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BLAIR

F*KERM@N

About Me

I'm a black, queer writer and musician. I went to South Africa and on a a few tours including a six month independent tour of the U.S. I grew up in New Jersey. I live in Detroit. I'm interested in every kind of music. It just has to move me. Always been interested in doing a lot of different styles. I feel I'm ready to dive deeper.I've written a one man show called Burying the Evidence. You can check one of the blogs for a description of it. Come see it sometime.I'm working on a book. I've been published in Black Rennaissance Noire (NYU Press) by Quincy Troupe and some newspapers and journals over the last few months.My dad looked like Chuck Berry, played like Hank Williams. My mom cleaned white folk's houses. She raised five children. On her own. I inherited all sorts of ghosts from both of them. Sometimes I can fly.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/10/2005
Band Website: blairpoetry.com
Band Members: WWW.BLAIRPOETRY.COM/BAND.HTML
Influences: TV On The Radio, M.I.A., Bloc Party, PJ Harvey, The Gossip, The Dirtbombs, Stevie Wonder, Tom Waits, Tracy Chapman, Defiance Ohio, Nina Simone, Patti Griffin, Amy Winehouse, Antony, The Smiths, Matson Jones, Radiohead, Tricky, Bjork, Paul Robeson, The Smiths, Joni Mitchell, Bright Eyes, Velvet Underground, Dale Wilson, Michael Jackson, Bayard Rustin, Talking Heads, Coltrane, Yusef Komunyakaa, Carl Philips, Nine Inch Nails, Mike Doughty, Carl Craig, Miles Davis, The Hentchmen, Will Oldham, Pharaoh Saunders, Anthony Braxton, Vievee Francis, Historic Folk Music, Detroit, cracks in the pavement, Bowie, Toots and the Maytalls, Dolly Parton, Queen, Sylvester, Write Word Write Now, Chris Garneau, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Jim Jarmusch, The Clash, Langston Hughes, Patti Smith, June Jordan, Audra Kubat, My Mom, My Dad, Crash, Calvin Anderson, The House of the Future, Big Mama Thornton, Patti Smith, Nick Cave, Boogie Down Productions Thornetta Davis, Invincible, Black Bottom Collective, Versiz, DJ Munk, Afeni Ngozi Hill, Audra Kubat, Dylan
Sounds Like: People have said Ben Harper and Richie Havens, breathy, a wooden Indian flute, theft, too rock for r&b, too poetic for pop music, too soul for rock...whatever. Lately, my new stuff is generally faster, harder, more urgent, intense. I don't know, sounds like music.

This is an independent list made by someone I've never even met, so I'm flattered and thankful. Plus there's some other good folks on the list. Check it out.
Record Label: sometimes Epidemic Records, sometimes not
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Sung to the Tune of a Slow Repeatable Silence - Lyrics and Info

Sung to the Tune of a Slow Repeatable Silence (words and music by D. Blair, programming by Alvin Hill)   Too bad you're a crier 'cause your mouth is on fire. The words that they said could leav...
Posted by BLAIR on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:26:00 PST

The Night I Made Out W/ Tricky

The Night I Made Out With Tricky... Seriously  Someone recently sent me a copy of the lyrics to "Hell is Around the Corner" by Tricky which I based my song "Round the Corner" on. After Trick...
Posted by BLAIR on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 07:46:00 PST

My Two (or three) Favorite Quotes

My Two (or three) Favorite Quotes   1. "Be bold, and powerful forces will come to your aid."                   ...
Posted by BLAIR on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:56:00 PST

They Talked Me Into Slamming Again

Detroit Poetry Slam Team Has Been ChosenBlair, Versiz, "Dee" Matthews and Phenom Tonight was rough. A few weeks ago or so, I was talked into slamming again. Wasn't sure I ever would. It's been s...
Posted by BLAIR on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:41:00 PST

I’m in the News

  ART Poet works with students, tours By Brandon Dunlap December 4th, 2007 Photos Photo by Dave Lewinski Details SpitFire Poetry SpitFire Poetry will be held at 8 p.m. tonight in the b...
Posted by BLAIR on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:15:00 PST

I’m Going to Paris!

After years of living in the so-called Paris of the Midwest, I'll be heading to Paris France in 2008. ..> I'M MOVING TO PARIS! I have so much to tell about my tour but the big thing, the decision...
Posted by BLAIR on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:25:00 PST

BLAIR TOUR REPORT - Part 3

BLAIR TOUR REPORT Part 3 - I'm at the San Francisco Public Library waiting in line to use a computer. The guy behind me wears what could be described as the Empire State Building of backpacks. It tow...
Posted by BLAIR on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:43:00 PST

Phoenix Haiku

Since there is a warm front across the U. S. it got me thiking about the fact that no matter how hot it gets everywhere else, at least I don't live in Arizona. Following is my new haiku.Pissing outsid...
Posted by BLAIR on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:56:00 PST

BLAIR TOUR REPORT PT. 2 Welcome to the Jungle

BLAIR TOUR REPORT Part 2   When I got off the bus in South Hollywood, I expected to feel like Axl Rose in the Welcome to the Jungle video, you know dealers lurking, sirens wailing, sexy ladies te...
Posted by BLAIR on Fri, 18 May 2007 05:42:00 PST

BLAIR TOUR REPORT Pt. 1

BLAIR TOUR REPORT Pt. 1 The situation was this; this very fat woman with faded hair and clothes too small was holding two miserable babies. She had two men fighting over her. One black, one white. Bot...
Posted by BLAIR on Tue, 08 May 2007 10:42:00 PST