Oblivious Birthday Gratitude Day 8. I am thankful for my brother Bambu. Yes Bam, I am thankful for you. I may boo you at shows, but you know it's all out of love LOL.
I first met Bambu at the Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture (FPAC) when I was still in college. He was selling his cd and I remember thinking I guess I'll support this guy. I gave him my $5 and had to wait to listen to this cd because Babe, my old car, didn't have a cd player. Babe was the budget model 1999 Corolla. It didn't have much, but it got me around! After undergrad I moved back home to the Great-One-Eight. My transition from college organizing turned into volunteering for FPAC in various ways. Through FPAC I met a new family of organizers who were passionate about their community & about working for the empowerment and betterment of it's people. Bambu happened to be one of these people.
I appreciate Bam for his work with the community and for his work as an artist. When he was living in LA, he was an instructor for Sessions LA and has continued to support the program.
These records have been soundtracks to our lives. Whenever an album drops they end up on repeat in our cars, in our homes, in my headphones at work. While Mike is the dj in our family, surprisingly I am the one who buys Bam's records. There was even one point where I contemplated writing a musical using the Native Guns catalog. There is a notebook somewhere with an outline of this project. Maybe one day I'll revisit it! For now we have Bam's current catalog of work. Prey for the Devil is currently on rotation. You can get your digital copy on iTunes, Amazon, Google Music, etc. For folks who want a physical copy of the record aka a cd or vinyl you'll be able to pick that up from Beatrock Music on September 11th.
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When the idea of this music video showcase was in it's infancy I had a mini panic attack. I thought to myself, "Where am I going to find these videos? Who will be out there?" After taking some deep breathes and calming myself down I realized I could look to my own musical library for a start. It was fun to go through the music videos for artists that I totally dig. Here are three artists who's videos we'll be showing at Flipping The Music Video. These aren't the videos that will be screened, however these are other works in their repertoire. So call it a sneak peak into what may be shown. Imago - Sundo by Marie Jamora. I met Marie last year when her film Ang Nawawala screened at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. I immediately became a fan of how the film. The style. The actors. Even the way tumblr was used as a part of the film. In addition to that the music was awesome. The soundtrack is full of OPM artists that are amazing. I've always had a thing for OPM. I am terrible at singing along since I can't really speak tagalog, but I really love the music. Imago's Sundo is an example of my own musical taste in OPM. When I hear this song I want to go on a road trip up PCH, stare at the ocean, and feel the wind in my hair. It's a song that reminds me of summer and being carefree. Rocky Rivera - No Love. It's funny, but I remember being a fan of the MTV show "I'm From Rolling Stone." I love reality tv. This is no secret. But I flipped my shit seeing this Filipina on screen competing for a spot on the Rolling Stone payroll. I even messaged her on MySpace and told her how I was a fan. (yes yes MySpace, I'm a nerd okay!) When she moved to LA a few years later, it tripped me out that I could consider this woman a friend. When she decided to stake her own claim as a hip hop artist I was immediately intrigued. I've never been disappointed in the music she puts out. I am a fan of booming, hard hitting bass in my music. It's the reason I loved deep house in high school. It's the reason why Warren G's records still are some of my favorites. When an emcee utilizes that sound I will instantly stop and listen. No Love does that for me. And the lyrics. Hot damn. Listen to what she's spittin at you. It's as Dylan said on Puff Daddy's Making the Band - Hot Fire! Bambu (Featuring DJ Q-bert) - Crosshairs by Kevin Prudencio. This fool. I almost want to leave with just those two words, "This fool." I don't know if he knows this but my first memory is of him slanging cds at FPAC many, many, MANY moons ago. I was super young and my gut instinct was to roll my eyes at him. For some reason whatever he said convinced me to give him my $5 or $10 whatever he was charging that day. Since then I've worked with him on several community events and consider him a homie. Strawberry Farm Boy Mike and I have been in the audience of several of this mans shows. As all the other LA homies know, we do it because we are family and also fans. When he played the Roxy for the first time it was pretty insane. As much as we kid each other, I am a fan of his work. This song tripped me out because of DJ Q-bert being featured on the track. Being married to Mike means I've learned quite a lot about djs through osmosis. When we first started dating it would quite normal for him to play Invisible Scratch Pickles vhs tapes in the background of us studying for class. The fact that I can remember the words "Invisible Scratch Pickles" is all due to him. When Bambu's Crosshairs came out I geeked out at DJ Q-bert being on the song. I'm a nerd. I blame Mike for this nerdy. I'm excited to see all these artists music videos in one place. I'm truly a fan and to bring them all together has been an awesome process. Come geek out with me. It will be fun!
Flipping The Music Video Thursday, February 13th 8-10pm Echo Park Film Center Music Videos, panelists, live performances Light refreshments $5 suggested donation Proceeds to benefit The Harmony Project & Sessions LosAngeles |
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