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Sister Nancy and Ayanna Heaven at The Rink at Rockefeller Center

On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the iNDIESUMMER concert series continued at The Rink at Rockefeller Center with a live performance by reggae artist Sister Nancy and DJ sets by Ayanna Heaven before and after Sister Nancy.

Sister Nancy began 6PM but spent much of her performance off stage engaging with people who arrived for the free concert presented by Rough Trade NYC.

The iNDIESUMMER series currently has four remaining events and more information can be found on their page here, with a few upcoming shows that haven’t had their performers announced yet. Sister Nancy has another upcoming free performance for Summerstage that will take place at Coney Island Ampitheater on Sunday, July 7th, in honor of Federation Sound’s 25th anniversary. Ayanna Heaven will DJ a free show at Prospect Park Bandshell on Friday, August 9th with a headlining set from another reggae artist, Jesse Royal.

Full gallery available on my website here.

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The Week Ahead 8/13-8/19

Round up your besties, because the last month of summer is looking hot! Outdoors, on the roof, in the club, and just out & about in the city, there's so much happening, and we're here for it all...

$29 Rhythm & Rum Beach Party: 3Hr Open Bar, Music & More

A tropical oasis full of flavor, festive feels, and fabulous New Yorkers awaits at Lady Blue's Rhythm & Rum: Padum, Padum Beach Party! Grab your $29 Ticket that gets you access to a 3 Hour Open Bar serving Rum Punch, Rum Runners, Wines, and Beers. A live DJ will play a mix of Afrobeats, reggae, and island music to make you feel the oasis sensations as you sip on your lusty libations, taking a break only to dance, try rum samples, learn more about this historic spirit, witness Cigar Rollers work their magic, and maybe even order some tasty food for purchase. Who needs a flight when you can get on island time right here in New York City...

A Skincare & Portrait Experience

Don't miss an exclusive Portrait Event where the Fresh Face Lab will highlight your stunning features! You'll have the golden opportunity to celebrate and embrace your unique beauty. Stop by Shopify NY for a quick, 5-minute photo session against a white backdrop. The Community Managers will snap 3-4 pictures and transfer them to you on the spot!

AYC-Drink & Rooftop Bottomless Brunch + Game Tickets

Round the bases with your crew at Brooklyn Cyclones games for unforgettable moments! Near Coney Island waterfront, these featured games offer boozy weekend fun and sun-soaked revelry. Get a $35 Saturday BasebALL-You-Can-Drink Ticket for 2-hour open bar, game access, and more. For Sundays, enjoy a $35 Rooftop Bottomless Brunch with 2 hours of drinks, game entry, delish eats, and stunning views. Indulge, cheer on the Cyclones, and craft fabulous memories!

Photo Tour: Framing Architecture

Discover a new point of view on photographing buildings, architectural details, and structures with your iPhone or iPad. They'll head out and show you how to combine angles and lines to create perspective, add textures and shapes, and set the composition.

**LAST IN THE SERIES** Rooftop Moroccan Nights Experience

Elsie Rooftop's Moroccan Nights offer seductive cuisine and entertainment, featuring belly dancers, singers, and stunning rooftop views. Enjoy the $59 pulse for Two, with delish eats and spiked teapot cocktails. Go all out with the $109 pulse for Four, adding more fare and double the teapots. Indulge in Angus Beef Kefta Kebabs, Tandoori Spiced Chicken Skewers, and more while dancers and singers captivate. Travel to a distant world with Elsie!

The Dr.Jart+ Jellyverse

The Dr.Jart+ Jellyverse is an immersive pop-up experience that brings together skin, science and art. Discover the powerful science and artful inspiration behind their latest skincare innovation from Korea, the new Vital Hydra Solution collection. Formulated to hydrate, plump and give skin that #jellyglassglow. Swing by to experience the newness, win prizes, enjoy refreshing summer treats, and more!

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Summer - rain or shine!

This year’s 5th annual 51st State Festival boasts a line-up only a true music head could’ve curated. Not surprised this takes place in London (@Trent Park). Join the fun, Aug. 3!

Mark (Ronson) x Q-Tip (The Abstract)? You’ve got to RSVP n’ not miss this one baby! Guaranteed. good. music.

OK, sure I didn’t go YET, but I’m def going before summer’s over. Don’t let me have to tell how it WAS. Plus, for FREE “First Saturday’s”, you’ve got no excuse.

Hey, here’s a proven combo in Freddie Gibbs x Madlb for their latest, Bandana LP. Peep their “Crime Pays” video here. 

Upcoming Tour Dates: 6/25  - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy

6/27 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy

7/6 - New York, NY @ MoMA PS1 Warm Up

7/20 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival^

8/16 - Orpund, Switzerland @ Royal Arena Festival

8/17 - Portugal @ Paredes De Coura Festival

8/31-91 - Philadelphia, PA @ Made in America Festival

8/25 - London, UK @ Maiden Voyage Festival (DJ Set)* *= Madlib performance || ^= Freddie Gibbs performance

Half the battle’s done by this show just being @Hollywood Bowl! Plus, Leon’s the truth across the room world, n’ if you’ve never heard of Rhye, bring a date (pun intended) on July 5, they’ll get OPEN.

Reggae on the Boardwalk at Coney Island launched on Sunday, June 9. Peep their page to get more info, but there’s only a few selective dates to blaze up di fya near the ocean. It’s a roots ‘ting, ya nah go get it! And don’t forget: Wu 6/16!

June 22-23, join SHAPE in Los Angeles, to hear n’ be a part of discussions on the future of entertainment n’ filmmaking, w/5G being the focus. Here are your speakers.

Don’t forget, the “Women’s World Cup 2019″ is on, n’ some of these gals are kicking ass more than a ball! Full schedule here.

RSVP to be a part of this “Colors of Progress” evening (food, cocktails, etc), where on June 27 @Alley in NYC from 6:30-9p, a panel discussion will outline the future of LGBT issues, worldwide.

Every Friday @The Met, in NYC of course -- explore the rooftop, the exhibits, music, art n’... if you’re into vogueing -- yes vogueing, June 11 (Tuesday), there’s that too!

La Luna 2019 baby! This Sat, border of Queens/Brooklyn @Knockdown Center, from 4p-4a. It’s going to be an experience for your eyes, of course our ears n’ best believe, some noses - hint . sniff . hint LOL!

When the workload’s just getting to ya...ditch it! Just don’t get caught, on ya...uh..ummm.. “lunch-break” for this Ditch Day Party - RSVP for secret location, June 28.

The exhibit “Brave New Views” is the tasteful clash of art and music, so join the opening party (in LA on Fri, July 19 @HVW8 Gallery) by clicking to RSVP!

Well, for this year’s “Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival” you might be overwhelmed by the number of jerk chefs/outlets on this Sunday, July 21st (heatwave postponed!) in NYC. Keep an eye out for “Kingston Grill” (+ of course, “Peppa’s”), but that’s for jerk chicken only! When it comes to ‘festival’ -- “Yogi’s Restaurant” n’ don’t pass up the mac n’ cheese from, “Chef Elvis”! Music for this year’s line-up includes Bunji Garlin, Capelton, Christopher Martin, Fay-Ann Lyons, n’ Sheensea!

SummerStage took flight last week, but don’t worry -- you’ve got ‘til October to catch one of their FREE concerts/shows, like this family-friendly, “Youth Matinee��� one above: FELA! The Concert @Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (July 31) from 11a ‘til 12noon. June 11 (see below) is Kes The Band n’ others, which will be as lit on a Tuesday (bring ya cooler!) you’ll ever remember being!

As well as on Sun, July 28 (@Playstation Theater) they’re back! in NYC, this time NOT free boi!

Can’t believe you’ve never heard of Omar Apollo? He’s “So Good” best believe! Traveling anytime soon? Catch him outside the States, to see him LIVE (tour dates below).

6/12 - Oslo, Norway @ BIA

6/13 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Huset-KBH

6/14 - Berlin, Germany @ Badehaus

6/16 - Cologne, Germany @ Yuca

6/18 - London, UK @ Village Underground

6/20 - Barcelona, Spain @ Sidecar

6/21 - Madrid, Spain @ Sala El Sol

6/22 - Ourense, Spain @ Cafe & Pop Torgal

6/24 - Paris, France @ Le Pop-Up du Label

6/25 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Cinetol

6/26 - Brussels, Belgium @ La Machine

8/1 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

BRIC presents: Protoje, Jah9 + MORE on Thurs, June 27 @Prospect Park Bandshell. Showtime is 7:30p, but if U know anything about these FREE NYC shows in the park during summer -- esp. for reggae’s feature night, the lines get loooooong! So keep in mind, gates open @6:30p. Plus, there’s ‘yoga on dub’ so bring those yoga mats! On Weds, as a warm-up to this big headliner show on Thurs, Protege’s teaming-up with NYC collective, Everyday People n’ giving a sneak (private) preview of his In.Digg.Nation Collective camp of artists -- Sevana + Lila Iké, including himself. Intimately. Somewhere in NYC, shhhh...

Rosario Dawson & Abrima Erwiah invite you to celebrate the launch of “Style Kingdom” -- a new collaboration with Bloomingdale's. Friday July 19, cocktails 6-8p w/music by DJ Uproot Andy + light bites by African Chop House (exclusive live performance). Where? The Carousel on 1 @Bloomingdale's 59th St, NY.

This is gonna be HUGE, even if you don’t like working-out! It’s a Fitness Festival, by Properl Co:Labs. Try it!

Or, not LOL! Working out that is, to some stellar performers such as Ciara, Charli XCX, Lucy Hale, Chromeo (live DJ set) and more! Santa Monica “Barker Hanger”, July 20-21. No, it’s not FREE. But wait, there’s more LOL! Go to WWW.PROPELCOLABS.COM chose the day you want to come then type in TBCLG100 under the GA tickets at checkout - VIP Passes!

After one listen to “Angel” you might wanna catch this cat, FINNEAS even if it’s just to witness him singing it LIVE (see dates below):

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: 07/06 – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI 07/21 – Diplo’s Mad Decent Block Party Festival – Foxborough, MA 10/04 – 10/06 – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX

What a perfect excuse to leave NYC n’ head out to the Hampton’s for 4th of July weekend -- by visiting a HUGE 50K sq. ft pavilion for the “Market Art + Design” opening @Bridgehampton Museum, Friday July 5-7 (open to the public on Saturday)! Here’s a preview...

Smino drops his sophomore LP, NOIR. There’s some fire in there, for sure. But you can always catch him LIVE too, see below.

7/20 - New York, NY @MoMA PS1 + 8/3 - Chicago, IL @Lollapalooza

Quantic’s (DJ) dates below w/Bonobo, as he drops his single n’ same titled LP, Atlantic Oscillations.

07/06 – Chicago, IL @ Lakefront Green ^ 08/02 – Denver, CO @ Air & Space Museum ^ 08/03 – San Francisco, CA @ The Midway ^ 08/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Avant Gardner ^

If U think Calypso Rose was trouble on the stage @coachella this year past in April, don’t miss the living legend, Mighty Sparrow, Friday (July 5) from 7-9p in Queens, NY @Springfield Park. 

Say no more right? In the L.E.S., as part of the “Essex Market” takeover of lower Manhattan! RSVP to indulge if U will...and did U know this month (June) was designated “NYC Music Month”? Everything’s FREE, except for the MTA’s fare that’s probably raising!

Don’t miss these legends -- yes, without these cats, a lot of megastars out of Cali would’ve never been inspired. Long Beach Dub Allstars hit Brooklyn Bowl in BK, on Sat, July 27 w/The Aggrolites + Mike Pinto. Ska in ya...

With the 30th anniversary of Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” showing @BAM from June 28-July 4, your fav Spike movie deserves a celebration.  

In BK, on July 28 there’s a man who knows how to rock the mic -- intelligently at that, swooping down @99 Scott Ave. There’s even more BBQ-type outdoor vibes before (June 16, Father’s Day!) in the same space, w/Biz Markie, Danny Krivit n’ more...but bro, Jay Electronica has the gift of gab!

“Step Up” - an ICI Benefit event (July 13 in LA @Clarence Studio), so yo -- no freebee here, but for a great cause, spend $ to eat some delish yardie food from 6-8p, then tunes from FOUR selectors/musical entities (8p-12a)!

Homegirl KOFFEE’s blowing TF up! Peep her Upcoming Tour Dates below! 6/26 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Olt Rivierenhof

6/28 - Dortmund, Germany @ Junkyard

6/29 - Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie

7/2 - Geneve, Switzerland @ L'Usine

7/3 - Padova, Italy @ Sherwood Festival

7/5 - Koln, Germany @ Summerjam Festival

7/6 - Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival

7/7 - Berlin, Germany @ Yaam

7/10 - Karmar, Sweden @ Öland Roots

7/12 - Dour, Belgium @ Dour Festival

7/13 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Rote Fabrik

7/14 - Burtenbach, Germany @ Sunrise Regge & Ska Festival

8/4 - Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival

9/12 - New York, NY @ The Gramercy

9/13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

Key Upcoming GoldLink Tour Dates: 8/24 - Brooklyn, NY @AFROPUNK

9/12 - New York, NY @Madison Square Garden*^

9/29 - Miami, FL @AmericanAirlines Arena*^

10/7 - Morrison, CO @Red Rocks Amphitheatre*+

*w/ Tyler, The Creator || ^w/ Jaden Smith || +w/ Blood Orange

Peep the dates above, watch the video below -- a British lad’s coming to your city n’ you’ve gots to go! UK’s AJ Tracey isn’t trying to win U over, in Europe he’s already won, so it’s just a matter of time...

Not m/any other African artists outshine or build anticipation more than Burna Boy, n’ w/his “African Giant Tour” ongoing, in support of his upcoming new LP, same title.

So you’ll def wanna see why (two dates in Brooklyn - 7/19 @Prospect Park Bandshell for “BRIC’s Bud Light Music Series” + 8/10 @Coney Island Amphitheater for “Interswitch One Africa Music Fest”)! Check out his latest “Anybody” video further below. 

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Mr. Killa, Spice, Shaggy & More bring Vibez to Coney Island for On Da Reggae & Soca Tip 2021

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Mr. Killa, Spice, Shaggy & More bring Vibez to Coney Island for On Da Reggae & Soca Tip 2021

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New York playlist

New York! New York! So good you gotta say it twice! What it also so good is this epic New York playlist I put together. Took me a while. I had many bands, musicians, artists to research before deciding on songs. Not to mention the endless list of talent that hail from that part of the world. Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx just to mention some of the surrounding areas with their own unique musical history. This list took some time.

Well, next time you’re in New York City,go to this NY playlist and feel the city vibes like never before. Enjoy!

001 Sesame Street '12' And Pinball Animation song 002 Handsome - Ride Down 003 Blondie - Dreaming 004 Sonic Youth - Kool Thing 005 Luscious Jackson - Citysong 006 Joan Armatrading - Heading Back to New York City 007 Lou Reed - Hold On 008 Helmet - Rollo 009 Late Show with Colbert and the Humanism theme song 010 Heavy D & The Boyz - Now That We Found Love ft. Aaron Hall 011 James Brown in Black Caesar - Down and Out in New York City 012 Guerilla Toss - Future Doesn't Know 013 Sonny Rollins - Harlem Boys 014 Biohazard - Tales From The Hardside 015 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message 016 PRONG - _Turnover 017 Billy Idol - Hot In The City 018 INXS - Different World 019 Ramones - I Just Wanna Have Something to Do 020 Chandra - Subways 021 Cro-Mags -  Days Of Confusion 022 B Boys - Energy 023 Diff'rent Strokes - theme song 024 David Bowie - New York's in Love 025 Living Colour - Type 026 Swans - Sex, God, Sex 027 Leroy Hutson - cool out 028 Chick Corea - central park 029 S.O.D. - Pi Alpha Nu 030 Alan Vega - Saturn Drive 031 Jaume Branch - Theme 002 032 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 033 PJ Harvey - Good Fortune 034 Bobby Caldwell - What You Wont Do for Love 035 Saun & Starr  - Sunshine (Youre Blowin My Cool) 036 DOPE movie OST - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) 037 Type O Negative - Wolf Moon (Including Zoanthropic Paranoia) 038 Harlem River Drive - Harlem River Drive (Theme Song) 039 Simple Minds - Up On The Catwalk 040 C.H.U.D. OST - C.H.U.D. main theme 041 Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think 042 Peter Criss - Blue Moon Over Brooklyn 043 The Beach Boys - The Girl From New York City 044 Bob Marley - Reggae On Broadway 045 Black Anvil - My Hate Is Pure 046 Motorhead - Ramones 047 Echo and the bunnymen _ empire state halo 048 Cerebral Ballzy - Downtown 049 Harlem- Suicide 050 Cyndi Lauper -  Girls Just Want To Have Fun 051 Marvels Daredevil - Opening Titles theme song 052 Fleetwood Mac - The City 053 3rd Bass - Brooklyn-Queens 054 Anthrax - Only 055 RAMONES - Cabbies On Crack 056 Unsane - Rat 057 Daryl Hall - NYCNY 058 Love Bug Star Ski & The Harlem World Crew - Positive Life 059 Pist.On - Grey Flap 060 The Sex Pistols-New York 061 Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life 062 Los Straitjackets - Brooklyn Slide 063 De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays 064 THE DRAMATICS - Blame it on New York City 065 Aerosmith - Rats in the Cellar 066 GG Allin - NYC tonight 067 The Brooklyn Bronx & Queens Band - On The Beat 068 Le Butcherettes -  New York 069 New York Dolls - Subway Train 070 Laurie Anderson - The day the devil 071 Marvels Jessica Jones - Opening theme song 072 Skull Snaps - My Hang up Is You 073 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately? 074 Blondie - In the Flesh 075 Agnostic Front -  City Streets 076 Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman 077 Charles Bradley -  Aint It A Sin 078 Liquid Liquid - Cavern 079 Bill Withers - Harlem 080 Cherry Vanilla - The Punk 081 Ace Frehley  - New York Groove 082 Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle 083 Seinfeld Theme song 084  Beastie Boys - Stop that train 085 Boney M -New York City 086 Biohazard - Five Blocks To The Subway 087 MOD - Rally (NYC) 088 Herb Alpert - Manhattan Melody 089 Nazareth - new york broken toy 090 Fishbone - Sunless Saturday 091 Mortician - Necrocannibal 092 Fantomas -  The Godfather 093 Joe Jackson - Steppin Out 094 Sick Of It All - Insurrection 095 Paul Simon - Boy in the Bubble 096 The Shangri Las - Leader Of The Pack 097 Tombs - V 098 NINA HAGEN - New York, New York 099 The Cure - NY Trip 100 Cameo - Word Up 101 Rollins Band - Disconnect 102 Luke Cage: OST - Theme song 103 GEORGE BENSON - On Broadway 104 Jim Croce - You Don't Mess Around With Jim 105 Law & Order SVU  Intro Theme song 106 Le Tigre - My My Metrocard 107 Leonard cohen_First we take Manhattan 108 Prong - Snap your fingers,snap your bra strap 109 Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll from Loaded 110 Tito Puente - 110th St And 5th Avenue 111 NICOLE feat Timmy Thomas - NEW YORK EYES. 112 Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Broadway rhythm 113 White Zombie -  Super-charger heaven 114 Plasmatics -  Monkey Suit 115 Cats on Broadway - The Overture 116 Roy Ayers - We Live In Brooklyn, Baby 117 The Vibrations - Ain't No Greens In Harlem 118 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Coney Island Whitefish 119 Mel Torme - Broadway 120 Helmet - Biscuits For Smut 121 Swans -  Better Than You 122 Madball - Pride (Times Are Changing) 123 The Damned Things -  Handbook for the Recently Deceased 124 Handsome - Needles 125 RUN DMC - Beats To The Rhyme (Instrumental) 126 Jane's Addiction - Underground 127 Vision Of Disorder - Loveless 128 The Ronettes - Be My Baby 129 Marnie Stern - East Side Glory 130 Televison - See No Evil 131 Madonna - Into The Groove 132 Lunachicks - Subway 133 Type O Negative - In Praise Of Bacchus 134 Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street 135 Quicksand - Fazer 136 IGGY POP - Dont Look Down 137 Surfbort - Back to Reaction 138 Marvels The Punisher - Opening theme song 139 Blondie - The Hardest Part 140 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Greenwich Village Folk Song Salesman 141 Agnostic Front - Police State 142 RAMONES - 53rd & 3rd 143 FEAR - new yorks alright if you like saxophones 144 Lydia Lunch    - Spooky 145 Native New Yorker - Odyssey 146 Little River Band - Statue Of Liberty 147 Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side 148 Motherlover (feat. Justin Timberlake) 149 Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem 150 Luscious Jackson - Ladyfingers 151 The Cars - Hello Again 152 Stetsasonic - Talkin All That Jazz 153 Kajagoogoo - Big Apple 154 David Bowie - Andy Warhol 155 Voices Of East Harlem - Wanted Dead Or Alive 156 Talking Heads    - Life During Wartime 157 Joe Strummer - Love Kills (Sid and Nancy: Love Kills SOUNDTRACK) 158 Galt MacDermot - Cotton Comes to Harlem 159 Unsane - D-Train 160 The Warriors OST - The Warriors Full Theme Song 161 Biohazard - Black and White and Red All Over 162 WILLIE WOOD & WILLIE WOOD CREW - WILLIE rap 163 The Cult Sonic Temple New York City 164 Andrew W.K.- I Love New York City 165 BT Express - Peace Pipe 166 Baby Shakes -Turn It Up 167 Public Enemy - A Letter to the New York Post 168 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Tales of the Old New York The Rock Box 169 Chicago - Another Rainy Day In New York City 170 Brooklyn Nine Nine - Main Title Theme 171 Cro-Mags - These Streets 172 AC/DC - Safe In New York City 173 Gogol Bordello - AVENUE B. 174 RUN DMC - Hard Times 175 Breakfast Club - Right On Track 176 Foo Fighters -  I Am a River 177 Cameo - New York 178 Ratt - 7th Avenue 179 Dr. Boogie - Get Back To New York City 180 Frank Sinatra - New York, New York. 181 PRINCE  - All The Critics Love U In New York 182 The Rising - Bruce Springsteen 183 The Night Flight Orchestra - 1998 184 Necro - Tough Jew Instrumental 185 TOM WAITS - Midtown 186 Scorpions - The Zoo 187 Stevie Wonder - Living For The City 188 Leeway - Mark of the squealer 189 Nuclear Assault -  Cold Steel 190 Fantomas -  Rosemary's Baby 191 Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. 192 Hanoi Rocks - 11th Street Kids 193 Patti Smith - Piss Factory 194 Moondog - Fog on the Hudson - On the Streets of New York 195 RAMONES - Something To Believe In 196 Neil Diamond - Brooklyn On A Saturday Night 197 Immolation - Despondent Souls 198 John Lennon - Just like starting over 199 PJ Harvey - you said something 200 Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man 201 John Cale - The philosopher 202 Bee Gees - Stayin Alive (Saturday Night Fever) 203 Suzanne Vega - Luka 204 Gorilla Biscuits - New Direction 205 Whodini - Escape (I Need a Break) 206 Agnostic Front - More Than A Memory 207 Beastie Boys - Helllo Brooklyn 208 Foreigner - Love on the Telephone 209 Gargoyles TV show Original Theme 210 Bush Tetras - Too Many Creeps 211 Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby 212 Ramones - Rockaway Beach 213 Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome 214 Nico - These days 215 Swans - The Sound Of Freedom 216 Billy Joel - 52nd Street 217 XTC - Statue of liberty 218 Overkill -  Hello From The Gutter 219 Twisted Sister - Come out and play 220 Kiss - Deuce 221 Skinless - Savagery 222 Rob Zombie - Dragula 223 Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - New York New York 224 Ric Ocasek - Rockaway 225 Ministry - Lieslieslies 226 Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King 227 Iron Fist - intro 228 BPD - South Bronx 229 INXS - Calling All Nations 230 Pyrhhon - Liberty at the ashes 231 Shelter - Civilized Man 232 James Brown - Don't Tell It 233 Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna 234 GSH -17th Street 235 Helmet - Iron Head 236 Salt-N-Pepa - Expression 237 Alice Cooper - BIG APPLE DREAMING 238 Profanatica - Ordained In Bile 239 John Coltrane - Grand Central 240 PRINCE  - Lady Cab Driver 241 Lou Reed - NYC Man 242 KISS - Naked City 243 Brutal Truth - Ordinary Madness 244 Quicksand - East 3rd St. 245 Teruo Nakamura And The Rising Sun - Manhattan Special 246 Herbie Mann - Turtle Bay 247 The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Its Just Begun 248 Prong -  Whose fist is this anyway? 249 Rolling Stones - Undercover Of The Night 250 Biohazard - Failed Territory 251 Brian Eno - Over Fire Island 252 Mutilation Rites - Axiom Destroyer 253 RATM - Renegades Of Funk 254 Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' for You 255 Whiplash - Last Nail in the Coffin 256 Billy Cobham - Total Eclipse 257 The Rods - Too Hot to Stop 258 Lalo Schifrin - No One Home 259 David Shire - Manhattan Skyline 260 The Doors - Strange Days 261 WASP - The Headless Children 262 Budos Band - Black Venom 263 Roy Clark - Twelfth Street Rag 264 Guerilla Toss - Human Girl 265 Cecil Taylor - Steps 266 Heartbreakers - Born To Lose 267 They Might Be Giants - Where Your Eyes Don't Go 268 Frehleys Comet - Into the Night 269 West Side Story Act I -  Something's Coming 270 Sleater Kinney - Far Away 271 The Clash - Gates of the West 272 Betty Davis - nasty gal 273 Crumbsuckers - Beast on my back 274 SOD - Pi Alpha Nu 275 Led Zeppelin - custard pie 276 Insect Ark - In the nest 277 Sweet Tee - On the smooth 278 Virgin steele - American girl 279 Hugo Montenegro - Moog power 280 Laura Branigan - hot night 281 Chad Mitchell - The other side of this life 282 Vanilla Ice - Ninja rap 283 ELF - First avenue 284 Pro-Pain - Voice of rebelion 285 Simon & Garfunkel - the 59th street bridge song 286 RIOT - Fight or fall 287 Ramones - Teenage lobotomy 288 Gang Starr - The place we dwell 289 Billy Joel - All you wanna do is dance 290 Manowar - Fighting the world 291 Manic Street Preachers - Patrick Bateman 292 Ray Parker - Ghostbusters 293 Futurama theme song 294 Sick of it All - Alone 295 Anthrax - NFL 296 Street trash OST - Viper theme 297 PJ Harvey - good fortune 298 Don Cherry - Awake Nu 299 The Contortions - dish it out 300 Sonic Youth - Disappearer 301 Sonny Rollins - East Broadway run down 302 White Hills feat. Jim Jarmusch - Illusion 303 Fishbone - Ugly 304 Jeffrey Lewis - Sad screaming old man 305 Debbie Harry - Jump, jump 306 Cro-Mags- From the grave 307 John Lennon - New York City 308 R.E.M. - Leaving New York 309 Escape From New York OST - Main Title song 310 Type O Negative - Everything Dies 666 Richard Marx - Remember Manhattan

I reckon my New York playlist could reach 350 songs! Can you help me? Add your own songs. Bring it!

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An ocean-centered day trip to Catalina Island’s Avalon

Spending time below and above water where California meets the Mediterranean Coast.

Catalina Island’s small town of Avalon is often described as California’s answer to a Mediterranean Coast port with its charming port views and elevated homes, but there are many things that make it distinctly Californian.

Our day started off with a chilly hour long boat ride from San Pedro and an 8:00 am arrival to Avalon from San Pedro. Coming in, the morning marine layer made it hard to get a clear view of the town, but the haze did make for some pretty shots.

With the sun not yet completely out, we headed into town and eventually upward to get some views from some recommended vantage points. The views were great, but I decided to get up higher to get the ultimate view of the whole port with the marine layer still on its way out.

Finding a better view meant an uphill walk through tight winding roads that presented bonus views through local homes that could’ve easily been missed if I had driven a golf cart. Plus, the still cool early morning weather made the hike tolerable. 

As the sun started to come out, I headed down to the water to meet up with the rest of my cousins and to swim with some fishes. The first of two diving spots was by the Via Casino at a spot appropriately called Casino Point Dive Park.

Compared to Lover’s Cove — the second spot we dove — Casino Point had a bigger concentration of fish and kelp, but not as clear waters. Both were great spots and I recommend going to both.

After a few hours of living la vida mermaid, we decided to fuel up while drying ourselves under the sun. The choice meal after swimming with beautiful fishes? Some fresh fish and chips from this little shack called Coney Island West.

We had an hour or two to kill before our next Catalina adventure, so we headed back into the neighborhoods where Catalina’s true California colors started to show.

You don’t have to walk long to come across cute and colorful homes with unique fronts. Golf carts of course were everywhere due to the roughly 20 year waitlist to bring vehicles on the island, but I was also surprised to see a good number of small electric vehicles like Smart cars and Scion iQs (which didn’t do to well in the U.S. market, but they are pretty good for Catalina).

Leisurely walking around Avalon was a precursor to a favorite Catalina activity — parasailing. 

The company we signed up with was Parasail Catalina, and the ride was a pretty much a party with some reggae and ska punk blasting in the background. We chose the 600 ft rope, which meant a height of about 450 ft. Thrilling? Of course. But there was something so calming about being up above everything and seeing your feet just hanging hundreds of feet above the water. 

After parasailing, we again headed to the second dive spot before again fueling ourselves with some food. This time, Nutella and Chocolate Pretzel gelato from an Avalon favorite — Scoops. (Tip: Cone looks good for the gram, but taste wise? Could be better)

Some 10 hours into our day on the island, it was time to head back. We headed back to the dock at around 6:30 p.m. to get ready for our 7:00 p.m. ride back to San Pedro.  The view back was beautiful with pink sunset hues and some dolphins swimming in the distance.

A day for Catalina was definitely enough for what we wanted to do that day which was get good view shots, swim with the fishes, and get high on the parasail. But there’s so much more to do in Catalina like visiting its botanical garden, or driving along the island’s bison population, which in true Los Angeles fashion, came from a movie shoot.

Catalina Island is so accessible from Los Angeles and I’m surprised more people haven’t made it a regular weekend trip. I’m ready to go back.

Until then, stay charming Catalina.

[myrecordcollections]

Imagination

Shake It 

@ 1980 Germany Pressing

*****

From Germany, via the intriguing mind of Swiss multi-instrumentalist Uwe Ziß, comes this unlikely marriage of AOR, balearic, post-disco, funk, R&B, Krautrock, southern boogie, and soft rock. Perfect for days, much like this one, when your loyal blogger has very little time to actually write/keep up with my own set, writing deadlines. Nothing gets closer to encapsulating the simply bananas, yet amazingly memorable music in Imagination’s Shake It than its satirical album cover. If you were a fan of its close cousin, the other, largely, German-made Walking The Voodoo Nights by Santiago, you’ll really appreciate the thematically similar mind of this one. 

Imagination’s Shake It features a cover quite literally lampooning The Velvet Underground’s debut. This time around they reimagine the stark, white design in the manner of Warhol’s Pop Art shadow, Roy Lichtenstein. “Thick outlines, bold colors and Ben-Day dots” much like the music inside, Shake It has so much surface action going on that one might really fail to see the finer detail.

“Strawberry Wine” appears to kick off the album with a Faust-like bit of industrial ambient music only to launch into a tasty slice of long form AOR disco where we get to hear the mighty fine Mick Jagger-like, circa Emotional Rescue, vocals of Uwe that will carry each song forward. Credit due to Imagination for finding a very Zappa-esque way of keeping each seemingly “normal” cut quite untethered to its initial roots. Whenever it gets funky, Imagination never quite cease to twist the varied music they try to tackle.

Melodies that recall American Power Pop, ala Big Star or REO Speedwagon, or early Dire Straits on “Good Advice” transform into quite devilish, Krautrock-inspired talkbox epics like “Can’t Stand Without You” that turn out far more wiggy and psychedelic than they hint at, at first shake. Then there are others, like the hip-shaking, dance floor burner “California” features all sorts of little production tricks that remind me of the moodier, Marina Pop of Ned Doheny which can vacillate from blue-eyed soul to decadent disco in one outing.

Other highlights include the very Lou Reed-like “On the Way Out”, a gorgeous track which starts out as a Coney Island Baby only to sweep in reggae stylistics quite nicely, out of nowhere. My favorite cut goes to “Mornin’ Lights” a spirited five minutes of peak Balearic sunshine funk that once again makes me think of Lou Reed’s Coney Island Baby (a personal fave). This time though, reimagine that nostalgic emotion and take it even further out by the beach, laced with all sorts of beautiful soul rhythms — and that’s “Mornin’ Lights” for ya. Jim Croce fans would probably dig “Waitin’ For Your Call”. Y’all still listening by then should forgive it’s simpleness and prepare to take in its pretty country-lilting bits since they do in fact prep you for a dime-peace of a beaut: “Clouds Flee Before The Wind”. Sounding like an outtake to the Stones equally misunderstood Tattoo You, it’s the closest Imagination get to matching the power of those forgotten Rolling Stones ballads, from that album. No faint praise comparing such a track with one from one of the best bands to ever grace our earth (if I do say so myself).

Stones, Big Star, Lou Reed, Zappa, Faust, and Jim Croce. Was there anything else I missed? It’s like all that but also laced with all sorts of funk, heady, good time music, and genuine “Kraut” emotion/experimentalism (especially on that final cut). With that I’ll leave you your imagination to fill out the rest. Just don’t confuse them with the other, great Imagination.

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