Turkish Delights

Yeah, sorry. It was either that or "Jive Turkey."

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul came out on dvd a couple weeks ago. It's a documentary that follows Einstürzende Nuebauten's Alexander Hacke through Istanbul as he meets with and records a fairly diverse group of musicians. You could whip me with barbwire, and I wouldn't claim to know anything about Hacke or Turkey, but they're both actually pretty interesting. Hacke, like most aging German artists, is an accidental comedian, but his goofy hair and posturing are a good contrast to the intensity of the featured artists, who include this chap…

this dimepiece…

the murkle twins…

… and many others. Recommended.

That last girl, though, in her scene in the doc, seriously channels the handplay of a Queens semi-legend. Ladies, airbrush your jeans and breakout the halter-tops, cuz it's time to kick it "On The Smooth Tip" with none other than Sorta-Friend-of-Salt-N-Pepa, Sweet "Not Through By A Longshot" Tee…