summertime
Mylo, Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators, Radio Citizen, Ohmega Watts, Basement Jaxx, The Smile Rays, Bonobo, Natural Self, Owusu & Hannibal, 4Hero, Shrift, Betty Davis, Taalam Acey, Feist, Peter, Bjorn & John, Cold War Kids, Jose Gonzalez, Charles Webster, Boozoo Bajou, Yesterday’s New Quintet, Cortex, Quantic Soul Orchestra, Suba, Alice Russell, Gavin Froome, Zero 7, Wax Poetic, Gotan, Cocorosie, Hockey, Shmoov, J Dilla, Aloe Blacc, Gnarles Barkley, Soda Estereo, Ratatat, Daisuke Tanabi, Music for Animals, Esg, Otis Clay, Strange Fruit, Lisa Shaw, DJ Cam, The Meters, Chaka Khan, Amp Fiddler, Myra Barnes, Apostle of Hustle, Talib Kweli, Sia, Jimpster, PJ Harvey, ?Love, Platinum Pied Pipers, Beatfanatic, The Glands, Apparat, Blonde Redhead, Police, Dilated Peoples, Eric B. & Rakim, Outkast, Brand New Heavies, Aceyalone, Roots, Om Lounge, Tom Jobim, Oscar Castro Neves, Rithma, Soulstice, Interpol, Anthony Hamilton, Dwele, Grover Washington, DJ Krush, Digable Planets, Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force, Guru, Doobie Brothers, Shuggie Otis, George Benson, Topaz, Skalpel, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Velvet Underground, Herbert, Jeff Buckley, Wilco, Ray Charles, Blue Six, People Under the Stairs, Lusine, De Phazz, Prefuse 73, LTD, Groove Collective, Illmind, Atmosphere, Forrs, Angie Stone, Bill Withers, Alicia Keys, Jamaraqui, Jill Scott, Candy Staton, Stevie Wonder, Syl Johnson, Gap Band, Bob Dylan, Ohio Players, Van Hunt, Peven Everett, Hall & Oates, Michael MacDonald, Donna Summer, Little Brother, RJD2, Lyrics Born, Gangstarr, Sa-Ra, Thievery Corporation, Air, Sergio Mendes, Frank & Nancy Sinatra, Black Keys, Weekend Players, Tosca, Boards of Canada, Erykah Badu, Raphael Saadiq, Donnie, Musiq Soulchild, Janis Joplin, Cee-lo Green, Digital Underground, Remy Shand, Blackalicious, Mos Def, Dzihan & Kamien, Bjork, Clash, White Stripes, De La Soul, Prince Paul, Greyboy & Greyboy Allstars, Bent, Peder, Cymande, Lifesavas, Metric, Radiohead, Souls of Mischief, Sylvia Striplin, Talking Heads, Will.i.am, Marva Whitney, Quantic, Shalamar, Hank Ballard, Ray Lamontagne, Common, Cat Stevens, Rene & Angela, Curtis Mayfield, Clarence Reid, Dionne Warwick, Jazzanova, D'Angelo, Marvin Gaye, Nas, Nina Simone, Roy Ayers, Rufus, Bee Gees, Spacek, MJ Cole, Christopher O'Riley, Doobie Brothers, Brother Ali, John Hammond, Living Legends, Exile, MF Doom, Minnie Ripperton, Koop, John Tejada, Afu Ra, Chi-Lites, Bobby Caldwell, Broken Social Scene, Cinematic Orchestra, Donald Byrd, Amy Winehouse, Blackbyrds, Madlib, Metro Area, Exile, Slum Village, Mystic, Breakestra, Stateless, Lily Allen, Savoy Brown, Orlando Julius, Living Legends, Leela James...oops, I'm starting to drool. I need to dance.
The Notebook. Music documentaries, social commentaries, cheesy romantic movies. Bring it to my house, and I will watch it and love it.
No thanks.
Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol.Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt.The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.Can't Stop, Won't Stop by Jeff Chang.How to Start a Nonprofit in California.Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.All About Love, Communion by bell hooks.Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers.Bomb the Suburbs, No More Prisons by Billy Wimsatt.Nickle and Dimed, Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich....The Alchemist, The Amateur Marriage, Whores and other Feminists...99 Critical Shots in Pool....
Articulate, funny, inspiring people. People who make music. People who help others. People who can remain gentle and compassionate despite their struggles. Mothers. Healers. Teachers.