From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music“, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it traveled the globe.
On Saturday night we checked out the OZOMATLI show at Higher Ground. I hadn’t listened to them much before the show but it was a great time and their latin/world/funk/hip hop/jazz sound was definitely unique. You may recognize them from one of the older iTunes commercials:
Ozomatli is a hip-hop group formed in 1996 in Los Angeles, known as much for their extremely vocal activist viewpoints as their wide array of musical styles. Ozomatli take their name from the Nahuatl word for the Aztec astrological symbol of the monkey, which is also a god of dance, fire, the new harvest, and music.
The members of the band met through their affiliation with the Peace and Justice Center of Los Angeles, and their first performance was for picketers during a strike. They began their career in the Los Angeles and San Diego/Mexico border-area club scene. (Last.fm)
If you missed this entertaining face off from Thursday evening here is an excerpt from npr along with a video of the interview:
“Jon Stewart’s appearance with CNBC’s Jim Cramer (thursday) night was one of the most highly anticipated late-night appearances in recent memory, and if you were looking for a serious confrontation, it did not disappoint. Asked at one point why there were shows on CNBC promising to teach people how to get rich without doing any work, Cramer said, “There’s a market for it.” Link
This morning CNBC interviewed Warren Buffett at 6am EST (live from the Nebraska Furniture Mart in Omaha). During this interview they used viewer emails/questions to drive the conversation and streamed live updates here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29552618.
Although my questions didn’t make it through I think CNBC did a great job engaging their audience and it’d be great to see more interviews in this format.
A few stills from a cool trip to Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands… and a clip from a live show courtesy of the “International All Star Band” featuring Reuben on a 12 string and “Bunn the Taxi Driver” on the triangle:
Here is a collection of the top ski and snowboard film previews for the 2008-2009 season…
Under the Influence
Teton Gravity Research proudly presents its latest 16mm/HD ski and snowboard offering: UNDER THE INFLUENCE. This film follows the exploits of today’s top riders.
Two years in the making, this is the follow up to the highly succesful Community Project.
It’s Always Snowing Somewhere
Burton presents “IT’S ALWAYS SNOWING SOMEWHERE”; a double feature, double DVD snowboarding movie. The winter never ends as the team travels from the southern to northern hemisphere laying waste to parks, pipes, pow, big mountain lines, and jibs; Alaska to Argentina.
Hand Cut
The Hand Cut release includes endless pillow lines in the BC interior; exposed descents in the Coast Range with ski mountaineering legend John Chilton; brilliantly shot inverts over the old wood mines on Red Mountain Pass, Colorado; and the original deep-country blues of John-Alex Mason. Hand Cut: self-propelled stories brought to life in High Definition and brilliant 16mm film.
Claim
The official “CLAIM” teaser, brought to you by Matchstick Productions. Check SKIMOVIE.COM to pre-order your copy of “CLAIM” today or find out when the Matchstick Movie Tour will visit your hometown this fall…
With a season of filming wrapped and the long nights of editing kicked off, the Rome SDS and Kids on Shred Productions are pleased to announce the upcoming release of their second full-length team video entitled, you guessed it, No Correct Way.
Aesthetica is a visual journey that captures the essence and elements of snowboarding. This feature snowboard film highlights the riding of progressive and unique freestyle features in the backcountry to the deepest powder conditions of 2008.
Poor Boyz Productions brought competitive skiing into the Information age with their Jib Jam Invitational, a live, online video contest. The event gathered top-level athletes from around the globe and pitted them against each other
Checked out a little British rock show with the The Kooks and the Pigeon Detectives in Montreal, Canada… it was definitely better than this one but not quite as good as that one. Here are a few photos and clips:
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