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Stowe, Williams, Sandoval, Fabolous and Marcil

halfsie or fullsie

sun 11/30/2008

 
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You may have wondered: are they? A little?
Well, yes. Yes, they are.

Madeleine StoweMadeleine Stowe

Age: 50

Actress known for roles in the movies like The Last of the Mohicans, Short Cuts and Twelve Monkeys.

Halfsie or Fullsie?

Halfsie: Costa Rican mother.

 
Hype WilliamsHarold "Hype" Williams

Age: 38

Music video and film director known for flashy, colorful videos for Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes.

Halfsie or Fullsie?

Halfsie: Honduran mother and African-American father.

 
Hope SandovalHope Sandoval

Age: 42

Singer-songwriter who once fronted '90s rock group Mazzy Star. Most recently led Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions.

Halfsie or Fullsie?

Fullsie: Both parents are Mexican-American.

 
FabolousJohn Jackson aka Fabolous

Age: 31

Brooklyn-bred rapper known for hit songs like Make Me Better, Baby Don't Go and Young'n.

Halfsie or Fullsie?

Halfsie: Dominican father and African-American mother.

 
Vanessa MarcilVanessa Marcil

Age: 40

Actress and known for roles in TV shows like General Hospital, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Las Vegas.

Halfsie or Fullsie?

Halfsie: Mexican mother and German father.

 
 
 

first!!!

daily dos

sun 11/30/2008

 
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blessthefall

let's talk

thu 11/27/2008

 
lets-talk-blessthefall Phoenix screamo band blessthefall.

Mikey Frisby and Matt Traynor's high school jam sessions paid off. In 2004, the guitarist and drummer, respectively, formed blessthefall after graduating from school. Three years later, the "screamo" rockers secured a record deal and spot on the Vans Warped Tour with bands like Paramore, MxPx and Coheed and Cambria. blessthefall is currently working on the follow-up to their debut album, His Last Walk. We caught up with the Phoenix-bred band to talk about religion, going postal and their love for JT.

You recently found a new singer, Beau Bokan. Was he hard to find?

It was extremely hard. Not only were we looking for talent, but someone who had the perfect personality to match with ours. We searched for close to nine months, and were having doubts. But the key was to never give up and keep working hard. We found the perfect singer for our band, he is funny and weird just like us and has great talents to help us grow.

You've got a few hip hop inspired beats in your music, what else do you think separates you guys from the hordes of screamo bands out there?

We love the hip-hop beats, can't get enough of them. We give it our all when we hit the stage. Our energy explodes on stage so we can give the best performance possible. We never give up. There were plenty of times we could have just turned away and do something else with our time, but our situations have only made us stronger.

There are a lot of screamo and metalcore bands powered by Christian faith. Isn't rock supposed to be anything but that?

Rock can be whatever you make of it. I personally like it better when bands are faithful and don't live the sex, drugs and rock-and-roll life. I'm not into bands that sing about degrading women or smoking weed or any of that. We live our lives to the fullest, but keep out of all that garbage.

Do you ever feel you have to play down the religious aspect of your music?

We like what we do and don't plan on changing for anything. Bands have to stick to their roots. Change is good, but selling out is not.

You're working on your second album. Is there anything you would like to do that would be considered too 'out there' by your label or fans?

The next album will be a much more mature version of our last. We are very proud of what we have written so far.

In your video for "Rise Up," someone in an office snaps and breaks away from the other drones. Have any of you almost gone postal at a job?

I think we have all snapped while being in the band, things were not so peachy in the past. But we have been having so much fun lately, I can't see us going postal again anytime soon.

What would be your dream collaboration?

blessthefall and Justin Timberlake. You have his number? We would love to have him sing on a song! [Laughter.]

 
 

gobbled up

daily dos

thu 11/27/2008

 
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(image by Justin Marty via flickr)

k dicen: 10 hit songs by Chris Brown

News

wed 11/26/2008

 
k-dicen-10-hit-songs-by-chris-brown A word cloud containing lyrics from 10 hit songs by Chris Brown.

We fed the lyrics of 10 hit songs by Chris Brown to wordle and girl got like just one kiss.

The top 15 most used words and their frequency: know (58), air (52), ever (50), like (47), wall (44), got (39), one (36), kiss (35), girl (34), diss (32), just (32), ooh (32), yeah (28, cause (27), forever (27)

The list of 10 hit songs by Chris Brown:

"Forever"
"Gimme That (Remix)" ft. Lil Wayne
"Kiss Kiss" ft. T-Pain
"No Air" ft. Jordin Sparks
"Run It!" ft. Juelz Santana
"Say Goodbye"
"Superhuman" ft. Keri Hilson
"Wall to Wall"
"With You"
"Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"

 
 

Cypress Hill

previously

tue 11/25/2008

 
previously-cypress-hill Sen Dog, B-Real and DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill sit on a rooftop.

"They're clownin' on me 'cause of my language. I have to tell 'em straight up, it's called Spanglish." - "Latin Lingo" (1991)

Formed in 1986 by Louis "B-Real" Freese, Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud and Senen "Sen Dog" Reyes, Cypress Hill emerged from the predominantly Mexican-American community of South Gate, California to become Latino hip hop's first true superstar outfit. Despite being the first Latino rap group to go platinum, Cypress Hill is best known for helping marijuana go mainstream and introducing rock audiences to hip hop.

Filled with blunted rhymes and murky beats, the trio's 1991 self-titled debut showed life on the streets through a funhouse mirror. Hits like How I Could Just Kill a Man, Hand on the Pump and Latin Lingo bridged the gap between the hardcore gangsta rap of NWA and the jazzy vibes of A Tribe Called Quest. Cypress Hill's distinctive sound – B-Real's nasal flow, Sen Dog's call-and-response choruses and especially DJ Muggs' production – would go on to influence acts as diverse as Dr. Dre, Psycho Realm and La Sinfonía.

"The Hill" released three more studio albums in the '90s – Black Sunday, Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom and IV – which spawned stoner anthems like Insane In The Membrane, I Wanna Get High and Dr. Greenthumb. In 1999, the group rewarded its loyal Latin American fan base by dropping Grandes Exitos en Español, a compilation of their greatest hits in Spanish. Over the last decade, Cypress Hill has experimented with rock and reggae on songs like (Rock) Superstar, Trouble and Ganja Bus without sacrificing its Latin flavor. Latin Thugs, a horn-drenched track featuring Tego Calderón is one of Cypress Hill's most popular joints.

When asked if Cypress Hill gets the credit it deserves for its contributions to hip hop, B-Real replies: "I think in some regards we do, but in other regards we're definitely looked over on a lot of shit. I don't really care what [critics] think, for me it's what the fans think and feel. That's what matters to me."

 
 

the go team

daily dos

tue 11/25/2008

 
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(image by blmurch via flickr)

Spanish Harlem vs Washington Heights

versus

mon 11/24/2008

 
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name Spanish Harlem. Washington Heights.
aka El Barrio. Dominican Heights.
epicenter 96th street to 116th street. 145th street to 200th street.
predominantly Puerto Rican. Dominican.
historical landmark East Harlem Firehouse. The Cloisters.
where to chill Corner bodega. Fort Washington Park.
homegrown politician Congressman Charles B. Rangel. NYC Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Guillermo Linares.
how to get there Take the 6 train. Take the A or C or the 1 and 9 trains.
hometown music heroes Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Tito Puente and Ray Barreto. Juelz Santana, Proyecto Uno and Kat DeLuna.
as heard on Ben E. King's Spanish Harlem and Santana's Maria Maria, featuring Wyclef. KRS-One's Washington
Heights
.
gringos like to visit Museum of the City of New York. The Cloisters.
where to eat? La Fonda Boricua. Caridad Restaurant.
what to order Arroz con pollo. Sancocho.
cultura El Museo Del Barrio. The Hispanic Society of America.
as seen on Movies Carlito's Way and Honey. Washington Heights The Movie and Broadway musical In The Heights.
school J.H.S. 117, the Tito Puente Education Complex. P.S. 132, Juan Pablo Duarte School.
saying ¡A fuego! ¿Que lo que?
 
 

a million here, a million there

daily dos

mon 11/24/2008

 
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Kerns, Prinze, Turlington, Rodriguez and Bach

halfsie or fullsie

sun 11/23/2008

 
halfsie-or-fullsie-kerns-prinze-turlington-davis-and-bach Supermodel Christy Turlington smiles.

You may have wondered: are they? A little?
Well, yes. Yes, they are.

Joanna KernsJoanna Kerns

Age: 55

Actress known for playing Maggie Seaver on the popular '80s sitcom "Growing Pains."

Halfsie or Fullsie?

Halfsie: Mexican-American father and Irish-American mother.

 
Freddie PrinzeFreddie Prinze

Passed away at age 22.

Stand-up comedian who starred in the '70s hit sitcom "Chico and the Man." Father of Freddie Prinze, Jr.

Halfsie or Fullsie?

Halfsie: German-Hungarian father and Puerto Rican mother.

 
Christy TurlingtonChristy Turlington

Age: 39

Supermodel known for her work with Calvin Klein and Maybelline cosmetics. Married to director Ed Burns.

Halfsie or Fullsie?

Halfsie: Salvadoran mother.

 
Adam RodriguezAdam Rodriguez

Age: 33

Actor known for playing Eric Delko in "CSI: Miami." Makes a cameo in the video for J. Lo's "If You Had My Love."

Halfsie or Fullsie?

Fullsie: Puerto Rican father and Puerto Rican-Cuban mother.

 
Catherine BachCatherine Bach

Age: 54

Actress and sex symbol known for wearing short shorts as Daisy Duke in the '80s TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard."

Halfsie or Fullsie?

Halfsie: Mexican mother and German father.

 
 
 
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