Hank's Blog
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Orixás CD release party!
this coming Wednesday, October 6
at 8 PM - Guernica (25 Ave B)
followed by the Forró SóXote party at 11 PM
this coming Wednesday, October 6
at 8 PM - Guernica (25 Ave B)
followed by the Forró SóXote party at 11 PM
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
"Why of course the people don't want war.... But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship.... Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they're being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
- Hermann Goering
(Hitler's deputy, convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg)
Monday, September 27, 2004
fun at newritual.com
our new friends Storms and D Wood arrived at our studio today, straight off the plane from India... Jorge will be recording with them this week:
and Rob Curto and Carlinhos' daughter Vitória shield themselves from the rain in my living room...
our new friends Storms and D Wood arrived at our studio today, straight off the plane from India... Jorge will be recording with them this week:
and Rob Curto and Carlinhos' daughter Vitória shield themselves from the rain in my living room...
orkut.com is very Brazilian...
from the Demographics page on orkut.com... hey non-Brazilians come on, join up! If you want an invitation send me a note...
from the Demographics page on orkut.com... hey non-Brazilians come on, join up! If you want an invitation send me a note...
Yesterday (Sunday) was a great day - we started with a press brunch for Erol (at his house on Gates Ave), the Haitian press was invited and Erol spoke about his project and his experience so far, leaving Haiti and living in France for 10 years, and now he's here continuing his path, and I'm very happy to be part of it! Then we rushed to StudioX, where Jorge gave his Brazilian percussion class, and later we ran to the Laila Lounge in Williamsburg, where Peruvian madman filmmaker JuanMa Calderon showed the latest episode of his public access TV show showcasing Latino NY artists, which featured Magali, and Argentinian diva Coral, as well as a nice feature on our Orixás project, which showed me and Jorge and Magali and Erol playing here at home.
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
my friend Brian Liem, who works at the OM Yoga Center, was on NBC News last night:
(News flash: There IS a mind-body connection!)
Check out http://www.nbc.com/nbc/NBC_News/ and click NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. Under Free video: Nightly News
(News flash: There IS a mind-body connection!)
Check out http://www.nbc.com/nbc/NBC_News/ and click NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. Under Free video: Nightly News
Click the story:
• Using the mind to heal the body
Sept. 20: Using relaxation techniques to decrease stress can help some chronic illnesses. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.
5 second interview snippet with the following on screen: “Brian Liem OM yoga Director of Programming”
Friday, September 17, 2004
Letras de Jongo (Jongo da Serrinha)
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Ruth Ozeki's blog - she's the author of All Over Creation (which is amazing)
husband Oliver Kellhammer's blog
husband Oliver Kellhammer's blog
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Updated: Jorge's Discography page
CD Baby's Daddy's weblog:
Making a Baby
Derek Sivers
May. 12, 2004 04:56 PM
URL: http://www.cdbaby.com...
Making a Baby
Derek Sivers
May. 12, 2004 04:56 PM
URL: http://www.cdbaby.com...
Pretty soon I'm going to re-write CD Baby from scratch.
CD Baby, including the storefront, backend intranet, members login area, and various cron scripts is made up of 91,345 lines of PHP code in 1105 files. And I did it all myself over the past 5 years.
6 years ago when I started CD Baby, I didn't know shit about programming. I just knew some basic HTML. The first version of the site was done in Microsoft FrontPage (how embarrassing! It worked hand-in-hand with the shopping cart software, though, so I had to.) When people would mail me CDs, I would open up a template in FrontPage, and cut-n-paste their info into the template, and upload their page.
read more...
Monday, September 13, 2004
Saturday, September 11, 2004
BRAZIL CLASSICS, VOL. 3: FORRÓ, ETC
When David Byrne first visited the Salvador/Bahia region in 1986, a new musical form that he never heard before amazed him. Dubbed forro, this dance-sound originally hailed from Northeastern Brazil, described as "a mixture of ska with polka" by Byrne himself. All of the album's tracks radiate a strong, positive energy, created in the most part by reggae-ish acoustic guitars, melodic accordions, and never-ending contagious rhythms. And although this musical style could be compared to America's zydeco sound, forro is intended mainly for parties. Brazil Classics 3 was compiled by Byrne himself and features the very best artists and compositions that the genre has to offer. Highlights include Luiz Gonzaga's excellent opener, "O Fole Roncou" (bordering on funk), Dominguinhos' laidback "Querubim," as well as the hyperenergetic "Festa do Interior" by Gal Costa. A superb introduction to the exotic style of forro, and highly recommended. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
Thursday, September 09, 2004
THE AWOL PROJECT
An Examination of the Bush Military Files:
An Examination of the Bush Military Files:
For the past four years, Bush and his supporters have done everything in their power to obscure the facts concerning Bush’s military service. This series will reveal those facts, and in the process, reveal the character of George W. Bush, and those who defend and support him.
read more...
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
"Ritual of Music" can now be purchased directly using PayPal...
Sunday, September 05, 2004
Saturday, September 04, 2004
