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Tonight come catch me DJing after the #castrostreetfair and #49ers #raiders football games with some of my favorite comedy queens @carnieasadasf @woowoomonroe @pollodelmarfans Show starts live at 8 pm and I'll be housin' you on the dancefloor til close! #dragqueen #dragshow #BlessedCabaret #cabaret #dragcabaret #oaklandmusic #oaklandpride #oaklandnightlife #lgbt #gayoakland #gaybar #sundayfunday (at The Port Bar)
Really big month ahead! Hope you come out to one or more of my shows in the Bay Area, including a special birthday set this Thursday night #sanfrancisco #oakland #bayareadj #oaklanddj #sanfranciscodj #oaklandmusic #theportbar #qbar #qbarsf #clubpoppers #october2017 #iontheprize #oaklandnightlife
For some of us, the holiday season can be a hard one. That sucks, so we made something for all of us. It starts today, December 1, and it’s called 31 Days of Self-Care. It’s a list of purposeful, daily activities meant to pick yourself up, calm yourself down, and often a little bit of both. You can participate every day, some days, one day, whatever feels right. We’ll be posting daily prompts as well as reblogging some of our favorites we find in the #postitforward and #31daysofselfcare tag, so be sure to tag your posts! See the full list of prompts below.
Day…
Question! What’s your happy place? Reply here or illustrate it.
Post a link to a song that makes you feel happy. Send it to another Tumblr.
Share something on your Tumblr for someone who might be going through a tough time. It can be anything: a photo, a GIF, or advice.
Look at this cute GIF by My Whispered Colors (@mywhisperedcolors). When you’re done, look at it again. Then pass it on.
Color in this square made by Tumblr Creatr Josh LaFayette (@joshlafayette).
What does your dream world look like? Draw it, animate it, or just tell us about it.
Create an emoji spell for self-care, happiness, positivity, or all three!
Make a list of three (or more!) things you like about yourself.
Write a Tumblr chat post where you cheer yourself up after a bad day.
Color! Here’s a square from Tumblr Creatr Geo Law (@getaloadageo). If you’d like, submit it to the Mental Health Quilt (@mentalhealthquilt) when you’re done.
Question! What’s your favorite self-care activity? Reply here or illustrate it.
2016 was a rough year. Make a list of good things that happened.
Cheer someone up today. What are some things you can do to make a friend in need feel better?
Make a list of everything you do for self-care.
Tag a Tumblr friend in a post and make a list of things you like about them.
All of a sudden—a Dementor appears! You are about to cast a Patronus Charm. What would your favorite positive memory be?
Make a list of everything you’re proud of accomplishing this year.
Share a playlist of songs you can listen to if you need cheering up.
Spend 10 minutes looking through your Tumblr dashboard today. Send something cool to a Tumblr.
Eat your favorite food today. Wait, post a picture of it first.
Make a 2017 to-do list of positive things for yourself.
Illustrate one nice thing you’ll do for yourself today.
Make a list of things you can do for yourself when you’re feeling down.
Color! Here’s a square made by Tumblr Creatr Brian Butler (@showdrawn). Make some magic with it.
Tumblr-grams! Send this positive post by Thoka Maer (@thokamaer) to a friend on Tumblr.
Take a silly/happy/crazy GIF of yourself with the Tumblr GIF maker.
Post a video that makes you happy. Send it to a Tumblr friend.
Make a list of five positive affirmations to live by.
Draw something that makes you happy! Anything you want: a plant, a tree, a food, a person, a cat.
Today is a mental day off. Remember to drink enough water and get enough sleep tonight.
It’s NYE! Make a list of things you’re looking forward to in the new year.
My sisters wedding is also my first DJ gig of 2016. Excited to kick off this new year in a big way! Love you Bryce! #wedding #2016 #sandiego #djgoals (at San Diego, California)
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a year of lessons, one post
for me, 2015 was a year full of chasing, bad decision making, and uncontrollable change (both positive and negative). throughout it all, i’ve learned quite a few lessons. here are some of them:
1) people speak truths in the moment, but this isn’t to say that these truths will carry the same meaning in a week, a month, shit- even the next day. take everything you hear with a grain of salt. realize that nothing is factual, and all is situational.
2) you don’t have to exert yourself/go out of your way to get someone to see your worth. if someone treats you as though you’re disposable, and doesn’t appreciate the time spent with you- FUCK THAT SHIT. you are a fucking treasure. if someone can’t see your worth now, they sure as fuck won’t see it later (even if they do come back). oh yeah, and fuck ignored messages. RED FUCKING FLAG!
3) do not be selfish with what you perceive as love, because the moment you try to grasp and hold onto it, love will flutter away like a butterfly that simply came to kiss you like the beautiful flower you are and has thus moved on to other beautiful flowers because hey, all flowers need kissing- right? there will be more butterflies and btw, you are a butterfly too, dawg.
4) never forget your friends. this lesson is simple. never let a single person take up too much of your time. reach out, actively listen, and actually be present. (i need to work on this). but remember, it takes two to tango. don’t engage in friendships where you do not feel valued or when you’re the solitary agent reaching out. see lesson #2: KNOW YOUR WORTH as an individual.
5) speaking of value… know your value, as a worker. if you aren’t happy at your job, fuck it. leave. no one’s chaining you to your desk to stay. if your work does not make you smile, and if you find yourself hating your co-workers and boss, GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE. there will other jobs, you will get hired, and remember that you are an asset to any company. people don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses.
6) don’t spend money you don’t have. simple, but actually super difficult. skip out on those unlimited mimosas you don’t really need. fuck eating out for every meal. no, you don’t need that new outfit from zara.. but hey, at least you got those 10 cute outfits in europe right? #itsfine
7) stay informed. it is our responsibility as occupants of this earth to know what the fuck is going on outside of our infant bubble of a life. i know the news is depressing, but read it. read multiple sources (Al Jazeera, BBC, NPR), and do not trust CNN.
8) anytime you’re feeling bored or trapped, learn something new. i was going through some seriously dark times and i recently committed to learning german which brings me a major source of joy daily. ende güt, alles güt!
9) you are your own soul mate. stop looking when the answer is right in front of you.
10) treat your body like the temple it is. do not boast about it, and do not use it to hurt or keep someone.
11) keep a journal. i’ve had one but i still make the mistake of blurting out my emotions to people who don’t deserve to (or really need to) hear about them. showing emotions doesn’t mean you’re weak, but you really need to keep it together (for your own sanity’s sake).
12) never trust anyone who states that they’re in an “open relationship.” they are most likely lying to you, and without a doubt are emotionally unavailable. and hey, be real with yourself.. you want emotion. emotion is the root of the best experiences. DO NOT ROB YOURSELF OF THAT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO FIT SOMEONE ELSE’S AGENDA.
13) try your best to not be selfish and don’t do something for the sake of doing it. fuck a checklist. live your life as the best version of yourself.
14) if you don’t like someone, you don’t need to tell them. it just creates conflict and makes you look like an asshole. you do not need to impose any type of justice because it will all backfire. just keep your distance… oh wait, unless you’re romantically involved with them. in that case, please tell them to their face (or even a phone call) and don’t rely on faulty lines of communication like text messages or facebook to do it. it just reinforces the fact that you are a millennial piece of shit. no one likes to read a facebook message stating that you’re not “romantically into” them. have some dignity and be kinder to sensitive souls. if you are a sensitive soul, be kinder to yourself. you are the good in this world. remember that.
15) work out any chance you get (it doesn’t have to be at the gym). dance in your room in front of your mirror, bike around, do yoga- ANYTHING! bask in the sexy beast that you are.
16) don’t take out past frustrations on people who have nothing to do with them. give people the benefit of the doubt, but this isn’t to say that you shouldn’t be skeptical. the post of an idealist would say, “love freely!” but i say, “love with an open heart but be cautious with who you give the love to.” make sure it isn’t a one way street. if something feels wrong, it probably is.
17) don’t spend your time wallowing in jealousy. you will only hurt yourself.
18) nostalgia is self created, and there is no point in reminiscing about the same scene over and over again. you will only drive yourself crazy. as baz luhrmann so perfectly states, “nostalgia… is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and recycling it for more than it’s worth.”
19) listen to more podcasts and watch documentaries instead of scrolling through your facebook feed. your brain will thank you for this.
20) rearrange your room. freshen up the space. it’ll be worth it.
21) smile. “smile, though your heart is aching. smile, even though it’s breaking. when there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by if you smile through your fear and sorrow. smile and maybe tomorrow you’ll see the sun come shining through for you. light up your face with gladness, hide every trace of sadness. although a tear may be ever so near, that’s the time you must keep on trying. smile, what’s the use of crying? you’ll find that life is still worthwhile if you’ll just smile.”
i hope these lessons will aid you readers somehow. here’s a video to close it all out– one of my favorite spoken word pieces to listen to any time i’m feeling stuck or unhappy. enjoy, and happy almost new year.
Back for the first time in five months with the gregarious @citizenzain on el @kalxradio #music4life (at KALX)
Redemption by Mark Riddick
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Ion's Favorites of 2012: 20 Albums Outside of Hip-Hop (OOHH)
Happy New Year! I know 2012 is now well in the past, so I'd like to put a fitting kabbash on it, by breaking down my favorite OOHH (outside of hip hop, and that made me go "oohh") albums of 2012 by category or musical style, presented in no particular order (and I apologize if you find my categorization is inaccurate or buffoonish, I tried my darndest) and not necessarily better or worse than any of the hip-hop I posted about before...
http://prizeandshine.tumblr.com/post/38846423844/ions-favorites-of-2012-12-bay-area-hip-hop-albums
http://prizeandshine.tumblr.com/post/39008711581/ions-favorites-of-2012-20-hip-hop-releases
...just different. Hope this helps those shopping for a certain sound from 2012!
Favorite Psychedelic/Shoegaze: Tame Impala's Lonerism
This is not an area of music I keep up with much these days, though I'm a big fan of late 60's psych freakouts. I did find Tame Impala's new album very entertaining from start to finish with its juicy wah-wah, faded reverberated vocals and funky drum rhythms - a great follow-up to their last album, Innerspeaker. Similar sounding releases I liked were Black Moth Super Rainbow's Cobra Juicy, Wild Nothing's Nocturne, DIIV's Oshin, Mature Themes from Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, and Lotus Plaza's Spooky Action at a Distance
Favorite Beats-Driven Rock: Dirty Projectors' Swing Lo Magellan
I kinda made up this category in order to lump together many albums that had some rock/guitar, maybe some electronic elements, and being for the most part uptempo (handclapping and vocal harmonies a plus!!). In the end I picked the new Dirty Projectors album as my fave, with Django Django's self-titled debut a close second, followed by many formidable albums (Hot Chip's In Our Heads, Alt-J's An Awesome Wave, Matthew Dear's Beams, Dan Deacon's America, Poolside's Pacific Standard Time, and Animal Collective's Centipede Hz to name a few). You can make a case for any of these albums to be in the top whatever, but I give it to the DPs' songs for having such innate joy and feelings of candidness, as if you're chilling with them in a backstage green room.
Favorite Dream Pop: Asbjørn's Sunken Ships
Okay, so I used to not take the name for this subgenre of music seriously, and probably still can't get it straight. Let's just go with saying I consider dream pop to have less rock riffs, more buttery floaty textures and soundscapes. Most critics chose Beach House's Bloom as 2012's quintessential dream pop album, but I found it a bit too calm and vanilla for me to get into. Something from Colorado band Chairlift was I thought more anthemic and fun. However I have to say my favorite is the debut album from Danish producer Asbjørn, who sounds like a cross between James Blake and Gotye, and has written some spectacular pop songs with vulnerable intimate lyrics. Also check out the debut self-titled album from an Oakland group I'm a big fan of, The Seshen, plus The Slideshow Effect from Memoryhouse
Favorite "Darker Dreams": Actress' R.I.P. and John Talabot's fIN
Made this one up to address the darker, more wicked albums of 2012 that could still be called dream pop (night terrors pop? purgatory pop? some people say "witch-house" but that's equally as bizarre), mostly because this was the toughest category to choose a favorite from, so tough that I ended up picking two: R.I.P. because it embodies the sounds of my dreams/nightmares better than anything else I've heard ever, and fIN because its just so entertainingly textured and one of 2012's greatest achievements in electronica. So hard for me to put these two behemoths ahead of Grimes' Visions, Crystal Castles' (III), Purity Ring's Shrines, Holy Other's Held, and Iamamiwhoami's Kin, all great listens if you like your textures and lyrics more haunting.
Favorite Eighties Wave: The Chromatics' Kill for Love
If it helps, think of dream pop that sounds like it came straight from the 1980s, a sonic representation of the electric sheep that androids and replicants dream about. Oh and you need to play this at night for maximum effect. Again, tough category, but The Chromatics' new album (and first in 5 years) is a massive, hypnotic cruising soundtrack with great moments both fast and slow. If you dig this sound, also check out Twin Shadow's Confess, Chad Valley's Young Hunger, and the new collection from John Maus called A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material.
Favorite Electronic Jazzmatazz: Flying Lotus' Until the Quiet Comes
So many talented jazz-influenced hip-hop-meets-electronic producers out today. It's the nexus where many of today's most talented producers reside, and hardly anyone is more popular today than Brainfeeder's Flying Lotus, whose Until the Quiet Comes is the next chapter in what's becoming a hall-of-fame discography. A bit less sample-busy than Cosmogramma but just as melodic and awe-inspiring. If this gets you nodding your head, I also recommend Shigeto's Lineage, Freddie Joachim's Fiberglass Kisses, Elaquent's The Scenic Route, The Union's Analogtronics and Anthony Valadez's Just Dreaming.
Favorite Electronic Futurefreakery: Thriftworks' Rainmaker and B.Lewis' A Lion's Aperture
Lucky in 2012 to have the pleasure to meet, see performances from, and talk production techniques with these two guys, and yes I am being kinda Bay Area-centric here (Thriftworks resides in Berkeley and B.Lewis from the South Bay) but both their albums have a mythical majesty, a determination to experiment with effects but also to be perfectly executed so that every sound is in its right location. While Rainmaker makes brilliant connections between ancient temple hymns, glitch-hop and dubstep, A Lion's Aperture is a treatise on how to weave pitch-shifted R&B acapellas into funky synth landscapes complete with meticulously-crafted percussion workouts. Looking forward to new albums from them both very soon! Must also acknowledge some of the other great projects such as Insightful's Blossom Beautiful, XXYYXX's self-titled album, Bonobo's Black Sands Remixed, and Lapalux's When You're Gone EP
Favorite Electronic Hyperrhythms: Lone's Galaxy Garden
Sometimes I like my music fast, or to feel fast at least. Drum n' bass, juke, footwork, booty bass are some examples, but the best results here occur when subgenre definitions are thrown out, styles fuse, playfulness ensues, and warp-speed tracks turn into a flipbook of beautiful moving images. That's how I feel about the new album from producer Lone, which features two collaborations with Machinedrum and some exciting chord progressions that have had me seeing colors for months. Also recommend Burial's Kindred EP, Kilowatts' Acceptitude, DJ Rashad's Teklife Vol. 1: Welcome to the Chi, Squarepusher's Ufabulum, EPROM's Metahuman, and Ital Tek's Nebula Dance.
Favorite Electronic Four-to-the Floor: Four Tet's Pink and Breakbot's By Your Side
Four Tet and Breakbot come from neighboring countries, UK and France, and they both like to keep their track BPMs around the mid-120s, yet the two artists are very different in their sounds. Four Tet's latest offering, Pink, expertly adds and subtracts delicious layers over the course of 8 extended deeper house jams. Meanwhile, Breakbot's long-awaited full-length debut on Ed Banger records, which has been hyped since 2010's great "Baby I'm Yours" single, has an array of enjoyable nu-disco tunes in the vein of Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album. If Sebastian's Total was my guilty dance-party pleasure of last year, By Your Side is mine for 2012. Can't forget to mention some other great releases such as Disclosure's The Face EP, Simian Mobile Disco's Unpatterns, Lindstrom's Smalhans, and Fort Romeau's Kingdoms.
Favorite Jazz: Robert Glasper Experiment's Black Radio
Most of the new jazz I go for these days is piano-driven as I have always admired great pianists such as Art Tatum, Ahmad Jamal, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock. This year my favorite jazz album was Black Radio as it went so much further into the connection between jazz, neo-soul and hip-hop than anything I had ever experienced before. Add to that an all-star cast of featured guests (Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Me'shell Ndegocello, etc) and its a recipe for a landmark album, one that I'll be talking about and sharing with friends for years to come. If you like this, I also recommend the Vijay Iyer Trio's Accelerando, The Bad Plus's Made Possible, and Esperanza Spalding's Radio Music Society.
Favorite Funk: Snarky Puppy's GroundUP
The amazing live-recorded GroundUP from this Texas-based instrumental fusion band is technically jazz, but I found it also to be the funkiest album I listened to this year, reminding me of jazz fusion acts like Tom Scott & the L.A. Express or The Tony Williams Lifetime. It's an exhilarating ride, and that's all I'll say, I don't want to spoil anything else. I would also recommend the new album from Australia band The Bamboos called 4, a compilation put out this year by Secret Stash Records called Twin Cities Funk & Soul, and The Cactus Channel's Haptics.
Favorite World Music: Debo Band's self-titled album
I guess I'm splitting hairs again here because the self-titled debut from Boston-by-way-of-Sudan band Debo Band is both jazz and funk, and excels at both, but the focus of the band is on honoring and updating the sound of Ethiopian funk and soul that thrived in the country capital Addis Ababa in the early 1970s. The scales and harmonies here especially pay tribute to that sound, and the album is chocked full of impressive brass swells and afrobeat breakdowns. I also really liked the reissue of 1970s Nigerian band The Funkees, called Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro-Rock Exponents and put out by Soundway Records. Also recommend the new self-titled album from Antibalas out on Daptone Records, and a dance-driven album from Central African Republic-based producer Boddhi Satva called Invocation.
Favorite Soul and R&B: Old-School Female: Quantic & Alice Russell with The Combo Barbaro's Look Around the Corner
I have great appreciation for modern singer/songwriters who can belt out tunes like Aretha Franklin or sound like they were recording a session for Motown Records (Amy Winehouse was one for example). Look Around the Corner, an album released nearly a year ago on Tru Thoughts Recordings uniting two of their biggest artists, plus the Combo Barbaro out of South America, is a real gem, combining elements of '60s soul, '70s Mandrill-esque funk-rock and latin jazz. Russell's spirited vocals are just right on top of this dusty, sunny-afternoon backdrops. Also falling into this category are a couple other albums I liked: Meklit & Quinn, the new album from Bay Area soul singers Meklit Hadero & Quinn Deveaux, and Soul Sessions Vol. 2 from Joss Stone.
Favorite Soul and R&B: Old-School Male: Lee Fields & the Expressions' Faithful Man
Lee Fields hasn't been away from recording too long (his last album My World dropped in 2009) but his latest offering Faithful Man is another reminder of just how enduring his voice is, 43 years since his career began. The arrangements are stunningly gorgeous throwbacks and would fit right in with a playlist of Bobby Womack and Isaac Hayes tunes. I put this album slightly ahead of Bobby Womack's The Bravest Man in the Universe, which sounds a bit more electronic under the co-production of Damon Albarn. In the similar vein, I also enjoyed Cody Chestnutt's Landing on a Hundred, Michael Kiwanuka's Home Again and Allen Stone's self-titled album.
Favorite Soul and R&B: New-School Female: Jessie Ware's Devotion
A lot of great releases once again, and while 2012 didn't have a tour-de-force like Adele's 21, it did have a great pack of debut full-length albums from up-and-coming singer/songwriters more down-to-earth than diva in persona. In my mind, Devotion leads the pack because its mix of soaring symphonic instrumentation, breathy blissful vocals, and resonating romantic lyrics, making for an emotional listen from start-to-finish (yes I cried a little, shouldn't I?). Other albums I liked were Alicia Keys' Girl on Fire, Melanie Fiona's The MF Life, Lana Del Rey's Born to Die, Kendra Morris's Banshee, and Lianne La Havas's Is Your Love Big Enough (I'm sure there's more though).
Favorite Soul and R&B: New-School Male: Frank Ocean's Channel Orange and Miguel's Kaleidoscope Dream
Last but not least, we get to the R&B males everyone's talking about in 2012 (and hopefully beyond). For me, Channel Orange is so appealing because it feels so organic and built from scratch, both lyrically and sonically, seemingly not giving a fuck about radio-ready playability in age where nearly all mainstream R&B save The Weeknd is going EDM (finding love in a hopeless place...). Nearly all things said or done by Frank Ocean, plus the killer cameos of Earl Sweatshirt and Andre 3000, are attention-grabbers, and this great debut falls somewhere between D'Angelo's Voodoo and Maxwell's Now for a new generation. Parallel to that comes the exceptionally-produced new album Kaleidoscope Dream from singer/songwriter Miguel, who has an incredibly silky voice deserving of its own spotlight. Get both! And if you want more, check out Dwele's Greater Than One, Ne-Yo's R.E.D., and BJ the Chicago Kid's Pineapple Now and Laters.
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Whew exhausted. Anyway, hope this was useful. Time to start looking at 2013 and get excited for what we'll hear next. Keep your ears clean!
Ion
