This damn near made me jump out of my chair. 🙂
Month: July 2003
Should Microsoft be Awarded Homeland Security Contracts?
This article says it all: Homeland Defenseless
Rakim & Dr. Dre Split
I knew this would happen – Rakim Finally Gives Up on Aftermath. The project has been dragging on for too long, and Dre has a history of this. Maybe Rakim just needs to get back with Eric B. It’s funny how just a few days ago Rakim was talking about how the album was about… Continue reading Rakim & Dr. Dre Split
Sad Week for Cuban Music
Celia Cruz has just passed away of complications from brain cancer. She’s the second Cuban music legend to pass this week. Compay Segundo, of the incomparable Buena Vista Social Club passed on July 13th. This article, The Keeper of Cuba’s Music, has a good retrospective of his life. I’ll miss both of these incredible musicians,… Continue reading Sad Week for Cuban Music
African Ceremonies Exhibit
From yesterday’s Yahoo! Picks: African Ceremonies In this exceptional exhibit, photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher thoughtfully record the vanishing customs of tribal African cultures. Ten years in the making, the collection spans the continent of Africa and captures sacred birth, marriage, and death rituals. See how a Surma father and his children express themselves… Continue reading African Ceremonies Exhibit
Gadgets of the Year
Check out Wired’s list of the gadgets of the year. My votes go to the Treo 600, the Minolta DiMAGE Xi, and the Danger Color Hiptop (even with T-Mobile’s mismanagement of it)
My Bloomba Review
I’ve been using the new Bloomba e-mail program for a few days now, so I thought I’d write about my first impressions. Installation and set-up were a breeze. Bloomba provides a wizard which imported all of my mail, and mail settings from Outlook 2000. The things that did not come across were my rules to… Continue reading My Bloomba Review
MTV’s Backstage Pass Week
There are some shows worth checking out on MTV & MTV2 over the next week or so. They’re having a ‘Backstage Pass Week’, which means: Enjoy the best in live music from the comfort of your favorite chair as MTV, MTV2 and MTV.com team up and issue you a VIP Backstage Pass to this summer’s… Continue reading MTV’s Backstage Pass Week
This or That? – Summer Re-run!
July 15: This-or-That Summer Re-run! 1. Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck? – Bugs 2. Tom or Jerry? – Jerry 3. Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck? – Donald Duck 4. Rocky & Bullwinkle or Boris & Natasha? – Boris & Natasha…. Just thinking about this put a big smile on my face. 5. Road Runner or… Continue reading This or That? – Summer Re-run!
My Favorite Hip-Hop Albums
I’ve been moved to do a few more music posts by some other posts I’ve seen recently. And also as a continuation of my 22 greatest MCs post. Many of those posts are on the excellent J-Notes blog, which mainly focuses on jazz and R&B (James took me back with his recent Flashback Friday on… Continue reading My Favorite Hip-Hop Albums