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NoR*CaLChiKa♪♫The Music Monster♪ ♫

*~*Let the MUSIC take you higher*~*

About Me


WELCOME MUSIC lovers!!! So glad you have stumbbled upon my world, now brace yourself for some fun to be had!!! So my name's a secret to most (ooooh), but you can call me NorCalChika :) I am a music fiend and promoter...well more like a music SUPPORTER and music enthusiast if you will. I am here to open up your beautiful minds to some amazing artists and sounds you may have not yet heard or have been exposed to. All I ask is that you lend and ear and a smile. I've been a music fanatic for as long as i can remember, my mom tells me my first concert was at 6 months old!!! haha maybe that can give you an idea of how influential music has been in my life. Of course i try to live a normal life...and have a real job...my 9-5 grind...which I do love...haha I DID go to school for a something, but when I'm not working, I spend my time at live shows. My passion def lies within the music and what a positive impact it can have in all of our lives. By now, I've probably attended a gazillion live shows...and I guess I can safely say that i'm quite a concert addict. I respect all those who put their hearts and souls into what they do and can bring people together. This page is dedicated to them. So let me infect you with some new sounds if you check out my WALL OF FAME (scroll down) and also my TOTALLY AWESOME TOP FRIENDS they both include a variety of genres of music that everyone can enjoy. I think great music needs to be shared with the masses, up and coming artists don't get enough exposure nowadays and independent music has been extremely underestimated. So check out my artists and add them 2 ur friends and we can all be friends!! =D I have a pretty eclectic taste when it comes to music so gimme some ear candy! and don't stop supporting the local, underground, independent music movement!!


"Music is a higher revelation than philosophy." -- Ludwig van Beethoven
GOODWORD
"The beats are sick, but the story behind them is even better. Legend has it a producer named Martin wronged San Francisco rapper Goodword, so he jacked the batch of beats he'd already been sent, grabbed a bunch of friends, and made a killer mixtape. To avoid a lawsuit, it's technically not for sale."-Nate Seltenrich (East Bay Express)
RISE of the REVOLUTION
BAND BIO: The fierce duo collaboration between rapper, The Prophet, and producer, Nima Fadavi came about in early 2006. At the time, The Prophet was signed to CMe, Avatar, and Universal records, and had just finished his first major label release, "Sworn In," when he was beginning to work on his second. Bringing in Nima to produce a few songs, the two began working more and more together. The beats Nima produced had a strong hip hop influence, but also brought in different elements of reggae, and carried a unique original style that blended multiple genres. The distinctive, fast, catchy rapping style of The Prophet seemed to form perfectly to the beats.Shortly after working together, The Prophet decided to end his contract with CMe, Avatar, and Universal records and pursue working on a full project with Nima. Both individuals, already accomplished musicians, seemed to have no problems getting their new project on its feet.Rise of the Revolution is music that speaks the truth, with strong political lyrics, backed by catchy, creative, and original sounding beats. Music that touches on every emotion and encourages standing up for what you believe in. Although influenced by many different artists in many different genres, the two have seemed to find their own unique hip hop sound. The focus of Rise of the Revolution is to pursue creative music as a form of art with a positive message. The music is the sounds for life and being true. Speak out, rise up, and stand.The live performance that has been regarded as loud, powerful, and rowdy, the two seem to always feel comfortable on stage. The Prophet and Nima Fadavi both on the mic's, while Nima plays the organ and the beats live also. You can also catch them performing live with friends who are on drums and the turntables. Collectively and individually, they've shared the stage with Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, Collie Buddz, KRS-ONE, Zion I, Hieroglyphics, Aesop Rock, Andre Nickatina, Devin the Dude, Murs, The Grouch, Xzibit, Twista, Pitbull, J Kwon, Dub C, and many more.Their debut album "Never Stand Down," was released in August of 2007 under their own label, Eclectic Sound Recordings. Drawing strong live instrumentation on the album, it also combines hard hitting drums with tracks that have everything from a dark symphonic feel to tracks that have a upbeat bright feel. The album includes special guest appearances from The Grouch of Living Legends, and many more. Constantly on the road or in the studio, the duo are currently working on their 2nd album, Lethal of Equal, which is set to be released in the fall of 2008.We are our own movement, we are Rise of the Revolution.

"Rhythm of the Band" By: The Skaflaws
The Skaflaws started in Mid 2005 when 4 friends and fellow students spent their lunch periods jamming on Sublime songs in an abandoned classroom and decided play at the Aptos High "Rock 4 Peace" in June of 2005 after being a band for less than a week. Since then they have come a long way from the late summer '05 release of their 4 track demo recorded in Downtown SC to the release of their first, full length album "Vibritive Posations," which was recorded underground at UCSC. After two full years they finally graced the main stage of The Catalyst in Downtown SC and have been regulars ever since. And in true ska fashion, the list of band members continues to grow since the original four with the additions of Greg Samuels of The Strobe ..boards and Connor Braschi of the Drunken Seagulls on rhythm guitar/bass. The Skaflaws are looking to build up, brick by brick, fan by fan, a scene unlike anything you have ever expeirenced. Playing music because they want to and because it moves the people around them.
DON'T FORGET TO ADD THEM TO UR FRIENDS!

My Interests



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NoR*CaLChiKa's ~


Cali Nation

PINCHE HUEROS

Long Beach Shortbus

Wackoe

PIECE BY PIECE

FREEMIND

DUBWIZE

Banzai Kitty

Organic Crack Records

Dub FX

Gadfly

Yard Stylee records

GotLocalMusic.Com

ROOT AWAKENING

Del Rio Productions

SACSHOWS.COM

Spoken Gun

Ankore

The B Foundation

Rick....just rick

BRASSY VIDEOS

RAVERS R US

Jack Maness

WAITING FOR T.I.M.

1ad7

The Midtones

Buffalo Creek

PYRX

ResinMusic.com

The Expendables

RISING SON

BAD GENES

Mikey Dread

Left Coast Boardwear

Shakedown

HORNY TOAD

Living Stone

UnderRated (of POTLUCK)

DAYO

Ominous Words

Single Fin

Tomorrows Bad Seeds

Music:


"Expose yourself to your biggest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free."
Jim Morrison




311
11/5
aesop rock
against all authority
aha
Al green
all 4 1
angry samoans
Animals, the
aquabats, the
aretha franklin
ashley simpson
atmosphere
a tribe called quest
bad boy bill
bad brains
Bad Religion
beegees, the
B foundation, the
bad religion
barrington levy
bb king
Beatles, The
beastie boys
blackalicious
black eyed peas
black sabbath
bob dylan
Bob Marley
bone thugs and harmony
boys II men
bridget gray
brittney spears
buju banton
cali nation
carole king
cat stevens
charlie parker chicago
chi-lites, the
chuck berry
clash, the
common
common rider
corrine bailey rae
coup, the
cream
credence clearwater revival
crown city rockers
cunninlyngists
cut chemist
cypress hill
damian marley
dead prez
deep purple
de la soul
delfonics, the
del tha funky homosapien
demigodz
dialated peoples
Digable planets
Dj Dan
Dj Irene
dobie gray
donald glaude
Doors, The
Dr. Dre
eagles, the
earl hines
earth wind and fire
Eek-a-mouse
elton john
erick clapton
eva cassidy
everly brothers, the
etta james
expendables, the
felt
fishbone
fleetwood mack
four tops, the
Frank Sinatra
gang starr
garth brooks
gil scott heron
green day
gregory isaacs
grouch, the
guttermouth
hepcat
hieroglyphics
Immortal technique
isley brothers, the
jack johnson
jack maness
james brown
Janice Joplin
J dilla
jefferson airplane
jimi hendrix
John denver
johnny cash
john coltrane
juanes
jurassic 5
Jungle brothers
king tubby
kiss
lady saw
led zeppelin
lee "scratch" perry
less than jake
living legends
lily allen
long beach dub all stars
long beach shrort bus
louis armstrong
loving spoonful, the
ludacris
lunies, the
lynyrd skynyrd
lyrics born
mad caddies
mamas and the papas, the
mana
manu chao
mariah carey
marvin gaye
mazzy star
metallica
miles davis
michael jackson
mighty mighty boss tones, the
mikey dread
misfits, the
mos def
nas
neil diamond
neil young
nina simone
nirvana
no doubt
NOFX
notorious BIG
off spring, the
operation ivy
otis redding
outkast
ozomatli
pato banton
paul anka
paul oakenfold
pennywise
people under the stairs
pepper
pharcyde, the
Pink Floyd
planet asia
police, the
R.B.L. Posse
ramones, the
rancid
red hot chilli peppers
red man
reel big fish
richard humpty vision
richie valens
rolling stones, the
roots, the
run DMC
sage francis
salt n pepa
santana
sarah jones
savia andina
saul williams
seals & crofts
sex pistols, the
shakira
simon and garfunkle
sister nancy
sizzla
skanking pickle
skatalites, the
sizzla
slightly stoopid
snoop dog
social distortion
souls of mischief
specials, the
steel pulse
stevie ray vaughan
sublime
swollen members
talib kweli
tech n9ne
temptations, the
thelonious monk
thomas trouble
TLC
tommy james and the shondells
too short
tupac
twisted sister
ub40
ugly duckling
van morrison
visionaries,the
voodoo glow skulls
who the funk
yes
yuckmouth
Zion I
Z-Man
Z-trip
Zapp & roger

Movies:

the dark side of the rainbow, Alice on the wall, what the bleep do we know?, grease, Alice in wonderland, the wizard of oz, slam, finding nemo, the notebook, a beautiful mind, Baraka, The doors, March of the penguins, Life is beautiful,boys don't cry, aladdin, almost famous, groove,

Television:


Don't watch too much TV...but I def keep away from EMPTY V!


Books:

Valley of the Spirits, the metamorphosis, Dark Alliance, She's come Undone, green eggs and ham, the missing piece, to have or to be, descartes meditations, the republic, White Goldrush: Cocaine epidemic in south america, All she wanted, The house on mango street, Colormute, Shades of gray.Let the MUSIC Take you Higher!!

Heroes:

mom, dad and lil bro.

My Blog

Random Abiladeze: Brutally Honest (album Review)

  In a scene where the idea that hip hop is dead still resonates, and where thuggin and blingged out braggadocio derailed the vision of positivity; Random Abiladeze is undoubtedly one of the mos...
Posted by NoR*CaLChiKajkThe Music Monsterj k on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:58:00 PST

WTF?? microchips in my head!

So I took a visit to the animal shelter a few days ago because I will be adopting a cat soon. It was a very bitter-sweet visit as I found every damn cat to be so beautiful, I literally thought I was g...
Posted by NoR*CaLChiKajkThe Music Monsterj k on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:12:00 PST

In Loving Memory: Mikey Dread

It is with deep sorrow that I dedicate this blog and acknowledge a huge loss in the reggae scene as of March 15th, 2008.  Mikey Dread (Michael Campbell), was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broa...
Posted by NoR*CaLChiKajkThe Music Monsterj k on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:02:00 PST

Looking for tattoo artists to be on a MUSIC HIGH TV episode

OK...here's the deal people, I'm looking for a pretty kick ass tattoo artist preferably in the SACRAMENTO area to do some work for me...i have a few tat ideas that need to be more elaborate... HERE'S ...
Posted by NoR*CaLChiKajkThe Music Monsterj k on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:30:00 PST

want 2 b my ARTIST/BAND/SONG of the week?

I'm trying to keep up with my weekly MUSIC PICKS OF THE WEEK segment which I have really been slacking off on....soooo to make my life a hell of a lot easier I thought I'd open up the floor for anyone...
Posted by NoR*CaLChiKajkThe Music Monsterj k on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:42:00 PST

some great MUSIC quotes

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line ...
Posted by NoR*CaLChiKajkThe Music Monsterj k on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:20:00 PST

I LOVE gettin bitched at....

This is what was in my inbox today: "I met you at rock the bells, you were wearing the same shit as in your picture, i dont understand why you had to be a bitch about it you could have just said no. o...
Posted by NoR*CaLChiKajkThe Music Monsterj k on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:05:00 PST

Is it so bad to judge and discriminate?

You know, lately I've found myself doing this more often than not where I'll meet someone or someone on myspace hits me up and I go to their page and the first thing I look for is what song they got o...
Posted by NoR*CaLChiKajkThe Music Monsterj k on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:53:00 PST

2007 SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL GUIDE

Reggae:  Reggae on the River (CANCELLED!) The world famous reggae festival has skanked for years in Humboldt County and continually provides a stony weekend of dub, roots, and dancehall. Artists ...
Posted by NoR*CaLChiKajkThe Music Monsterj k on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:28:00 PST

PET PEEVES

I think it's about time for another rant and rave...so here it goes! I'm getting really annoyed lately by the hundreds of messages I get from guys who are trying to sell themselves...I mean come on!! ...
Posted by NoR*CaLChiKajkThe Music Monsterj k on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:19:00 PST