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Monday, October 04, 2004
Friday, October 01, 2004
Politics and music
If you're still fired up after last night's presidential debate or forgot it was on, get informed on politics through hip-hop:
WHAT: 1st Annual Hip Hop Conference
WHERE: San Jose State University Student Union
WHEN: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2
TIX: Free!
WHY: Designed to address the issues of young hip hoppers from the ages of 18-35, this conference includes keynote speaker Dr. Tricia Rose, professor and chair of the American Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
There will also be panel discussions and workshops on:
Plus, a community resource fair and an art exhibit of local talent, film screenings, vendors and music throughout the day.
WHAT: 1st Annual Hip Hop Conference
WHERE: San Jose State University Student Union
WHEN: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2
TIX: Free!
WHY: Designed to address the issues of young hip hoppers from the ages of 18-35, this conference includes keynote speaker Dr. Tricia Rose, professor and chair of the American Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
There will also be panel discussions and workshops on:
women in hip hop
voter education
police and community relations
immigrants' rights
the state of hip hop in San Jose
youth in activism.
Plus, a community resource fair and an art exhibit of local talent, film screenings, vendors and music throughout the day.
posted by Marian at 4:52 PM
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Thursday, September 30, 2004
Sophomores
I've been listening to Jimmy Eat World's new album lately, "Futures," in stores Oct. 19. It sounds very similar to their last one, with the exception of track 7 "Drugs or Me" which reminded me of the sound of blink-182's song "I Miss You." It's more harmonic and moody.
Program Director/Station Manager Johnny X of Channel 104.9 said the reason sophomore albums may sound the same is because the second one is to solidify not only the band's sound, but their audience as well. Then, on their third album, the band can diversify and experiment.
That's seems to be what Norah Jones did too. If she followed this logic, I wonder if she'll go electronica next! jk.
Program Director/Station Manager Johnny X of Channel 104.9 said the reason sophomore albums may sound the same is because the second one is to solidify not only the band's sound, but their audience as well. Then, on their third album, the band can diversify and experiment.
That's seems to be what Norah Jones did too. If she followed this logic, I wonder if she'll go electronica next! jk.
posted by Marian at 1:10 PM
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Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Monkey martial arts
Ch-check it out..
My Norah Jones story prints today. Read how she enjoys doing interviews, because it enables her to talk over:
"all this stuff, and all... I've done in the past couple years. I don't go around talking about that stuff with my friends. I try to not to think about it, actually. It's just too much to think about."
Tonight ch-check out this amazing Tijuana ska band (no, I'm not kidding).
WHAT: Los Kung Fu Monkeys
WHERE: Bottom of the Hill
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7) Tonight 9/29
TIX: $10; all ages; ticketweb; (866)-468-3399
WHY: Their name is curious enough and their sound makes you want to bounce frantically.
24-year-old vocalist Bernardo Leos answered my questions in an email from Tijuana:
WHY THE NAME?
We needed a name for our first show, and I have always been in to martial arts (me being a Ni Dan {2nd Degree} black belt in karate), looking in to a martial arts magazine, and we put the name on our first flyer "Monkey Kung Fu" and people just started calling us "Los Kung Fu Monkeys" and it stayed.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR SOUND AND HOW MUCH DOES COMING FROM TIJUANA INFLUENCE YOUR SOUND?
Punk, ska, Hard Core, with other mixes of new wave, metal, goth, and a little bit of everyone's influences...We grew up listening to all the bands from the U.S., just being a border city with San Diego, going to shows over there, having shows over here with great punk bands like Vandals, Guttermouth, VGS, Union 13, Ten Foot Pole, Sick Of It All, Bad Religion, Total Chaos, Buck O Nine, just to mention a few when we where growing up had a lot of influence on our sound.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR APPEAL AND YOUR PERSONALITIES?
We are very sexy (joke), we are 8 people, we are all very different, it's hard to explain for them but personally I'm a person just trying to express frustrations, experiences and other situations on our music, and our live performance that is very intense every member pours his heart out every time we hit a stage, we are very passionate of what we do, and we try to interact with the audience, and make a part of Los KFM too.
My Norah Jones story prints today. Read how she enjoys doing interviews, because it enables her to talk over:
"all this stuff, and all... I've done in the past couple years. I don't go around talking about that stuff with my friends. I try to not to think about it, actually. It's just too much to think about."
Tonight ch-check out this amazing Tijuana ska band (no, I'm not kidding).
WHAT: Los Kung Fu Monkeys
WHERE: Bottom of the Hill
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7) Tonight 9/29
TIX: $10; all ages; ticketweb; (866)-468-3399
WHY: Their name is curious enough and their sound makes you want to bounce frantically.
24-year-old vocalist Bernardo Leos answered my questions in an email from Tijuana:
WHY THE NAME?
We needed a name for our first show, and I have always been in to martial arts (me being a Ni Dan {2nd Degree} black belt in karate), looking in to a martial arts magazine, and we put the name on our first flyer "Monkey Kung Fu" and people just started calling us "Los Kung Fu Monkeys" and it stayed.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR SOUND AND HOW MUCH DOES COMING FROM TIJUANA INFLUENCE YOUR SOUND?
Punk, ska, Hard Core, with other mixes of new wave, metal, goth, and a little bit of everyone's influences...We grew up listening to all the bands from the U.S., just being a border city with San Diego, going to shows over there, having shows over here with great punk bands like Vandals, Guttermouth, VGS, Union 13, Ten Foot Pole, Sick Of It All, Bad Religion, Total Chaos, Buck O Nine, just to mention a few when we where growing up had a lot of influence on our sound.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR APPEAL AND YOUR PERSONALITIES?
We are very sexy (joke), we are 8 people, we are all very different, it's hard to explain for them but personally I'm a person just trying to express frustrations, experiences and other situations on our music, and our live performance that is very intense every member pours his heart out every time we hit a stage, we are very passionate of what we do, and we try to interact with the audience, and make a part of Los KFM too.
posted by Marian at 11:09 AM
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Tuesday, September 28, 2004
la-la land
This weekend, I headed to la-la land. At the Magic Kingdom I ran into none other than Dat Phan. He was going into Tomorrowland. It's always awkward running into someone I interviewed over the phone, but didn't meet in person. It's like seeing a professor at the mall - everything is out of context.
That night, I checked out Downtown Disney - Jordan Knight was playing at the House of Blues for $24 or so, so we ended up checking out a street musician instead, Drew Tretick, a regular at Disney and Vegas. He's recorded with Chris Isaak, Tony Bennett, and Stevie Wonder. I've never seen so many people walk up and buy CDs before.
Like Dat Phan, he was also out of place. His violin wailed out notes that could make one cry - all set to neon lights and a stuffed animal laden backdrop.
That night, I checked out Downtown Disney - Jordan Knight was playing at the House of Blues for $24 or so, so we ended up checking out a street musician instead, Drew Tretick, a regular at Disney and Vegas. He's recorded with Chris Isaak, Tony Bennett, and Stevie Wonder. I've never seen so many people walk up and buy CDs before.
Like Dat Phan, he was also out of place. His violin wailed out notes that could make one cry - all set to neon lights and a stuffed animal laden backdrop.
posted by Marian at 11:45 AM
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