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June 19 - 22 :: Jozi

2010-06-29T23:54:00.001-04:00

Some photos from our time in Jozi & Soweto + some photos from the concert Bas Rootz on our last night in Joburg.

June 15 - 18 :: Northwest : Amantle, Borolelo, Maftown, Beasts

2010-06-29T23:51:00.001-04:00

Some photos from our time in the Northwest

June 14 :: 2nd Game - Soccer City

2010-06-29T23:50:00.001-04:00

Some photos from the second game we saw

June 12, 13 :: Durban + 1st Game

2010-06-29T23:49:00.000-04:00

Some photos from the Durban side of things

June 11 :: BDay + Opening Game

2010-06-29T23:45:00.002-04:00

The first 9 pictures in this set are from the opening game in the fan park in Soweto.

June 8, 9 :: Departure + London

2010-06-28T23:19:00.002-04:00

Our trip started with a little bit of a whimper. We tried to get out of Boston 1 day early, by trying to go standby and get 36 hours in London as opposed to 12 hours. When we got to Logan, we thought we could do it, and had a helpful dude at Virgin try and sort us out. Sadly, we ran into his supervisor, and she just had to go and call Priceline, who told us it'd be $400 to change the flights. . .

June 10 :: Arrival, Opening Concert

2010-06-28T17:54:00.004-04:00

Upon landing in Jozi, we said goodbye to the English dudes we met on the plane, cleared customs, and found Hempza in the arrivals hall.Already packed with fans, the atmosphere was amazing. We started to get the idea of "Philip" aka "Feel It" (as in - "can you feel it?" - the tag phrase of the cup atmosphere). Vuvuzelas, chants, songs, flags, noisemakers, and SMILES! We were all here to have a

Amazing durban stadium - moses mabhida stadium

2010-06-13T13:33:00.002-04:00

more info on the stadium here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Mabhida_Stadium

We are at the world cup!!

2010-06-13T13:31:00.001-04:00

field.jpg

2010-06-13T13:28:00.001-04:00

Durban ger v aussie!

Test of phone email to blog

2010-06-06T10:58:00.000-04:00

Does this work?

world cup!

2010-06-06T10:55:00.002-04:00

haven't used this blog in a bit, but due to my ongoing concerns about facebook owning my life, i'll be using this rather than that to do any updates from the field. that is, if we choose to take time to find the 'net from south africa. the 'net with the keeper should be much more interesting. ;)

Content Curation: Why Is The Content Curator The Key Emerging Online Editorial Role Of The Future?

2010-02-11T16:02:00.000-05:00

This is kinda what I do, but not so much the "continually" bit - the day job tends to get in the way of that. ;)But this is also what the day job does - on a more systematic basis though.Welcome to the future.Content Curation: Why Is The Content Curator The Key Emerging Online Editorial Role Of The Future?

Time to Lower Digital Music Cost

2010-02-05T15:15:00.000-05:00

Now this is what i've been saying for a long time - drop your digital prices folks! StrategyEye - Industry Intelligence

Another great african music blog

2010-02-05T09:19:00.001-05:00

There are so many great music blogs out there (awesome tapes from africa, mudd up, etc - too many to list here) and yet I feel like the African Music blog scene is limited. So when I find new blogs (or am turned on to them) I get way psyched. In this case, Adam turned me on to this blog - "Underground Spiritual Game". Excellent stuff. Full playlists of podcasts. excellence indeed!Enjoy.

Pitchfork: Articles: Killin' the Game: New Music From West Africa

2010-02-02T17:45:00.000-05:00

Great, long article on new African music. Pitchfork isn't usually my bag, but I like it when they do this kind of stuff! Pitchfork: Articles: Killin' the Game: New Music From West Africa

WADaBo Calendars -Dance & Drum in Boston (& Cambridge)

2009-07-31T18:55:00.004-04:00

So I haven't put this up since June of last year, and their have been some updates. Check out the calendar below, and if you want to subscribe to the calendar via XML, iCAL, or HTML, use the following links.XML: Please use the following address to access your calendar from other applications. You can copy and paste this into any feed reader:http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/

Used Pontiac Vibe (mine) for Sale? Maybe!

2009-07-20T20:05:00.003-04:00

We're thinking about selling a car. . . my car. I love this car, so it's a bit hard for me to contemplate. But really, do we need 2 cars when I live <2 miles from work? So as hard as it is for me to do this - I'm thinking seriously about selling the first new car I've ever bought. I've taken good good care of my Vibe, so I'm looking for a good home for it. I'll throw some pictures of the car up

I'm a Conde Nast Traveler. Ha!

2009-06-14T21:03:00.003-04:00

So I just submitted a photo to a Conde Nast contest. A condenastest? Anyway, . . . I probably don't fit the typical profile of their travelers, so I submitted a photo that probably doesn't fit their typical photo profile. Here is text I submitted along with it:The first night of our honeymoon. A small restaurant in the heart of the old city in Lisbon. A rotating cast of local amazing Fado singers

Coumba Sidibe 1959 - 2009

2009-05-12T22:53:00.008-04:00

. . . has passed to the ancestors.I got the call with the sad news from a Malian friend today. Coumba was a pioneer, one of the women who helped create what we now know as the Wassoulou style of music. In the 60s and 70s in Mali, music in the Wassoulou region was transforming from sacred and traditional to the popular front, with that transition being led by female singers including Coumba and

sadness. . .

2009-03-19T15:19:00.001-04:00

sadness for someone i never knew. backstory in link or here. for more: kate's photo albumandkate's blog

Public Art

2009-03-19T10:51:00.003-04:00

Worth reposting in total I think is Jill Medvedow's (the director of the ICA) response to the puritanistic response by many vocal old windbags to Shepard Fairey and his arrest. Such idiocy and a waste of public money. Let's get on with our lives, we have many more issues to deal with here in good ol corrupt Boston. And let's see more graffiti all over! Lively up the public sphere!----------------

globalistas and transculture

2009-02-25T14:02:00.002-05:00

So this article is a nice follow-up to K'naan's album. I'm sure myself and many many others in the world/global/whatever music sphere are posting/reposting this today. It is a great article, cites some great music, and links to some of the best blogs (imho). Excellent. All this makes me wonder if Canada will lead the way for us as we explore how to mix cultures/races/histories in a respectful,

K'naan's new joint

2009-02-24T17:44:00.004-05:00

I met K'naan and his manager Sol at the UN-Habitat Hip Hop Summit in South Africa. Good guys doing good work. Check their new joint, out today. I'm listening to it on Lala, but pick it up anywhere you can. This is a great example, imho, of how to do hip hop in your own way, bringing in influences from different places, but maintaining quality. All too often, heads doing hip hop in different

Ghetto Ruff wizes up

2009-02-17T17:45:00.002-05:00

After many years, Ghetto Ruff has wized up. Many years ago, I signed them up to a digital distribution deal on Calabash Music. For many years Calabash was the only place outside of South Africa anyone could get their GREAT music. Now, only a short time after their music has "disappeared" from Calabash (Mondomix has not yet picked up the license), they have appeared on eMusic. Excellent. 3 albums