And All You Can Do Is Laugh

Whenever I'm at dinner parties, the question always seems to go around the table "Who is your favourite Anticon superhero?" Without blinking I usually say Why? I think his first album Oaklandazulasylum is an underrated masterpiece. His music is wonderful and his perspective fascinating. Yet it is always his best friend and former cLOUDDEAD bandmate Doseone who gets all the kudos. As Why? sung on Women Eye "No" - "I just found out for sure, the girl I have a crush on is a lesbian. And all the other women I know like Dose"

Last night I went and saw Doseone perform with his band Subtle. Now I like Subtle. I guess you could maybe describe them as "prog-hop" (if you were one of those wankers who likes to speak in such terms). However, on stage they just seemed cluttered to me. I don't know whether or not they were actually trying to replicate their records, but it just didn't seem to gel (or Jel, ha ha). Dose is a fascinating performer though. I was a little taken back by how buffed and tanned he was, as well as his confidence. I expected a weedy Jew slightly unsure of himself. That said, while the music wasn't doing it for me, Dose's surreal between song banter was. Here are some selected highlights:

Who do you think would win a fight between Black Santa and White Santa? Who do you think would win a fight between me and CocoRosie?


Hey Montreal! You know you guys are some of the coolest white people in the world.

We were crossing the border today, now that don't often do this, but while we were there they gave us a baby cop to kill.

Hey, shut the fuck up. I don't crash your birthday party and start talking about my dead parrots.



Doseone's presence is immense, and you can see why he does get the props he does. You have to give credit to a guy who has the whiniest voice in the world and thinks he can rap at the speed of light.

With some supreme timing, tonight I will be going to see Why? support Yo La Tengo.