The first single from Lupe Fiasco’s new upcoming album saw its “official” debut on iTunes this past Tuesday. Check it out—Shining Down featuring Matthew Santos, from the upcoming Lasers album:
Flynn Adam and Pigeon John are Rootbeer.1
There’s been a handful of new music videos that just got released today. Here are some for your eyes and ears:
It was a shock hearing about his health earlier today. I thought it was just hear-say and was waiting for a more credible source other than TMZ (tabloid). That though, came with a bit of hope that their bit was false. But alas, at 3:15pm Pacific, the LA Times confirmed it.
What’s weird is that we were just talking about him at lunch today. The conversation spurred from a question of what people were up to in terms of trips/vacation this Summer. A coworker mentioned that he was thinking of going to London and catch one of his concerts. Weird.
What sucks is that it has been crazy these past couple of days in Hollywood. First, it was Ed McMahon (on Tuesday). Then, Farrah Fawcett early this morning. Now, it’s the King of Pop, Michael Jackson—one of the best Entertainers the World has ever known.
Damn. Truly an idol to me growing up; trying to hit his awesome counts from Thriller to Bad, Moonwalker and so on. Sad day definitely. I’m pretty sure most people will be playing his jams tonight on repeat.
RIP Michael Jackson.
PS. LA Times’ “Michael Jackson: Life in Pictures” & video.
K’naan Set List, originally uploaded by stechico.
I had the awesome opportunity to listen to K’naan last night. He had a live, acoustic performance at the Apple Store in San Francisco. I luckily got through 4th/Market early enough as there was a line forming from the entrance.
It was my first time seeing a music performance in an Apple Store as I usually just go in-and-out to check on stuff. I’m glad that I attended as it was also the first time seeing K’naan live. It was awesome. The auditorium wasn’t too big, so it was an intimate setting. The acoustics in the room was great and crisp. Not to mention, the experience and stories shared by K’naan felt like it was a VH1 Storytellers session. It was a very humbling and enlightening experience indeed.