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Archive for : September, 2008

My Birthday Tattoo & Latino Identity Thoughts

Posted on: September 30, 2008 /
Comments: 3 comments /
Categories: brain leaks

I celebrated my birthday this past weekend by spending time with someone special, attending the BAM Takeover party with my BFF and getting my first and only tattoo.

You can see a full shot of the piece and read my reason for getting this particular tattoo after the jump. (more…)

On My Radar: Janelle Monae & Many Moons

Posted on: September 27, 2008 /
Comments: 1 comment /
Categories: bands, music, on my radar, stuff i love, videos



Janelle Monae’s first music video, “Many Moons”, debuted this past Friday at 6pm on BET’s 106 & Park. It features an android auction, fashion show, her signature space girl moves complete with a little moon walk action. Dazzling!

Her official website JANELLEMONAE.COM has a behind the scenes clip taken from the video shoot.

For the past few months, Janelle Monae and her Wondaland Artists team have been promoting the music video as a short film, which I think could be a savvy way of preparing her fans for a feature film based on Cyndi Mayweather’s adventures. This is only speculation on my part but I don’t think I am alone in hoping that there is a film created based on the Metropolis album.

I am looking forward to early 2009 when the Metropolis suites are all available as one album, but at $5 bucks a pop (online) I have no problem with buying each suite as it rolls out. Time will tell if her release model is successful, but if it is it may change the way that artists distribute music from now on.

I spoke with Janelle Monae at this year’s Afro-Punk Festival and was able to see first hand the way she connects with her audience. Ms. Monae is a true talent and I am looking forward to seeing her future projects unfold, such as her comic!

On My Radar: Tweets + Jesus = Gospelr

Posted on: September 22, 2008 /
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Categories: brain leaks, on my radar

It is too bad that Gospelr, the Christian version of Twitter, wasn’t around when they were writing the script for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

During grace, when Cal Naughton Jr. shares his prayer inspiration:
I like to think of Jesus like with giant eagles wings, and singin’ lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd with like an angel band and I’m in the front row and I’m hammered drunk!

Ricky Bobby could have responded with:
I like to think of Jesus microblogging his thoughts to me through various mobile devices, harnessing the power of lightweight PHP and MySQL architecture to send his divine blessings under 160 characters.