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“The Tinariwen sound is primarily guitar-driven in the style known as assouf among the Tuareg people. The Tinariwen guitar style has its roots in West African music, specifically that from the "great bend" region along the Niger River, between Timbuktu and Gao. The core elements of Tinariwen's music are traditional Tuareg melodies and rhythms including those played on the shepherd's flute, which is primarily a man's instrument; and those played on a one-string fiddle known as an imzad which is played by women. The primary percussion instrument is the tindé drum which is played by women at festive occasions. Another important traditional influence is the lute known as the teherdent, which is played by the griots of the Gao and Timbuktu regions. In the late 1970s, when the founding members of Tinariwen started playing acoustic guitars, they played a traditional repertoire adapted to the western guitar.”

“The Tuareg inhabit the Saharan regions of North Africa - Niger, Mali, Libya, Algeria and Burkina Faso. Tuareg is an Arabic term meaning abandoned by God. They call themselves Imohag, translated as free men. No one knows the true origin of the Tuareg, where they came from or when they arrived in the Sahara. Reputedly of Berber descent, the language of the Tuareg is Tamachek, with their own script known asTifinagh, thought to have ancient Libyan roots. Their numbers are unclear, but estimates run between 300,000 and 1 million. The Tuareg were recorded by the Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th Century BC. The most striking attribute of the Tuareg is the indigo veil, worn by the men but not the women, giving rise to the popular name the Blue Men of the Sahara, or Men of the Veil. Men begin wearing a veil at the age 25.”

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A perpetual stew, also known as hunter's pot or hunter's stew, is a pot into which whatever one can find is placed and cooked. The pot is never or rarely emptied all the way, and ingredients and liquid are replenished as necessary.

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Current obsession. Cannot rave enough. Easily one of the best seasons of television ever.

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 40 years ago on 1/23/76.

Station to Station is the tenth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1976. Commonly regarded as one of his most significant works, Station to Station was the vehicle for his last great "character", the Thin White Duke. The album was recorded after he completed shooting Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth, and the cover artwork featured a still from the movie. During the sessions Bowie was heavily dependent on drugs, especially cocaine, and later claimed that he recalled almost nothing of the production.[1][2]

Musically, Station to Station was a transitional album for Bowie, developing the funk and soul music of his previous release, Young Americans, while presenting a new direction towards synthesisers and motorik rhythms that was influenced by German electronic bands such as Neu! and Kraftwerk. This trend culminated in some of his most acclaimed work, the so-called 'Berlin Trilogy', recorded with Brian Eno in 1977–79. Bowie himself said thatStation to Station was "a plea to come back to Europe for me".[2] The album's lyrics reflected his preoccupations with Nietzsche, Aleister Crowley, mythology and religion.

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Music Goddess. I saw her in a tiny venue in Olympia Washington. She played a duo show with Mirah. Everyone sat on the ground. She was amazing. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Mainly due to Thao’s energetic spectacular performance. Can’t wait for the new album, and can’t wait to see her in April!

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If you've never listened to Television's Debut album you need to. It's singularly spectacular. Nothing else quite like it. You can hear the echoes of the post punk NYC scene- especially contemporaries like Patti Smith and the Talking Heads. Listen to the title track and let us know what you think.

Also- check out the cover version by L.A. band De Lux. Originally recorded for Record Store Day. Heard it on KEXP and randomly found the actual vinyl at a record store here in DC at an acoustic show by Dom Flemons from The Carolina Chocolate Drops. 

https://soundcloud.com/innovativeleisure/de-lux-marquee-moon-television-cover

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Check out our favorite radio station. Bringing the heat daily. In particular, stream John in The Morning ( who blows my mind on the daily), The Afternoon show with Kevin Cole, RoadHouse Radio with Greg Vandy (my favorite show ever), Swinging Doors, and Preachin The Blues. 

If KEXP start playing a song a bunch, go see that band immediately. It’s almost guaranteed to be a huge group down the line and you can always catch a great band in a smaller venue- before the crowds arrive. You’re gonna vibe it. Guaranteed. 

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Love this man. He's a visionary. Immensely talented, articulate, and thoughtful. Watch to learn about the importance of thoughtful criticism and diversity in all fields.

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I HAVE A DREAM” (ink on paper, 11x14 inches)

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Swedes do it right. Them and the Aussies really know how to full on commit to a sound/style/aesthetic.

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“A Nova Scotia-based illustrator named Darwyn Cooke and an San Diego book editor namedScott Dunbier persuaded the aging author that the ideal visual medium for his terse, bare-knuckled tales of mayhem was the graphic novel. And, after Westlake saw Cooke’s spare and stylized artwork (think somewhere between the vintage-cool of “Mad Men” and the storytelling flair of Milton Caniff’s “Steve Canyon” comic strips), he enthusiastically agreed.”

Cannot say enough about this series/character... Geek out.

Please check out the author as well- he’s got a ton of stuff. :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_E._Westlake

Also see Point Blank (1967) film starring Lee Marvin, a pseudo-psychedelic crime cult classic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Blank_(1967_film)