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High School Crush / College Crush / Current Crush – 2011 Year In Review

27 Tuesday Dec 2011

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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.

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Music Mondays – 2011 Year In Review

26 Monday Dec 2011

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Acoustic, After The Storm, Andy Allo, Atlanta, Bears, Beyond Race Magazine, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bon Iver, Brooklyn, California, Chicago, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, Citizen Cope, Cloth, Common, Cubs, Dreams, Ernest Wilson, Floetry, Florence and The Machine, Foo Fighters, How To Make It In America, I Should Have Known, I'm Sorry Who's Yosi?, Jamie Woon, Justin Vernon, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Late Nights & Early Mornings, Lonnie Lynn, Lost In The Woods, Lost in The World, Love, Marsha Ambrosius, Mumford And Sons, Music Mondays, MW, New York, Night Air, No I.D., Rebekah Jordan, sex, Soundfix Lounge, Stevie Nicks, Strange Love, The Dreamer/The Believer, The Kooks, The Trouble With Fiction, The XX Remix, Theophilus London, Va$htie, Va$htie Kola, Vashtie, Vashtie Kola, Wasting Light, You Got The Love (The XX Remix)






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Music Mondays – Jamie Woon – “Night Air”

07 Monday Nov 2011

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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.

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Music I Like – M83 – “Midnight City”

03 Thursday Nov 2011

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I can’t get this song out of my mind. Thoughts of living the “Cab Life,” you can roll with me.
Eye’s glistening in the dark. Dark late New York nights. Carnal thoughts…cab life…in the midnight city.

Waiting in a car
Waiting for a ride in the dark
The night city grows
Look and see her eyes, they glow

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.

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Music Mondays – Florence And The Machine – “You Got The Love (The XX Remix)”

06 Monday Jun 2011

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1986, 2009, 7" single, Alabama United States, alt rock, Anthony B. Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris, art rock, baroque pop, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Candi Staton, Canzetta Maria Staton, CD single, Charlie Hugall, Christopher Lloyd Hayden, Cover, Cover Songs, Covers, digital download, disco, Dog Days Are Over, England, Florence & The Machine, Florence and The Machine, Florence Welch, gospel, Hanceville, HBO, House/Dance, How To Make It In America, IAMSOUND, Indie, Indie pop, indie rock, Isabella "Machine" Summers, Isabella Summers, Island, John Bellamy, Key Yemaya Walker, London, Lungs, Mark Saunders, Moshi Moshi, music, Music Mondays, neo soul, R&B, Republic, Robert Ackroyd, Rusty Bradshaw, Soul, Streetwave, The Source, The xx, The XX Remix, Tom Monger, Universal Republic, You Got The Love, You Got The Love (The XX Remix)



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.

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Blue Lines Blog – 2010 Music Year In Review

31 Friday Dec 2010

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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.

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New To You Music Sundays – Aloe Blacc “I Need A Dollar”

28 Sunday Nov 2010

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Aloe Blacc, Good Things, How To Make It In America, I Need A Dollar, Kahlil Joseph, Matthew J.Lloyd, New To You Music Sundays, New York, So Hard, WHat Matters Most and Funk Factory Films

Perfect song, I’m so in a “New York” state of mind right now. And It is the theme of one of the few shows I’ll watch on television “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.

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Blue Lines “What I Learned Sunday’s”

18 Sunday Apr 2010

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Apple, Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Hawks, Blue Lines, college, family, Google, Hip-Hop, How To Make It In America, iPhone, iPod, Joi Gilliam, Kat Goduco, Michael Jordan, MicroSoft, NBA, NCAA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, What I Learned, WNBA, women

What I learned…

Sunday evenings will now be titled, What I learned Sundays, recapping the prior weeks events etc. This week’s entry, will be the last two weeks.

– Went to do karaoke for my girl Kat’s birthday, unfortunately didn’t get to do my song I signed up for, ran out of time.
– Did I mention it was “Yo Karaoke” at Pal’s Lounge and Joi Gilliam (your favorite singer’s favorite singer), my favorite female artist of all time was there…I even got a hug!!!
– I re- learned…common knowledge…that although their computers are garbage, Apple peripherals (not the moronic iPad) are the hottest guilty pleasures (iPod, iPhone).
– Google Maps on the iPhone is the $H!T!!! Continue reading →

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