Damnbition

Saw this quote the other day written on the whiteboard at an associate's desk...

"Energy without focus dissipates into aimless busyness or wasteful failures".
-Heike Bruch

Many of us have the desire to be successful...it's almost automatic. I would still argue that for most of us, "successful" is far too ambiguous. It's much more difficult to achieve a goal if that goal is vague and underdeveloped. Find out what that goal is first...make it relevant and honest and then shoot. Work hard...but work smart.

KD

Quote by a great economist

"The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy."

Milton Friedman

Now...government does some good...but whether it was the lack of oversight which encouraged greed or perhaps the failure to take proactive measures, this could have been prevented. Many say we are witnessing corporate Darwinism...More importantly, it would be great to know that we have bottomed out and the climb is imminent. What fixes this madness?

Good Music - So hard to come by!

Common


Common Freestyle



Roots


Roots - Seed 2.0


Erykah Badu

What's hip hop?.....This.

We are going...you should too.

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RIP LeRoi Moore 1961-August 2008

Saxophonist LeRoi Moore played an integral role in the renown music of The Dave Matthews Band. LeRoi passed away at age 46 earlier this week due to complications stemming from a June 2008 ATV Crash that happened at his home in Virginia just two days after I watched him perform his last show with the band. We have lost another great talent.

Hold Fast lyrics

I walked outside scrunching my face
I love when the drums and the bass encompass the space
It's in the kitchen children come get a taste...wanted to race...
but I started running in place
It sounded so fresh...no catch...when they throw down
a profound offering...oxygen hits
turned loose, got caught in the mix
you can call it a trip. I'll probably flip if they call it legit..listen...
Play me something vicious...play me something mean
that comes between one-hundred dream to touch the unforeseen
This is absurdly the dirtiest version of coming clean...
There is no running water, composure becomes disorder
This sort of animal that makes me go in panic mode....
I'm standing thrown in the midst of the sound
Levitation; lift from the ground...mission is found...ignition is turned
Then I sit back listen and learn...
I was feeling the burn, give me the breeze...
I've found a balance...
Here is where I'm finding equilibrium alignment...
Here resides what I was after...exactly the driving factor that had me in tact..
So I react when it arrives to capture
I will respond.
I will be receptive...connected when I feel at ease..I'll receive
The message given sent from the soul...uplift and unfold into a
Position where vision is..
That yields a derivative so...
Show me something clever...I'll proceed to find
What redefines what's recent indeed it exceeds the times
This is precisely what could enlighten and free my mind
There is no interference..confusion becomes coherence
This form of resurrection sends me through the next progression...
I hear perfection in the midst of the sound....
Levitation; lift from the ground, mission is found...ignition is turned...then I sit back, listen and learn!

I need to take a breather...

I apologize for not being as vocal as I should have been over the past couple of months but I needed to take moment of clarity.

From dawn until dusk I want more, yearn for a new experience.

Can the acceptance of reality be a distraction to dreams?

Do you hear me?

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Sorry DH...Let's go Cowboys!

Season's right around the corner...Music and Football merged in a track i threw together a while back.


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The temperature at which paper ignites...

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I remembered watching this movie in 9th grade English! Thought about it the other day and looked it up on Amazon.com, $7 dollar steal!!! Came in the mail a few weeks back.
I watched the movie...did the track immediately after with my own piano/vocal sample...
It's interesting to see what people in the 1960's thought today would be like. I'm glad they haven't destroyed all literature yet!

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Chris Dave on Drums!

Dave Matthews Band 6/28

This band works so well together!!! Dave Matthews is not only a great songwriter but has a remarkable voice, Carter Beauford is definitely one of my favorite drummers and Boyd Tinsley is a man amongst boys when he hits a violin solo. I didn't even know half the tunes they played but everything sounded amazing!

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Max Roach

Drum Solos - Max Roach 2
by madafonka2

One of my favorite people of all time...a big influence!
Musician, Educator & Activist! 1924-2007

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Make believe...me!

Make believe what you see...make believe you hear...make believe that inevitability can be determined.

Bon Iver is amazing

This cat moved out to the boonies of Wisconsin and recorded an album. good MUSIC.

http://www.myspace.com/boniver

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Give us an Original

I love when people think outside the norm. I really love when those thoughts are sensible with benevolent intent. I really really love when people don't necessarily agree or accept, but are open enough to listen.

"We propose things which people regard as being on the edge of lunacy. The next thing you know, they're on the edge of policy"
-Madsen Pirie, Adam Smith Institute

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Rock the Bells Tour 2008

There must be at least 10 tour busses for this one... 8 or 9 for the entourage/hypemen alone.
This show is guaranteed to include copious amounts of great beats, lyrics and a myriad of "hands in the air" demands!

Merriweather Post Pavilion 7/27

The Roots (Live Constitution Hall)

 

Wale

Very genuine and modest cat with tons of potential. I have to admit...I'm excited for this lyricist.

MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) Campaign

Human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, harbouring, or receipt of people for the purpose of exploitation. It is estimated to be a $5 to $9 billion-a-year industry.

The MTV EXIT Campaign was launched in Europe and Asia to bring awareness to this ongoing epidemic. Radiohead contributed their single "All I Need" to accompany a video showing and comparing a day in the life of a child forced to work in a shoe factory against a child who wears them as he goes about his daily experience.

Writer's Block

Over the past year, I have taken a different approach toward writing lyrics...which sometimes turn out to be meaningless to listeners who either don't understand or are incapable of using self interpretation. Being that I have been attempting to complete some sort of solo project, I would get frustrated when I could only write half of a piece because I hate putting things down and coming back to them. Writer's block?...

Have you ever been able to distinguish natural from forced writing?

Have I stopped writing with a specific intent??? Now that I really think about it, these days it feels like I don't even write my own words or lyrics...it's from some sort of exogenous source....coming from elsewhere and tapping something within and outside of my thoughts that I often fail to activate on sudden command....Come Back.


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Live, Life, Lost --

Thoughts travel throughout a mind skipping over pools of ideas and memories. Losing time and history can break a spirit. Material things are the treasured losses yet replaceable; short term. What about those we can't buy back?

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E. Badu ft. The Roots

I would like to say that this woman is absolutely amazing. The passion that lies within her lyrics and sound provides a sense of admiration. Please listen, learn, and take heed.

Is there any path?

Medical treatments have been engineered by some of the greatest minds. For what? to rid those in pain, to cure the sick, or is it simply for those to convince themselves that they can alter the natural flow of life? Medical science can delay the ineveitable and cause a lot of pain not only for the sick but for the loved ones as well. Is it worth it?

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Quote of the week forever...

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me"

Ayn Rand

What's New?

The history you don't know.

B4MD

The dichotomy of art and commerce! Before the Music Dies is an interesting glance at today's music industry. This documentary sheds light on current trends and label practices and how it all evolved with the proliferation of major labels, internet and technology. There are interviews and performances from many artists, both "successful" and not. Provides great insight, worth watching!





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Radiohead

Sunday Night I took a solo venture out to the Radiohead "In Rainbows" tour ...in a 45 degree Vicious Monsoon!!! The flooded roads and mud pools were not at all a deterrent... This turned out to be well worth it, especially since they never tour the US. I definitely remember songs like "Creep", "Paranoid Android" and "Karma Police" from years and years ago but I really got into Radiohead's Kid A and most recent In Rainbows albums. I had the pleasure of running into some good people from the HoCo, MD area..we jammed out in the parking lot to Sirius radio, collectively forming a nice constituency for good music! The frozen margarita in a freezing, torrential downpour was the worst choice I've made in quite some time but Thom Yorke and Co heated it up within a matter of notes!!! Great experience! The Album In Rainbows is a spectacular work!

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Soul Cannon

Dig it.

www.myspace.com/soulcannon

Natural Disasters

Myanmar death toll nears 100,000 ... Why do these things occur?...
Thoughts go out...

Gnarls Barkley "No Time Soon"

Spinning Studio from kwest on Vimeo.
Since we will be at his show this weekend, I snooped around on Kanye West's blog and found this. "No Time Soon" from Gnarls Barkley's 2008 release The Odd Couple. The song is hot...especially the transition into each hook with the echo on the vocal.

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Just a Thought

Organize your thoughts, express your ideas....Make it your own!

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Ben Tour

Artist and illustrator out of Vancouver. Much of his work is based in human expression and altered features. He's become pretty well-known within the art world, setting up shows internationally. His work is stagnant, yet moving. Fascinating.
www.thetourshow.com

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Feist

Caught Leslie Feist in Philadelphia last night. If one has listened to anything other than her "1,2,3,4" iPod commercial song, they would probably agree that this Grammy nominated artist from Canada is on point. Her vocal quality and pitch is phenomenal. I love how she uses a loop pedal to record live raw harmony layers and then sings her main vocal over them. After finishing one piece, the lights dropped and she let the loop run for a few bars by itself...very nice! Her band members all play multiple instruments (including horns!) and pitch in on harmonies as well. The stage backdrop was a continuous projector shadow art progression run by two talented young ladies. Great show.

www.listentofeist.com
www.myspace.com/feist

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Michael Clayton

How much do you think you are worth?

The work and dedication; its the networking that moves you along. Do you think you can be bought? Sometimes personal standards may be outweighed by a promotional opportunities. Throughout the early stages, being a yes man sometimes seems standard in order to get to the top.

"I'm not the guy you kill. I'm the guy you buy!....I'm your easiest problem...."
- Michael Clayton(2007)

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Mark Rothko

Jewish-American "Abstract Expressionist" Mark Rothko 1903- 1970.
Born in the Russian Empire...arrived in the U.S. in 1913 at Ellis Island
...Apparently, he hated being called an abstract painter and was inspired by mythology and Greek tragedy.


Quotation:

"There is no such thing as a good painting about nothing. "





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Glow in the Dark Tour

So we will be at this concert Nissan Pavillion May 10th. I was granted the pleasure of being in the audience in Baltimore for Lupe Fiasco concert. 3.5 hrs and 19 songs(excl. freestyles and mixtape verses) and there was not one person who was unsatisfied. For those who will be there as well, come check us out orchestra seating. Just scream out SOUNDMAJOR and we will come find you.


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Wish there were more of these...

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Gentrification

Merriam-Webster defines it as "the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents."
...to where?
Yeah, Gentrify, and the rationale ranges wide....the most common being "bringing taxpayers back into the cities"...for or against? I'm a bit torn and ignorant to the aggregate effect...but wouldn't pass on a vicious spot in the city.

"Ice Age coming..Ice Age coming...Let me hear both sides, Let me hear both sides" -Thom Yorke!

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Found this Somewhere...

Give us an original!

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Curtain Up

This blog is here as a literary expression of two men who have experienced enough out of life to share their thoughts with all minds and minds alike. Everything from history to music, we are here to relay and receive comments and/or confessions.

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