Monthly Archives: August 2011
this is hip-hop
spoken word acapella no beats. freestyle cipher in the language of the streets. philosophies presented, thought patterns displayed. building up the math with the numbers of the day. do yourself a favor, watch it til it”s done. or at least … Continue reading
living for the city
pictures tell a story, paired with music make a song that means more when juxtaposed with images to make the message strong. listen to the music, recognize creation.
faces
anonymous eyes peering into yours from the sides of buildings and down darkened alleys. faces, strained in eternal anticipation. both infernal and heavenly, returning no requests for more information. what you see is what you get, infinite regress. infinitely blessed. … Continue reading
the free speech movement
…a phase of youth revolt heard round the world…a fight about freedom of speech…much more than that…”the greatest mass arrest on a civil liberties issue in the history of the united states.” 800 demonstrators, whose policies were carried out through … Continue reading
that’s the way life is all over
your homework
A Lesson on Learning. piece in review: concrete jungle concrete jungle instructions: step 1. click “play” on the youtube video. step 2. watch the opening thirty seconds of the video. is the song a good song? (both sonically and aesthetically … Continue reading
haight-ashbury
have you heard the word? we’re headed to the haight. san francisco renaissance, beat poets blossoms beads bells. psychedelic art: knowledge of ourselves, escape from modernity find heaven here on hell. ginsberg bob dylan jimi hendrix janis joplin bob weir. … Continue reading
style wars
they call themselves writers, because that’s what they do. they write their names, among other things, EVERYWHERE. It’s called bombing. and it has equally associative counterparts in rap music, breakdancing and dj-ing, together forming the four core elements of hip-hop … Continue reading
tomorrow follows today in the city by the bay
oakland, CA
let me tell you bout a place, you probly didn’t know. we was known in the 60’s for panthers and hippies, now we known for murders, pimps and three 60’s. side shows high speed chases too and a crack epidemic … Continue reading
RE:Birth of the Cool 