I’m done telling other people what I want to do…

15 09 2010

…until it’s already been done.

I recently watched this TED talk with CD Baby founder Derek Sivers and it got me thinking.  The more I tell people about personal or professional goals I have, more excuses I give myself not to do it or do it half-ass.

I tell some friends to hit me when I bite my nails, so now their other job will be to hit me when I start talking about my goals.

Nonetheless, I’m done with it.  My mouth is shut.





BBS Episode 3/Created a new blog

31 08 2010

Check out the new blog I spent all day created here. I’m working on getting a new banner, so don’t comment on that, but I’m interested to hear what you think otherwise.

In the meantime, check out Episode 3 with Person L and The Courtesy Tier.





VOTE FOR MY SXSW PANEL TODAY

27 08 2010
A couple months ago my buddy Walt asked me if I would be interested in being on a panel he was pitching to SXSW called “Get Offline: How to Effectively Create Deeper Connections”.  As a last minute push, I’m asking all of you to help me out by voting/commenting about it here.

Description:  In this panel you’ll learn from marketers, promoters, and new school/old school biz experts on how to promote your music outside of the online space. We’ll discuss successful 360 marketing methods, creating personal connections, the importance of passion, doing what frightens you, and learning that to the most important part of being online is being offline.





The Canon Logic’s music video for “Dead Man”

25 08 2010

Me and the TCL guys go way back, so I’m glad to see them picking up steam (including a headlining slot at Bowery Ballroom a couple months ago).  Here’s their first ever music video (I think?) for the song “Dead Man” off their album FM Arcade.  If you like the song, you can download it for FREE.





Hip-Hop Zelda

18 08 2010

Literally last Saturday (as in 4 days ago) my old college roommate Dan got married yet he still makes time to send me ridiculous emails.  That being said, last night (as in 3 days after his wedding) he made a point to email me a link to a YouTube video where MF Doom was mashed with Zelda music.

Turns out there’s an entire album of this type of music with Busta, Aesop Rock, Common, Jay-Z, Clipse, and more…

There are so many horrible mashup albums out there, but this works somehow and I love it (with the exception of the Dr. Dre track).





My family friend Kenny has grown up

29 07 2010

Kenny Hoffpauer, who lives around the corner from my parents in Philly, came over to my house when he was 16 saying he was serious about being in music and was going to try out for American Idol.  Well he ended up making the top 50 on AA, so I figured the kid was at the very least marketable.

3 years later, he’s 19 and is over the bubblegum crap he thought he needed to do to get a name for himself.  Kenny is growing up and figuring out his style.  That being said, my Mom called me this morning and asked, “have you seen Kenny’s new videos that I emailed you.  The Frank Sinatra one is pretty good.”

So, if only for my Mom to stop calling me about it, I checked them out.

Kenny is not a mob-connected lounge singer or a politically active Black soul singer, but he pulls off both above average showing a lot room for potential.  However, we’ll see if he’s able to translate that into creative and thoughtful pop music of his own…only time will tell.





Backyard Brunch Sessions Episode 2: Team B with special guests (plus recipe)

19 07 2010

A couple comments people had about the last episode:

  1. I was barely in it (I know how much you folks love me)
  2. There wasn’t a proper introduction and ending
  3. There was no recipe listed

Soooo I took a larger roll in this one for the cooking aspect.  However, we took the second comment in consideration when filming the third episode with Person L and The Courtesy Tier.  As for the third, I don’t do recipes, but I can give people a list of ingredients and a rough estimate for quantities for every episode from now.

But first, here’s episode two with Team B (featuring sous chef Kelly Pratt) and The Luyas.  Also, you can find the audio for Team B on nyctaper.

Fish Tacos (feeds 10-12 people)

Fish:

  • 3 lbs of mahi mahi (alternatives:  tilapia or red snapper)
  • 1 lime
  • 1 large red pepper
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • sea salt and cracked pepper to taste

Guacamole:

  • 4 avocados
  • 3 jalapeno (2 inside guac and 1 on the side for extra hotness)
  • 4-8 cloves of garlic (depending on how garlicy you like it)
  • 1/3 cup of chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 onion
  • 3 limes
  • heavy drizzle of olive oil
  • sea salt and cracked pepper to taste (not necessary, but it does help balance the flavors)

Mango Salsa:

  • 3 mangos (or one 24 oz bag of frozen mangos defrosted)
  • 10 oz of frozen corn
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • light drizzle of olive oil
  • 1 cloves garlic

Auxiliary  items:

  • grated cotija cheese (Mexican parmesan)
  • hot sauce

Cooking tips/notes:

  • Cook fish in frying pan and put it on extremely low heat and cook it for 15-20 min to make fish juicy and tender, but cooked through.
  • Blending the guac makes it too mushy.  However, if you don’t have legit mortar and pestle, use a knife and fork to cut into the ingredients.
  • I made brown rice and red beans for the vegetarians to replace the fish

If you have any questions about the recipe, I can go into more detail, so feel free to email me.








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