Oct 15
I spent this morning watching a live stream of a conversation with Def Jam Recordings founders Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin presented by the New York Public Library and facilitated by Paul Holdengraber the library’s Director of Public Programs. They were there to chat about 25 years of Def Jam and to support the release [...]
Oct 09
Source. May your day be filled with ‘more’ magic that makes your heart sing!
Sep 23
A thought for your day: I don’t believe that music can have a healing effect. I think it can get your heart rate up and get you to snap out of a funk you’re in as it’s often an extreme stimulus. I think it can redirect and reprioritise your energies at a given moment. It [...]
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Jul 10
I enjoy art. I enjoy creating. I enjoy creating art to give to my friends. The pieces above reside in the studio of my best friend Ant Aggs (Afro Dizzi Act/Resin Dogs/Gonzalez 3). I made the pieces when we lived together with Grover & Lua at the Teague Street Club House. I used to stay [...]
Jul 07
To Be Or Not To Be by Los Angels (Rose/Reichelt) by Rosy B A few years back I worked on a musical project with pal Reichelt. It started simply, he and I in a studio bouncing ideas back and forth on acoustic guitars, clear bodied electrics and acapella vocal melodies; a bunch of ideas scrawled [...]
Apr 22
In my line of work I meet a lot of creative, crazy-talented individuals on a daily basis. Once in a while someone comes along that really inspires me and whose work consistently blows me away. I often find that its the people closest to me that inspire me most. I decided that I wanted to [...]
Mar 27
I had the pleasure of speaking with musician/artist Melissa Auf der Maur at the start of the week. The flame-haired innovative artist has launched her own multi-disciplinary production house/label. Her latest project Out Of Our Minds is made up of: record, short film & comic book. With other artists such as the inventive Devonté Hynes [...]
Mar 16
Pharrell by Guerillalove “I’ve come to believe that nothing’s impossible if you can imagine it. There’s nothing new under the sun. When you’re moved, you’re moved, and you should seize the moment to express the feeling. It’s that moment of expression that I define as art.” ~Pharrell. One of my fav hip hoppers and creators [...]
Feb 05
Art by John.E I LOVE books! I adore reading. I have several on the go at one time! I can’t help myself. I’ve worked in libraries for the greater part of a decade. I’m addicted to the smell of the pages, the feel of the different textured page paper (I also care about GSM! ha!), [...]
Jan 27
Photo by Jaja “Health is a holistic effect. It’s not just a matter of cutting calories or working out or meditating, but a whole range of factors that contribute to physical, mental and spiritual well-being. I teach my clients to listen to their body, thoughts, and emotions as indicators of overall health and refer them [...]
