Category Archives: the MisterG-laneous

****NEW VIDEO****

‘Mirror’

Directed by

Marcos Soriano (yes Geri’s talented brother)

&

Geri Soriano Lightwood…It’s a family affair!!!!!

secret agent 23 Skidoo Gotta Be Me…Okay kids, of all ages..this is a fun reminder!

Be you,
G

Global Noize is DJ Logic and Jason Miles’ funk-electronic-jazz-world mashup. This video is taken from a live show at the Berks Jazz festival Reading PA. How could you NOT want to be some part of all that??

As I embark on the madness that is getting a house ready to be a home, there is PLENTY of things to get done…Yeah Yeah…so let’s think of some songs with either the word HOUSE or HOME in the TITLE.

Burning Down the House- the Talking Heads (misterG)

Music video based upon Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. Directed and animated by Syd & Eric.

Recent times have been way to busy in my personal world, but I have managed to put together a list of some NEW(er) albums I have been listening to. Check it here:

Jim White- Transnormal Skiparoo
Stanton Moore Trio- Emphasis (in parenthesis)
Fantastic Merlins- Look Around
Tommy Emmanuel- Center Stage
Willie Nelson- Moment of Forever
Bobby Ricketts- Skin to Skin
Beyondo- Gambler EP
Telepathique- Love & Lust
Jeff Coffin & Charlie Peacock- Arc of the Circle
James Taylor Quartet- Live at the Jazz Cafe London
Da Cruz- Nova Estacao EP 1 & 2
Jamshied Sharifi- One
The Fly Brothers- live @ Sidelines
Chin Chin
Eric Sardinas & Big Motor
Victor Wooten- Palmystery
The Attic- In the Red
Uri Caine– the Classic Variations
Albert Castiglia- These are the Days
Jordon Zevon- Insides Out
Mochipet- Microphonepet
Jacky & Strings- New Era
DJ Logic/Jason Miles- Global Noize
Jimmy G Pop- Kids Totally Rock
Sounds of OM V.6
Om:Miami 08
Putumayo Presents: African Party

Influential electronic musician Thomas Dolby has produced a stunning remix of Radiohead’s current single ‘Nude’. The dreamy, semi-ambient mix is reminiscent of Dolby’s work as a collaborator with the likes of Joni Mitchell, Prefab Sprout and Joan Armatrading. Continuing the innovative marketing approach for their album ‘In Rainbows’, Radiohead has allowed users to download individual ‘stems’ of the song to create their own remix, and upload it for public listening and voting. Thomas Dolby has never met Radiohead, and his remix was unsolicited. Instead, he simply downloaded to song parts from iTunes for $0.99 each and created his own mix, submitting it to http://www.radioheadremix.com along with nearly 2000 other fans. Most of these remixers are amateur enthusiasts and virtually unknown, but Dolby is perhaps the best-known participant to date. He explains how it came about: ‘I was trying out my new wireless router to see if I could get reception down on the beach in front of my house,’ said Dolby. ‘Sitting there shivering beside the North Sea with my laptop, huddled in a blanket and listening to Radiohead’s ‘Nude’ stems on iTunes, with the waves lapping the shore and a crowd of seagulls fighting over a crab shell, I got an idea for a lovely remix.’ Entitled ‘Nude (Bathing In The Icefloe Mix)’. There are no plans to release it commercially. Thomas Dolby—these days often regarded as the original steampunk–made a return to touring last year after a hiatus of nearly 15 years. During this time his technology company Beatnik Inc was responsible for engineering the ringtone synthesiser embedded in nearly 800 million mobile phones made by Nokia and other manufacturers. In the mid-90’s Beatnik also powered the first ever Web-wide remix contests for artists like Queen Latifah, Britney Spears, N’Sync and David Bowie. How does Dolby feel about being on the ‘other end of the wire’ and submitting his own Radiohead remix along with thousands of fans? ‘Well as a fan myself I’m happy to pay homage to Radiohead just because I adore their music. But objectively, it’s great that a band of their stature would open up their intricately crafted music to regular users. And I love the fact that anyone with affordable music software gets to have a go, and might end up with the most votes. It’s a true meritocracy in this amazing age of YouTube and MySpace, where big record labels and stadium rock bands are on level playing field with the hordes of brilliant amateurs out there who have never had an audience of their own.’

Hear Thomas Dolby’s ‘Nude (Bathing In The Icefloe Mix)’ at http://www.radioheadremix.com/remix/?id=1825

Artist Jerry Wennstrom‘s latest sculpture was created from a castoff old piano, with original cedar scupltures, and pounded copper. The piano’s foot pedals are rigged to open the hands and turn the head, which opens to reveal a laughing skull. The music is “Mapa” by Uakti, from their MAPA album. A Point Philips album.
Slideshow created by Carol Wright using program called Photo To Movie, then processed via Mac’s iMovie HD 6 to a .mov file. The opening of dissolves in the title sequence was made using separate images created in Photoshop.

One of Atlanta’s most popular blues guitarists and singers, Sean Costello was found dead on Tuesday. Instead of gathering for a birthday celebration (Sean would have turned 29 today)his friends and fans will be at Northside Tavern Wednesday night for a musical tribute. This Howell Mill Rd. blues bar was Costello’s second home; he began playing there while still in his teens. I know I have several friends in Atlanta and the surrounding areas that are traveling with heavy hearts and I of course wish them happy thoughts during this sad time.

RIP 1979-2008

Major League Baseball today announced that the national celebration of Jackie Robinson’s entry into the Major Leagues will take place at Shea Stadium on Tuesday, April 15th, the league’s official “Jackie Robinson Day. Rachel Robinson, Jackie’s wife,(who I had the honor of fetching water for at a JRF event) and Sharon Robinson, Jackie’s daughter, will join Bob DuPuy, President and Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball, in an on-field recognition of Jackie Robinson’s legacy prior to the start of the Washington Nationals-New York Mets game. Four Jackie Robinson Foundation scholars will accompany them on the field for a special recognition. One scholar also will have ceremonial first pitch honors. The Jackie Robinson Foundation provides four-year college scholarships to minority students with records of academic distinction and leadership capacity. It strives to cultivate future leaders who will be ambassadors of Jackie Robinson’s guiding life tenet, “A life is not important except in its impact on other lives.” Major League Baseball and its Clubs have a long history of supporting the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Since 1996, financial support for the Jackie Robinson Foundation from Baseball and its Clubs has been nearly $10 million. Clubs playing at home on Tuesday, April 15th will commemorate “Jackie Robinson Day” with special pregame ceremonies in their ballparks, all of which will feature Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars and will showcase activities that reflect Robinson’s legacy. Clubs that are not playing on April 15th will hold “Jackie Robinson Day” celebrations at a later date. Clubs will also be using ceremonial home plates, base jewels and lineup cards that will include the “Jackie Robinson Day” logo. On April 15, 1997, the 50th anniversary of Robinson’s entry into Major League Baseball, Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced that Robinson’s Number 42 would be retired throughout baseball and would never again be issued to on-field personnel. He temporarily suspended the retirement for the 60th anniversary and will do so again for this year’s 61st anniversary. The way to treat a true hero and his legacy.

Check out my past conversation with Della Britton-Baeza, the President/CEO of the Jackie Robinson Foundation here.

…as played by Kronos Quartet.
This one just seemed to fit this moment of this day.

Flugufrelsarinn by Sigur Ros, played by Kronos Quartet. Video credit thanks to mead2000!

Wayne “Frosty Freeze” Frost, a hip-hop pioneer whose acrobatic performance with the legendary Rock Steady Crew in the 1983 movie “Flashdance” helped set off a worldwide breakdancing craze, has died. He was 44. Breakdancing emerged from the Bronx and Harlem in the early 1970s, part of the hip-hop culture that also included graffiti, MCing or rapping, and disc jockeys scratching and mixing vinyl records on turntables. Frost was known for many things including his energetic style, intricate choreography and fearless moves including back flips & head spins. One was even dubbed the “Suicide.” Frost got his start back in 1978 with the Bronx-based Rock City Crew. In 1981, he became part of the Rock Steady Crew, joining such acclaimed breakdancers as Ken Swift and Lil Crazy Legs. Frost toured the world with the Rock Steady Crew and other hip-hop artists, including Fab 5 Freddy, Futura 2000 and Kool Lady Blue. Graffiti artist and close friend Zulu King Slone, who knew Frost for 15 years, said he was “like a walking hip-hop culture encyclopedia.”

Young Stephen and Ziggy from the Reggae Sunsplash, 1981 – A Tribute To Bob Marley!

Be Blessed.

Cuban bassist & composer Israel “Cachao” Lopez, who is credited with pioneering the mambo style of music, died Saturday. He was 89. Known simply as Cachao, the Grammy-winning musician left communist Cuba and came to the United States in the early 1960s. He continued to perform into his late 80s, including a performance after the death of trombonist Generoso Jimenez in September 2007. Cachao was born in Havana in 1918 to a family of musicians. A classically trained bassist, he began performing with the Havana symphony orchestra as a teenager, working under the baton of visiting guest conductors, such as Herbert von Karajan, Igor Stravinsky and Heitor Villa-Lobos, during his nearly 30-year career with the orchestra. He also wrote hundreds of songs in Cuba for bands & orchestras, many based on the classic Cuban music style known as son. He and his late brother, multi-instrumentalist Orestes Lopez, created the mambo in the late 1930s. The mambo emerged from their improvisational work with the danzon, an elegant musical style that lends itself to slow dancing. The mambo was embraced early on and Cuban composers & jazz musicians have tweaked it over the years. It also influenced the development of salsa music. In the 1950s, Cachao and his friends began popularizing the descarga (“discharge” in Spanish), a raucous jam session incorporating elements of jazz & Afro-Cuban musical approaches. Cachao left Cuba in 1962, relocating first to Spain and soon afterward to New York, where he was hired to perform at the Palladium nightclub with the leading Latin bands. In the United States, he collaborated with such Latin music stars as Tito Puente, Tito Rodrigues, Machito, Chico O’Farrill, Eddie Palmieri and Gloria Estefan. In 2006, Cachao was honored at two Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts with the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra paying tribute to the Latin bass tradition. Cachao also led a mambo all-star band at a JVC Jazz Festival program at Carnegie Hall that year.

Eric Sardinas
At FELO MONZON #2
Teatro FELO MONZON
From the dvd Burn the night Live at FELO MONZON from Gran Canaria – (crossroads series)
7 de abril de 2006
Las Palmas de Gran Canari

..and on a side not Eric will be in Milwaukee tomorrow night at Shank Hall

so much new music so little time. I thought about a music share, just letting your eyes see what my ears are taking in and I certainly hope to get as much of these artists and these albums on the airwaves as soon as possible. From my sandbox to yours:

Huong Thanh & Nguyen Le- Fragile Beauty
Marcus Miller- Marcus
Four Finger Five
Putumayo presents Euro Groove
the Sparkiovoggel- sample platter
Phil Anastasia- the Outfit Movement Vol.1
Matana Roberts- the Chicago Project
Dengue Fever- Venus on Earth
Uri Caine- the Classical Variations
Ethiopiques= #23
Lee “Scratch” Perry- Chicken Scratch
Rob Fried- Wind Song
Sol Creech Band- Freedom
Brothers of the Baladi- Just do What’s Right
Elliott Sharps’s Terraplane- Forgery
In the Name of Love- Africa Celebrates U2
Eric Sardinas & Big Motor
Bob Brozman Orchestra- Lumiere
Chet Atkins & Les Paul- Chester & Lester
Quartet San Francisco- Whirled Chamber Music
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad- Slow Down
RAQ- Live
Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra- Enjoy!
I’m not There- Original Soundtrack
Out to Lunch- Excuse me While I do the Boogaloo
Edgar Gabriel’s Stringfusion- Not Radio Material

Último videoclip de Omar Sosa: Liht In The Sky de su último disco Afreecanos. Rodado en Salvador de Bahía, con la colaboración de Graça Onasile y Ramiro Musotto. Dirigido por Aitor Echeverría. Dedicado Yemanya, diosa del mar.

Canadian rocker Jeff Healy, who played his guitar flat on his lap, has passed away. Healy, 41, died in a Toronto hospital of a rare cancer – retino blastoma – that he had fought since birth and which claimed his eyesight at the age of one. “Visually, Jeff was an intriguing player to watch, because he played guitar – by any conventional standard – all wrong, with it flat across his lap,” his publicist Richard Flohil told broadcaster CTV. “But he was a remarkable, a virtuoso player.” Don’t forget folks, he was also blind. The Jeff Healy Band’s 1988 Grammy-nominated album See the Light, which included the hit “Angel Eyes”, sold more than 1 million copies in the United States. He worked with blues legends BB King and Stevie Ray Vaughn, and recorded with George Harrison, Mark Knopfler and Jimmy Rogers. Also unfortunate, at the time of his death, he was about to release his first rock-blues album in eight years – Mess of Blues.

Norman Jeff Healy March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008

I have been invited to do a fill-in show on WORT-FM for the programThe Big Beat Tuesday 2–5pmCST, which features hard bop with the usual host Mr. Michael Kwas. It is also a chance for you to pleade your support to community radio. Wheter you are in the local Madison area or not, the rare gem of a WORT is getting more and more difficult to uncover. Please take a few moments to check thru the WORT-FM website and if you are reading this, I tend to believe this IS YOUR kind of station. But don’t take my word for it……I hope to hear from some of you tomorrow with possible pledges of any amount and we do have some really cool premiums available for you to remember how cool you were and are to pledge to listener sponsored community radio. General Phone: (608) 256-2001 or Toll Free: (866) 899-WORT (9678)

Thank you!!

this is NOT a greenarrowradio show, this is a misterG fill in.

Music video for that Funky Homosapien Del‘s single “Workin It” from new his new album 11th Hour, released March 11th on Definitive Jux Records