December 2011
1 post
WatchMaybe I would go to the gym if I could get down like this.
October 2011
3 posts
WatchI don’t know how I managed to NOT post this gem. These are my girls. They go by the name of Nola Darling. They’re two young, fly, incredibly talented, very well educated, witty and wonderful rappers. The video was directed by my collective Bangpop! and has been making its rounds in the blogosphere for about a week now. Enjoy!
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
2 posts
Watchwww.bangpopLA.com.
June 2011
1 post
April 2011
1 post
March 2011
2 posts
John, why would you do this to my heart?
October 2010
1 post
September 2010
5 posts
“We should ask God
to help us toward manners. Inner gifts
do not find their way...”
– the big homie, RUMI
where was i?
soooooo i never finished my 30 days|30 artists journey because i embarked on an entirely new journey that ended up lasting for 3 months. i lived with a healer(that’s an entirely separate post), lost a bunch of weight, dramatically changed my lifestyle, told myself some difficult truths, fasted a few weeks, dealt with that which needed dealing, took a break from computers and social networks,...
June 2010
8 posts
day 6.
dudes and dudettes, day 6 will probably go down in my personal history as a one of the strangest and most beautiful days of my life. i wanna say so much more but i think i’m saving this one for my autobiography. :-)
i listened to bob marley today. ‘nough said.
i’m sure i learned something amazing but my brain is all mush right now. good mush, but still mush.
“til...
day 5.
day 5 was supposed to be for the incomparable etta james but i wasn’t near my music today. too busy running around and spending time with the family. :-) i’m thinking of adding her to another day or having her be day 31. haven’t decided. i’m also realizing that i need to come up with a system so this doesn’t happen every weekend…
i didn’t listen but...
day 4.
i’m late on my posting because i was watching don’t tell mom the babysitter’s dead last night and then i went to sleep. excuses excuses.
anyhootanany, soul brother number one rocked the house on day 4. it was so funky ‘round these parts.
i fell in love with his earlier work, particularly, the album Try Me by James Brown and his Famous Flames.
the album, as to be...
heyshalonda asked: how come no one has asked you anything, shalonda?
day 3.
no solid food today! woot woo!!!
i spent today with the white stripes.
lessons learned: less is waaaaaaaaaaaay more. the music is simple and to the point. a lot of the lyrics don’t make any sense and i really like that. and for some reason jack white makes me feel like i should be in somebody’s jook joint. that bluesy drag is everything to me!
quote of the day “in some...
day 2.
cassandra wilson.
lesson’s learned: she’s an effortless singing genre bending beautiful sultry marriage of folk classic and contemporary jazz boundless vocal creativity impeccable phrasing and storytelling kind of woman. DEFINITELY a master class in singing.
as for my other 30s, i didn’t go outside today. didn’t write yet but i will before i go to sleep.
2...
day 1.
class is in session.
started a cleanse today. 30 days of juice and raw food. 30 musicians. 30 songs.
so basically, every day of my cleanse will be spent listening/studying a musician and working on(writing) one of my many unfinished songs. hopefully, by the end of my journey, i’m hoping to have 30 songs(finished or close-to-finished) and a newfound love/appreciation for those whose...
May 2010
2 posts
where have i been?
everywhere and no where at all.
January 2010
2 posts
December 2009
2 posts
“…nothing less will shake a man—or at any rate—a man like...”
– c.s lewis
“i have no photograph of her that’s any good. i cannot even see her face...”
– a grief observed—C.S. Lewis
November 2009
8 posts
my guest dj set on kpfk LA 90.7
Auntie’s Lock/ Infinitum feat. Laura Darlington-Flying Lotus Black & White-Brittany Bosco Something About Us-Daft Punk Honey Honey-Feist Who’s Gonna Save My Soul-Gnarls Barkley (Live from Abbey Road) Do I Move You?-Nina Simone Need Your Love So Bad-Little Willie John Astral Traveling-Pharoah Sanders I Love to Love-Nina Simone
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i love these songs. bam!
airwave virgin. →
first time on the rahdyo (that’s radio for those that don’t speak my language)!
thank you 90.7, Santana, Sean and L.
since i have this here tumblr, i should use it to post all the random things i scribble or tuck away in text edit files. some of it will make sense.
confession
i’ve always wished i had some uber elaborate story about how i’ve been singing since i was three or how i nailed it my first 6 times on star search. but the truth is, i’ve always loved music and it didn’t really become a passion until a few years ago. everything has it’s own time, right?
i’m grateful for what i’ve been given.
the voice and the words.
...
October 2009
1 post
September 2009
2 posts
damn, i love the blues.
August 2009
6 posts
let us all do some doing.
oh my @ the transformative power of music.
let me at ‘em uncle scoobs!
“honey honey” by feist is sickintheheadandmakesmewanttogiveyouakissonyourheart.
“honey honey out on the sea
in the doldrums waiting for me
me in my boat...”
– from “honey honey” by feist
