The future of GM???
General Motors and Segway just unveiled plans for a new miniature vehicle. It's a long way from GM's hummers, but not a long way from a golfcart. When I saw the pictures (above), I thought, yeah, clearly we need a line of smaller electric vehicles. But come on, that thing does not looks safe OR dope. Times of crisis can birth great ideas, but yo Detroit, come correct.
Mugshot Monday: BLAQSTARR from Green Owl on Vimeo.
In the midst of a serious ping pong showdown, we caught up with legendary Baltimore producer, Blaqstarr. For this Mugshot Monday exclusive, Blaq talks about his hometown and about recording the new single, BANG with Rye Rye and M.I.A. (available from iTunes and streaming below).
Blaqstarr Magic
The G20 summit in London isn't exactly a groundbreaking creative achievment (yet), but today's world leaders are bringing new global green rhetoric to the global stage: "Our global plan of recovery. . . must reflect the interests not just of today's population but of future generations. too." No, that's not a hippy catch-phrase on the back of a soap bottle -- it's the new perspective that's infusing the global dialog. "We have therefore pledged today to do whatever is necesarry to. . . build an inclusive, green sustainable and recovery." As world leaders face economic crisis, the climate crisis is thrown into the fight.
Here's the soundtrack:
CRISIS via Chief Boima at Ghetto Bassquake
What if humans were pets for an alien culture that centered around out-of-body meditation? It's Saturday morning. Rent Fantastic Planet and find out.
Happy Friday. More videos from Hermeto here.
Green Owl Bus Bomb from 3:AM IND. on Vimeo.
That's the bus we drove using biodiesel from Brooklyn to Austin last week. More footage from the trip to come. Stay posted!
Our compadre at Luaka Bop, Paul Diddy (the artist,
not the hiphop mogul) takes you sailing the psychedelic seas with a new
mix featuring bagpipes, Machu Picchu and Brooklyn-converts, Javelin. THE ANDEAN OCEAN is here.
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Our lion-king, Esau Mwamwaya, is doin fine in NYC right now, but the real lions in Africa are a different story.
More on Saving the Lions from PBS here.
Just got hipped to Pep Laguarda & Tapineria from our friends at OTHER MUSIC. So refreshing to hear some proper gushing about this band: "Of all the thousands of albums I've been exposed to over the last nine
years of working for Other Music, this one lands near the very top of
most treasured discoveries. It's simply impossible to wear this one out." Find it here.
Pixelated facades in Singapore and getting curvaceous in Mongolia. Check it from Inhabitat.com
Last Saturday, we stopped by East Village Radio with Esau Mwamwaya to hang with the Fader crew. For about an hour, Esau brought the warm heart of Africa to the East Village. It was magic. Stream the full show here.
It’s not everyday that a fuck-you foursome can scamper into a sold-out Bowery Ballroom in New York City, to support the infamous …And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead, only to be invited to continue that support across Europe. Well, The So So Glos are not your everyday band...
It is true. The So So Glos will open for Trail of Dead during their Europe and United Kingdom dates (see below). Spreading their Op Ivy melodies and pissed New York attitude like herpes; our euro-bros and sistas will soon feel the burn.
After a successful stint at Austin’s South By Southwest Music festival along such acts as Theophilus London, The Vivian Girls, The Very Best, and Ninja Sonik: strumming and snarling out an impressive 12 plus shows. The So So Glos will enter immigration stations tomorrow and reintroduce the-never-dead-only-dormant world of punk rock to stewardesses and hotel attendants across the European continent.
Check out The So So Glos tour dates below and stay tuned for some secret shows taking place in London during the week of April 8th – April 13th.
So So Glos and …And You Will Know Us by the Trail Of Dead European Tour
04.02 -- Schorndorf, Germany -- Manufaktor
04.03 -- Aarau, Switzerland -- Flosserplatz
04.04 -- Rorschach, Switzerland -- Mariaberg
04.06 -- Lausanne, Switzerland -- le Romandie
04.07 -- Paris, France -- Trabendo
04.14 -- Portsmouth, England -- Wedge Rooms
04.15 -- Nottingham, England -- Rescue Rooms
04.16 -- Manchester, England -- Academy 3
04.17 -- Glasgow, Scotland -- Oran Mor
04.19 -- Newcastle, England -- Academy
04.20 -- Birmingham, England -- Academy
04.22 -- Bristol, England -- Thekla
04.23 -- London, England -- Electric Ballroom
04.24 -- Oxford, England -- Academy
New York's freest-form FM radio, WFMU, sponsors a night of solar powered radio. Tonight's show will feature talent from the NY 8 bit scene -- gameboy music for y'all retro-future geeks. Check Nullsleep's Legend of Zelda jams on his MySpace and hit WFMU.org tonight to stream the show live. Also, download FMU's hour-long in-studio featuring live performances from our very own Afro-futurist, Esau Mwamwaya. Track from Nullsleep below...
