Angering My Roomate

Totally got in trouble for playing Tenacious D's "City Hall" like 20 times in a row. He started banging on my wall. "The first couple of times it was interesting but can you stop it now?" I said "of course after I play it 2 more times." One more time would not be an even number. The song rules, judge for yourself! While youre on Youtube peep out Karate, Kyle Took A Bullet For Me and Tribute.

Lili Roquelin on Chess Now

Me, Lili and Chess Now producer Lester Vecsey aka The Vex, behind the scenes at Manhattan Neighborhood Network







Check out French songstress, Lili Roquelin performing live on NYCs ONLY chess show "Chess Now"! Feel free to subscribe, comment and rate stuff up!

Laurie Anderson is all right with me.

On the 25th I got to see one of my favorite artists ever, Laurie Anderson perform at the Rose Hall of Lincoln Center.



I was really psyched to see the show and got to sit next to the wife of the awesome in his own right Viola player, Eyvind Kang who was friendly and equally effusive as I was . I sat directly behind Lou Reed and was really pleased to see him get up there and perform "The Lost Art of Conversation." While I was there enjoying the show. One thing kept coming back to me. The song by Christopher X. Brodeur "Lou Reeds (Thing)" where he, a fellow Laurie Anderson enthusiast cautions Laurie against the Evils of Lou Reed.



Grrr! Way to monopolize my enjoyment CXB! All in a a splendid time was had by all.

Brave New Girl Returns

I was pleased to have Brave New Girl perform on Checkerboard Kids. I don't have time for the jibber jabber heres the episode! Enjoy!

Respect Due: Lady Ann!

Lady Ann and her children with me on the set of Checkerboard Kids.

Seriously an interview with Lady Ann, Kingston Jamaica's Old School Female Dancehall DJ representing on Checkerboard Kids! Check out her CD on Al Paragus! Produced by Mush One!

The Coolest Ska Blog ever!

No! I didn't write it! it's by Marco from Bigger Thomas! He uses his Ska influence to procure the choicest interviews, pictures, whatever!Its the nuttiest Ska blog around! He even is running a little interview with moi! Do I dig saying "dig" that much? Crikey! In any case go to http://marcoonthebass.blogspot.com/2008/06/phil-esquire-nyc-ska-icon-cable-access.html It rules!

Unique Art Show

Today Violet and I went to go look at the art of David Ferrando who had an art show up at the Inwood - Washington Heights YM-YWHA at 54 Nagel Avenue, Just off Broadway near 190th St. Violet described his acrilic Mixed Media works as Unique and colorful and noticed his works sometimes incorperated images from popular cartoons such as Olive Oyl (from Popeye) and Lazlow (from Camp Lazlow- even tho he didn't know the chraracter). We also met his daughter a young budding artist who shares my LaGuardia HS heritage. Woo Hoo! It was great to see Violet really speaking about what she really enjoyed about the art. Color use of different mediums etc. She says she even enjoyed his show more than the Metropolitan Museums Gustave Courbet exibit. "No nudes and yummy pastries!" So listen up you swanky museums the youth of the art world has spoken! I also wholeheartedly reccomend the show.