The Future Jazz Project has not only been around for almost a Decade in Denver but,”Will blow your mother (Bleeping) house down,” Venus Cruz sang. And they did.
First Venus brought up Lady Speaks, who was in the house, to the stage. Finally adding Isis Speaks to the set whose voice was a great addition to the evening.
FJP did their usual thing of DJ Checkone and Charlie Murda beats with Venus blazing the frequencies but the evening was blessed with cameos.
Iris Speaks told the crowd in a rare appearance, “I was trying to decide if I should go to Big Boi or FJP and I said you know Im gonna go to FJP.”
When MC Big House brought Ace to the stage to exchange rhymes the crowd was primed. KC Sidwell played a crazy slap bassline that left the emcees kneck jerking which they both laced nicely.
By the end everyone graced the stage and the crowd was shouting “1 more”, 1 more.” To which the musicians obliged.
The Future Jazz Project is one of those bands you can’t believe are not playing all over the world and Denver has been blessed to have them for 9 years.
Checkone gave fans a sneek preview of his new poster print line as well… more to come I’m sure.
Catch Venus Cruz on KUVO 89.3 Wed 10-12pm
The Drummer Dameion Hines at www.Djcheckone.com
Charlie Mertants on Bass at Appalooza Grill 16th and Welton every Tuesday10pm-2pm
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Astro-funk-enomal
Mike Wird has been a cornerstone figure in the Denver hip-hop scene for more than a decade, collaborating in projects such as the 900 Pound Gorilla project and the Denver Avengers. Wird’s recent release Astrofunk Vol. 1 is more of a community art project that features some wonderfully talented contributors than an independently distributed album.
Astrofunk Vol 1. delivers high level, consistent production from some of Colorado’s most talented producers and DJs, as well as production and mixing by Wird himself. The outcome is a musical journey through smooth samples and timely cuts that reek of a classic hip-hop manifesto a la De La Soul or A Tribe Called Quest.
The album is well-balanced. While a mellow and uplifting song like “Coming Forth by Day” massages the listener with DJ Cavem Moetavation’s tribal drum patterns, songs like “Memory” and “So Close” bring the listener back to the basic elements of hip-hop with DJ Cyskco Rockwell’s scratching, cutting and magnificent delivery.
“Each song has a unique enjoyment that wouldn’t have been the same without everyone who was involved,” said Wird of the large group of collaborators.
The appearance of superb songstress Venus Cruz on the track “Denva City” is the album’s most interesting and shining song— here Wird gives listeners his perception of life in Denver. Venus does not sing in her usual soothing tone, but with more of a Marsha Ambrosia style of delivery, suiting the track’s dark vibe.
Once past the incredible sounds of the album, Wird’s rhyme content clearly stands out, representing Colorado’s intelligent community with educating and thought-provoking lines.
Although the album does lack anything remotely radio-friendly or ringtone-saleable, the album is a genuine piece of fine art crafted by a collection of fine artists. Even Guerilla Garden’s Jeremy “Jolt” Ulibarri added to the project, designing the astronaut on the cover.
Wird is already working on Vol. 2 of the series as well as working on collaborations with the 2kool clothing line.
Check out the album at mikewird/bandcamp.com
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Helping out the Fam
My cousin has spent 10 years in prison and got out recently.
He needed pics and a website for a portfolio and a job opportunity. ..
So I made him a website in two hours...lol
Can't let my fam go back to the clink...
check out the website... Andres Segura
Wit and Verve
Wit and Verve
Having enthusiasm and ability to create artistic compositions is not a talent that every writer or artist possess. Michael De Yoanna, founder and owner of Dscriber.com, has networked a collection of associates who embody this concept hence the mantra ; wit and verve.
Dscriber.com is a news based website similar to the Huffington Post or Gawker with emphasis on fair and accurate reporting while using wit and creative animations.
Writers from around the world like Chad Diprince from The Denver Post, or Bob Eckstein editor of The Basement contribute to the site.
While colorful and established artists like Liza Donnelly a cartoonist from The New Yorker bring the sections of the site to life with witty and thought provocation cartoons.
De Yoanna said of the Rocky Mountain Newspaper closing in 2009, “It was a wake up call… journalism was changing very fast.”
De Yoanna, a graduate from both Metro State College and the University of Colorado, has worked on the site while maintaining a part-time position with 5280 and freelancing for several other publications. The site utilizes the latest technology and online readership to drive traffic while aggregating information from other news reports in an open and objective perspective.
De Yoanna spent his time completing his master degree program as the Editor in Chief of the Advocate for UCD. After graduating he spent time working for the Colorado Daily and several other Front Range publications with the intentions of working for the Rocky Mountain News or the AP Press.
He continued to freelance for several publications like The Colorado Independent, Boulder Weekly, Rocky Mountain Chronicle and The Washington Post.
De Yoanna advised a journalism class at Metro State on Wednesday saying, “My part-time job with 5280 allows me to do all the other things I want to do.”
De Yoanna’s passion for representing professional journalism in creative way while adapting to the changing landscape lead to his endeavor with Dscriber.com, a site that is currently having 100,000 visitors a month.
“We model our format after a ‘Harper’s Weekly’ approach as opposed to ‘Huffington Post’,” De Yoanna Said.
De Yoanna went on to explain how aggregating news and re-writing it has taken the online readership by storm, “The owner of Huffington (Post), Nick Denton, recently said ‘aggregate or die’, a concept I don’t necessarily agree with.”
De Yoanna expressed his stern dismay for sites like Examiner.com that base their content solely on what is trending and flood the market of readership with too much content saying, “it is killing journalism, just killing it… our goal is to become a news organization that puts up news that matters.”
He also expressed that working first hand with citizen journalist has only proved to him that there is a vital need for professional journalist to create reliable news.
Leaving the class with one final statement about the ever converging media of news coverage De Yoanna said, “the internet requires us (journalist) to be multi-faceted.”
Having enthusiasm and ability to create artistic compositions is not a talent that every writer or artist possess. Michael De Yoanna, founder and owner of Dscriber.com, has networked a collection of associates who embody this concept hence the mantra ; wit and verve.
Dscriber.com is a news based website similar to the Huffington Post or Gawker with emphasis on fair and accurate reporting while using wit and creative animations.
Writers from around the world like Chad Diprince from The Denver Post, or Bob Eckstein editor of The Basement contribute to the site.
While colorful and established artists like Liza Donnelly a cartoonist from The New Yorker bring the sections of the site to life with witty and thought provocation cartoons.
De Yoanna said of the Rocky Mountain Newspaper closing in 2009, “It was a wake up call… journalism was changing very fast.”
De Yoanna, a graduate from both Metro State College and the University of Colorado, has worked on the site while maintaining a part-time position with 5280 and freelancing for several other publications. The site utilizes the latest technology and online readership to drive traffic while aggregating information from other news reports in an open and objective perspective.
De Yoanna spent his time completing his master degree program as the Editor in Chief of the Advocate for UCD. After graduating he spent time working for the Colorado Daily and several other Front Range publications with the intentions of working for the Rocky Mountain News or the AP Press.
He continued to freelance for several publications like The Colorado Independent, Boulder Weekly, Rocky Mountain Chronicle and The Washington Post.
De Yoanna advised a journalism class at Metro State on Wednesday saying, “My part-time job with 5280 allows me to do all the other things I want to do.”
De Yoanna’s passion for representing professional journalism in creative way while adapting to the changing landscape lead to his endeavor with Dscriber.com, a site that is currently having 100,000 visitors a month.
“We model our format after a ‘Harper’s Weekly’ approach as opposed to ‘Huffington Post’,” De Yoanna Said.
De Yoanna went on to explain how aggregating news and re-writing it has taken the online readership by storm, “The owner of Huffington (Post), Nick Denton, recently said ‘aggregate or die’, a concept I don’t necessarily agree with.”
De Yoanna expressed his stern dismay for sites like Examiner.com that base their content solely on what is trending and flood the market of readership with too much content saying, “it is killing journalism, just killing it… our goal is to become a news organization that puts up news that matters.”
He also expressed that working first hand with citizen journalist has only proved to him that there is a vital need for professional journalist to create reliable news.
Leaving the class with one final statement about the ever converging media of news coverage De Yoanna said, “the internet requires us (journalist) to be multi-faceted.”
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Wikileaks destroy ties gives ammunition for global wars
Interpol has placed Julian Assange on their most wanted list for Warrants stemming from Sweden.
The Austrailian native and founder of Wikileaks is on the run but with many different countries wanting him for different reasons due to the resent release U.S. diplomatic cables.
The thousands of cables released have sent the world's media into a frenzy and even the site itself has been crashed in the last 24 hours.
Some like the Huffington Post call it "The end to diplomacy as we know it,"
Some are saying that the whole wiki leaks support "Globalist Interests" and world government.
Others are saying it give the U.S. upside.
The Dominoes of corruption have been falling for years for anyone who has been paying attention.
Wikileaks has provided endless information and ammunition for countries not only to continue wars but to begin new wars... Iran, North Korea, Yemen, Pakistan... the list goes on.
and Pakistani people have been clammering for their government to stop the support for the U.S. lead war in Afghanistan.
Now the Rand corporation has previously stated they wanted more wars and specifically Iran. These wikileaks give plenty of ammunition to fuel that fire.
If the corporate interests indeed want to create global governance, I do not see how the wikileaks helps to stop that. In fact it helps the cause by causing more tension worldwide.
The worst thing about the reports really seem to make Isreal appear to be the country trying for peace the most. This information if not accurate could further the distance in peace talks in the Middle East and further destablize the region.
More Climate Change Crap
We know there is not a consensous on climate change and they continue to try to lie to us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8QrH3-xoyI
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/copenhagen-climate-change-confe/8165769/Cancun-climate-change-summit-scientists-call-for-rationing-in-developed-world.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/7107873/Climate-change-leader-knew-about-false-glacier-claims-before-Copenhagen.html
CILMATE CHANGE IS FAKE and the liars have been exposed over and over..... Know about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8QrH3-xoyI
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/copenhagen-climate-change-confe/8165769/Cancun-climate-change-summit-scientists-call-for-rationing-in-developed-world.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/7107873/Climate-change-leader-knew-about-false-glacier-claims-before-Copenhagen.html
CILMATE CHANGE IS FAKE and the liars have been exposed over and over..... Know about it.
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