The most overused label. Thanks to facebook.com, we have hundreds or many even thousands of them that we share pictures with, reveal our current emotional condition, and tell each exciting moment that we experience, but may never meet eyes. So what is a friend?

I believe the use of the word is misleading, making us believe that we are not unfulfilled in our personal relationships and thus dissuading us from seeking out meaningful and fulfilling friendship bonds.

A friendship is both [...]

Album: Vagarosa (circa 2009)
Artist: Ceu
Label: Six Degrees Records

I’m at work listening to this song and I am utterly intoxicated with the music. Definitely a good track to take your mind off of the work and “bubuia” into another dimension.

Album: The Amazing Nina Simone (circa 2005)
Artist: (who else….)
Label: 4 Men With Beards

Album: The Remix Album (circa 2004)
Artist: 4Hero
Label: Raw Canvas Record

Album: Bitte Orca (circa 2009)
Artist: Dirty Projectors
Label: Domino Records

I love this song for all the wrong reasons. It is like falling for a guy that I know is not my type, but he has something extremely appealing and alluring that sucks me in. I never like weird song titles where there is no way in god’s green earth it can carry any explanation; nor am I usually a fan of songs that have a muted drum or bass line. However, [...]

Manu DiBango – Soul Makossa (1972)
New Bell
Label: Unidisc

This album is a musical masterpiece, however hardly named as a top contender for “must-have” records. It is a nice blend of funk, jazz, soul, and african rhythms.

Ramsey Lewis – Solar Wind LP (circa 1974)
Summer Breeze
Label: Columbia Records

Ramsey looks oh so cool on this cover though….when did cool die?

Tom Scott – Intimate Stranges LP (circa 1978)
Day and Nite Out Toegether: Getaway Day/Nite Creatures
Label: Sony Japan