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Micsto

I do what the voices in my head tell me to do!

About Me

A feisty red head! Nuff said! Seriously, check out my company www.myspace.com/earthnoize or see interests section for more info! ..

My Interests

Music junkie, Film junkie, published writer, art, photography, dance (flamenco, Middle Eastern folkloric), bellydancing -traditional and tribal), World music DJ, activist, drummer (mainly Middle Eastern), Astrology (Western / Vedic), politics of the world, history, cooking, books, writing, traveling to obscure locations, people watching and causing chaos! MECDA member (Middle Eastern Culture, Dance & Arts), Contributing member to Moksha Family and facilitator of the Miami Six Degrees Nights and other local label nights.

I'd like to meet:

Activists, creative thinkers, music, art, dance and film enthusiasts!

Music:

Ozomatli, Bob Marley, Guided By Voices, Oingo Boingo, Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Beastie Boys, Humbert, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Balkan Beat Box, System Of The Down, The Clash, Flaming Lips, Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, Kocani Orchestra, Rage Against The Machine, Soul Coughing, Jellyfish, Fishbone, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack, Joy Division, Madness, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Tabla Beat Science, Arterciopelados, Mastretta, Koop, DJ Cheb i Sabbah, Lila Downs, Ali Farka Toure, DJ Dolores, Ravi Shankar, Cafe Tacuba, mando diao, Franz Ferdinand, Jazzonova, Hedingarna, Ekova, Edith Piaf, googoosh, Mano Chao, the Client, Kraftwerk, Ojos de Brujo, Omar Sosa, Conjunto Progreso, The chieftains, Joao Gilberto, Bloque, Gabin, Issa Bagayogo, Thievery Corporation, Zuco 103, Gotan Project, Suenalo Sound System, Beny More, Antonio Carlos Jobim, sondre lerche, Apparat Organ Quartet, Carlos Vives, Bjork, Juana Molina, DiZman &; Kamain, Dead Can Dance, P18, Femi Kuti, MIDIval PundiZ, Afro Celt Sound System, the sounds, Poets Of Rhythm, os mutantes, the outernationalists, The Nag Champayons, Medeski Martin & Wood, St.Germain, King Chango, James Brown, K-OS, Karsh Kale, The Roots, J5, Quetzel, El Gran Silencio, Miles, Coltrane, C. Parker, C. Mariano, B.B.King, Antibalas, sidestepper, mosquitos, the bobby hughes experience, senor coconut, soundtrack of our lives, toto la momposina, the spiders, postal service, Saint Etienne, Badly Drawn Boy, Solex, squarepusher, The Streets, Nil Lara, King Brit, Molotov, Yerba Buena, The Sounds, The Ravonettes, Danny Elfman, DJ Krush, Cold Play, Ramiro Musotto, Radio Zumbido, Air, Ursula 1000, Bonobo, Tom Waits, traditional jazz, world music, blues and anything and everything that shakes the world.
Humbert Get this video and more at MySpace.com

Movies:

Film Dork! Preferred genres: foreign film, drama, epics, sci-fi, experimental film, independent films and documentaries. Favorite movies? The Big Lebowski, Nightmare Before Christmas, Rabbit Proof Fence, Cook Thief His Wife Her Lover, Lost In Translation, 1 Giant Leap, What The Bleep Do We Know, Trainspotting, Barfly, Amandala, House of Yes - there are others but I can't think of them at the moment.

Television:

When I do watch television - Anything on Bravo, The History Channel, Discovery Channel, PBS, Sci-Fi, Food Network, Travel Channel, TLC and the Daily Show.

Books:

George Orwell's 1984 (kind of reflects our current government eh?), anything by Gary Larson, Anything by Shakespeare, anything biographical, Hunter S. Thompson, Edgar Allen Poe, Astrology, Health books, history, politics, science etc. Geek!

Heroes:

Anyone in a sober state of mind that realizes how fucked up our country really is yet instead of complaining about it from an armchair warrior perspective, tries to find a solution to the problem. I digress...

My Blog

Q&A with Pink Martini, at the Adrienne Arsht Center this Friday

Miami New Times - CrossfadePink Martini’s music is the kind of music that makes you want to fall in love. Each album contains all the perfect elements of a relationship -- drama, ...
Posted by Micsto on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:53:00 PST

MARK SANDMAN - AKA Morphine

MARK SANDMAN - AKA Morphine One thing I always found very compelling about Mark Sandman (frontman for the lege...
Posted by Micsto on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:57:00 PST

Four Tet / DJ-Kicks

Four Tet / DJ-Kicks For me, when it comes to checking out the latest and greatest from a DJ, I have to admit that sometimes I can be quite a music critic and at times rather ruthless with my reviews. ...
Posted by Micsto on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:54:00 PST

Dave Alvin Interview - Roots Rockin’ The Wild West

DAVE ALVIN ROOTS ROCKIN THE WILD WEST by MS     Dave Alvin helped to kick-start the American roots rock scene in the early '80's ...
Posted by Micsto on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:46:00 PST

Cloud Cult - Meaning of 8

Artist: CLOUD CULT Album: The Meaning Of 8 (REBG30109) I got into Cloud Cult when I checked out their 2005 release ADVICE FROM THE HAPPY HIPPOPOTAMUS (which debuted on North America's colleg...
Posted by Micsto on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:12:00 PST

Six Degrees Records WMC 007 Showcase @ Opium Garden

Six Degrees Records WMC 007 Showcase @ Opium GardenFrom my friend Jacques: Sun, March 25, 2007 - 6:02 AM ...
Posted by Micsto on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:03:00 PST

Rachid Taha / Diwan 2

Artist: RACHID TAHA Album: Diwan 2 (WRAS181)    Rachid Taha is a French-Algerian musician whose musical style is influenced by elements of punk, rock and Algerian rai music which, to most pe...
Posted by Micsto on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:57:00 PST

A Night Of Middle Eastern Music

Harmonic Motion, EarthNoize and A La Turca Restaurant are proud to present a special night of Middle Eastern Music!   This Sunday January 21, 2006 from 5PM  8PM, Master violinist Frederick Elia...
Posted by Micsto on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:48:00 PST

Army Of Anyone Interview

AMPED'S INTERVIEW WITH ARMY OF ANYONE'S DEAN DELEO: Armed with a new venture that breaks down the walls between artist, label and distributor, this "supergroup" is fighting for creative integrity, no...
Posted by Micsto on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:11:00 PST

ARMY OF ANYONE

Army Of Anyone / Army Of Anyone (FIMU60010)   You know it takes a lot of strength for a band that is really going places and making a name for themselves to suddenly disappear off the face of the...
Posted by Micsto on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:52:00 PST