Etta Brains.
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Fried My Little Brains – The Kills
Brainfeeder – Flying Lotus
Stretch your brains out some and head over to Free Documentaries.org , Filmtalks.net or Moviesfoundonline.com to watch as many free documentaries as you can stand. I suggest either Jesus Camp or The Mayan Doomsday Prophecy to start. Cheers!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MILES DAVIS!
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Miles Davis is my guy and although most people note Bitches Brew as his best work, I have to go with Birth of the Cool as one of my absolute favorite albums of all time. Ever. I think I could even hum the entire album note for note. I also love him for being married to one of the sassiest, most underrated females ever [exhibit a] for a short period of time.The album got heavy play last year and is still sometimes the default background music when I can’t think of anything else to listen to. Here’s a video of a 1968 concert. I’ve only provided the first part and encourage you to watch the other three that complete this four-part series.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LAURYN HILL!
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Say what you will, but I don’t care if Lauryn Hill is crazy and wears clown make-up. Here’s to what used to be, aye?
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Land of the Free, Pt. I
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Perhaps one of the very best things about living in a place like Berkeley is all of the free stuff you find literally everywhere. When I first moved here a couple years ago, I went for a walk in my neighborhood to familiarize myself with my area and happened upon a “Wish Box”; some kind of community donation box with all kinds of random things you need and don’t need. There’s a thrift store down the block that has a free day every month where they just give everything away. Aside from those organized efforts, there are the frequent boxes of free things on the side of the street and outside of stores including outside of my newest job – Rasputin Music.
Last week, I lucked out so intensely that I will have to post my findings in parts. In short: hallelujah.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, B.I.G.!
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I have an apparent bias for someone who is from the West coast. Whenever someone asks me to play Tupac, I kind of look at them blankly because I think I might have one track in my collection at all. I understand his significance to people and California and Hip-Hop but without my paying attention, I’ve made my choice over the years. If life was a Pokemon game, I’d choose Biggie.
“Notorious Big”
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Still In Love.
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I don’t intend to get married. It’s something I can only narrowly see myself doing. However, that hasn’t stopped me from daydreaming and drooling about a wedding reception playlist. A few days someone told me about their “painful” experience at metal wedding reception where the first dance was some cookie monster growl-fest. My rudeboy joked about having Tim McGraw’s “I’m Amazed By You” as the first dance at his reception. My response? Barry White’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe.” Clearly, I intend to jam.
Last night I had to sit down and sew a shirt. I was going be stuck sitting in the one place using my hands which meant I needed to pick an album to sit down and listen to. It’s been awhile since I’ve given a Barry White album a spin even though I’d vote the man for president even in the grave based on his musical expertise alone [exhibit a, exhibit b].
Let the Music Play – Barry White
Baby, We Better Get It Together – Barry White
Oh, What A Nice For Dancing – Barry White
About 3/4 through the album, I started flirting with the idea of a “Barry White Only” reception. Besides having a pretty central theme of love, sex and passion, I cannot say enough about the composition of his tracks. The instrumentation really showcases his fundamental grasp on the mechanics of music theory and also what has probably always been an innate of what makes sounds feel good going into people’s ears.
I could go on and on, but I won’t. I already have a couple times. I love this man for his use of strings.
Etta Strange In Your Brain.
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Definitely Amazing profiled Etta Strange pretty briefly, CLICK HERE to read it.
Cheers!
VIDEO!: The World’s Most Important 6-second Loop?
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Jam For Obama!
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Must give credit where credit is due and thank Luv4Art Media for putting me on. Sa-Ra’s Taz Arnold [Ti$a] has gone solo and been signed to Kanye West’s label. For his first unofficial single, he offers you this:
“Vote Obama”
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