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HERE, LISTEN TO THIS

By Kevin Young

PROVIDED/KEVIN YOUNG

Local filmmaker Ben Hammock.

We were able to corner local filmmaker Ben Hammock while in the middle of casting "The Cannon Street Boys," a local film that will begin shooting in mid-October.

As of this moment, Hammock and company are still seeking black males ages 10-14 years of age with baseball and/or acting experience.

If you'd like to learn more, e-mail the filmmakers at thecannonstreetboys@gmail.com, or listen to the local 1250 WTMA morning show on Friday morning. Go, Ben, go.

The Cool Kids - "Black Mags": Had never heard this before. Really good beats. Their flow is really tight. Love the verses ... The chorus is growing on me every time I hear it. Had it on repeat like five times. Not sure I like the reoccurring sample thing. It's one of the reasons that I get turned off by some kinds of dance music. But I read that they are tied in with Diplo and I love that dude. That gives them points with me already.

Catch the Cool Kids infection by hitting this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34U3-CutuU or use the keywords "Cool," "Kids" and "Mags."

The Black Keys - "Strange Times": Sounds very different than their earlier stuff. Thinking it's off the new record, "Attack and Release." I don't have it yet. This song is less old-school blues, more contemporary. I really got into their earlier albums, "The Big Come Up" and "Thickfreakness." I love the guitar tone in "Strange Times" and the gate of the drums is amazing. You could drive an 18-wheeler though the space between the beats. Very anthemic. The song seems very relevant. We are living in strange times. You're going to make me run out and get this. Not bad even though they are that two-piece guitar and drum thing that's been so popular for the last five years.

Listen to this song with the help of the keywords "Black", "Keys" and "Strange" or use this link www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRKeCNqycE8

The Ramones - "Pet Sematary": Off of "Brain Drain" released in 1989. These guys, they pretty much formed the punk-rock core of my being. I think this was really the last Ramones record that I cared about. Being that it came out while I was in high school, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I had just been turned on to them two or three years earlier. Being on the sound track to a Stephen King movie of the same title didn't hurt either. I think it gave both parties rock hard credibility in my mind. If you were into punk, you were into horror and vice versa. Man, I dug Fred Gwynne. Not sure if this was the tour I saw them play on, but I did have the fortune of seeing them in Charleston twice. Once at Desperado's on Rivers Avenue and then at Myskyns downtown, even though I'm not positive in which order. Both times were loud as heck.

Catch a punk meets '90s horror flashback at www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEOZA2k3Plw or use the keywords "Pet" and "Ramones."

Nat King Cole - "Stardust": Perfect. Magic. A Classic. Always relevant. The weird thing is it came to me from Willie Nelson: "Stardust." Which is one of my favorite albums. Willie covers old standards. He opened it up for me to really love this song. Nat King Cole's voice is monumental. There will never be another like him.

Somewhere, someone's grandparent is bemoaning today's music. See why when you use the keywords "Nat," "Cole" and "Stardust" or the link www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFyKAUBkdOs

Dead Kennedys - "California Uber Alles": Not my favorite DK. Heck of a debut record though: "Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables." I tend to like the track "We've Got an Even Bigger Problem Now" from "In God We Trust Inc." Better. The song is revamped replacing Gov. Jerry Brown with Ronald Reagan. It hit me harder. I knew of the fear of Reagan, where Brown and the political struggle of California was distant and foreign to me. But nevertheless, DK always made me feel like San Francisco was the coolest place in California.

To see footage of the legendary DKs , visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqESwzCGg4 or use the words "Dead," "Kennedys," and "Alles"

The Naked Brothers Band - "If That's Not Love": Never heard this before. Pop cheese, melt in your mouth candy. Way to pimp out your kids for a check. The lead singer kid is going to have problems in life, mark my words. Heck of a hook. The kind of evil stuff you can't get outta' your head, like that "Free Credit Report.Com" song. What multinational cutthroat computer lab was this generated in? Mmmm, Bop?

See if you can catch the Naked Brothers fever with the keywords "Naked," "Love," and "Brothers" or just "cut-n-paste" this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXRG3mj9lBQ