Miss Anthropology » Music http://missanthropology.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:08:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mehercule! http://missanthropology.com/2011/11/04/mehercule/ http://missanthropology.com/2011/11/04/mehercule/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 05:02:12 +0000 Miss Anthropology http://missanthropology.com/?p=1103 In today’s Latin class, Magister Leon handed out a fun little weekend exercise. It’s an English to Latin translation of a popular American hip-hop song heard at most social gatherings (especially karaoke bars, weddings, and your average carousal) since the 1990s.

Do you know what song this is? If you give up, click the “more” link at the end of the Latin passage to see my English translation.

“magnae clūnēs mihi placent, nec possum dē hāc rē mentīrī
vōs enim, amīcī meī, nōn potestis negāre -
quando puella venit mediō corpore gracile
sub quō manifestus globus est -
īnflammat animōs virōrum…”
-Vir quī multa miscet

“great buttocks are pleasing to me and I am not able to lie about this matter
truly you, my friends, are not able to deny -
when a girl comes into (our) midst with a slender body
behind which is a manifest spherical mass -
it inflames the strong feelings of men”
-The Man Who Mixes Many Things

]]> http://missanthropology.com/2011/11/04/mehercule/feed/langswitch_lang/en/ 1 Hold Steady http://missanthropology.com/2011/05/12/positive-jam/ http://missanthropology.com/2011/05/12/positive-jam/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 01:59:52 +0000 Miss Anthropology http://missanthropology.com/?p=1066 Woke up in the 20s
There were flappers and fruits in white suits
It was right before the crash
We got thrashed throughout the 30s
Queuing up for soup in scabby sores
And they sent us off to war
We came back in the 40s
There were wheelchairs, guns and tickertape
We poured it on the floor, we made love to the interstates
We got shiftless in the 50s
Holding hands and going steady
Twisting into dark parts of large Midwestern cities
Tripped right through the 60s with some blissful little hippie
Some Kennedys got shot while you were screwing San Francisco
The 70s got heavy we woke up on bloody carpets
Got tangled up in gas lines
I guess that’s where it started
The 80s almost killed me
Let’s not recall them quite so fondly
Some Kennedy od’d while we watched on MTV
In the 90s we were wired and well connected
Put it all down on technology and lost everything we invested

We got to start it off with a positive jam.

-Positive Jam, The Hold Steady

]]> http://missanthropology.com/2011/05/12/positive-jam/feed/langswitch_lang/en/ 0 JigGsaw 3/13/10 http://missanthropology.com/2010/03/31/jiggsaw-3march10/ http://missanthropology.com/2010/03/31/jiggsaw-3march10/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:05:34 +0000 Miss Anthropology http://www.missanthropology.com/?p=876

I finally uploaded the pictures from JigGsaw’s March 13th show at Cowboy Monkey.

Click over here to my Flickr for the rest of the set.

If you like what you see, come check out JigGsaw for yourself at these upcoming shows:

  • When: Apr 10 2010 @ 9:00P
  • Who: JigGsaw with Community College, The Fresh Kills, & Take Care
  • Where: The Bunny Ranch | 814 W Stoughton St | Urbana, IL
  • Details: House show, No cover, Donations accepted and appreciated!

    • And…

  • When: Apr 30 2010 @ 8:00P, Doors @ 6:00P
  • Who: JigGsaw with Jet W. Lee, FiveohFirst and Ben and Zach
  • Where: Canopy Club | 708 S Goodwin Ave | Urbana, IL
  • Details: Teach for America Benefit Concert, $7 cover, 18+ to enter
    • ]]>     http://missanthropology.com/2010/03/31/jiggsaw-3march10/feed/langswitch_lang/en/ 0     In My Jetta, I Feel Betta http://missanthropology.com/2010/03/18/in-my-jetta-i-feel-betta/ http://missanthropology.com/2010/03/18/in-my-jetta-i-feel-betta/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:35:39 +0000 Miss Anthropology http://www.missanthropology.com/?p=818 A fun music video from the band Crankdaddy.

    ]]>     http://missanthropology.com/2010/03/18/in-my-jetta-i-feel-betta/feed/langswitch_lang/en/ 0     JigGsaw @ Mike & Molly's http://missanthropology.com/2010/03/01/jiggsaw-mike-mollys/ http://missanthropology.com/2010/03/01/jiggsaw-mike-mollys/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:06:40 +0000 Miss Anthropology http://www.missanthropology.com/?p=554 This past month, JigGsaw played two shows at Champaign’s own Mike & Molly’s. Needless to say, they rocked. If you’re going to be around the Champaign-Urbana area on Saturday March 13th, come out to Cowboy Monkey and see JigGsaw for yourself. The show starts at 10pm with a $5 cover and minimum age of 19 for entry. Rounding out the evening’s lineup are The Poets Dance (Rockford, IL) and Vanattica (Champaign, IL).

    More photos here on my Flickr page.

    ]]>     http://missanthropology.com/2010/03/01/jiggsaw-mike-mollys/feed/langswitch_lang/en/ 0     Urbana House Show http://missanthropology.com/2010/01/31/urbana-house-show/ http://missanthropology.com/2010/01/31/urbana-house-show/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:03:21 +0000 Miss Anthropology http://www.missanthropology.com/?p=520 JigGsaw played at a house party in Urbana this Saturday. Luckily for me, the house was a stone’s throw from my apartment.

    I decided to bring over my fisheye and shoot a roll of film at the party.



    Click over to my Flickr page for the full set.

    Camera/Film Info:

  • Canon AE-1
  • 15mm f/2.8
  • Ilford XP-2
  • ISO 400
    • ]]>     http://missanthropology.com/2010/01/31/urbana-house-show/feed/langswitch_lang/en/ 0     JigGsaw Plays Pygmalion http://missanthropology.com/2009/09/20/jiggsaw-plays-pygmalion/ http://missanthropology.com/2009/09/20/jiggsaw-plays-pygmalion/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:38:44 +0000 Miss Anthropology http://www.missanthropology.com/?p=447 New photos from JigGsaw’s recent performance at the 5th annual Pygmalion Festival.

    Click here for the full set of photos!

    JigGsaw Crowd

    JigGsaw Rocks Pygmalion

    ]]>     http://missanthropology.com/2009/09/20/jiggsaw-plays-pygmalion/feed/langswitch_lang/en/ 0     JigGsaw @ WEFT Fest http://missanthropology.com/2009/09/11/jiggsaw-weft-fest/ http://missanthropology.com/2009/09/11/jiggsaw-weft-fest/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:23:00 +0000 Miss Anthropology http://www.missanthropology.com/?p=439 jigGsaw @ WEFT Fest

    Last Saturday, jigGsaw played a short set for WEFT Fest, the annual fundraiser for WEFT 90.1 FM. The event was originally scheduled to take place outside on the Mike and Molly’s patio. However, the rain made that impossible, and they moved the last few bands next door into the WEFT studio. Even though everyone was looking forward to being on the patio, the studio was still a lot of fun. There was some concern as to how loud things were going to get, but that soon passed. The room where they played was lined from floor to ceiling with CDs, which (surprisingly) helped to deaden the sound.

    Given all the changes and disorder that went on before the gig, I’m surprised that things went as well as they did. I think everyone had a good time; still I hope that WEFT Fest gets some better weather next time around.

    ]]>     http://missanthropology.com/2009/09/11/jiggsaw-weft-fest/feed/langswitch_lang/en/ 0     France Gall http://missanthropology.com/2009/09/08/france-gall/ http://missanthropology.com/2009/09/08/france-gall/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:58:13 +0000 Miss Anthropology http://www.missanthropology.com/?p=419 I came across France Gall when I was looking up some old Scopitone videos on YouTube. Gall had quite a long singing career that spanned over thirty years. In 1966, Gall became a controversial public figure when her single “Les Sucettes” (“Lollipops” in English) was released. At the time, she was too young and naïve to understand the double meaning of her lyrics, which were written for her by Serge Gainsboug. Upon realizing the meaning of the lyrics, Gall reportedly was “mortified, hiding herself away for weeks, refusing to face anyone”.

    Here are a few of my favorite France Gall videos. You may recognize the song, “Laisse tomber les filles” (“Forget the Girls” in English) since the same music was used by the American group April March in their song “Chick Habit”. Again, Gall’s lyrics were composed by Serge Gainsbourg, as were most of Gall’s early songs. Having her lyrics written by a middle aged man made the message of Gall’s songs far different than those of her fellow teenage pop stars. This is especially true of “Laisse tomber les filles”.





    ]]>     http://missanthropology.com/2009/09/08/france-gall/feed/langswitch_lang/en/ 0     Packing Light http://missanthropology.com/2009/05/02/packing-light/ http://missanthropology.com/2009/05/02/packing-light/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 00:09:36 +0000 Miss Anthropology http://www.missanthropology.com/2009/05/02/packing-light/ Eddie is about to play a solo acoustic set. It’s pretty nice not having to lug all the gear.

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