Archive for February, 2008

For Barack, In Spirit

I didn’t vote today. I’m registered in New York, but I’m not a member of any party. My politicial views lean Democrat, but I’m adamantly against the notion of a two-party system; which I think leads America to terribly limiting choices. If we had election rules in place that would allow for a [...]

A friend of mine showed me an essay in the liner notes to DJ Spooky’s “Creation Rebel” album. I’ve written about my respect for Spooky before, and this essay lived up to my high expectations of everything he crafts. It’s an eye-opening take on Jamaican culture, the evolution of dub, and the parallels [...]