Enjoy Hip-Hop Responsibly

A friend of mine sent me this a few days ago… is that KJ-52?

I found this article/graphic the other day about taking naps. It’s pretty interesting. I’ve tried it out and it seems to make perfect sense.

Of late I’ve been trying to get on a more appropriate sleep schedule anyways. Hopefully this will help some and keep me sharp!

Pass along the link to my bloggity blog if you dig what you’re reading.

How to nap – Boston Globe

For those of you who routinely abuse my email addresses by sending mass email forwards via the TO or CC field… and then those of you who insist on then hitting “reply all” to spam everyone… or those of you who harvest said unprotected emails…

“you MUST learn” – KRS-one

These links are also good to share with folks who need some email schooling. The last two are sure to improve your productivity.

Thanks. No. (For use in opting out of all types of unwanted email)
http://www.thanksno.com

BCC. Please. (For requesting the sender doesn’t expose your email address to a large list)
http://bccplease.com

Sentenc.es (For explaining your email brevity; more info)
http://sentenc.es

Waiting-For.com (To let your recipient know you’re waiting to hear back from them)
http://waiting-for.com

We had some pretty awful weather today. This storm rolled through and was packing straight line winds up to 80mph with hail. Just over 4 weeks ago we had a severe hail storm with golf ball sized hail. Everyone in our neighborhood just got a new roof put on their house too. Lucky enough we didn’t get any major hail or much wind.

About 20 seconds before I snapped this photo it was 86 degrees. When to took the photo it had cooled into the low 60s.

I am counting my blessings that this stuff didn’t drop down a tornado. It certainly looked like it was going to give us one. I’ve never seen clouds churn so rapidly as I did today.

Fantastic new album from Scribbling Idiot member Theory Hazit. My only reservation with the album is the quality of the recording. I wish it were given a proper mix and mastering treatment. Don’t get me wrong–I love dirty sounding gritty style hip-hop, I just like for it to sound nice. With that said, it’s worth the price and if you like his other material… buy it. Don’t pirate it or someone might just launch a cannon ball into your pirate vessel.

If you tune into the Sphere of Hip-Hop XM Satellite Radio show, you’re likely to hear a tune or two from the album.

Pick up Lord Fire at SphereofhiphopStore.com for just a few bucks.

I thought this was absolutely on point. It’s a topic I’ve been spending a good amount of time thinking about lately too, especially in terms on how people consume music and also value music.

One thing I miss about the Top 40 radio of my youth is that it forced people to listen to things repeatedly, enough to form an educated opinion one way or the other. Today, I wonder if we give things the same due attention with our information-overloaded, sound-byte-packed, quick-to-blog culture. A friend of mine said it best: With so much at our disposal, it’s as if we’re more interested in hearing than listening, always eager to move on to the next thing.

Russ Breimeier

Catchy tune from Spokane WA’s very Ajax Starglider. If you’ve ever been around Spokane you’ve probably been by this park. Check out the video which is the first of several on the way from Illect Recordings and Ajax Starglider. Of course, his new album “Middle Class Artisan” in stock at SphereofhiphopStore.com. Pick that up and enjoy the video.

New video from a crew I’m really digging on. Pick up their records at SphereofhiphopStore.com.