November 2010...'couldn't help ourselves.

okay.
we know.
bwlp's in grad school at SF State.
nobodys' got time to throw together a mix set
unless you're willing to run on
4 hours of sleep through the next day.

so you know, this one's all for love.
cover art from the Mark Bode mural at the
West Oakland recycling center.

click to the right for a listen...

see what Russell Simmons, Jill Scott, STM, Pangaea,
and the Cold Crush Brothers have in common.
nweout.

-frank niao

nicki minaj doin her dang thang.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqky5B179nM

Thasswassup. Reflection Eternal

Reflection Eternal "Ballad of the Black Gold" from Sam Ellison on Vimeo.

James Blake, y'all.

James Blake - Limit To Your Love from James Blake on Vimeo.

Knights Out.

Trapsing through SF after the Giants first game series win over the Phillies.
Some of the better things out and about...

Bring It On!!!

Whatever goes down. It will be epic.
Tim's had a challenging year with some inconsistencies that careened mid season.
But down the stretch he's been terrific.
Halladay has been seemingly invincible in the post season.

The Phillies have something that the Giants have been meek to show: big bats.
It's a possible 5 gamer. Let's see it.

-bpd

Registration is Open, Yo.

Will we see you there?

-bwlp

LEBO and a Bay Area Producer Slash Emcee's Saturday Primer

trending today:

happy tummy from this afternoon's lunch at Squat & Gobble on Haight Street with m'son

article researching on academic rigor

30 minutes of blissful blues guitar on the porch

kinesthetic strategy planning to build community and academic comprehension

t'ai ch'i to press off the fatigue of a long and very violent teaching week.

harldy stricktly bluegrass streaming (today's lineup):
Steve Earle and the Dukes, Buddy Miller, The Magnolia Sisters, Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, Jon Langford & Skull Orchard, Jackie Greene, Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins, The Band of Heathens, Robert Earl Keen, The Wronglers, Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Flatlanders featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock, Dry Branch Fire Squad, David Grisman Quintet, Kinky Friedman, Exene, Gillian Welch, Carolyn Wonderland, Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs, Bonnie Prince Billy & the Cairo Gang, Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson, Joan Baez, Evie Ladin, Justin Townes Earle, Hot Tuna Electric, Songwriter Circle with Steve Earle, Robert Earl Keen, John Doe & Justin Townes Earle, Conor Oberst, Skip Gorman, David Olney with Sergio Webb, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Fountains of Wayne, Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands, Kelly Willis, Jerry Jeff Walker, Richard Thompson

the 'real' story behind education reform- the misappropriation of taxpayer's funds and the 'Waiting for Superman' smokescreen slash redirection of public scrutiny.... sorry guys, teachers didn't break the system, they've NEVER made policy or managed the taxpayer $$$- that responsibility lay with administration, and incompetent senior politicians at state and national levels. word.

fresh apple pies from the backyard tree - we've got Mediterranean climates, yo...

Berkeley Bowl West grocery runs

iced green tea with a splash of POM

d'oiseaux beats gift mix for October 15th


and we out.

-bwlp