"Get Into The Party Life" -It's A Party, It's A Party, It's A Party!!!

I don't have to tell you (socialite) folks that it's been a BUSY week! Especially with all the draft stuff going on in town. Well stack up on No-Doz & Red Bull (& rum lol) cause the weekend it's not letting up either! There TONS of stuff going down and I'm here to put you on! Cool? Cool! Okay, you got...

Wed. June 22nd
"Baby I'm A Star!"
Autumn Marie's (Diggiwax) B'day
@Gold Bar -398 Broome St.
10pm-3am
Music by DJ CEO, DJ Kiss, DJ M.O.S. & DJ Parler

Thurs. June 23rd
"Baller's Brand NBA Draft Classics"
@ Hiro Ballroom - 9th Ave. betwn. 17th & 18th St.
10pm SHARP!
Music by DJ S&S
Hosted by Anton Marchand, Dante Simpson,
& Anthony Doran
Semi-Formal attire a must
RSVP @ bbdraftclassic2011@gmail.com NOW!

Fri. June 24th
"the Class Reunion" -Weekly Friday Party
@ Luke's Place -277 Cumberland St. corner of Lafayette
9-2am
Hosted by the FAM!
Music by DJ Al Most Famous, & the Ahficionados
FREE admission all night
Dinner served till 12:30am
Dress for the fashion set!

Saturday, June 25th
"Fort Greene Festival" -feat. Mos Def
12 noon -10pm
Hosted by Rosie Perez & Michaela Angela Davis
FREE admission all day
Live music by
Res, Sofia Urista, Game Rebellion, Navegante, Lifted Crew, Mariella, Jenna Andrews, & Paper Doll & more...

the Minority Report after party is at...
@Luke's Place -277 Cumberland St. corner of Lafayette
one block away from Ft. Greene Park!
10-3am
FREE ADMISSION!

Sun. June 26th
"Sundae fir Sundays"
@Vodou Lounge - Corner of Halsey St. & Nostrand Ave.
B'day celebration for Keith Henderson
& small Satellite West reunion/get together!
8-3am
Music by the Ahficionados
Free Admission to all

"Alice In Wonder Bland!" -This Cheshire Cat Has NOTHING To Smile About! Alice Review

So I'm hearing that this was the number one movie at the box office this weekend. Which comes as NO surprise to me due to all the hype around it (Depp, 3-D, Burton, the story of Wonderland, yada yada yada) But to make a long review short...I should of supported "Brooklyn's Finest" like the proud "Brooklynista" I am. Because I found the movie to be so wack and bland, I have NO problem spoiling the plot for you. So if you STILL planning on seeing it, don't read ahead. Here's the deal, an older teen Alice is attending her "surprise" engagement party when anxiety hits and sees a vision of the White Rabbit hopping around leading her to that abyss hole she fell into years ago. Why no one uprooted this tree or sealed the hole yet years later, is a mystery to me! Anyway the next scenes we see are of her falling (in 3-D) and shrinking and growing back and forth for damn near 20 mins are so. Twiddle Dumb & Dumber show up and give her a quick tour of west side Wonderland before the Queen of Heart's goons show up and break up their lil' "reunion tea party." Damn, I'm getting bored just writing this, so I'll speed it. The gist is, Alice has been predestined to return to Wonderland as it's savior and return the crown and rule back to the White man...sorry White Queen and make all right with the world again. The End! But not before an 1hr. and a half of talking dogs, frogs, & dragons. Fish as servants, hedgehogs for golf balls, rabbits with A.D.D., a hat making tranny Irish accented Johnny Depp, plus a bong pot smoking caterpillar to boot. I should've gone to see this high, like the rest of the audience around me was...And I don't even smoke!

"Flashing Lights" -Paparazzi Pics (Pt.137)

Trust me if I could have invited you out to this one, I definitely would have gone that route, cause this one was a BANGER! My long time good friend Aimee' had her yearly B'day/Temple U Reunion this Saturday past and as always it REALLY kicked off well! The energy and vibe was just RIGHT that night...You know what I mean? Her younger brother who works closely with Kid Capri, Dj ummm...
(Damn he's gonna kill me, I forgot his DJ name) Oh yeah it's Technician the DJ, he KILLED it! I, yes me, helped out with mic duties to get folks amped up (as if they weren't already). No one really wanted the night to end. Those that didn't get enough I've invited out to Tamboril again for "the Class Reunion" this Friday. Our monthly every LAST friday event. So you're more than welcome to come out too! Once again Happy B'day Ms. Longombee, yet another GREAT one.

"About Damn Time" -the Time Reunion

"When the student is ready the teacher will appear"
-Buddhist proverb









If Prince is remembered for any of his great musical accomplishments, the inception of the Time has to be within the top 3 of that list. Period. My first memory of even hearing about these guys was this very album you see here, my mom had in her record collection. The self-titled, 6 track, 5 minute (or more) long songs record, co-produced by the Starr Company, which was code for "Prince did it" back then. I studied very groove and lyric like it was a pop quiz I had to take the very next day. "Cool" became a personal anthem and a way of life for me.
They somehow managed to take the smooth melodies of R&B and married it perfectly with the braggadocious energy of music's new conception at the time, which was Rap. I don't even think Rap at that point figured out how to be so clever at being so raunchy. The Time was the full package, killer stage show, dressed for business, they made it look easy...too easy. Now 18yrs later, after the 1st hit producing reunion ("Jerk-Out), the boys are back at it again Grammy night. And not a moment too soon, cause I think music... matter of fact, the world needs to be reminded what it is to be "cool" again.