Blue Boy - Remember Me

    Blue Boy – Remember Me

    Maxwell, The Roots and the various artists that make up “Neo Soul” are accreditted with reintroducing funk and emotion into soul music. Before blowing up globally, the stage had been primed by the genre altering Acid Jazz movement. Segun “Shuggi” De SilvaAn academic if there ever was one. Segun “Shuggi” De Silva chooses to live [...]

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    Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

    Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)

    The only thing I understood, at the end of the movie, I could sing along “LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA ALA LA LA LA.” One of the best parts about having a mom who worked her butt off, you had a VCR, cable and a cool TV in the early 80′s. [...]

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    Nitin Sawhney - Mausam

    Nitin Sawhney – Mausam

    The beauty of Eastern philosophy, one lost upon it’s western counterparts is the understanding of balance. Life is about embracing both to gain a greater insight and appreciation for both.

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    David Bowie - Magic Dance

    David Bowie – Magic Dance

    The greatest movie of my childhood, without question was Labyrinth. There isn’t a debate on the merits of Dark Crystal, The Last Unicorn and Carebears The Movie all being outstanding and touching movies, but nothing compares to a coked up David Bowie in a codpiece.

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    Wu Tang Tang - I Can't Go To Sleep

    Wu Tang Tang – I Can’t Go To Sleep

    Stop all this crying and be a man.– Issac Hayes from I Can’t Go To Sleep Protect Yo Neck! Diversify Yo Bonds! Konichiwa, Bitch! Cream get that money! Ghost and Rza decide it’s time to provide an ethnographic piece on the struggle of black people in America. The lyrics and story speak for themselves. Segun [...]

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    Guilty Pleasure

    Guilty Pleasure

    orn, I can’t over emphasize how disgusted my dad was with getting Happy 2B Hardcore 2. I was over visiting his house and he just said, “here, this is totally you.”

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