whateva, whateva, I do what I want!

finally i can write my long awaited post for the mixtapeshow. dex told me to only write something when it’s about something “good”. (what’s good, dex?)

well here it is!

if you’re an artist/performer/rapper/musician and you’re struggling to get your music out there in the digital world you should read dex’s latest blogpost.
here’s an excerpt:

What Not To Do

Q1. “Hey yo fam check my myspace - (link to myspace.com/whatever). Check out songs 2 and 4″
Q2. “Here is a link to my latest mixtape that you can download (link to a zipped file on Rapidshare)”
Q3. An email that actually does have the mp3, but when I open it up, it’s called STOOEY_FINAL.mp3, and it’s not tagged properly with artist info or anything.

you can read the full post here: HERE
it’s definitely worth the read.

in the meantime let me jump on the bandcamp bandwagon. as a solution dex points out bandcamp.

bandcamp. a new way to promote yourself. it’s free. the best parts: a clean looking site, no ads, you can upload almost any file and create any format for any player, statistics and you can sell your mp3’s as easy as A,B,C or 1,2,3.
doesn’t this look great? killer mike’s bandcamp

Bandcamp Screencast from Ethan Diamond on Vimeo.

all info credit goes to dex. don’t forget to check out the mixtapes.
shout out to aeon.

but since everyone is making t-shirts, i decided to make my own. holla!

i’m not an american citizen, so i’m not voting. i do care about change in the world and that’s why i’m supporting the cause. i’m behind the man and i will celebrate when the time comes.

i’m ready. we’re getting closer to a balance.

thanks cye
* i’m telling you who’s gonna win.

source: m.i.n.e.

my original tweet southern hummingbird cd got stuck in this cute baby blue dvd player i got from my old TV job.

i was scared to open (and break) the thing and also too lazy to take it to a pro to fix it. after that i had to do without tweet.
then after a few years i downloaded the album. now i’m back re-listening that album.

but what do you do after you’ve replayed that old tweet album over and over again? wait for her new album love tweet to come out? how long will that take?

the solution is: go get the dresden soul symphony dvd + cd. in stores today.

the dresden soul symphony combines classical music with soul music. new skool soul singers singing tracks by al green, gladys knight, james brown, marvin gaye, the jackson 5, the o’jays, stevie wonder and many more. conducted by jun markl and led by the orchestra of the mitteldeutscher rundfunk; four backing vocalists; the mdr children’s choir and four instrumentalists.

besides tweet they asked dwele, joy denalane and bilal to sing. good lord. (i’m not even religious so in real life i don’t really say that). they happen to all be favorites of mine.

i think i went to all bilal shows in holland. that’s like 7 times or more. no new album coming out? i didn’t care. every show has been entertaining to me. at his last show he introduced joy denalane and she impressed me. i wasn’t familiar with german artists, but i liked her style.

then there’s dwele with his soothing voice. men respect him for his musical abilities, women want to be serenaded by him. i listen to his music caus it takes me somewhere.

* the southern hummingbird cd is still stuck in the dvd player after 4 yrs.
* tweet looks great with the short crop.
* we need more of this out of the box thinking. anything is possible.

here’s a little teaser of the show.

i just watched it on dvd. it left me breathless. thank you.

first heard of her via marcia, then rahel reminded me. this 24 yr old girl is a talent.. voice reminds me of amel larrieux. this song blew me away.

below an interview at age 21. talks with a fun factor.

via liz, via good mag

via marcia

at the alfred e. smith memorial dinner

mccain is funny for real. he might win some votes with this. why not change career to comedian?

via undercover black man

oh mccain,
why don’t you spend more time explaining what you would do as a president, instead of attacking obama and lose your integrity at the same time?
why did you hire bush operatives (who took you down in 2000) to run your campaign in a backdrop of economic crisis? while you should’ve “separated yourself from a president whose approval ratings are now below what Nixon’s were at the height of Watergate.” (lol)

“Mr. McCain is trying to keep the White House in Republican hands at a time when President Bush’s job approval rating is at 24 percent, hovering near its historic low.” (they are trying to be serious, but that just sounds funny to me)

it’s over: obama wins :
Perpetually fretting Democrats will not want to accept it. The campaigns themselves can’t afford to believe it. Many journalists know it but can’t say it. And there will certainly be some twists and turns along the way. But take it to a well capitalized bank: Bill Ayers isn’t going to save John McCain. The race is over.

have fun at the debate tonight.

thanks for the pic ajana

marcia calls me the oux