favorite unsigned bands: TQ's Garage Band Playlist.