You know me. I love the hipster crap. My latest acquisition, "The Magnolia Electric Company" by Songs: Ohia, is pretty freakin' brilliant and in constant rotation. I listen to music in a lot of different genres. I've written here in the past, though, regarding my inability to understand the brilliance of most pure rap. I love Outkast, I can appreciate old NWA and Public Enemy. That's about it. Anything else really just washes over me.

The latest hipster darling is the British rapper Dizzee Rascal. I wrote about him a few months back but the Old Grey Lady recently devoted a entire page to his story and Time Out has followed suit. In a cover story urging us to "Believe the hype!" TONY says he's "poised to make a big impact in the States."

Again, I just don't "get" it. Take a listen. Tell me I'm wrong. Here's the first single, "Fix Up, Look Sharp," from the Matador site.

Of course this issue of TONY features a turtleneck sweater clad Ashton Kutcher on the cover. Perhaps I should just consider the source and move on...