Tag Archives: music
All Change
I’m about to make some huge changes. If the numerous decisions of my life were arranged as emails in my Gmail account, I’d star this one and create a folder called ‘HUGE CHOICES’ and file it in there along with … Continue reading
FREE DOWNLOAD. My New Single – (Love Is) Here Now
It’s taken forever, but my first release ‘(Love Is) Here Now’ is finally finished! Shameless self promotion aside, I thought I’d use this post to say a little something about the producer of this track Justin Atherley. I’ve known Jay … Continue reading
Posted in Music, My News
Tagged download, free, justin Atherley, music, neo-soul, Sean J. Rankine, single, uk soul, writing
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Struggle (an old spoken word piece)
I need some help through this mess. Feels like I’m swimming upstream through weeds of self-consciousnesses. I digress daily. And through my eyes closed sinning. Try to readdress through these lines I’m singing. To friends and foes, doors close on … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged fears, help, hypocrisy, music, pain, poem, self-consciousness, spoken word, struggle, writing
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Please Go; No, Wait, Stay A While.
There’s an ear-worm that has made its way into the attic of my mind. The funny thing is, I quite like it. Instead of calling in Pest Control, I call up to it, just before it sleeps, making sure its … Continue reading
Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave
This year I’ve declared war on certain aspects of who I am. One of which is procrastination (read this blog’s title). The other is mediocrity. The former covers many aspects of my life, but the latter, at this point refers … Continue reading
Posted in General, Musings, Reviews
Tagged admiration, choir, chris daddy dave, church, double stroke, drums, mediocrity, music, paradiddle, procrastination, rudiments, writing
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To Sell or Not To Sell
I’ve become a little perplexed by popular music in recent years. More specifically, music that now inhabits the space once filled by R’n’B. Not that I really got down to Beyonce or Neyo, but at least the music they put … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Musings
Tagged art, beyonce, classical, David Guetta, downloading, Facebook, jazz, Kelly Rowland, music, opera, pop, robert glasper, sharing, value, writing
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Robert Glasper Experiment. ‘Black Radio.’ Early listen. NPR
Not really much to say on this one, only that it is incredible and will probably go down as my favourite album purchase of 2012. A beautiful fusion of jazz, hip-hop and neo-soul. Have a listen through the link below. … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged album, black radio, fusion, hip-hop, jazz, music, neo-soul, piano, robert glasper, roy hargrove, trumpet
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In My Blood. (Spoken Word)
Music is in my blood! White coats define it as sound waves, I’d say oceanic waves of love; A celestial gift from above. Many have found grace through pushing the keys, singing rejoices or plucking the bass. Ancestors through it … Continue reading
May In April – A Short Story
I hate the audience’s relentless stares. For a moment I am blinded into ignorance by the blue and purple haze from the coloured spotlights. I tilt my head above their beams and glance up. I see the movement of diffused … Continue reading
Posted in Literary
Tagged art, fiction, jazz, literature, loss, love, marriage, music, new york, pain, short story, trumpet, writing
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The Search For You
My parents were great at allowing me to discover new things. I wanted to try the violin. They got me some lessons. I wanted to be a scout. They bought me the uniform. Apparently at around the age of six, … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Musings
Tagged art, children, Femi Temowo, Michael Olatuja, mid life crisis, music, Skills, smile, talents
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