“Across the sea of space the stars are other suns. We have traveled this way before and there is much to be learned.” ~Carl Sagan We are all connected: to each other, biologically; to the earth, chemically; to the rest of the universe, atomically. [Feynman] I think nature’s imagination is so much greater than man’s [...]
Years ago, when I stomped through the streets of Manhattan stuck in the trenches of survival mode, my favorite way of obtaining peace and solace was speeding through Times Square from 3:00-4:00AM on the back of my friend David’s motorcycle. In the city that never sleeps, this hour was the one interlude when all the [...]
I am inexplicably obsessed with this song that has suadade and duende dripping from its time signature.
On November 22, 2009, the rock gods answered my prayers and delivered a star-studded Hollywood concert benefitting the Los Angeles Youth Network. Led by the true blue tattooed axe man himself, SLASH, the band made up of Dave Navarro, Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Tom Morello, and special guests played their hearts out to raise money [...]
The first time I met Michael Franti I was leaning against a sweat-covered swaying wall about ready to pass out from exhaustion inside the classic live New Orleans music venue the Howlin’ Wolf during JazzFest ’03, the best vacation of my life to date. It was 5:00AM, and I hadn’t slept in at least 48 [...]
It happened instantly, the change you made in me, the response to the questions I don’t know how to ask, and the awakening of “ A Love Supreme.” I drink my red wine to your tones over and over, and you swim through my veins in the deep end. I make a toast to you, [...]
Stunningly simple brilliance reminiscent of all the beautiful ghosts dancing in the attic…
Click on “Mellie_Mel” to hear the song on my Blip.fm page. more about “Blip.fm | Mellie_Mel | Miike Snow – A…“, posted with vodpod
