Brandy - I Wanna Be Down (Remix) (feat. Mc Lyte, YoYo & Queen Latifah) [1994]
Hello 1994. Dana Owens really went all the way in. Damn.
Says the unwed single mother of one whose baby daddy is the living embodiment of Goofus from Highlights.
Bristol Palin weighs in on President’s same-sex marriage position (Via Gawker)
I can’t be the only one who got Highlights for Children, right? This is hilarious.
(via artisntreal)
So, apparently NBA journeyman and current assistant coach Popeye Jones has a son who is one of the best prospects in US hockey. Pretty much going to be between him and a Canadian kid for top pick in the ‘13 NHL draft. Who knew? Neat story!
Be the materials, know your limits only to break your limits.
Are you listening? God dammit boy, pay attention!
Try it again. Little bit more juice this time.
Try it again. Yeah a little bit more elbow grease this time.
Try it again. Concentrate, a little more focus this time.
You can kick and scream and yell but damn I’m only tryin’ to help.
Susana Baca is the foremost singer of the Afro-Peruvian sub-genre. She’s been doing her thing for decades now. I saw her live in Boulder like six years ago, which was absolutely awesome. She released an album Afrodiaspora in 2011 which I didn’t hear, but I’m getting caught up now. If you’re searching through her catalog on Spotify or elsewhere and want songs to start with, check out Afro Blue Zum Zum, Maria Lando, Panalivio Zancudito & Xanahari.
But so far I’m really enjoying this new album. It’s absolutely worth your time.
Band Baaja Baaraat (Wedding Planners) (2010)
For starters, this is my first Bollywood movie. I’ve wanted to watch some for a while, with the massive influx of them added to Netflix in recent years but wasn’t sure where to start. Given I spent a good part of Christmas break with the Kingdom of War epic from Thailand and of course, watching City Hunter, that K-Drama, I felt I was probably ready to head for the subcontinent and so…when these recommendations came across my screen I decided to dive in. Best of all, Netflix thought this one was a good fit for me too.
First off, it’s just a romp of fun. Pretty much everything you’d expect in a cheesy Bollywood rom-com. Dancing and the sort. It’s a movie about two people who meet as one is trying to crash a wedding and one trying to plan one with a local wedding planner. She has plans to start her own wedding planning service. She’s the daughter of a public servant and the wedding crasher of her initial affections is a scheming farm kid attending college in the city who doesn’t seem too interested in anything besides flashing her pearly whites and scheming things.
The two opposites end up in business together and the hijinxs start from there.
As they get closer and start to have more success, things get more awkward. She’s convinced that she’ll run a business for five years and then let her parents marry her off in an arranged marriage where she doesn’t have to deal with her complicated feelings of a “love match.” Whereas, he’s just starting to take his cues from her.
It’s a fun movie and super cute. If you’re looking for a breezy entryway into Bollywood, check out Band Baaja Baaraat on Netflix. You’ll have to put up with Glee-type dance routines and all of the fare of Bollywood, but it’ll be worth it even with the subtitles (for those who didn’t know those would be part of it…)
Thanks to the person who listed this and another Bollywood flick as my entryways into Bollywood. And also for Netflix, as without instant there’s no way I’d ever be able to find Bollywood within several hundred miles of here.
Alex Turner - Hiding Tonight
And I will play the coconut shy
And win a prize even if it’s rigged
I won’t know when to stop
And you can leave off my lid, and I won’t even lose my fizz
I’ll be the polkadots type
I’ll know the way back, if you know the way
But if you are, I am quite alright hiding today
Coldplay - You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party)
May 4, 2012, Hollywood Bowl
Gluten-free Red Velvet Pancakes with tea-infused maple syrup and cream-cheese icing
Now the annoying part..cleaning up after the fact.
Cecil Taylor is really challenging jazz.
