Audiovisual Splendor- Solange 'T.O.N.Y'

Serious appreciation for the originality in Solange.
Very refreshing.



Props to OKP

Grungecake Footage

YAMS has treated us to footage from the recent Grungecake crisis event. Loving the editing on this vid.



Expect great things from Grungecake Crisis magazine.
The next episode of Grungecake Crisis magazine will grace us at the beginning of '09. You can pre-order it now at Bigcartel.

Imitating Flowers Could Lead to Unlimited Solar Power

Using a natural process that is simple to set up, and inexpensive as well, researchers at MIT are taking nature's lead in developing potentially unlimited solar power.

"The process, which is loosely based on plant photosynthesis, uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. When needed, the gases can then be re-combined in a fuel cell, creating carbon-free electricity whether the sun is shining or not."
-Clean Technica



Thanks Doc

Audiovisual Splendor- Q-Tip 'Renaissance Rap'

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Props to Brian Scully for the intel:
http://video.aol.com/video/renaissance-rap/2327802

Timely Documentary: Pray The Devil Back To Hell

The power of determined peace-making is historically successful, though the mainstream news/war machines probably want you to think otherwise. It is with great pleasure, I offer this trailer for a documentary that illustrates the tremendous power of determined hope and peace intention.

Found this while visiting Blackperspective.net






Thankyou Yobachi for the intel

Indiefied- Sameer Kulavoor

"Having grown up in a cosmopolitan city like Mumbai, I like to observe varied people, their styles, cultures, mannerisms, body language, foul language, anything and everything about them.My friend Gayatri Dixit has been a great influence to the way I work, think and feel. Besides people, traveling to or exploring a new place or city, listening to live music (Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Kailash Kher), surfing the internet- all of these inspire me in some way."
-Sameer Kulavoor to Masala Chai Online

Will.I.Am- It's a new day

The Obamamania continues. The song is fly though. He put thought into it.

Crystalheads: SeeingGrowth.com on sight raising

The brothers and sisters at Seeinggrowth.com offer regular inspiration that can touch people of all faiths/creeds, because they focus on the spiritual principles and truths that are found in all religions/spiritual schools.


Enjoy a ray of their light posted recently:




Raising Your Sights

The planet Earth is much bigger than one person and it can’t fit inside of one room. There are experiences that won’t be seen in a neighborhood and a city is not big enough to contain every sight to be visioned. There is not a country that is capable of containing all of the culture and there are even things that exist outside of this world that we live in.

What does the above statement tell us? It says that life is bigger than one person and that there is always room for growth.

We all grow in some way, shape or form on a daily basis. Sometimes we grow outwards and expand our reach, but there are also times that we grow inwards and confine ourselves to mental prisons that we have created to contain us. We have the power to determine if we will limit our unlimited potential for growth, or if we will be actively proactive in embracing the things that life has to offer.

Many people say that the sky is the limit, but the sky has been surpassed because men have made it to the moon and beyond.

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Milk Plus Does The Sound Body Good

Cementing their bond in an unemployment office where they awaited interviews for a job teaching music one hot summer's day, Butch La Rea and Robbie Pinna struck up conversation and began kicking around what they realized was musically kindred philosophy which praised the energy of 1950's rock music coupled with the f--- off D.I.Y attitude of the punk dimension.
Neither of them got the teaching job, but they did leave the unemployment office in the direction of a nearby pub, where high octane rock and roll was born to a duo of lovely monsters in our stereos.





"We've been doing this for a little while now & have wised up from previous perception of the "Music Business". We're not going to sign to just any label. We have a vision of excellence that we wish to achieve & whoever we end up with must have the same vision. The industry is in a lull at the moment but I believe that things will change shortly with the emergence of some great bands that we know & know of from the UK & the US. There are some really cool Afro- Punk outfits at the moment, it's a beautiful thing to witness."
-Butch La Rea





Milk Plus has attracted attention and offers from labels in Europe and the US as well as the merchandising world, but these purveyors of sonic blooms believe in the DIY ethos. There is no *sniffle* official EP at present, but they do offer a
an EP at live shows entitled 'Little Victories'.


Monsters In Your Stereo (Live):




Milk Plus Gets Their Grassroute on:




Upcoming events where you can get your Milk fix:

Legion 26th Nov London

12 Bar Club 28th Nov London

Purple Turtle 1st Dec


~~Their bliss dimension~~~*
www.myspace.com/milkplustheband

Audiovisual Splendor- B.O.B and Black Milk

B.O.B - LOUD provides the platform for higher consciousness


Part 2


Visit the light realm of B.O.B:
~~~http://www.myspace.com/bobatl~~~*





Black Milk- Give the Drummer Sum


Black Milk's dimension:
~~~www.myspace.com/blackmk~~~*


Grazi 9 Elements

Tanya Morgan: The Further Adventures of Von Pea

Tracklist:

01 introduction
02 players!
03 web 2009
04 all day hell (f/ Donwill)
05 so supreme
06 the bubble (f/ Che Grand)
07 peagreenery
08 main jawn
09 starstruck / WHAT?
10 options (the great escape)
11 love (f/ Median & Elucid)
12 one man circus (co-starring Ilyas)

Click the image to download the mixtape.

Props to OKP

Amanda's Still Making Moves

Take in an art exhibit tonight at Northbowl (10P to 2A/21+), and fly sonic consciousness on the 19th with Amanda Diva, Che Grand, and Blitz the Ambassador at the Knitting Factory (doors open at 8P).

Share your vision with change.gov as well as with the blogosphere

The Obama administration is asking for your vision for America. Share it with them and then blog it for transparency. We require a transparent government process at all levels if any degree of progress or reparation is to be reached.

If you extend the vision you're sharing on your web dimension, drop a link in the comments so I can add it to the post as an update.
-PurpleZoe

Free Troy Davis Benefit on 11/21

Kalonji at FTP says:


"On Friday November 21, 2008, in honor of falsely accused death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis, we will be hosting Poets 4 Political Prisoners-“Free Troy Davis”. This historic event will serve as an educational piece and a benefit, which will launch the creation of The Troy Anthony Davis Scholarship Fund. On hand will be Troy Davis’ family, community activists and a number of artists. We are asking for your participation as well.


Poets 4 Political Prisoners is a tool used to educate through the use of poetry and hip-hop, highlighting freedom fighters and activists. Poets 4 Political Prisoners serves as a benefit to support the creation of materials such as, CD's and newsletters used for the legal expenses and commissary of many victims of injustice. Past participants include: Dusk Daughters, Amir Sulaiman, Liza Garza, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., Mukasa Dada, Bilal Sunni-Ali, Queen Sheba, Kazi Ture, Askia Toure, Black Out Arts Collective and a number of Def Poets."



Props to Achali

Solar Cookers Can Be Made At Home

Click the image to learn how to make one from cardboard and aluminum foil.
You can download a .pdf tutorial here.

Thanks Ben, for leaving the link to these fabulous tutorials in the comments. It is much appreciated.

R.I.P Mama Africa

A force for the anti-apartheid movement, whose own country banned her music until apartheid was overthrown, and whose experience in the US was star-studded through her friendship with Belafonte until Americans turned on her for marrying Black Panther Kwame Ture (a.k.a Stokely Carmicheal), Miriam Makeba is an inspiration who will be missed. Mama Makeba collapsed onstage in Italy, passing at the age of 76 shorty thereafter.

Cities Begin To Question Water Flouridation

Natural News Writes:

Grand Rapids, Mich. has become the most recent city to question the practice of fluoridating public water, as part of a growing tendency for local governments to question the use of many chemicals that formerly been taken for granted.

"I think this pattern has been growing because there is better environmental health research that draws connections between low levels of chemical exposure and changes in our bodies," said Dr. Howard Hu of the University of Michigan. "As the research has become more sophisticated, it shows that environmental toxicants can do other things beyond just kill you: they can stunt your growth, change behavior and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease."

Grand Rapids was the first city in the world to fluoride its public water supply, based on assurances from the government that the chemical reduces the risk of tooth decay while posing no serious risks. But based on a number of studies linking fluoride to problems with the thyroid, kidneys, central nervous system and skeletal system - including cancers - the city's director of environmental sustainability, Corky Overmyer, has ordered a new review of the scientific evidence concerning the risks and benefits of the chemical.

"This has been on my radar screen for a while," Overmyer said.

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