One And One.

I'm not even gonna talk about last week's implosion.
We have one of the most talented teams in the game.
Bring HOME a win.
We're cheeeeeeeeeeeering this afternoon!!

-bdubbs.

"...how about them Lions?!"

no, but really. let's make this 2&1, gentlemen.

Panacea. Old School, But New from 2007.

Oh Yeah. One of Our Favorites....
reminders to the blinders that keep painting J.Cole, Jay-Z, Kanye, and Drake as
stone cold representatives...
i mean like....'really?'

well, heck. not to hate, but y'all know.

Archives Alive! August 2008. The Rowback Series.

"mtchk..." (the sound of smacking teeth, usually reserved as a reactionary expletive..
but in this case it's meant as form of 'check this out'

from The Rowback, podcast series we re-post August 2008's broadcast.
we always forget, and have to be reminded about what came before
that just didn't get airplay around most folks' way.

so here we got a little, "mtchk..."
Panacea with Raheem DeVaughn
Persona Non Grata
J-Live
Skillz Featuring Common
"mtchk..." some b.phlecksi parmella over some D-Styles & Q-Bert
Truck North
Masta Ace
"mtchk..." a Keith Murray Remix from J-Dilla
"mtchk..."
Bling 47 with Neco Redd
Jean Grae
and Talib Kweli

So, more proof we shine and come true.

-bwlp

I Just Might Be A Rihanna Fan... (not breaking news...)

Bestsey & Nicki. NYC. Jessica Maria. SF. By Way of Albany, CA.

Over in SF we're wrapping up Cocktail Week.
Our East Bay Hotsy Totsy bartendress supreme, Jessica Maria, gets drink pix all up in the Huffington Post..
(mind you I sat in on the process for this concoction creation by way of a kismet time killin')

Bear. Mad Nice. Look Good For Your...

Peep Cold Crushes for more info.

Kohl Christensen Gets Busy.

This guy's got personality swag that most wish they had.
All he wanted was respect of his peers.
Peep the Surfer article at Cold Crushes.

Man's dope.

GO PALESTINE!!!

It's about freedom, y'all.

Catch more here.

Buck Ninety Five. From Kid Robot.

click All City Breakers over at Cold Crushes.

Life Arsenal. EP. Track By Track.

bring flowers by parmella
glenne's proof by parmella
amninshen by parmella
by the blow by parmella
west pilled fizz by parmella
ingenue by parmella
Life Arsenal. by parmella

Our monthly music collective, Capsicum, usually begin introductions with a disclaimer why tracks aren't "just the way I imagined because..." something fouls up the situation in one way or another.
In our case, life just happened.

this EP is dedicated to Robin Rosario for her generosity, masterful taijiquan instruction and her unequivocal vulnerability to repeatedly phoenix.

The Town. Full Harvest Moon Styleee.

Raiders Start The Regular Season In The Win Column.
Kurt Suzuki Smacks Two Doubles As A's Smack Up LAA.
Cody Ross Still Talking Playoffs While Eight And A Half Games Behind Arizona After Clobbering The San Diego 'Fathers.'

(tee, hee...this IS GOOD....but for how long?!)

Stay Fly. Super-Bly. My New Fave.

My New Isht.
Great For Tatts.

Black Balloon.

This is them, live at the Zoo in West Oakland.
So nice to hear Charles Stella's new outfit, here in the now!
Catch 'em at Bottom of the Hill, this Tuesday, September 20th.
Purchase tix here.

Man Parrish. Hip Hop. Be Bop. Don't Stop.

No Really.
It Used To Go DOWWWWWWWWWWN!

I think I'm having a Rap (instrumental) Attack!!

(what are my angels TELLING me?!)
It must be Hip Hop Friday.
This kid in this flick has JUST the right amount of flavor that was typical back in the day... that is really kinda non-existent..(without looking INCREDIBLY hard... it's out there, but it usually shows up at graf-jams n whatnot...aight' imma shut my grill and get back to work! Nobody likes a 'back-in-the-dayist'!!!!)

Enjoy Your Friday Everybody.
-bdubbs

Happy Friday. B.Phlecksi Parmella Used To Pop. He Likes This.

Even though these cats are totally post 2K
This is surely on some back innaday'
I'm talking we used to break this kinda stuff down in 1983!!!!
(i know, we old, yo.)

And we used to do it to this...

Man, Aloe Blacc; This Is Beautiful.

I Hella (Heart) Oakland.

Local Artist and Freaky Cartographer, Jess Anthony set things off at Smokey's Tangle last night. Employing musician chums and all around heavy-hittin' guitar juggernauts Mike Hamm and Quinn DeVeaux to set the ambiance.

BOTH of these gentlemen are KICK-A$$ singer-songwriter-guitarists. Check out DeVeaux and his band here... and catch Mike Hamm's melodic ensemble, at the next Free Friday's De Young Museum happening September 9th.

Folks came in off the street to enjoy wine, cheese, a part organic - part textile - part robot - postcard machine, and a back room of art where Kitty Oakland t-shirts are found for purchase

(my personal favorite, soooo rad.)

Serendipitous and fortuitous happenstance put me in the place to be last night, reminding me why Oakland, well,... is pretty freaking awesome.

(just another angelic reminder...)

Gonna see the A's play the Mariners today with Part-Two.

And now,.... if we could only do something about those Raiders!!
Let's GO OAKLAND!!!


-bwlp