June 2008
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Swoon →
Swoon is a term used to express happiness or excitement, to be overwhelmed by joy or emotion toward something. Also a term to dance to the rhythm of music. The term can also be used to describe partially fainting.
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How to Get George Bush or the CEO of Google on the... →
I participate in this contest every day,” said Ferriss. “I do what I always do: find a personal e-mail if possible, often through their little-known personal blogs, send a two- to three-paragraph e-mail which explains that you are familiar with their work, and ask one simple-to-answer but thought-provoking question in that e-mail related to their work or life philosophies. The goal is to start a...
homeofthevain:
Lee Hazlewood, Come On Home To Me...
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Malèna (2000)
My second third Giuseppe Tornatore directed film
(didn’t know he directed Cinema Paradiso)
The film pretty much shows what gossip, jealously, and envy can do to a person within society. The story is seen through the perspective of young boy that is growing up and just recognizing the other sex, Malena is his obsession. Malena is the most beautiful girl in the city, she easily stops...
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Sean Lennon - Bathtub
This is the 1st song I...
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A Bronx's Tale (1993)
Directed by Robert De Niro Written by Chazz Palminteri
Apparently adapted from a one-man show. The movies brings parallels to Robert Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad Poor Dad” book series, where a teenager is thought the struggles of the world from to completely different perspectives. The Rich Dad, being the mob boss that took him in to show him the ropes and his actual father (played...
Other movies similiar to "The Fall"
1. “Yo Ho Ho” The 1981 Bulgarian film which “The Fall” is based on
2. “Ponette” The 1996 French film, which director Tarsem has mentioned in a few articles about The Fall, as wanting to make a film in the style of Ponette
3. “The Princess Bride” 1987 Of course!
4. “Baraka” 1992 Gorgeous locations around the world, very moving
5....
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Soulbrotha and Kay (The Foundation): 'Go Left →
A hot track from Kay from the Foundation, This is new stuff not reclaimed, but I was introduced to the Foudation when they choose to put one of their albums completely on the net from free, I still missed to hear the Little Brother track off that album (only track that was blocked). check RapperIKnow.com for more tracks like this. The mp3 above is being hosted by SpineMagazine.com that holds...
Muxtape: Fallin' Up →
This is one of the hottest Black and Eyed Peas Tracks, “Fallin Up” which comes from their Pre Fergie Era when they used to make fun of people wearing name brand clothing. Even though many might call them too pop or sell outs, I still believe they have keep a very distinctive sound that’s different from anything in the mainstream or indy. So props for innovating.
another...
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Last.fm Re-started
I restarted my last.fm account. I always loved how this made stats of everything I was listening too, but I am not to positive about the service, thats proabably why I stop using it. But for this “Reclaiming Music” project I am going to use it to keep track on whats Hot on my Playlist.
Last.fm/user/Coldice4678 I am going to fix tumblr to auto feed.
*update: tumblr only does rss...
Updated Muxtape
Jay-Z - Dead Presidents II, from Jay’s first album “Reasonable Doubt”
Features that killer Nas sample from “Who’s World is This,” The orginal version of dead presidents had a beautiful strings solo for a minute before the rapping began.
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Kanye West - I Need To Know
This is some...
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Update: Reclaiming Music
I finally choose to sleep last night, currently I have woke up I am listening to some Kevin Eubanks, (“smooth” Jazz Guitarist). I thought It new start would be refreshing but I was teasing myself. One artist reminds me of 20 other artists I lost. Just skimming the bio of Kevin Eubanks reminded me of Norman Brown, Art Blakey, Charlie Parker. This morning I remember how I lost my...
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Fat Joe - Does Anybody Know
Just to change the pace a bit, here is Fat Joe’s Does Anyone Know off his 2005 “All Or Nothing.”
I love the Production on this beat which was done by Cool & Dre, this track and the intro (produced by streetrunner) the definite hidden gems on the album. This is back when ever produce was riding hard off of Kanye’s product cues with the hi pitched soul vocal (which I...
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Madlib - Mindfusion
I am currently listen to madlib’s Mindfusion Vol 3, I recommend to get copy of any of Madlib’s mindfusion it is the greatest fusion of found jazz samples, world music, and random obscure samples, you just wonder where the f madlib found these. So sitback enjoy a session with madlib.
* I would have uploaded but its 57mins long and Tumblr limits mp3 uploads to 1 a day (this mp3 thing...
MGMT - “Electric Feel (Justice Remix)”
WatchBig Ideas (don’t get any) on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
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Henry Threadgill - Make Hot and Give from his...
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Reclaiming What I Own
I just recently lost my 300gb hard drive due to damages, which held my complete music collection and all my digital pictures I took, and other valuables.
I hate losing my pictures, but the music is maybe an waking, where I can got back through everthing that effected my musically. I am currently construting a list of artists and fundamental albums I need in my collection immediately. the list...
Movie Makers Continue Whitewashing Films /... →
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We Own The Night (2007)
Written and Directed by James Grey
Stars Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes and Robert Duvall.
This is a police/crime movie which looks in the life of a Nightclub manager which is unknownly associated with drug dealers, at the sametime is in tangle in a family fued betwen his father and brother which are head police officers.
