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Steven

Revolution always requires boots and song.

About Me


"A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened."

-- Albert Camus

Music Junkie, Artist, Writer, Italian, Bibliophile, Bostonian, Entrepreneur, Traveler, Red Sox Fan, Loner, Grandson, Cousin, Brother, Son, Lover, Friend

My Interests

I'd like to meet:


"The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land."

-- G.K. Chesterton

" The greatest tragedy of the average man is that he goes to his grave with his music still in him."

-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Movies:



Heroes:

"Don't pray for an easier life, pray to be a stronger man."

-- JFK

My Blog

Sigur Rós Confirm DVD and Double CD; Heads Explode Worldwide

Sigur Rós Confirm DVD and Double CD; Heads Explode Worldwide On November 6, Iceland's worshipped Sigur Rós will release both a DVD and double CD via XL. The DVD, entitled, Heima, (meaning...
Posted by Steven on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:59:00 PST

The Great American Roadtrip

www.thegreatamericanroadtrip.netPicture this: 4 Men, 1 Winnebago and 2,448 miles of seasoned highway. These three together set the stage for a journey of a lifetime on a road filled with history and p...
Posted by Steven on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:43:00 PST

Tom Papa - VIDEO

This guy is hysterical! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=388QPJXKf2k...
Posted by Steven on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:52:00 PST

Santorini

Santorinifor Milesby Steven M. Velardo"For every lover is, in his head, a madman and in his heart, a minstrel." - Neil GaimanShe asks if he would be willingto play trumpet for a little whileand moves ...
Posted by Steven on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:06:00 PST

Tomasz Stanko - Suspended Night VIDEO

    He may be our greatest living trumpet player. If anyone dare step to take the torch from Miles, he gets my nod. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6CH8UAHMqY ...
Posted by Steven on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:19:00 PST

Satrurday, July 21st - Shake What Your Momma Gave You!

Saturday, July 21st, Backlight Records is throwing a party and we want you to be a part of it. The fine people at the Delancey have been gracious enough to give us the club for the whole night and we ...
Posted by Steven on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:25:00 PST

Diary of A Bad Year by J. M. Coetzee

Diary of a Bad Year By J. M. Coetzee (The following is an excerpt from J.M. Coetzee's new novel, Diary of a Bad Year, to be published in January 2008. If you've never had the chance to read Coetzee,...
Posted by Steven on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:25:00 PST

Universal in Dispute With Apple Over iTunes

July 2, 2007 Universal in Dispute With Apple Over iTunes By JEFF LEEDS Steven P. Jobs, the co-founder and chief executive of Apple, is an emerging force in the mobile phone business, thanks to the ...
Posted by Steven on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:50:00 PST

2007 Underground Music Award Nominee: C'JAI

During the recording of, "Our Little Hymnal" by Holler, Wild Rose!, C'Jai and the other members of the R&B group, "God's Gift" were gracious enough to lend their voices for the background vocals o...
Posted by Steven on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:43:00 PST

Bird Lives in the Adulation of a Young Saxophonist

I didn't see this perfomance, but somewhere Charlie Parker is rolling in his grave. Charlie Parker changed jazz, and his influence spread to literature and all genres of art. As one critic said, "Ther...
Posted by Steven on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:45:00 PST