Nature. Look But Don't Touch!

hogwash!!! before i post where to see David Sobel tell most eloquently how nature builds a naturalist... i'll begin with what has got to be my favorite quote of the summer: ...As John Burroughs once said, “Knowledge without love will not stick. But if love comes first, knowledge is sure to follow.” David Sobel goes on to say: "It’s our responsibility as parents and teachers to make sure that love comes first." i would add...as 'people' it is our responsibility towards one another. funny how love is always in season! now go read David Sobel in the most recent Orion, here.

picture of Haley's Fort in Bolinas, CA.

Yann Gross Takes Pictures. Really Important Ones.

...and he's got a few stories to tell. find out about the first East African skaters. here. no shame in the 'each-one-teach-one' mentality when it comes to skating. living the credo with my son, myself these days.

Clinic On Fresh. Sinead. I Am...

Stretched Out On Your Grave.

somebody reminded us of how realness under any time, era or circumstances just comes on through. like my dad, used to say 'e', "you sho know what to say outcha mouth." dang. Sinead just starts highland stepping at the end of this live version. my homegirl remembers her performing this live with Public Enemy in the 80's. yes, sillies!! the 80's. yeah. Sinead was Elan. quite Elan.

Tweekin Records Reunion. Go. Dance.

222 Hyde Street. San Francisco, California. Sunday, July 22nd@ 8 pm. Bionic is a party that was put on regularly by the grand kids that ran Tweekin' records in the lower Haight in the 90's. Many names come to mind, co-pilots of many a night danced away! Garth. Jeno. Darren. Jason. Big Lee. Marjorie. Hardkiss. Marky. Corey. These names and many many more were instrumental in defining the SF electronic sound among the renaissance-esque atmosphere that was home to Zebra Records, Faster Bamboo, The Top, Nicky's, Mad Dog in the Fog (sunday record spins by Formaggios Kirsten & Richard!!) IZ, Al Simmons, Mark Farina, Bulletproof, Mikebee, Groovetech Live streaming, Audio Angel... the mid-nineties were a straight-up creative hay-day of musical hay-makin. (need-kinda' needless to say where bwlp got his spoken word start on...) awwww isht, don't even get me started. But if you want a slice of that old school electro disco, groovy (and even yes, funky) vibe, GET yourself to this party. you'll see loads of hugs, kisses, and a$$ shakin' going down!

LUTHER is our new GO TO!!!

Ruth Wilson. Idris Elba. SAY WORD!! I thought, seriously, we'd never enjoy ANYTHING after binging like an addict on Breaking Bad from start to finish. So imagine our surprise as netflix is so good at catching sleepers up in an 'act-like-you-shoulda-known' kinda way by making what was dope two years ago, available for the massess to peep. not really mad consuming, but good writing is good writing. LUTHER is dope. straight dope. it's been a minute. here's a run down on other summer faves, thus far: Shogun Audio Podcasts because EVERYTHING they're doing right now falls in line with our ethos of music more modern day b-boys & b-girls.

drum & bass arena 'cause they ain't never faked no funk since day one of their broadcasts

There WILL be an August 2012 bwlp podcast, beat 'slash' bass culture worldwide podcast. but other than that, we'd say if you could put your money on ANYTHING live this summer, go de D'Angelo. do it. don't trip cause they pumpin' Mary J. as the headliner.. don't sleep. Europe dun' already seen the man. he back. give you and yours nice summer memories. what more can we say?! in a minute.... -bwlp p.s. we WILL save the day!! frank niao hekka' waving fingers at hip hop and r&b righ' chan'. come next podcast, boo boo will have temporarily LEFT the building!! sorry we made you wait.... we're bringing the best of what's happening and what we've been known to do: the editorials, the realness and the best of beat culture worldwide.