Listen & Be Heard Weekly Archives

an amazing light of my life in my lifetime who made me realize that the world was never really spinning unless i was the one who pushed it and he taught my fingers the dance to make it twirl like a disco ball so we can just live our lives like the dance it really [...]

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Marinade the Halibut over night. This is the magic people look for in a dish and will make overtones of Ache in eating. It?Äôs Rican because I made this recipe myself. Well it has herbs that are considered Boricua, that really makes it Ricquina! Halibut, a fresh water fish, when freshly caught and served with [...]

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Want to dance? Let the CD Art, Science, Exploitation by Swarf provide the beat. The group Swarf is a trio of female musicians from Brighton, England. The mood-altering vocals were supported by keyboard-generated rhythms. Tastes of techno and trance contributed to the overall Swarf soundscape.¬? Self-described as an ‘electroband,’ Swarf relies on drum machines, synth [...]

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The compilation Jacques-A-Lock Rock Volume Tres can be described as hip-hop reggae rap. The CD opens with a remix of Busta Rhymes’ ?ÄúWoo Hah?Äù and continues, weaving a sound quilt of fifty one songs without gaps of silence. The label lists fifty songs, but actually there are fifty one performances. The disc rewards the listener [...]

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Welcome to another week of self-discovery and universal understanding. You start your week’s forecast of major transit on Saturday when the Sun, your source of vitality and light, at 18¬∫ Gemini will square Uranus, the planet of revolutionary change, at 18¬∫ Pisces. The energy expressed from this square of the Sun with Uranus will create [...]

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When I met my future husband, Tony Mims, he used to ask me if I “knew who I was talking to.” As time went on, it became apparent to me that there was much more to the man than I realized at first. Then I understood what he meant when he said to “use him [...]

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The film Mr. Brooks stars Kevin Costner as one Earl Brooks, Man of the Year in Portland, successful business owner, loving father and husband. Deep in his mental closet, Mr. Brooks has a gruesome secret. That secret gets to come out and play in Mr. Brooks. Sound a little like The Twilight Zone? Indeed, the [...]

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This past weekend on the first two days of June 2007, I read the San Francisco Chronicle?Äôs reportage of the recent complaints and explanations involving the ?ÄúLive At Yoshi?Äôs: Anniversary Compilation?Äù CD. The complaints regarding this recording are centered on the fact that ?Äúno African American musicians were involved.?Äù (All quoted material is from the [...]

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Neil Simon nearly documented the start of his relationship with actress Marsha Mason in his romantic comedy, “Chapter 2.” Jennie Malone, the Mason character, is a young divorcee’ and actress. She meets the widower spy novelist, George Schneider, through the arrangement of George’s brother, Leo Schneider, and Jennie’s actress friend, Fay Medwick. Mira Theatre Guild [...]

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It has been six years since Jean-Luc Ponty?Äôs last studio release. On The Acatama Experience Ponty and his band continue their love affair with the jazz violin. For this one, Ponty called entirely on musicians who had recorded with him in the past. The fourteen tracks on the disc were inspired by Ponty?Äôs travels while [...]

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?ÄúSymphony No. 6 in F Major?Äù by Ludwig van Beethoven One of the most thought-provoking aspects of Anthony Burgess?Äô novel (and Stanley Kubrick?Äôs film) ?ÄúA Clockwork Orange?Äù for me has been its examination of cause and effect when linking actions and music. Near the middle of both book and movie, Alex (?ÄúYour Humble Narrator?Äù) has [...]

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“Little Tokyo” at The city of Los Angeles has been good to the group Hiroshima. Their brand of jazz fusion with Japanese arrangements has a large catalog to select from. The latest CD, titled Little Tokyo, is a tribute to LA?Äôs Little Tokyo neighborhood, a tie to the Japanese heritage Hiroshima routinely uses as inspiration [...]

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Life-size computer simulated virtual mannequins     Posing modified human behavior models Emotionally disturbed irrational fear of      Articulated dolls known as pediophobia      Fake ID crashing barred venues Mistaken identity crisis screaming rape      Bent nails scratching chalkboard cringe Caged firebird alarmists set free Smile painted on coming to      Terms with lack of privacy Obsessive [...]

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