Down in the Hole

So check out this song from M.I.A.:



Very cool. I love M.I.A., I picked up Kala last January and loved it immediately. This song is a cover of a Tom Waits song, five different versions of the song were used as the theme for the HBO show The Wire, which I haven't seen but have heard incredible things about. Anyway just enjoy it.

On an unrelated but obligatory election note, I must say I'm quite relieved that Obama won (actually I'm relieved McCain lost, since I'm not a huge Obama fan--I don't dislike him but I'd much have preferred a different candidate).
But here's the facts: America didn't choose change. Three gay marriage bans passed last night, including Proposition 8 in California, probably the single most important vote for gay rights in history, and things are looking pretty bleak. While I'm proud of my country for refusing another four years of regressivism, it's not enough. Civil rights took a huge hit last night.