Music:
I heard some stuff recently that made me realize that there are rays of light in the dire state of current music. Because, again, I'm a bit out of the loop I would like to know who and what I was listening to. People in the place said Neo Soul, however nothing I've found on the Net matches the quality of what engulfed me. There was a pizza parlor called SLICE and the other place was called Harlem Bar.
Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Kidd Jordan, Leo Wright, Charlie Parker, Bud Powel, Marlon Jordan, Kenny Garret
Urban: Common, Talib, Symbolic One, Life One, The L.J.'s
georgia anne muldrow, sound directions, danger doom, goapele, madvillian, floyd the locsmif, el da sensei, dudley perkins, lushlife, sound providers, people under the stars, aceyalone, heiroglyphics, lightheaded, modill
the people mover, murs & 9th wonder, okai, ayatollah, akrobatik, deux process, colossus, dj z-trip, dj zeph, five deez, encore, the gift of gab, kev brown, lyrics born, planet asia, styles of beyond, zion I, dwele, edwin starr, lizz fields, kindred the family soul, the procussions, the primeridian, crown city rockers, l.a. symphony, mars iii, busdriver, haiku d'etat, the perceptionists, quanntum projects, sole, airborn audio, dosh, latryx, cannibal ox, el-p,
Rap: I really like stupid ass, lyrically uncreateive yet rhythmically hypnotic Southern 'ish.
Classical: Otis Murphy, Yo Yo Ma,
International: Buena Vista Social Club, Ravi Shankar, Zveri, Pakavit, St. Germaine, Jazzanova, Saules Kliosas,
new subject I could go on and on.
Television:
I don't watch much tv either. I like Nova on PBS, a decent basketball game doesn't hurt, the Japanese version of iron Chef is pretty good also.
Books:
Zero, The Basic Language of Mathematics, Waiting for Snow in Havana, Execution, A Basic History of Nearly Everything, A Lesson Before Dying, Native Son, The Bible, Angels and Demons, When I Served the King of England, Native Son.
Heroes:
Inventors.