Thursday, February 19, 2004
Blogging While (Anti) Black and why Robert Rodriguez is a frickin' semi-genius
Tax-and-Spend liberals?
November's election is starting to get competitive: Top Democrats lead Bush in poll — Democrat John Kerry holds his largest lead yet over President Bush in a head-to-head match-up among likely voters, a new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll concludes, and rival John Edwards also holds a double-digit lead over the president. (USA Today)
Blogging While (Anti) Black: when websites attack! Media critic John Lee on why Gawker and Wonkette have a race problem. (Africana via hiphopmusic.com)
But Jay Smooth follows up by dissecting and examining Lee's charges in an even-handed, thorough way. (hiphopmusic.com)
Save America... Vote Democrat in 2004. (via Zentronix, I think. Bookmarked it as such but couldn't find the referring link on Jeff's site.)
Jazzbo gets to the bottom of the Eminem buys the Neverland Ranch rumors. (MTV News)
Get the story behind Outkast's new single "Roses." (MTV News)
This may be a slight overstatment but as Apocalypse Now was to Vietnam, so is Buffalo Soldiers to end-of-the-Cold War era Europe. It's a twisted, dark-humored vision of corrupt American soliders gettin' their hustle on in full view of the clueless, inept military bureaucrats running the German military base they're stationed on.
I don't really waste time watching the extras on most DVD's unless I really like the movie, but the featurettes on Once Upon A Time In Mexcio are a must-view, particularly for aspiring filmakers. Watch "10 Minute Flick School," "Film is Dead" and "Inside Troublemaker Studios" for how director Robert Rodriguez breaks down why filmakers, much like their musical counterparts, need to embrace technology in order to make their films cheaper, faster and more creatively and profitably. He gives a tour of his home-based, Pro Tools-powered virtual mixing studio, editing bay and music studio, all set up in his garage, making an incredible case that renders the film vs. digital argument almost irrelevant. Early digitally-filmed movies, like the sterile-looking new Star Wars movies shot by George Lucas' (who put Rodriguez up on HD digitial cameras) or the low-budget Tadpole, made a poor case for digital filmaking, but watch this beautifully-shot movie to see why this is the inevitable future of filmaking. Dude even composes all the music in his movies too and shows you how to prepare the slow-cooked Pork meal from the movie in the "10 Minute Cooking School" featurette. In short, he's bananas and yes, I'm kind of riding his jock.
Vinyl hounds, from Halcyon records:
** SPECIAL OFFER **
I have 2 tickets for an all-inclusive package Weekend Ski/Snowboard Trip to Whiteface in Lake Placid this weekend (February 20-22) that, at the last minute due to unforseen circumstances, I have to sell.
Here are more details on the trip and click here for more details on this offer.
This is a great deal for beginners or experienced skiers/snowboarders alike. Email me at the addy above left at the top of the sidebar or in the listing if interested.
UPDATE: Offer is now closed, thanks to everyone who expressed interest.
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"With intelligent fiscal management, such a choice would not present itself. But intelligent fiscal management is not what we have in Washington these days. Much has been written recently about the out-of-control federal budget. Congress is always irresponsible, but President Bush has not vetoed a single bill since he took office, the first president to show such laxity. He now beats all presidents but Lyndon Johnson at domestic spending [emphasis added]. Journalist Mickey Kaus recently spoke with a senior federal official who said, "I've never seen an administration spend money like this... The money's flying out the door. I can barely keep up with it... They give money away on phone calls. No documents. No budget. It's the worst I've ever seen...""From "Guns, Butter And the Deficit" by Fareed Zakaria. (Newsweek)
November's election is starting to get competitive: Top Democrats lead Bush in poll — Democrat John Kerry holds his largest lead yet over President Bush in a head-to-head match-up among likely voters, a new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll concludes, and rival John Edwards also holds a double-digit lead over the president. (USA Today)
Blogging While (Anti) Black: when websites attack! Media critic John Lee on why Gawker and Wonkette have a race problem. (Africana via hiphopmusic.com)
But Jay Smooth follows up by dissecting and examining Lee's charges in an even-handed, thorough way. (hiphopmusic.com)
Save America... Vote Democrat in 2004. (via Zentronix, I think. Bookmarked it as such but couldn't find the referring link on Jeff's site.)
Jazzbo gets to the bottom of the Eminem buys the Neverland Ranch rumors. (MTV News)
Get the story behind Outkast's new single "Roses." (MTV News)
This may be a slight overstatment but as Apocalypse Now was to Vietnam, so is Buffalo Soldiers to end-of-the-Cold War era Europe. It's a twisted, dark-humored vision of corrupt American soliders gettin' their hustle on in full view of the clueless, inept military bureaucrats running the German military base they're stationed on.
I don't really waste time watching the extras on most DVD's unless I really like the movie, but the featurettes on Once Upon A Time In Mexcio are a must-view, particularly for aspiring filmakers. Watch "10 Minute Flick School," "Film is Dead" and "Inside Troublemaker Studios" for how director Robert Rodriguez breaks down why filmakers, much like their musical counterparts, need to embrace technology in order to make their films cheaper, faster and more creatively and profitably. He gives a tour of his home-based, Pro Tools-powered virtual mixing studio, editing bay and music studio, all set up in his garage, making an incredible case that renders the film vs. digital argument almost irrelevant. Early digitally-filmed movies, like the sterile-looking new Star Wars movies shot by George Lucas' (who put Rodriguez up on HD digitial cameras) or the low-budget Tadpole, made a poor case for digital filmaking, but watch this beautifully-shot movie to see why this is the inevitable future of filmaking. Dude even composes all the music in his movies too and shows you how to prepare the slow-cooked Pork meal from the movie in the "10 Minute Cooking School" featurette. In short, he's bananas and yes, I'm kind of riding his jock.
Vinyl hounds, from Halcyon records:
Friends -For more information on how to get to Halcyon in Brooklyn, click here.
What you hear is true. After 5 fabulous years we have made the decision
to pack it in at the location in order to focus our attentions 100% on
opening a new, far larger and better equipped spot as soon as we can.
Yes, a dance floor, that elusive "right" is one part of the new plan,
and as you all know, that is not easy to get cleard in this town at the
moment. However, we've been at the forefront of that battle for a
while, so it's a challenge we fell ready to meet. We'll see...
There will be an official press release by the end of the week with
many more details, but for now I wanted you all to get the scoop
straight from the source. April 1 is our final date of business as
usual. Then for the first 2 weekends of April we are trying to line up
a series of cheap ($5) closing parties highlighting the best of the
best who have graced our decks and maybe some surprise guests making a
late debut. To that end, anyone who's got someone to book between now
and then should get in touch right away. We want March to go out
banging, for all our favorite peeps to get one last crack at playing,
etc...
Also, our current inventory is going to be sold off as best we can
through a huge sale that will start in a few weeks. Until then, anyone
who comes in with a copy of this e-mail (or who just says they heard)
can get first dibbs and a good healthy discount. Let the gluttony
begin!
I have 2 tickets for an all-inclusive package Weekend Ski/Snowboard Trip to Whiteface in Lake Placid this weekend (February 20-22) that, at the last minute due to unforseen circumstances, I have to sell.
Here are more details on the trip and click here for more details on this offer.
This is a great deal for beginners or experienced skiers/snowboarders alike. Email me at the addy above left at the top of the sidebar or in the listing if interested.
UPDATE: Offer is now closed, thanks to everyone who expressed interest.
