Check it out
Amazing.
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/onemanstrash.htm
Sunday, 13 April 2008
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Sunday, 24 February 2008
Baby G - Mission Riddim
Producer Baby G returns with one hell of a riddim called 'The Mission'. Its getting heavy rotation on the pirates in Londo and spins from Seani B to Robbo to Goldfinger. The instrumental is a monster but the biggest versions come from Mavado (I'm on the Rock) where he tells the world "No matter what you try to do to me, it will fail, because I'm on the Rock (metaphoe for G-d).
The other big version is Stephen Marley and Damian Marley "Mission". In which they lay down some guidance for living in the way only the Marley's do.
Its only February but its going to be hard to top this riddim. Baby G, we salute you:
The other big version is Stephen Marley and Damian Marley "Mission". In which they lay down some guidance for living in the way only the Marley's do.
Its only February but its going to be hard to top this riddim. Baby G, we salute you:
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Told You Fader Likes Black People
Friend-stars / This is to direct your attention to the fact that FADER magazine's all-Africa issue drops this week. You can cop the glossy version at a newsstand near you or download it *free* of damage here:
http://www.thefader.com/magazine/current_issue
I don't usually beat people in the head every time I do a cover story for FADER but this time is a little different since i took on the role of editor at large for a whole damn issue including features on South African dub metal quartet the BLK JKS and Jo'burg's kwaito-house continuum.
We also got: the African Phil Collins aka Esau Mwamwaya, Ghanaian hiplife, Saharan psyche-rock, Angolan kuduro, DJ /rupture vs Sweat.X, Tony Allen vs. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, T2 vs bassline, Queen Majesty vs 45 rpms, the women of Worship Worthy unveiled, afro-delic LP covers from the new Waxpoetics book, and yes i'm a little amped.
Another blast will be forthcoming with info on an Afro-connected podcast mixed by yours truly, the issue launch at the Knitting Factory Fri. March 7th and limited edition 7" vinyl ft. BLK JKS and Esau M.
you should read it // BARAK STEADY CREW
The Fader Africa Issue: Out Now.
One Is the Loveliest Color
Check out this NY Fashion article http://nymag.com/fashion/08/spring/44210/ I love the simple dedication that these people have to their favourite colour. Same colour day in day out. Mines blue if you were wondering.
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Kenya: A Tale of Two Stories - G Money in Nairobi
For young people in Kenya right now, it really is a Tale of Two cities, it depends where you are. Here in Nairobi where I am, most people are able to go about their business, relatively unaffected by the scenes that have unfolded in other places. Despite what you see, the bars are still open, the traffic is still horrendous and people are going about their business as normal. Nairobi, however, is just a city, in a country that has changed drastically.
Let’s be honest here, Kenya is a country that now has to deal with issues that have simmered below the surface for a long time. I feel it for the young people in Nairobi, they are like young people anywhere, they just want to have fun. They don’t care about tribal affiliations; you only have to look in the bars around town to see that. Choose any bar, you’ll see Luo’s with Kikuyus, or Kissii with Luyah’s and every other possible tribal combination. The youth, in a city as vibrant as Nairobi aren’t prisoners to their parent’s biases and that is perhaps the most unfortunate aspect of the country’s present troubles.
Many people are saying that the cause of all this are the politicians, many of whom have been in the political arena since independence, they complain that these “old guys” are now ruining their lives and their futures. Apart from the slums of Kibera, Mathare and other areas which have borne the brunt of Nairobi’s disturbances, everywhere else the word on the street is “I want things to get back to normal”
What about the future? The majority of Kenyans just want peace. Everyone is putting their hope in the Kofi Annan led talks which are presently underway. Undeniably, the Election was the catalyst for all the bloodletting which has taken place, but the general mood in Kenya, a country of 30 million plus, is a prayer for peace. But they are also practical, the scars are going to take a long time to heal, but heal they must, if Kenya is ever to regain the Oasis of Peace tag that it has held for so long on the African continent.
It has been calm here for the last few weeks and even in the height of the post election tension, it never really affect most Nairobeans.
G Money
Let’s be honest here, Kenya is a country that now has to deal with issues that have simmered below the surface for a long time. I feel it for the young people in Nairobi, they are like young people anywhere, they just want to have fun. They don’t care about tribal affiliations; you only have to look in the bars around town to see that. Choose any bar, you’ll see Luo’s with Kikuyus, or Kissii with Luyah’s and every other possible tribal combination. The youth, in a city as vibrant as Nairobi aren’t prisoners to their parent’s biases and that is perhaps the most unfortunate aspect of the country’s present troubles.
Many people are saying that the cause of all this are the politicians, many of whom have been in the political arena since independence, they complain that these “old guys” are now ruining their lives and their futures. Apart from the slums of Kibera, Mathare and other areas which have borne the brunt of Nairobi’s disturbances, everywhere else the word on the street is “I want things to get back to normal”
What about the future? The majority of Kenyans just want peace. Everyone is putting their hope in the Kofi Annan led talks which are presently underway. Undeniably, the Election was the catalyst for all the bloodletting which has taken place, but the general mood in Kenya, a country of 30 million plus, is a prayer for peace. But they are also practical, the scars are going to take a long time to heal, but heal they must, if Kenya is ever to regain the Oasis of Peace tag that it has held for so long on the African continent.
It has been calm here for the last few weeks and even in the height of the post election tension, it never really affect most Nairobeans.
G Money
Friday, 15 February 2008
TED
If you are a designer go and check out the TED lectures. If you are not a designer go and check out the TED Lectures. The concept is simple genius. Put the most inspirational people in their fields in a room together and give them a theme to follow. Collect the perspectives on the same issue from biologists, designers, economists, journalists, musicians etc. Its an amazing educational surge
Here is Ross Lovegrove to get you started but get over there and spend the next three hours of your life searching through the lectures. Genius.
Here is Ross Lovegrove to get you started but get over there and spend the next three hours of your life searching through the lectures. Genius.
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