Hello:
As promised, I’ve fixed things up so that you can now clearly see who’s written a new post. Before this, the only way you could find out the author of the post was to visit the site’s home page. As some of you have alerted me to, and as I’ve found out myself, a single posting on a page doesn’t list the author’s name. Since I was the only person doing so up until a few months ago, it made sense.

But now with a number of contributors added to the fold, it became necessary to ensure that the proper authors are given their just due. Thy will be done, and now it is. Hope this helps out everyone.

I have decided to do the new site again from scratch, so it’s going to be awhile. Because of this, it made it all the more important for me to dig in and ensure that the proper authors are out there front-and-center.

Thanks for your patience; stay good.

As you may know, I’ve asked others to contribute to the web site. Knowing that more than one person can add a variety of views and dimensions, so far about five people have came through, with more to come.

As I’ve recently learned from both contributors and readers, there’s a bit of confusion as to whether a posting was done by a contributor or by me. Though you can read the name of the contributor if viewing the posting on the site’s home page, there’s no way to tell if you were to view an individual post by itself.

I was going to hold off on fixing the issue until the new site is up. Giving that I’m a bit behind with that, I plan to put the fixes on this current iteration as a workaround until I have time to include it with the new site. Look for the fix within the next few days. When done, you’ll be able to see the name of the actual contributor for any individual posting you choose.

I’ve been exceptionally backlogged, and since I’m attending a tech conference this coming week I may or may not have time to catch up still. At the least, this annoyance is minor and can be remedied fairly easily.

Thanks for the feedback; keep ‘em coming.

And by the way, big ups to Abstract Butta Fingaz, the newest contributor to the site who’s posted Black Experience circa 2008; enlightening, given recent attention from a certain Democratic presidential campaign. When I’m done ramping up the new site, you’ll get a proper bio on this mover and shaker who you’re going to hear more of in due time.

Thanks for reading; peace.

I have recently been reminded that I am black. I went to school in SLO so I think I started thinking, hhhmmm, maybe I’m just a citizen of the human race.

HELL NAW.

Obama had to F*&k it up and tell everybody he was black!

LMBBAO!!!

I recently DJed an event called SOMBFAB! (some of my best friends are black). This phrase has been used excessively. To the point where it is up there with the ‘N’ word. So we took it and re-invented it(just like we did with Christianity) and made it a party to be celebrated. I played: Hall & Oats, Prince, Micheal Jackson but I also played Prince Sunny Ade, Prince Nico Mbarga and managed to end up with Smokie Robinson.

All these entail the black experience. We have been constantly at the forefront of the modus operandi and we still are. The black man will re-invent anything, we ooze of creativity. Just look at Hip hop. We sampled everything from mozart to Johnny Cash and even some monastic chants here and there.

It’s wild yo! listening to Owusu sounding like Mike. Celebrate with us, cause weather you know it or not, some of YOUR best friends are black too.

Greetings, Peeps:
I just wanted to keep y’all in the loop as to the goings-on; things have been very busy, and I’ve needed to conserve and rejuvenate my energies as well as cross this-and-that off my long list.

One thing I’d like to put to rest is that I’ve decided quite awhile ago not to attend the Winter Music Conference in Miami this year. It was a simple decision, really; when I’m there, I put a lot of time and energy into the experience, with the hope of bringing the experiences back to you in whatever forms are possible. I have some lofty ambitions, and I’m working on my return to WMC to, in part, take those ambitions into account. I’m sure the people who are attending WMC later this month will make the most of it; it’s an amazing time there, and it’s really what you make of it.

Next come the web site. Just as I was in the process of finishing the next phase of the site, my laptop threw fits and is currently in repair for the second time in a month. I’ve gone without it for over a week this second round, having only received it back after being without it for two weeks and then returning it 24 hours later. In the process, I’ve ended up losing the files I’ve been working on, but luckily I had an earlier draft backed up elsewhere. Expect the new site to roll out sometime this month, perhaps a little later than sooner.

When the new version of the site goes online, it should have some kick-ass features that I’m really looking forward to sharing. The biggest one for me, though, will be the contributors that I’ve tapped to help bring you the kind of content you, dear reader, need to be in the know. Already, you’ve seen contributions from man UK point man Raggy of Off Limits Radio. I’m very pleased that he’s both accepted and contributed, and he’ll have more to share in due course. Meanwhile, my Bay Area dudester Rocky Rococo has dropped a post very recently that, for us vinyl heads, is very fitting and timely. His knowledge and love of music is deep, and I’m pleased that he’s agreed to offer his time when he can. There are more contributors with whom you’ll see coming out of the woodworks very soon, and all of this will make, I hope, for a richer, more informative experience.

There are a few other things I’m behind in: last week’s show will need to be recorded due to a technical glitch, so look for that one in the near future. Also, my monthly Soundscapes chart will need to be sorted out. I hope to have that for you next week, though it will once again be a hybrid of this month and last. Finally, more content from me in the form of more upcoming and new music (with sound samples) will get ramped up once the new site is in place.

As the transition moves forward, I’d appreciate any feedback or comments that you wish to share to help me make this site more useful to you.

Thanks for reading, and as always keep telling your friends about the show.

Peace.

Hi folks! Rocky Rococo here to tell you about an upcoming celebration called Record Store Day. Scheduled for Saturday, April 19th, this is an opportunity for independently-owned record stores (and their customers!) to celebrate the uniqueness and value of the local vinyl emporium. Participating stores will be having sales, giveaways, live music, and more. As the number of these precious outlets continues to decline, I think it is certainly a worthwhile occasion to celebrate and support those that we have left. For more information on Record Store Day, or to post your own thoughts on the topic, check out their website at www.recordstoreday.com. See you at the record store!

As you may know, this month marks the 10th anniversary of the Urban Landscapes Radioshow. As others I know have pointed out, it’s also my birthday this month as well. One of the former DJ’s of KCPR, Cal Poly State University’s radio station, requested to interview me. I was flattered and accepted his request.

After responding to his questions last week, the interview has now been posted on the Clubninetyone blog, a dance music blog fronted by all former KCPR DJ’s (except for yours truly, who’s still there).

Have a read if you wish, and feel free to share. Thanks to Loco for the opportunity; peace.