"Rap Das Armas" - Boys from Brazil make me nauseous.

Not these boys from Brazil. These boys from Brazil would be a welcome sight next to hearing this song from Brazilian rappers MC Cidinho and MC Doca.

NPR played a song called, "Rap Das Armas", on Morning Becomes Eclectic. I liken it to fingernails on a chalkboard. Jesca Hoop's song "Summertime" had the same effect on me. Well, it was her voice on her song that made me want to jam an ice pick in my temple. Same with this awful piece of rap shit.

Had a helluva time trying to backtrack and figure out the name of the song though. The Internet connection goes down, then NPR's track list wasn't lining up with the song that was playing so I had to become - whatever. Quite a story behind the annoying tune, but that was lost on me due to the incessant droning of the rappers. No - won't put the song on this website. Listen to it on your own time. And take a barf bag.

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Nic Harcourt saying "bye, bye" to KCRW in Los Angeles.

Music Director Nic Harcourt is departing KCRW in Santa Monica after Thanksgiving to "greener pastures" sort to say. The British-born Harcourt has hosted the daily Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show since 1998, featuring his picks for the best new music spanning a wide range of genres. A weekly version of the show called Sounds Eclectic, launched in 2000, is broadcast on a number of other stations in cooperation with PRI and Harcourt will continue to host that show on Sundays.

Great on-air presence. I started listening to Morning Become Eclectic - check the site out here - about 2 years ago, I think. Thankfully, because it's my only source of "new" music. Good luck, Nic.

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