music was my first love

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mixtape

distribution arm of MOUNA studios germany release: premium collectors edition of the black power mixtape with the great questlove / the roots soundtrack. if you collect one version of packaged media of that film, make it this one :-) (comes with inside-out o-card, thearical poster, set of 4 theatrical window pictures, deep black case, 90 min theatrical version of feature ...)

train of love

 

small things, great moments

 

online freedom ... online liberty ... just a question of your pov.

I'm thinking about this for a while now. Maybe it's a bit far out. But then, probably not. Let's see: Having a look at the website for Googles Science Fair 2012 you recognize soon: Great idea, nice initiative. Next step, then, you might want to share it with your friends. Ooops, hoppla. Twitter? FB? Hm ... Right. Not a scrap. Only one single share button. And that is for Google+ 

So, wait a minute? Wasn't Google one of the companies that just went all black as well to defend online freedom of speech etc. etc. by going all black screens for a day just recently? 

What about that interest in diversity and freedom here, now? 

Obviously gone, forgotten. If you want to share about a Google initiative you have to do that on a Google network. Nowhere else. 

Aha. First, it seems ok. Their ideas, their competition, their website etc. etc. Got it.

But then, as I'm writing: I'm thinking about it for a while. And more and more it doesn't seem to be right. Because, for me, the underlaying idea here is clearly a way of just working, thinking, moving towards one thing only: a way to dominate, a monopoly. For me this says: "If it works here, we gonna do it everywhere we can pretty soon as well ..."

That's why over a billion ( ca. 1.000.000.000+) people in other active social networks get excluded from the ability for a one-click-share here. 

Diversity of opinions? Freedom of expressing your thoughts? Liberty for creativity? Online sharing culture? ... Looks like for Google this is most of all important only if they get a huge advantage out of it. 

Today, it's just a science competition ... tomorrow it's ... ???

 

well, the universal language of music ... many people are afraid since years that "internet s gonna kill the stars" ... apparently it doesn't :-) more than 44 Mio views for something that beautifully simple ... accoustic gig! whatelse can we ask for? :-)

 

what it is to be human

"Although it is embarrassing and painful, it is very healing to stop hiding from yourself. It is healing to know all the ways that you shut down, deny, close off, criticize people, all your weird little ways. You can know all that with some sense of humor and kindness. By knowing yourself, you’re coming to know humanness altogether."

Pema Chodron via (Start Where You Are) from Shambhala Heart Advice of the Week.

overcome the fear of death

Harry Belafonte is talking about how Martin Luther Kind overcame his fear of death. What happens if we do so? Where does or consciousness process that?  

above, freedom

mother earth via gemini via wired

Buddha and the chocolate box

Mid-1970ies, Cat Stevens made this little GEMSTONE available for us: Simply beautiful, unique, not repeating any design elements, fits well with the music, lyrics, artist. Nice Gimmick done with the inner sleeve, gate fold ... I would say 10 out of 10 points for keeping every little aspect interesting, exciting, nice to look&feel. Plus great concept album of outstanding artist inside ... Will go for a less "weared&teared" copy if I ever find one @ reasonable price. More about the album here.