Here is my favorite Christmas songs by John Lennon for your enjoyment.

There’s another Boulder Coffee in town at the corner of Brooks and Genesee, across the river from UofR in the 19th Ward. This project’s been a long time coming and it’s finally starting to show some of the personality of the other Boulders.

We have free speech in this country, but as many in this video have found out, if you try to use it there will be a “conspiracy to riot” on the part of the police.

Not sure what to do with your weekend? Bored with the same old choices? Do what Alicia and I are doing this weekend and check out the Rochester Oktoberfest at the Main Street Armory.

The alliance of 9-11 truth with hip hop has strengthened both movements and caused crossover among them.

I am starting a series of short interviews with local artists to get their ideas about the economy and what artists can to to improve the economy locally and in the nation overall. My first interview is with Brandon White, aka Bushido Garvey. Below is the interview:

What do you think are the biggest factors contributing to our economic downfall in the United States?

Horrible decisions of self-interests made by those in power. I, by no means, am an economist, however its very safe to say that those in power (the extremely affluent) have made sure to pool the money, not let it flow through the veins of this country. There were many of these decisions, but one of them is exhorting the middle and lower classes. These people are the largest contributors to the economy, it is extremely unwise to not to cater to them, let alone extort them.

The Rochester Music Fest failed. But it makes total sense as to why this happened…
Great Duffster, the City gave 250,000 toward this event which happened the day after the 2 week Jazz Fest. I could’ve predicted this one. Basically thousands and thousands came to the East End to watch free concerts for almost two weeks, and were then faced with the prospect of buying tickets for an overpriced Music Fest.
To be fair, the Jazz Fest did draw in people who would probably never attend the Music Fest (upstate NY tourists, older city crowd, people from the surrounding suburbs, etc.) Still, …

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A Tribe Called Quest - Phony Rappers
This is in response to the MySpace article by Andrew, but it relates to the Hip Hop/Rap World. A Tribe Called Quest is focusing on the importance of quality and being honest-not fake. The very end of this video states it perfectly.
“This feeling of embarassment. This shyness, this bashfulness. If you take that out of the people then these people will do what ever they want to do, and that is the very definition of America. A people who have no shame and therefore they do whatever they want to do.” -Anonymous

“9/11 Was An Inside Job”

Enjoy this rap video, he really breaks down the essentials. If you’re not awake to 9/11, then you’re just not awake at all.

All we want is a new, independent citizen’s investigation.