
Posts Tagged ‘itunes’
Song of the Week – 5-26-09 – You! Me! Dancing! by Los Campesinos
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Song of the Week – 4-14-09 – Embers by Just Jack
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
This video takes you through a time travel of historic world events while repeating the verse "we are all embers of the same fire." Another way of saying, we are all one and what one person does impacts all people.
Lyrics for Embers by Just Jack
The facts and the figures,
They overwhelm and stifle,
everything that you thought you Knew
The facts and the figures,
They overwhelm and stifle,
from the very first breath you drew
The facts and the figures,
They overwhelm and stifle,
and the petty decisions that you think make a difference.
The above and following verses are layered in loops throughout the song like a mosaic until the song ends
So tiny that they blow away like dust
Through all the devilish things we do
(I can't help my stupid hope)
We are all embers, from the same fire
Buy music by Just Jack on iTunes.
The song of the week is brought to you by Michael Zampelli, former owner of Southern California punk rock icon, Zed Records. For almost 30 years, this mecca of punk and alternative music kept Southern California enthusiasts adequately supplied with unique, original and innovative music.
Currently, Zampelli manages a hockey fan message boards at www.letsgokings.com with thousands of subscribers. He takes photos for the LAist and the LA Derby Dolls. Each week he will contribute a song with a theme, a message and a beat. Enjoy and stay tuned.
How it Feels to Be Stressed Out
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Stressed Out by A Tribe Called Quest on YouTube.
Stress takes all the joy out of life. If you've got a lot of stress and it's bogging you down, hypnosis can help. Hypnosis is about relaxing, chillin' and creating an inner reality that helps you feel positive. When you change your inner world, the outer world changes too....or at least your perception of it does.
I'll be doing a free hypnosis workshop in Long Beach on March 3 where you can learn more. For details and a downloadable flier, click here.
In the meantime, enjoy this video by A Tribe Called Quest or buy Stressed Out on iTunes.

In the meantime, enjoy this video by A Tribe Called Quest or buy Stressed Out on iTunes.

Inch by Inch – A Motivational Speech by Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
This motivational speech was delivered by Al Pacino to a fictional football team in a Hollywood movie, Any Given Sunday, directed by Oliver Stone. If you listen carefully, it's a speech about living life to it's fullest, giving your best and working as a team with those around you.
Here are some highlights from the speech:

We are in hell right now, ....we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb out of hell. One inch, at a time. ....You know when you get old in life things get taken from you. That's, that's part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losing stuff. You find out that life is just a game of inches. So is football. Because in either game life or football the margin for error is so small. I mean one half step too late or too early you don't quite make it. One half second too slow or too fast and you don't quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They are in every break of the game every minute, every second. ...when we add up all those inches that's going to make the fucking difference between WINNING and LOSING between LIVING and DYING. I'll tell you this in any fight it is the guy (ed. note: or gal) who is willing to die who is going to win that inch. And I know if I am going to have any life anymore it is because, I am still willing to fight, and die for that inch because that is what LIVING is. The six inches in front of your face.

A Change is Gonna Come – Bettye LaVette and Jon Bon Jovi at Inaugural Celebration
Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Mr. Lif to Release “I Heard it Today”
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Mr. Lif isn't afraid to create an album that speaks brazenly about current political issues. He addresses the fear, paranoia, and angst resulting from the collapse of the U.S. economy. He raps about the bailout bill, self hatred in the Black community, and the housing crisis.
Lif takes these negatives and uses them as a impetus to search for a healthier way of life. He wants to use his realizations as a way to achieve freedom and peace of mind through the power of the imagination. In a true "change starts with you" move, Lif will self-release his album on his own label, Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. Look for it on April 21, 2009. For now, you can check him out on MySpace or listen to his track Arise right here on this page.

Buy Mr. Lif on iTunes

Song of the Week – 1-6-09 – I Am by Novel with Talib Kweli feat. Ben Folds
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Music influences are like a web that unites musicians and music lovers together. In my last post I mentioned how Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio is a rendition of Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder. The song of the week is also a blend of different visions from different artists. The song that inspired Novel to write I Am was a piece by Ben Folds from his Rockin' The Suburbs album under the title The Luckiest. Talib Kweli and Novel put their own spin on it and titled it I Am. It's available on the I Am (Future Black President) EP.
The first YouTube video below is a music video for the song, the second video is a rough edit video of Ben Folds and Novel talking about the united effort in making this track possible.
Sample lyrics for I Am by Novel and Talib Kweli
I'm as free as a spirit
I'm as fly as a bird
I'm whatever I want to be
As long as I am heard
I'm a product of the ghetto
my father's boy
I'm a brother to my sisters
My mother's pride and joy
I am not of this world
I am something else
I am something lived
I am something felt
I am the new generation's beat writer
The Jack Kerouac influence
I am the hippie peace fighter
The song of the week is brought to you by Michael Zampelli, former owner of Southern California punk rock icon, Zed Records. For almost 30 years, this mecca of punk and alternative music kept Southern California enthusiasts adequately supplied with unique, original and innovative music.
Currently, Zampelli manages a hockey fan message boards at www.letsgokings.com with thousands of subscribers. He takes photos for the LAist and the LA Derby Dolls. Each week he will contribute a song with a theme, a message and a beat. Enjoy and stay tuned.
I'm as free as a spirit
I'm as fly as a bird
I'm whatever I want to be
As long as I am heard
I'm a product of the ghetto
my father's boy
I'm a brother to my sisters
My mother's pride and joy
I am not of this world
I am something else
I am something lived
I am something felt
I am the new generation's beat writer
The Jack Kerouac influence
I am the hippie peace fighter
The song of the week is brought to you by Michael Zampelli, former owner of Southern California punk rock icon, Zed Records. For almost 30 years, this mecca of punk and alternative music kept Southern California enthusiasts adequately supplied with unique, original and innovative music.
Currently, Zampelli manages a hockey fan message boards at www.letsgokings.com with thousands of subscribers. He takes photos for the LAist and the LA Derby Dolls. Each week he will contribute a song with a theme, a message and a beat. Enjoy and stay tuned. 






