I Just Read About That…

SOUNDTRACK: MELLOWHYPE-“Loco” (2010).

I was going to review “Earl” by Earl Sweatshirt (who I keep wanting to call Earl Sandwich).  I didn’t think much of it but I wrote a few paragraphs.  Then WordPress lost my post and I didn’t want to listen to the song again, so I switched to Mellowhype.

I was confused about Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All so I looked them up on Wikipedia.  The write up made it seem like Mellowhype might be the least aggressive/nasty/offensive of the bunch.  But that proves not to be the case at all.

This song has the styling of a Snoop Dog jam, kind of slow and menacing. The background music is pretty cool, it’s sort of a horror movie piano and keyboards with an occasional wicked cool bassline thrown in for good measure.  There’s even some female backing vocals, although where they’re sampled from I have no idea.

Of course, once he starts rapping it’s clear that he’s from the same school as the other members of the group (“Pigs raid my crib”) and lots and lot and lots of “fucks.”  Frere-Jones says in the article, that OFWGKTA has an interesting style and technique, but as for me, it’s not something I’ll listen to very often (or even again).

[READ: November 19, 2010] “Turbot”

This essay differs from all the others in that it contains an actual recipe.  Thurman explains that she used to go all out for dinner parties, preparing all manner of complete meals, including marbled roast (but the days of red meat have gone the way of the ashtray) or even spaghetti alla carbonara.  But now everyone agrees that it is fish that is the meal of choice.  And so, she offers a quick and easy recipe for turbot over vegetables presented in a delightful storytelling manner.

Because I though the recipe sounded good I’m going to copy it here (without the narrative) so that I can try it out someday.

• 3lbs of turbot
• chop (or hit with a hammer) half a cup of shelled pistachios
• mix nuts with half a cup of Italian bread crumbs, a dash of sea salt and ground pepper and moisten with olive oil (but not enough to make them sodden)
• Butter a casserole and fill with a two-inch bed of equal parts mashed potatoes and pureed broccoli (for a nice green tint).
• Layer fish over potatoes, with a spritz of lemon and a dash of salt and pepper
• Spread pistachio topping.

Bake uncovered about 20 minutes.  Serves six.

When I try it one of  these days, I’ll post the results here.

Even though this article is essentially a recipe, Thurman throws in enough clever and funny bits to make it enjoyable.  (I particularly liked the bit about her being a fraud–she uses store prepared mashed potatoes).

However, the article ends with that apparently new thing that all TV chefs insist on: “take unblushing credit for hours in the kitchen.”  Or maybe you could all just enjoy the meal and your friends.