Blue Lines Blog – Coachella Lineup 2014 Released

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The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Blue Lines Blog – 2010 Music Year In Review

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...Featuring, Alice Smith, Andy Allo, Ansomnia, Big Boi, Black, Blue Lines, Bon Iver, Broken Bells, Cat Power, Citizen Cope, Corinne Bailey Rae, Decoded, Diddy, Diddy-Dirty Money, Drake, Feist, Foo Fighters, Gorillaz, Grizzly Bear, Herbie Hancock, Herbie Hancock feat. Norah Jones, Holly Conlon, Holly Miranda, House, How To Make It In America, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Janelle Monae, Jay-Z, Jill Scott, Kanye West, La Roux, Last Train To Paris, Major Lazer, Massive Attack, N.E.R.D., Nora Jones, ONE MusicFest, OutKast, Pearl Jam, Peter Silberman, Sia, Swizz, The Antlers, The Black Keys, The Sea, The-Dream, Zaki Ibrahim

Album of The Year – Gorillaz – “Plastic Beach”

Best Live Album Of Year (full length) – (Tie) Feist – “Look At What The Light Did Now” / Kanye West – “VH1 Storytellers”

Sophomore Album Of The Year – Corinne Bailey Rae – “The Sea”

Best Mixtape Of Year – Major Lazer & La Roux – “Lazerproof”

Best Compilation Album – Nora Jones “…Featuring”

Single of The Year (Tie) – Massive Attack – “Paradise Circus” / Sia “My Love”

Artist Of the Year – Kanye West – G.O.O.D. Fridays / “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”

Put On Artist Of The Year – Andy Allo (although released in 2009, I have introduced here music to quite a few friends)

Lyric Of The Year – “Hard to be humble/When you stuntin’ on the Jumbotron” – “Devil In A New Dress”

Verse Of The Year – N-E-R-D – “Hypnotize U”

Soundtrack Appearance Of The Year – Zaki Ibrahim – “Ansomnia”
Zaki – Ansomnia by Ophiona

Discovery Artist Of The Year – Bon Iver

Karaoke Song Of Year – Pearl Jam – “Black”

Music Related Book Of Year – Jay-Z – “Decoded”

Discovery Album Of The Year – Broken Bells (Danger Mouse of Grey Album and Gnarls Barkley fame and James Mercer of the Shins) – “Broken Bells”

Favorite Artist I Slept On This Year (Twice) – Massive Attack “Heligoland” / “Heligoland Remix EP”

Starbucks / iTunes Free Download Of The Year – (Tie) Holly Miranda – “Waves” / Holly Conlon “ You Are Goodbye” (2008)

Artist Most Worthy Of Purchasing Physical Album – Andy Allo – “ Unfresh” (2009)

Top Played Songs of Year (2010 Releases) – Sia – “My Love” (307 iTunes/iPod plays),
Diddy-Dirty Money – “Yesterday” (205 iTunes/iPod plays),
Massive Attack – “Paradise Circus” (200 iTunes/iPod plays),
Feist/Grizzly Bear – “Service Bell” (119 iTunes/iPod plays),
Sia – “I’m In Here” (86 iTunes/iPod plays)
Kanye West feat Jay-Z/Swizz Beats – “Power remix” (85 iTunes/iPod plays),
Kanye West feat Bon Iver – Lost InThe World” (83 iTunes/iPod plays)
Kanye West feat Jay-Z/Bon Iver/etc. – “Monster” (82 iTunes/iPod plays)
Alicia Keys feat Drake – “Un-Thinkable remix” (73 iTunes/iPod plays)
Kanye West – “All Of The Lights” (60 iTunes/iPod plays)
Drake feat The-Dream – “Shut It Down (unreleased version)” (54 iTunes/iPod plays)
Major Lazer x La Roux – “Cover My Eyes (Costra Nostra Edit)” (45 iTunes/iPod plays)
Big Boi feat Janelle Monae – “Be Still” (44 iTunes/iPod plays)
Peter Silberman of the Antlers – “Waves (Holly Miranda cover” (42 iTunes/iPod plays)

Best Live Show Of The Year (Arena) – Jill Scott opening for Maxwell’s 2010 Tour. Maxwell was outshined by his performance in the 2009 version of the show.

Best Live Show Of The Year (Club/Bar/etc.) – Joi Gilliam (various times at Pal’s Lounge)

Best Festival Of Year – ONE Musicfest (De La Soul / Common / Joi Gilliam / Goapele / etc.)

Best Cover of Year (Studio) – Civil Twilight – “Teardrop (Massive Attack cover)”

Best Live Cover Of Year – Joi Gilliam covering Sade Adu’s “Cherish The Day”

Best Instrumental Of Year – Feist – “Intuition”

Best Artist I Was Put On To By Friend Of Year (MW) – Black Keys (I had heard of them, but never spent effort to listen to them other than their 2009 Blakroc project.) Now I have their entire catalogue less one album.

Missing Artist(s) Of Year – Esthero, Citizen Cope protégé Alice Smith,

Best TV Show Artist/Song Discovery – Phoenix – “Rome (Neighbours with Devendra Banhart remix)

Best “Commercial Ad Campaign” Artist/Song Discovery – Lincoln’s car campaign, Cat Power – “Space Oddity (cover),” Sia – “Under the Milky Way (cover),” Massive Attack – “Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto remix)”

Best Television Program(s) For New Music – House, How To Make It In America

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

2010 Music Wrapup iTunes Shuffle

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& Bethany Cosentino, 50 Cent, 9th Wonder, Agnes, Alicia Keys, Alkaline Trio, Allie Moss, Aloe Blacc, AM, American Bang, Amerie, Ana Tijoux, And Inspectah Deck, And Rae, And Raekwon, Andre 3000, Andy Allo, Annie Lennox, Arcade Fire, Archie Bronson Outfit, Audrey Assad, Avenida 6, Avi Buffalo, B.o.B, Band Of Horses, Banda de Turistas, Basia Bulat, Battles, Beach House, Beastie Boys, Beck and Bat For Lashes, Beckah Shae, Bee Gees, Belle & Sebastian feat. Norah Jones, Best Coast, Big Boi, Bilal, Billy Lamont, Black Eyed Peas, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Blackstar, Blakroc, Blu, Bob & Gene, Bobby Vidales, Bombay Bicycle Club, Brad, Brendan James, Bring Me the Horizon, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Busta Rhymes, Cam'ron & Vado, Capone-N-Noreaga, Caribou, Ceci Bastida, Cee Lo, Cee-Lo Green, ceo, Charlie Hunter feat. Norah Jones, Chasen, Cherryholmes, Child Rebel Soldier, Chino & Nacho, ChocQuibTown, Chris Brown, Christopher von Uckermann, Ciara, Citizen Cope, Clipse, Clorofila, Common, Consequence, Corinne Bailey Rae, Cory Morrow, Court Yard Hounds, Currensy, Cypress Hill, Daft Punk, Daniel Hope, Dapuntobeat, Dave Barnes, David Banner, David Banner and 9th Wonder, Dead Prez, Delta Spirit, Destinee & Paris, Diddy, Diddy-Dirty Money, Dierks Bentley, Diggy, Dirty Dozen Brass Band feat. Norah Jones, Dirty Little Rabbits, Dirty Money, DJ Center, DJ Kay Slay, DJ Mathematics Presents Meth Ghost Rae, DJ Muggs VS Ill Bill, Don Covay, Dondria, Dr Dre Ft Eminem, Dr. Dre, Dr. Dre Ft Snoop Dogg & Akon, Drag-On, Drake, Duffy, Duran Duran, Eastern Conference Champions, Eddie Vedder, El Madmo, Elton John & Leon Russell, Emika, Eminem, Eminem & Royce Da 5'9, Erykah Badu, Estelle, Fabolous, Fanfarlo, Far East Movement, Fefe Dobson, Feist, Field Music, First Aid Kit, Florence and The Machine, Foo Fighters feat. Norah Jones, Four Tet, Fran Healy, Frank Howard & The Commanders, Frazey Ford, Freeway, Frightened Rabbit, GBH, Gerardo Ortíz, Ghost, Ghostface, Ghostface Killah, GLC, Goapele, Goldfrapp, Good Old War, Goodie Mob, Gorillaz, Greg Laswell, Gurrumul, GZA, Herbie Hancock feat. Norah Jones, Hey Monday, Holly Miranda, Hot Chip, House of Heroes, Howard Shore, Inspectah Deck, Iration, Iskander, Iyaz, J King y Maximan, J. Holiday, Jack Johnson, Jadakiss, Jakob Dylan, Janelle Monae, Jay Electronica, Jay-Z, Jazmine Sullivan, Jónsi, Jeremih, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Norman, Jonathan Cohen, Jorge Drexler, Josh Groban, Josh Ritter, Josh Rouse, Joss Stone, Jukebox the Ghost, Julieta Venegas, Junip, JYJ, Kanye West, Kanye West & Jay-Z, Karina Pasian, Keith Murray, Kelis, Keri Hilson, KiD CuDi, Kidz In The Hall, King Curtis, Kings of Leon, Kristian Bezuidenhout, KRS-One & True Master, La Roux, Lady GaGa, Laura Veirs, Lee Fields, Leela James, Lil Wayne, Linkin Park, Little Brother, Little Richard, Local Natives, Lorenza Borrani, Los Claxons, Los Lobos, Love Star, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Luz Rios, Lylit, M.I.A., Macy Gray, Major Lazer, Major Lazer & La Roux, Maldita Vecindad, Mariah Carey, Massive Attack, Masta Killa, Mavis Staples, Maximum Balloon, Mêlée, Medina Green, Menahan Street Band, Meth, Method Man, Metric, Michael Jackson, Michoacan, Miguel, Millionyoung, MiMi, Minus the Bear, Monica, Mos Def, Mr. Hudson, Murs & 9th Wonder, Muse, N.E.R.D., N.O.R.E., Naomi Davis & Sugarman Three, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Nas, Neon Trees, New Politics, Nicki Minaj, Nneka, Norah Jones & Sasha Dobson, Norah Jones feat. Dolly Parton, Norah Jones feat. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Norah Jones feat. M. Ward, Omarion, Our Last Night, OutKast feat. Norah Jones, Ozomatli, Panoptica Orchestra, Papoose, Patty Griffin, Paty Cantu, Peter Silberman of the Antlers, Pharrell, Philip Selway, Pink Martini, Plain White T's, Plants and Animals, Polock, Public Enemy, Q-Tip, Q-Tip feat. Norah Jones, Raekwon, Ray Charles feat. Norah Jones, Ray Sharpe, Red Cafe, Redman, Reflection Eternal, Rich Hil Ft Kid Cudi, Richard Galliano, Rick Ross, Rihanna, Robert Plant, Robin Thicke, Rogue Wave, Rosa Lee Brooks, Rostam Batmanglij, Ryan Adams feat. Norah Jones, RZA, Sade, Sarah McLachlan, Scissor Sisters, Seabear, Sean Bones feat. Norah Jones, Sean Price, Semi Precious Weapons, Senator & The New Republic, Shanell, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Shout Out Louds, Sia, Skillz, Sky Sailing, Slash, Sleigh Bells, Snoop Dogg, Stacy Clark, Stefan Maass, Stefan Rath & Hans-Kristian Kjos Sorensen, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger, Sugarman Three, Superlitio, Surfer Blood, Swedish House Mafia, T.I., Talent Couture, Talib Kweli, Talib Kweli feat. Norah Jones, The Bamboos, The Band Perry, The Bird And The Bee, The Black Keys, The Bravery, The Budos Band, The Chieftains, The Constellations, The Cool Kids, The Daktaris, The Dead Weather, The Foreign Exchange, The Gracious Few, The Head and the Heart, The High Wire, The Icemen, The Isley Brothers, The Jones Sisters, The Little Willies, The Mighty Imperials, The Minions, The National, The Poets of Rhythm, The Rescues, The Roots, The Secret Sisters, The Soft Pack, The Sylvers, The Virginmarys, The Watson Twins, Theophilus London, Timbaland, Toro Y Moi, Travis Porter, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Troy Olsen, Two Door Cinema Club, UNKLE, Usher, V.V. Brown, Vampire Weekend, Various Artists, Villagers, Vivian Green, Waka Flocka Flame, Wale, Willie Nelson feat. Norah Jones, Wintersleep, Wu Tang Vs The Beatles, Wye Oak, Yeasayer, Yelawolf, Yoav, Zac Brown Band, Zo!

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.