[White folks, please avert your eyes ( Read more... )

Just got back in from what has to be the latest gig I've ever done: 11:30 start time @ the Speakeasy set run by John Crokes at 2Co's Cabaret ( Read more... )

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Within is an essay I did yesterday, and tightened up a little today.
It's about the new sampling law (or shall I say, the new ruling on the old law), and good stuff to know if you're into music at all. If you're not, it's still an interesting topic on artists' rights (in a mildly broad sense).

( First draft (actually a first.5 version), hot off the waffle iron... )

Below is a sample of a reply I sent to someone who read my review of Talib Kweli's "Quality" record. First the review (which, for the record, got 5 out of 5 stars on the Amazon system, and 5 out of 6 stars on my personal system ( Read more... )