Rock the Bells set times came out. No Erykah Baduh, not complaining. Some tough decisions to make. Souls of Mischief or Killah Priest? Whew, good problems to have.
Another track I am excited for from the Built for Cuban Linx album:
Been a little sick the last few days but feeling better thanks to copious amounts of cold medicine.
Getting off the shuttle.
Keep it grindy.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Get Cream and the Cuisine in Queens
Alright, I admit it, I have been slacking on the blogging thing. I know I am not on this enough when my mom (who couldn't care less about at least half of my posts because they are about music that she "can't listen to") is complaining that I'm not posting. I logged into Blogger and found a couple of comments from months ago waiting to be moderated. My bad.
Lots has been going on. I have been messing with Google Plus a bit so you can see some of my online activity over there. I updated my Twitter profile mostly to avoid teeny boppers thinking that I am the actor who played Neville Longbottom. If you are confused by this feel free to reference my first post on this blog. Here is a sample of the types of messages I have been subject to since the last Harry Potter movie came out:
When the hell did it become socially acceptable for Justin Bieber tweeners to drop the N word?FFS.
Anyway, time to take my damned name back. This must be how George Michael from Arrested Development felt.
Rock The Bells is coming up. Wu-Tang is making a strong showing again and they are sticking with the "playing entire albums" theme which I am pretty pumped about. Probably I will dedicate a little bit of my YouTube embed real estate to songs I am looking forward to hearing live.
Classic.
About to hop off the shuttle. Grind hard.
Friday, May 06, 2011
Flow Freely, This Is All Graffiti
Quick post.
Just heard this track for the first time. Beat is dope.
Ricky Rothstein
Chatted with Albert for a bit. Talked about getting a motorcycle. Man, this bike is pretty bonkers. Probably I should get a license and start with some kind of toy bike. Then again, if my motorcycle club is ever going to get off the ground I am going to have to man up at some point.
Wifey is in AK still. Going to keep it pretty reasonable this weekend and maybe go see gramps in the eastbay Sunday.
Good day today at work, mostly.
Grind hard.
Just heard this track for the first time. Beat is dope.
Ricky Rothstein
Chatted with Albert for a bit. Talked about getting a motorcycle. Man, this bike is pretty bonkers. Probably I should get a license and start with some kind of toy bike. Then again, if my motorcycle club is ever going to get off the ground I am going to have to man up at some point.
Wifey is in AK still. Going to keep it pretty reasonable this weekend and maybe go see gramps in the eastbay Sunday.
Good day today at work, mostly.
Grind hard.
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Face It, Jerome Get More Time Than Brandon
Mobi-blogging. Taking this junk to the next level. Haven't posted in a bit. Things have been good though. Some busy weekends with Johnny Evil visiting from Dub. Went to Carmel for Quannah's wedding which was pretty dammed entertaining thanks in no small part to the presence of Andre and his infinitely patient/lovely wife Tara. AK stand up. Bussing it over to the Mission for quiz night. Last week we took second on the strength of JY's Rainman-like knowledge of Pulp Fiction. Got to see the boys in black and orange win an extra inning game against the Mets. They are going to have to play better than they have been to have a real shot this year but I'm not going to complain. Kia made her way to AK to hopefully finish off the heating system. Its amazing how hard it is to give heating people large sums of money.
Off the bus. Grind hard.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
No Escape, The Corleone, Fettuccine, Capone
Two and a half months with no post is too long. That said, its not like I have been good about other forms of communication over that period. Haven't called my family, haven't emailed people I haven't seen in a while. Basically, if I haven't seen you in person at work, my apartment or Mini bar on Friday night you aren't getting much love. Sorry.
Work has been ape. That's not an excuse as much as a change of topic. It has been ape though. I have spent most commutes working which is not how I like to spend my time on the bus. I am breaking that trend tonight because I was at work late and refuse to spend more time working. My weekends have been pretty chill lately except for the BBQ last Saturday. Didn't eat much BBQ but had a few beers and some bourbon which is a good way to ruin your plans for Sunday.
Was in India a couple weeks ago for a couple weeks (roughly). You know, quick trip to India, nbd. The wifey and I are headed to Maui in June for the 10th wedding anniversary which makes me feel old to say and type.
OK, been listening to Nas lately, specifically the It Was Written album which I am not not ashamed to admit was my first Nas album. The album is classic, not as classic as Illmatic but whatever. My two favorite tracks off the album:
Classic, hadn't seen this video either.
Foxy Brown kills that verse.
Oh and if you were wondering if Cormega can still rap, check this out:
Yup. Oh yeah and Sean Price is a monster.
That's all. Grind hard.
Work has been ape. That's not an excuse as much as a change of topic. It has been ape though. I have spent most commutes working which is not how I like to spend my time on the bus. I am breaking that trend tonight because I was at work late and refuse to spend more time working. My weekends have been pretty chill lately except for the BBQ last Saturday. Didn't eat much BBQ but had a few beers and some bourbon which is a good way to ruin your plans for Sunday.
Was in India a couple weeks ago for a couple weeks (roughly). You know, quick trip to India, nbd. The wifey and I are headed to Maui in June for the 10th wedding anniversary which makes me feel old to say and type.
OK, been listening to Nas lately, specifically the It Was Written album which I am not not ashamed to admit was my first Nas album. The album is classic, not as classic as Illmatic but whatever. My two favorite tracks off the album:
Classic, hadn't seen this video either.
Foxy Brown kills that verse.
Oh and if you were wondering if Cormega can still rap, check this out:
Yup. Oh yeah and Sean Price is a monster.
That's all. Grind hard.
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Miss Her, Kiss Her, Love Her, That Girl Is Poison
Voting closed!
Thanks to those of you who participated in the survey.
The results were conclusive but before we get to that here are the comments included with the votes.
You would, hater.
Fair enough. Deep seated grooving is my favorite.
meh
Yup, damn right.
That's like, your opinion man.
La Bouche cost Playlist 1 this vote.
Not a bad guess.
Uh, thanks dad.
But Playlist 1 had a hell of a pitching squad.
Yup, you voted wrong :)
I had a quick chat with my playlist counterpart who agreed to have his name included in the results post as long as he was permitted to make a statement. That statement is copied verbatim.
That's right everyone the mystery playlist contributor was none other than Mark Ewing. Mark proved a worthy adversary and I am impressed with his depth of selections. He did make a tactical error with La Bouche x2 but a few of his selections, Montell Jordan, Tony Rich Project and Shai in particular, gave me pause when he played those cards.
In the end, playlist 2 (my playlist) took the prize by a 9 to 5 margin (yeah, there were 14 votes, my blog isn't that popular). In the end though, there is no loser, especially when you have a blog post which reminds people of the existence of this song:
Thanks for playing.
Thanks to those of you who participated in the survey.
The results were conclusive but before we get to that here are the comments included with the votes.
"hope i voted for the anonymous coworker!"
You would, hater.
"While there are some beautiful, beautiful selections in #2, I think #1 brings the most r&b-est, deep seated grooving to the battle."
Fair enough. Deep seated grooving is my favorite.
"floob"
meh
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdF2zqs1bxQ"
Yup, damn right.
"I know who this "coworker" is. His name starts with an "m" and ends with "ark ewing." I have to say I like a little bit of both lists, but #2 stands out to me more."
That's like, your opinion man.
"More sensual and slow. Playlist 1 is more dance or too happening. Hippity Hoppity!"
La Bouche cost Playlist 1 this vote.
"I'm guessing the other person is Albert."
Not a bad guess.
"I'm picking # 2 because I think its yours, Matthew. I'm trying to be supportive here. I think the give-away was Blackstreet. The difference between No Diggity and Don't Leave Me is the tub-thumping, which features in a lot of your embeds. I also just don't see Mr. Prime Beef bumping to a power ballad like I Have Nothing. On the other hand, I can see you doing a routine to Heavy D. Tell me I'm wrong. String the contest along. But don't be a hater. It's just your old pater."
Uh, thanks dad.
"Stuck way closer to being R&B, with a decent mix of fast and slow. Just way more heavy hitters in Playlist 2 compared to Playlist 1."
But Playlist 1 had a hell of a pitching squad.
"Matthew - I suspect I am voting for the wrong one, but it has one of my favorite songs... (name removed)"
Yup, you voted wrong :)
I had a quick chat with my playlist counterpart who agreed to have his name included in the results post as long as he was permitted to make a statement. That statement is copied verbatim.
"I regret very few of the decisions I've made in my life. Putting two La Bouche songs on a single playlist is one of those regrets." -mewing
That's right everyone the mystery playlist contributor was none other than Mark Ewing. Mark proved a worthy adversary and I am impressed with his depth of selections. He did make a tactical error with La Bouche x2 but a few of his selections, Montell Jordan, Tony Rich Project and Shai in particular, gave me pause when he played those cards.
In the end, playlist 2 (my playlist) took the prize by a 9 to 5 margin (yeah, there were 14 votes, my blog isn't that popular). In the end though, there is no loser, especially when you have a blog post which reminds people of the existence of this song:
Thanks for playing.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Love Pac and B.I.G. But I Miss Pun The Most
Monday done. Got some work done which was good.
Results from the survey are coming in. Not necessarily a huge sample size on the vote so if you want to vote please go for it. I will probably shut down the form tomorrow, Wednesday latest. The comments are far more entertaining than the actual vote count. One from my dad stood out today:
"I'm picking # 2 because I think its yours, Matthew. I'm trying to be supportive here. I think the give-away was Blackstreet. The difference between No Diggity and Don't Leave Me is the tub-thumping, which features in a lot of your embeds. I also just don't see Mr. Prime Beef bumping to a power ballad like I Have Nothing. On the other hand, I can see you doing a routine to Heavy D. Tell me I'm wrong. String the contest along. But don't be a hater. It's just your old pater."
Pater definition.
Anyway. Whose is whose? I won't say until the survey is closed.
Spent a lot of time grinding away on my computer today which meant I had time to listen to music. Here are some gems from today.
Big Pun was crazy, RIP.
Three dope verses, sick beat, GZA batting clean-up.
Been watching Battlestar Galactica in a quest to lock down the title of uber-geek. Its pretty entertaining though.
Alright back to my Classic X-Men comics. Like I said, uber-geek.
Grind hard.
Results from the survey are coming in. Not necessarily a huge sample size on the vote so if you want to vote please go for it. I will probably shut down the form tomorrow, Wednesday latest. The comments are far more entertaining than the actual vote count. One from my dad stood out today:
"I'm picking # 2 because I think its yours, Matthew. I'm trying to be supportive here. I think the give-away was Blackstreet. The difference between No Diggity and Don't Leave Me is the tub-thumping, which features in a lot of your embeds. I also just don't see Mr. Prime Beef bumping to a power ballad like I Have Nothing. On the other hand, I can see you doing a routine to Heavy D. Tell me I'm wrong. String the contest along. But don't be a hater. It's just your old pater."
Pater definition.
Anyway. Whose is whose? I won't say until the survey is closed.
Spent a lot of time grinding away on my computer today which meant I had time to listen to music. Here are some gems from today.
Big Pun was crazy, RIP.
Three dope verses, sick beat, GZA batting clean-up.
Been watching Battlestar Galactica in a quest to lock down the title of uber-geek. Its pretty entertaining though.
Alright back to my Classic X-Men comics. Like I said, uber-geek.
Grind hard.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Her Mother Told Her To Be Home At Niiiiine
Alright, this post has been brewing for a bit so here goes.
Nearly two years ago an epic battle was waged over email. It ran from February of 2009 to June of that same year. The battle was between me and a coworker who will remain nameless to protect them when they lose the public judgment. The rules were simple:
Link to 90s R&B Jamz via YouTube, generally 3-4 per email, and try to one up the other person. No repeats allowed ('cause that would be weak) and you were supposed to stick to genre. We both broke this rule more than once so I removed most stuff from the 80s and the pure hip-hop songs (Onyx - Slam, for instance).
The links aren't particularly fresh in the email so I made the playlists based on what was still linked and by extrapolating from the email comments.
Here are the playlists (made anonymous to avoid the bias):
Playlist 1
Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
La Bouche - Sweet Dreams
Immature - Never Lie
Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
Soul Decision - Faded
Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing
SWV - You're Always On My Mind
Next - Too Close
Snow - Informer
Janet Jackson - The Way Love Goes
Brandy - Baby
Shai - If I Ever Fall In Love
Blackstreet - Don't Leave Me
H-Town - Knockin' Boots
Salt n Peppa - Lets Talk About Sex
Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
Girardo - Rico Suave
Next - Wifey
Zhane - Hey Mr. DJ
La Bouche - Be My Lover
Playlist 2
Dee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
MC Hammer - Have You Seen Her
Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
Boyz II Men - Motown Philly
Culture Beat - Mr. Vain
K-Ci and Jojo - All My Life
SWV - Weak
Boyz II Men - End of the Road
Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around
Heavy D and the Boys - Now That We Found Love
R. Kelly - Bump and Grind
Bel Biv Devoe - Poison
New Edition - If It Isn't Love
Tevin Campbell - Can We Talk
Backstreet - No Diggity
Ginuwine - Pony
Aaliyah - If Your Girl Only Knew
Tony! Toni! Tone! - Whatever You Want
Shanice - I Love Your Smile
Voting now open.
Bonus video. I am positive this one was on the list but can't attribute it to the right playlist so its just getting an embed:
"We played Nintendoooooo"
Nearly two years ago an epic battle was waged over email. It ran from February of 2009 to June of that same year. The battle was between me and a coworker who will remain nameless to protect them when they lose the public judgment. The rules were simple:
Link to 90s R&B Jamz via YouTube, generally 3-4 per email, and try to one up the other person. No repeats allowed ('cause that would be weak) and you were supposed to stick to genre. We both broke this rule more than once so I removed most stuff from the 80s and the pure hip-hop songs (Onyx - Slam, for instance).
The links aren't particularly fresh in the email so I made the playlists based on what was still linked and by extrapolating from the email comments.
Here are the playlists (made anonymous to avoid the bias):
Playlist 1
Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
La Bouche - Sweet Dreams
Immature - Never Lie
Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
Soul Decision - Faded
Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing
SWV - You're Always On My Mind
Next - Too Close
Snow - Informer
Janet Jackson - The Way Love Goes
Brandy - Baby
Shai - If I Ever Fall In Love
Blackstreet - Don't Leave Me
H-Town - Knockin' Boots
Salt n Peppa - Lets Talk About Sex
Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
Girardo - Rico Suave
Next - Wifey
Zhane - Hey Mr. DJ
La Bouche - Be My Lover
Playlist 2
Dee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
MC Hammer - Have You Seen Her
Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
Boyz II Men - Motown Philly
Culture Beat - Mr. Vain
K-Ci and Jojo - All My Life
SWV - Weak
Boyz II Men - End of the Road
Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around
Heavy D and the Boys - Now That We Found Love
R. Kelly - Bump and Grind
Bel Biv Devoe - Poison
New Edition - If It Isn't Love
Tevin Campbell - Can We Talk
Backstreet - No Diggity
Ginuwine - Pony
Aaliyah - If Your Girl Only Knew
Tony! Toni! Tone! - Whatever You Want
Shanice - I Love Your Smile
Voting now open.
Bonus video. I am positive this one was on the list but can't attribute it to the right playlist so its just getting an embed:
"We played Nintendoooooo"
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Probably A Foggy Bog With The Frogs
Back on my grizzly. One blog post a month is not cutting it. Especially not when my dad is posting French beatboxer videos in my comments feed from a month ago.
Lots of stuff has been going on. Mostly work related but other stuff too. Kia got back from Anchorage last week. She stayed after the holidays for a couple weeks to try to sort out the contractor situation with the heating system for the house. Turns out contractors suck. FYI.
New apartment is taking shape. Mostly because Kia got home and put up what little art and decorations we have down here right now. I have been somewhat motivated to dig through the mountains of photos sitting on hard drives at this point and do something with them. First step was to organize them a bit, now not sure what to do next. Maybe upload, maybe just print some for the apartment.
Been playing Grand Tourismo 5 a bit which is damn fun. Trying to finish Fallout New Vegas which is pretty epic but I keep getting sidetracked with the side missions. I guess that's the point. I think I'm gonna log some time in Black Ops tonight though.
Daily (actually monthly) listening:
Yup, this DOOM album is dope. Pretty crazy how he drops the Dilla beat for about a minute in the middle of the track. Shout out to the guy who made the video for the crappy mouth moving animation.
Grind hard.
Lots of stuff has been going on. Mostly work related but other stuff too. Kia got back from Anchorage last week. She stayed after the holidays for a couple weeks to try to sort out the contractor situation with the heating system for the house. Turns out contractors suck. FYI.
New apartment is taking shape. Mostly because Kia got home and put up what little art and decorations we have down here right now. I have been somewhat motivated to dig through the mountains of photos sitting on hard drives at this point and do something with them. First step was to organize them a bit, now not sure what to do next. Maybe upload, maybe just print some for the apartment.
Been playing Grand Tourismo 5 a bit which is damn fun. Trying to finish Fallout New Vegas which is pretty epic but I keep getting sidetracked with the side missions. I guess that's the point. I think I'm gonna log some time in Black Ops tonight though.
Daily (actually monthly) listening:
Yup, this DOOM album is dope. Pretty crazy how he drops the Dilla beat for about a minute in the middle of the track. Shout out to the guy who made the video for the crappy mouth moving animation.
Grind hard.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
When Balck Smif N' Wessun Started Wrecking They Shows
Shuttling north right now. Commute today has been nuts because of the weather. Rainy. Stupid precipitation.
Moved into the new apartment over the weekend. Borrowed Lasse's van, which is creepy but fully legit, and ran a ton of errands. Staying at grandpa's was actually pretty OK for the last couple weeks. I think he appreciated the company and my aunt Pam came up from TX for the last week which was pretty fun.
The new apartment is pretty legit. Getting set up. Kia has been unpacking and setting stuff up the last couple days and its starting to look reasonable. Got some good deals on furniture from a coworker which helped a lot. Mattress got delivered today and the internet went in so we are officially a couch away from being real people.
The apartment is a couple of blocks above Haight st. which will work well for the shuttle and gives us access to Cole Valley and Haight/Ashbury which should be good.
Gotta run and grab a secret Santa gift in the Haight before I get home to finish setting up furniture. Shuttle ride has officially been 1.75 hours and will be on the better side of 2 hours by the time I get there. Well, at least I don't live in Mountain View.
Music:
Props to Free's beard. Extra grimey. Also shout out to Brother Ali's voice cracking.
Keep it grindy.
Moved into the new apartment over the weekend. Borrowed Lasse's van, which is creepy but fully legit, and ran a ton of errands. Staying at grandpa's was actually pretty OK for the last couple weeks. I think he appreciated the company and my aunt Pam came up from TX for the last week which was pretty fun.
The new apartment is pretty legit. Getting set up. Kia has been unpacking and setting stuff up the last couple days and its starting to look reasonable. Got some good deals on furniture from a coworker which helped a lot. Mattress got delivered today and the internet went in so we are officially a couch away from being real people.
The apartment is a couple of blocks above Haight st. which will work well for the shuttle and gives us access to Cole Valley and Haight/Ashbury which should be good.
Gotta run and grab a secret Santa gift in the Haight before I get home to finish setting up furniture. Shuttle ride has officially been 1.75 hours and will be on the better side of 2 hours by the time I get there. Well, at least I don't live in Mountain View.
Music:
Props to Free's beard. Extra grimey. Also shout out to Brother Ali's voice cracking.
Keep it grindy.
Thursday, December 02, 2010
The Real Noreaga, He Owe Me A Hundred Favors
Shuttling back to the east bay right now. This has been my first day back at work which has been pretty good so far even though I made some tactical calendar errors my first day. Staying with gramps in the east bay has been as expected which is to say its been very nice of him and a little bit odd at the same time. Kia has been on the apartment hunt pretty hard the last few days trying to lock something down in the city with limited success but then again, its only been three days.
The last few months have been pretty hectic with the decisions to leave and come back to Google even though I never really left but in the end, here we are, back in the bay, doing big things.
Had a pretty epic month off mostly spent in Anchorage relaxing and spending time with family. Kia and I went to Maui for a week which was super chill and fun. Lasse came up to Anchortown for the Thanksgiving holiday and we showed him around a bit, taught him about American food, went snowboarding and introduced him to the locals. Some of his photos are here.
This is the anthem for the week.
Like a boss.
Keep it grimey.
The last few months have been pretty hectic with the decisions to leave and come back to Google even though I never really left but in the end, here we are, back in the bay, doing big things.
Had a pretty epic month off mostly spent in Anchorage relaxing and spending time with family. Kia and I went to Maui for a week which was super chill and fun. Lasse came up to Anchortown for the Thanksgiving holiday and we showed him around a bit, taught him about American food, went snowboarding and introduced him to the locals. Some of his photos are here.
This is the anthem for the week.
Like a boss.
Keep it grimey.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
I Ride The Soundwave Ridiculous, Omnipotent, Scientific, Chace Infinite
Just heard this for the first time thanks to the 1998 iteration of the History of Hip Hop mixtapes from The Rub.
Holy moly. These mixtapes are monsters. Can't recommend highly enough.
Back to work.
Keep it grimey.
Holy moly. These mixtapes are monsters. Can't recommend highly enough.
Back to work.
Keep it grimey.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Shame On You When You Step Through To The Old Dirty Bastard Straight From The Brooklyn Zoo
Fresh back from NYC and Rock The Bells. Had an epic time with the AK roll dogs and my brother from a Danish mother. The show was bonkers. 1:30pm to 12:00am of hip-hop legends. When DJ Premier is opening the show you know its going to be ape shit. Lots of good performances. Slick Rick rocking purple Tims asking the crowd if they like the colors, Rakim with more swagger on stage than a rhino, KRS with Bumpy Knuckles as his hype man and bringing out Buckshot. Lauryn Hill brought out all of her kids after performing To Zion.
She brought a ton of other people out just because they were hanging out in the wings. Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Chris Rock, Jay-Z, John Legend. That was nuts.
Tribe was dope, super live on stage. Wu was crazy and Snoop killed it. Still trying to process what happened on that stage.
The day was pretty rough though. I was standing in the pit for the first six acts with people pressed against me and by the time the seventh act came up I had to get some space.
It was wild.
Long night of flying last night though so I am headed home for some well deserved sleep.
Grind hard.
She brought a ton of other people out just because they were hanging out in the wings. Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Chris Rock, Jay-Z, John Legend. That was nuts.
Tribe was dope, super live on stage. Wu was crazy and Snoop killed it. Still trying to process what happened on that stage.
The day was pretty rough though. I was standing in the pit for the first six acts with people pressed against me and by the time the seventh act came up I had to get some space.
It was wild.
Long night of flying last night though so I am headed home for some well deserved sleep.
Grind hard.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
"Knowing Heaven'll Shun Us Being Devil's Miners, That Ain't Got Shit To Do With Tea In China"
One of the blogs I follow recommended this set of mixtapes from Rub. I have listened to the 2006 mixtape and its really good. Check them out.
Headed out to NYC early on Friday to go to the Rock the Bells show at Governor's Island. It has the makings of a monster day.
Got a couple things to do. Going to wrap those up.
Grind extra hard.
Headed out to NYC early on Friday to go to the Rock the Bells show at Governor's Island. It has the makings of a monster day.
Got a couple things to do. Going to wrap those up.
Grind extra hard.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Knocked Down Round For Round, You're Feeling Like You're Shot Down On The Ground
Back in Dublin from my leave. Things are progressing. The trip was bonkers fun. NYC was epic and included puking, things hitting me in the head from many stories above and of course the wifey's big 3-0. The cabin in Pennsylvania was super relaxing and it was good to catch up with the fam. AZ was great, beautiful scenery and nice to see Josiberry and her mutt. The big wedding in New Mexico was amazing and great to see the Santillanes clan and eat some green chile. SF was burrito and beer filled dopeness. Hopefully I will be back in Cali soon enough. Some music that has entertained me lately:
I've been pretty impressed with KiD CuDi.
This one isn't new but the song is pretty sick and the video is straight up nuts.
Turns out Boos was onto something with the Ratatat/Hot Chip recommendations about 2 years ago. Shout out to Boos.
Keep it crackalackin'.
I've been pretty impressed with KiD CuDi.
This one isn't new but the song is pretty sick and the video is straight up nuts.
Turns out Boos was onto something with the Ratatat/Hot Chip recommendations about 2 years ago. Shout out to Boos.
Keep it crackalackin'.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
God Made Dirt And Dirt Bust Your Ass
Just wrapped up my last day at work for a month and I am feeling pretty ready for some leave. Thought I would leave the blog for a bit with this gem.
ODB. Greatest of all time.
I will try to update a bit while I am in the US.
Grind hard.
ODB. Greatest of all time.
I will try to update a bit while I am in the US.
Grind hard.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Feel Free To Hate, I Ain't Tryin' To Be Your Mate
So Ratatat did the impossible and made Dizzee Rascal sound cool.
Respect to Dan Cheezie on the Ratatat remixes hook up.
I just realized that the comment moderation setting for Blogger requires me to check who has commented by logging into my account. I enabled the email notification now so that my dad won't have to send three of the same messages thinking that I am ignoring him. Sorry dad.
Got back from Portugal and Amsterdam on Sunday. The trip was great, totally relaxing and great sites. I caught the Spain/Portugal game in Lisbon and the Brazil/Holland game in Amsterdam. The game in Amsterdam was pretty entertaining. The entire city became a victory celebration with people driving their boats up and down the canals drinking and singing.
Kia and I are getting ourselves together for the one month of traveling in the US which is going to start mid-July (next week). We will be in NY for a few days, Pennsylvania for about 10 days with Jason, Heather, the boys, her parents and Liz, Arizona for a few days to visit Josi, Vegas for a couple days and New Mexico for a few days for Maria's wedding before ending up in SF for about a week to visit my grandpa and some friends. Its going to be a lot of traveling but I am pretty excited. I have a few things to wrap up at work before I jet but its looking doable. Kia is similarly busy trying to wrap up stuff.
One more music link, cause I can.
Yup, Dead Prez are better on this beat than Drake. The mixtape is pretty good. Give it a listen.
Grind hard.
Respect to Dan Cheezie on the Ratatat remixes hook up.
I just realized that the comment moderation setting for Blogger requires me to check who has commented by logging into my account. I enabled the email notification now so that my dad won't have to send three of the same messages thinking that I am ignoring him. Sorry dad.
Got back from Portugal and Amsterdam on Sunday. The trip was great, totally relaxing and great sites. I caught the Spain/Portugal game in Lisbon and the Brazil/Holland game in Amsterdam. The game in Amsterdam was pretty entertaining. The entire city became a victory celebration with people driving their boats up and down the canals drinking and singing.
Kia and I are getting ourselves together for the one month of traveling in the US which is going to start mid-July (next week). We will be in NY for a few days, Pennsylvania for about 10 days with Jason, Heather, the boys, her parents and Liz, Arizona for a few days to visit Josi, Vegas for a couple days and New Mexico for a few days for Maria's wedding before ending up in SF for about a week to visit my grandpa and some friends. Its going to be a lot of traveling but I am pretty excited. I have a few things to wrap up at work before I jet but its looking doable. Kia is similarly busy trying to wrap up stuff.
One more music link, cause I can.
Yup, Dead Prez are better on this beat than Drake. The mixtape is pretty good. Give it a listen.
Grind hard.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Me And These Is Like ET And Reeses' Pieces
So Chinese comment spammers suck. That's right, I said it. You all suck, eat it. I turned on comment moderation for the blog to try to curb the flow of links to Chinese pseudo-porn. We will see how long I put up with comment moderation. It might be time to switch blogging platforms. Maybe I should get a domain too. That would solve a lot of my photo hosting problems. Then again, I am lazy and will probably just deal with having to approve Nelson's fashion comments and my dad making fun of me.
Work is ape, I shouldn't be blogging so I will get back to it.
West, west y'all.
Work is ape, I shouldn't be blogging so I will get back to it.
West, west y'all.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Please Mr. Boss Man I Need This Job More Than You Know
Hey everybody. Going to try to keep up with my commitment to Sara to actually post semi-regularly. We will see how that goes.
Things have been good. The wifey and I were traveling for a couple weeks and got back on Sunday. Spent about a week in Greece, couple days in Berlin and almost a week in Croatia. Good trip all around. Decent amount of beach time. I went from transparent white to a color I would describe as eggshell. Been grinding it out at work this week but I have a decent break on the horizon in that I will be taking a few weeks of leave from mid-July to mid-August which I am looking forward to. Spending some time in the 'ol US and A.
This track has been following me around for the last couple months and I figure it deserves a post. Stonesthrow stand up!
Still haven't seen the show but I will put it on the to-watch list. Finishing up the sixth season of The Shield and its pretty awesome.
Watched the US get robbed in the World Cup today by this man.
Eat it buddy.
USA! USA!
Grind hard.
Things have been good. The wifey and I were traveling for a couple weeks and got back on Sunday. Spent about a week in Greece, couple days in Berlin and almost a week in Croatia. Good trip all around. Decent amount of beach time. I went from transparent white to a color I would describe as eggshell. Been grinding it out at work this week but I have a decent break on the horizon in that I will be taking a few weeks of leave from mid-July to mid-August which I am looking forward to. Spending some time in the 'ol US and A.
This track has been following me around for the last couple months and I figure it deserves a post. Stonesthrow stand up!
Still haven't seen the show but I will put it on the to-watch list. Finishing up the sixth season of The Shield and its pretty awesome.
Watched the US get robbed in the World Cup today by this man.
Eat it buddy.USA! USA!
Grind hard.
Friday, May 28, 2010
"Running Through Snow Like Blades In The Winter"
Haven't blogged in a while. Tough nuggz. Work has been a bit ape shit crazy. Lots of different things going on. Kia and I have had some visitors in town over the last month or so. Her mom, mom's boyfriend Cliff and (surprise!) little sister Josi showed up about a month ago and hung out for a couple weeks. My dad and step-mom Kirsten are in Ireland now heading back to the US tomorrow. Sara showed up this week and we had dinner and there have been a bunch of visitors from Mountain View/Beijing/Tokyo and Seoul to hang out with. Did a bunch of traveling but I will refrain from listing trips and rather work on posting some photos soon.
Anyway, the point is that I've been busy, so get off my back about blogging. Sheesh.
Kia and I are headed to Greece/Berlin/Croatia for a couple weeks leaving Saturday which are a welcome break at this point.
Been listening to Danny Brown the last few weeks and you should too.
Grind hard.
Anyway, the point is that I've been busy, so get off my back about blogging. Sheesh.
Kia and I are headed to Greece/Berlin/Croatia for a couple weeks leaving Saturday which are a welcome break at this point.
Been listening to Danny Brown the last few weeks and you should too.
Grind hard.
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