All of the arts, politics, my work and vacations. Vacations. Technology. Running. Eastern Market on Saturdays. Non-Profit Work. Listening to music I have never heard before. Learning. Tasting different chocolates, wine, coffee and paella. Revitalizing Detroit. Knocking over banks. Love the "idiot" quiz. "Take quiz to see if your a idiot." If you take the quiz...
Music
Cinematic Orchestra, Carl Craig, Mum, Fela Kuti, John Lennon, Will Sessions, Adeiu, Stevie Wonder, Francois Hardy-Chantel Goya-60s French Pop, Gilles Peterson, Grinches Heart, Shutem' Down by Public Enemy, Sweetest Decline by Beth Orton, Beirut, "Vibe" records, Wendell-Phil-Marcus and all Tribe Records, Trickski, Robag Wruhme, Mlaou Mtook, Daptones, Plastic by Portishead, Mary of Silence by Mazzy Star, Strut Records, Fela and Seun Kuti, Cadence Weapon, Colours by Calvin Harris, Headhunters, Soul Jazz Records, Sebastian Tellier, Coldplay's Parachutes album and 42 off their new one, The Only Religion I Believe by Bajka, Unexpected Delight by Flying Lotus, Tony Allen, Love You Inside and Out by Bee Gees, New Forms album by Roni Size, Chromatics, Bill Evans with Orchestra album, Os Mutantes, Depeche Mode, Pinetop Perkins, Joakim, David Axlerod, Prince, Stones Throw, outKast, Bebel Gilberto, Fiona Apple, Van Halen (best band of the 80s), Tom Vek, Deftones, Feist, The Verve, Sonar Kollective, Ghostly International, Smashing Pumpkins, Ninja Tune, Frederick Chopin, John Arnold, Sam Beaubien, Al Green, Beastie Boys, Tribe, Air, Miles Davis, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Kraftwerk, DFA, Dwele, NIN, Jay Dee, Arthur Verocai, Frederic Galliano, Jamie Lidell, MIA, Tupac, Roy Ayers, Skalpel, Theo Parrish, Whodini, Islolee, Wu-Tang (what up Bobby Digital), Dark Hills by P:Ano, Trickski, The Notwist, Love is Just a Game by the Magic Numbers, Black Milk, Coki, Queens of the Stone Age and I really want to hear Jon Brion produce a Radiohead album (and another Fiona Apple album.)
Movies
Buena Vista Social Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Tron, Nikita, Blade Runner, Roger and Me, Man With A Movie Camera, almost anything with Bill Murray and John Cusack in it, Weird Science, Purple Rain, Be Kind Rewind, Metropolis, Samurai and Ninja movies, Juice, Batman (except the bad ones), Akira, ET, High Fidelity, Style Wars and Breath Control. Tim Burton, Scorsese and Sophia Copeland movies.
Television
Discovery and History channel. Planet Earth series is so cool. Daily Show & Colbert have the best writing, pound for pound. ReRuns of Sanford and Son (Best Opening TV song). Sifl and Olly. Yo MTV Raps. Batman Cartoons. 30 Rock. Fragile Rock. NO Reality TV!
Books
Techno Rebels by Dan Sicko, Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (almost anything he writes actually), The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida, The Open Sore of a Continent by Wole Soyinka, The Burning Tigris by Peter Balakian, Einstein - The Life and Times by Richard Clark, The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler, What Should I do With My Life by Po Bronson... Consistent reading of editorials by Amber Arellano in the Detroit News (and her blog), New York Times, Urb Magazine, National Geographic, Inc. Magazine
Heroes
Moms. John Lennon. Alfred Lion. John Hammond. Wole Soyinka (sp). The guy in China who stood in front of the the tank during the Chinese Democratic Revolution. Batman. Ferris Bueller. Parker Lewis.
Left (48%) and Right (52%) Brain. Dreamer and Realist. I'm a sucker for great music and women named Sofia. I pretend I'm not really enjoying the plastic chocolate bunny for Easter, even though I'm scarfing it down. Running, especially in the rain. I smell everything I eat. Never been a fan of hyenas. I like being called a Techno-Nerd. I have an Apple computer named Sophia. I still use the word awesome. I believe in going with your gut and listening to reason and logic - the truth is almost always in between. Balance. Detroit is the American Dream. My MC name is Flash Playa. Ice Cream Trucks with 808 Claps are the best. I still have a healthy obsession of chocolate, sushi and blueberries. And, I've been listening to a lot more songs with horns lately.
Who I'd like to meet: Jukebox Heros. Girls (where are you Fiona and Feist?). Dope Artists to join my Label, I don't care about genres. Good Peoples. Plus...Aloysius Snuffleupagus (bet you didn't know he had a first name). Snarf from Thunder Cats. Orko and Battlecat from He-Man. TallyHawk from SilverHawks. Valcor from Never Ending Story. Sifl and Olly. Chewy. Alf. And Art and John.
will sessions live heavy funk...breaks...grooves orignals...funk 45 covers....live versions of beats (dilla, tribe, etc)...covers of original samples (bubble gum, we live in brooklyn, etc...)
sam beaubien: keys/trumpet bryan arnold: drums tim shellebager: bass ryan gimpert: guitar
this is our 3rd (maybe final) show at this venue....then we are on to something new.
