Songspiration: Damian Marley, Feat. Nas - Road to Zion

Good day, ladies and gents! Here's a little Damian and Nasir in your ear to get your day started right:)



I can't wait for the collabo album to be released....c'maaaahn guys....the fans are ready!!!

THIS is How to Rock a Live Show....

So I'm working on the G*A*M*E Rebellion feature....did I mention I'm doing a full feature on them now, not just an interview? They're just too dope...so much to be said about those guys! Anywho, as I'm going through my notes and doing web research, I'm jamming their music and just HAD to share this vid with you guys. The energy at their shows is legendary. LA, they're coming for ya! Check them out in the city of Lost Angels on November 6th.
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More to come, I promise....

Love and light...

BAY AREA! OPEN CALL TO ALL ARTISTS!!!

Here's a message from my friends over at RebelTV. I will be filming some live interviews with them on November 8th in Santa Cruz. This is an OPEN CALL to all performers:

REBEL TV IS HAVING ITS 1ST LOCK-IN....we would like to document u and your art in a professional setting. Green Screens/High definition Cameras/lights..the whole shabang! This is a variety show that we are gonna be posting as part of our web content, as well as in our archives of artist footage both locally and internationally.

Artist are free to use this footage for promo/marketing. We will be doing showcases/interviews/photoshoots. Photographers/video and sound techs: we can always use more hands...hit us up! This is an exciting approach to creating OUR media to inspire and get exposure as independent artists

For more info: skywaka2012@gmail.com or call (510)229-9068...to RSVP as a performer/directions to the television studio/more info

Filming begins at 12pm on Sunday, November 8th, so come early ...333

Here's a link to more info on the event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193604727036

There is a CREATIVE RENAISSANCE taking place off the beaten path right now people...you want to be a part of this cipher!!!!

Songspiration: Georgia Anne Muldrow "Run Away"

Georgia's voice is thick and rich + the video is truly one of my all-time faves. Enjoy!

You Got a Great Life: On The Road With American Fangs!!!

WANLS: How does it feel to be performing nearly every day again?

Gabe: Performing everyday is, how we say, "where we get our bones." Saul was talking to me about how it take 3-4 shows to really "pop the cork" off and it's totally true. Each show gets better and better, and on day 6 our band felt like we had our touring shoes back on.WANLS: What cities have you hit in the past week?

Gabe: So far we've blazed through Toronto (shouts to the Ooh Baby Gimme Some Mores), Minneapolis(shouts to No Bird Sings), Detroit...like all the cities we hit, there's something special in Detroit...the people have the biggest spirits and Chicago...which, if i could compare to anything, it woulda been like jumping out of a plane and testing one of those gnarly wing suits!!!

WANLS: What's been surprising to you?

Gabe: I think Afro-punk likes us :) And we love them. We're becoming great friends day by day with everyone in the Afro-punk camp and as long as my band keeps their clothes on and doesn't blow up Saul's tour bus - which (they dont know this) has come pretty close to happening - we'll continue to make beautiful music madness together.

WANLS: Have you guys performed in any of the cities you've hit before now?

Gabe: We've performed in alot of cities but not on this scale...and by scale I mean, the people that are coming to these shows are there for the right reasons. Sometimes you get people at shows who text the whole time, or hang out on the wall. Not this tour. This tour is the AFRO PUNK TOUR!!! No parkin' on the dance floor!WANLS: How did AF celebrate Halloween?

Gabe: We were going to dress up as women..ugly women...but when we tried on the outfits we just looked like dudes that couldn't dress for shit so we came as ourselves...broke and skinny. (SIERRA SAYS: This is by far my fave answer this week...lol)

WANLS: Did you guys actually play on Halloween or was that a day off?

Gabe: We DID play MASS on Halloween...fun fun show...they didn't allow filming in the venue which blew but it was still a badass ashow.

WANLS: Best American Fangs costumes from past Halloweens?

Gabe: I have yet to see my guys dress up in a dope halloween costume, but I did dress up as a bag of chips last year. It was a hit.

WANLS: One word to describe the tour so far?

Gabe: Straight up, I would say the word would be "Keith," but you dont know Keith yet, but you're gonna meet him!! He's the life of the party on the tour and we love the shit outta this dude. So I just ran up to him and interrupted his Street Fighter match in the Days Inn lobby, and said "Yo Keith! One word to describe the tour..." and rightfully so he replied: "EPIC."

Bloodthirsty for more American Fangs? Try this: http://www.americanfangs.com or http://afropunk.ning.com/profile/AmericanFangs78

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I'm having a few technical difficulties with the site today guys....bear with me....it'll be right again soon....I hope:)

Entrevista: Purple Pill Babies-Addictive Fashion for Humans

Good day ladies and gents! I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween:) This entrevista is a treat for all you fashion freaks out there! Purple Pill Babies is a clothing company born out of Brooklyn, NY. Their designs are fresh and funky, but that's not all there is to love about this company. The top dog in this operation is a fearlessly driven WOMAN!Her name is Tasiya (tuh-sigh-yuh), but you can call her the Purple Girl from Brooklyn:) She's an unsaturated designer, introductory activist (African National Science) and all around inspiration! Tasiya took some time out of her busy schedule to let WANLS and all of you out there in on the happenings in her head. Wanna hear it? Here it goes:

WANLS: What's the last song you listened to?

PPB: I have to choose one??? lol! There are always at least 10 songs playing in my head, just kidding(not really) but, um...Kid Cudi - My World. He makes me feel like feel like there is a place for weird loners in success and in the hood!

WANLS: What gets you started in the morning?

PPB: The thought of pushing my clothing line jumps me up every morning!! Or the smell of flesh cooking in my crib....I'm vegan in da hood, but mom dukes fries her bacon in the morning like I don't exist! Ha at me!WANLS: What's #1 on your priority list right now?

PPB: Funny I was just listening to Mos Def's song "Priority." Top priority is mental health and freedom!!! Nothing matters at all with out it!! Nothing!! I'm not money driven, I'm driven by great energy, knowledge and creative freedom (whether fashion or just living)!

WANLS: Finish this sentence: Everybody should own at least one _________.

PPB: Book about sovereignty, because everyone should know what is illusion and what is real then be able to choose how to live. (It's) kind of like the name of my clothing line, after you mix the red pill infinite knowledge and the blue pill ignorance as bliss, then you got that purple in your system...what are you going to do next??
WANLS: Finish this sentence: People would never guess that ____________.

PPB: (Damn, this is a good one as I'm a fucking open book w/ like zero secrets)....I guess people would never guess that I have anxiety about the state of black people every day or I get really detached from guys after sex(not turned off from sex tho, ha) It's an auto-defense mechanism....lol TMI??!!!!

WANLS: Finish this sentence: Ten years ago, I just knew I _________________.

PPB: Would be going left from whatever is considered right, I never really got the whole be a good student or child thing (being told what to do w/o question always felt soo wrong).

WANLS: Fill in the blank: But as long as I _______________, I know everything will be alright.

PPB: But as long as I don't let bullshit penetrate my mind, I know everything will be alright.
WANLS: Fill in the blanks: I love living in ______________ because _______________.

PPB: I love living in my mind because I usually like everyone in there, the music, the food.....Straight epic shit goes on in there. HaHa...I'm not crazy!? I do love living in Brooklyn most of the time too. lol

WANLS: Fill in the blank: One day, they're probably gonna name a _____________ after me.

PPB: One day, they're probably gonna name a playmate, a street or even song after me..

WANLS: Favorite item of clothing/accessory you own?

PPB: I hate wearing clothes (ha!) Um...a pair of jeans I had since high school, yup they still fit!! Size 0 for life!
WANLS: Favorite piece you've designed?

PPB: This red plaid vest cordoruoy with navy blue velvet lapels (shit was crazy odd but so right) or my tee that says black vertically, decorated w/ African symbols!

For more on Purple Pill Babies, check them out here: http://www.purplepillbabies.com or contact them here: purplepillbabies@yahoo.com.