This is probably going to be slightly niche (I assume Cart and Phil may be interested and there might be others hiding out there), but does anyone have any spoken word poets they'd strongly recommend? I've been binging on Buddy Wakefield and Nicole Blackman, but I'm looking for others that are similarly amazing and haven't had much luck so far. Saul Williams and Taylor Mali are interesting, but not as passionate. While I'm asking for suggestions, I'll also point ya'll in the direction of the poets above.
Buddy Wakefield - Hurling Crowbirds at Mockingbars - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9wUoVhdN0A (Totally awesome. Really. Everyone must go and watch this)
Buddy Wakefield - Convenience Store (version from the record, not live) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZkofA_T ... re=related (Also superb).
Giant Saint Everything is probably my favourite piece of his, but it doesn't appear to be online, unfortunately.
Nicole Blackman - Apparently doesn't exist online any more, so... here's a copy of The Golden Palaminos Dead Inside album, featuring Ms Blackman over some fairly interesting music. (http://rapidshare.com/files/421098512/T ... Inside.rar) Her work is a lot darker than Buddy Wakefield's, and less immediately impactful, but is still brilliant (and she has a voice like melted chocolate). Skip the first track (Victim) until you've listened to the rest of the album though, it's a bit... intense, and while it's great it's definitely the hardest poem to listen to on the album.
Taylor Mali - The The Impotence of Proofreading - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OonDPGwA ... r_embedded (Cart and Phil should definitely appreciate this one, at least on a humour level)
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Superlaxitive!dukkha wrote:Taylor Mali - The The Impotence of Proofreading - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OonDPGwA ... r_embedded (Cart and Phil should definitely appreciate this one, at least on a humour level)
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