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J Shep

I don't live like that.

About Me

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Music:

Member Since: 1/17/2006
Influences: Ben Folds, Nina Simone, MF Doom, Wilco, Pete Rock, Bob Schneider, Little Brother, Billy Joel, Aaron Copland, Branford Marsalis, Tony Williams, Patty Griffin, Miles Davis, Mike Longoria, my friends, my family, my heart.
Sounds Like: "The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices, to be found only in the minds of men."
Type of Label: None

My Blog

DR. Blog or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Blog

So while I was tinkering with a blog on SXSW, I started reading some of the reviews on Vampire Weekend's new album; some good and some not so good.  It seemed like almost any review that came fro...
Posted by J Shep on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:39:00 PST

Best Albums of 2007

1.       St. Vincent  Marry Me Multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark releases her first album, Marry Me, with incredible production work and even better song writing.  ...
Posted by J Shep on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:13:00 PST

Max Roach

Explaining who jazz musicians are isn't anything new for me.  Growing up I listened to Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman and so many others.  I listened to these ...
Posted by J Shep on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:07:00 PST

Performance Enhancers

756.  It's only a number.  A number that's causing quite a debate.  San Francisco slugger, Barry Bonds hit his 756th home run the first week of August.  For those who may have been...
Posted by J Shep on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:02:00 PST

Kanye Waste

Here it is; my first blog for ME Television.  I feel pretty good about this as I type away on my keyboard at my cluttered desk.  You may have seen me on Tex-Mix, but you may not know that I ...
Posted by J Shep on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:01:00 PST

in black and white...

So here it is...not sure what to say. http://www.austin360.com/arts/content/arts/stories/xl/2007/5 00/0510media.html...
Posted by J Shep on Thu, 10 May 2007 11:43:00 PST

9/11...5 years later

Politics....not my thing...but when I get upset by issues...I make it my thing.  I spent all yesterday feeling uneasy about the 5 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.  I didn't know why.&nb...
Posted by J Shep on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:35:00 PST

Turn ME on!

What up folks?  So yeah...I am lacking in blogs...so here is one not to shabby....i got a new damn job!  No longer do I hate going to work; which is a fantastic feeling.  Its good. If y...
Posted by J Shep on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:57:00 PST

Grey's Anatomy Is My Fave

So my sister got me hooked on Grey's Anatomy. I am so excited to watch a group of friends who are totally inept in their ability to deal with emotions. I am so glad to know that there are emotional ...
Posted by J Shep on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:14:00 PST

RIP J-Dilla

Sad day to find out that J-Dilla passed away this weekend. His newest album had just come out this past Tuesday...and truthfully, I haven't had a chance to even listen to it. I don't know what to do...
Posted by J Shep on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:47:00 PST