Archive | May, 2011

Gil Scott-Heron – The Only Revolution

by on 31. May, 2011 in action, peace, poetry, world

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Rapture Mix

by on 21. May, 2011 in music, religion

A quick Windows word search for ‘Jesus’ into the ol’ music database offered quite the windfall of songs. So here’s some sounds for 6pm PST, for those of us remaining tethered to this wonderful Earth. 1. Johnny Cash – “You Can’t Beat Jesus Christ (Feat. Billy Joe Shaver)” 2. Marie Knight – “Does Jesus Care” [...]

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Junior Brown

by on 15. May, 2011 in live, music

I got my socks blown off by Junior Brown a couple weeks back out at Stagecoach. I’d never known of him, and while doing the water rounds, casually walking by one of the side stages, my ears perked up at the sound of a gnarled slide guitar doing some unmistakable ‘Voodoo Child’ licks. Before I [...]

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David Byrne..”How Architecture Changed Music”.

by on 12. May, 2011 in general

This great clip just sent from my long time friend who has spent the last 30 years creating, building, and moving the sets around at the NY Met. Oddly, his last name too is Byrne. More to tell about Mr. Bryne, but this is a start.

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Image…Future past, Future present.

by on 10. May, 2011 in general

This one came my way today courtesy of Buzzy K., one of my best friend’s , friend.. and a true man of the sea. Beautiful to see Donald stretching out..and dream of those days ‘ at Ala Moana. (check a great interview with Buzzy,and others from the people at mypaipoboards.com).

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Jeremy Rifkin – The Empathic Civilization

by on 04. May, 2011 in art, books, Culture, peace, world

In his book, The Empathic Civilization, Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society. Fantastic drawings provided by RSA Animate. Them’s some fast hands!

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Little Village Speaks!

by on 02. May, 2011 in general

One of the worlds most underrated bands, Little Village, comprised of Ry Cooder,John Hiatt,Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner, put out 2 excellent albums in the early 90′s before calling it a day. In this short clip, we get precious insight into just how top musicians personally interact with one another, and Mr. Keltner shares some [...]

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