Månaden oktober är till ända och det bjöds på en hel del. Världens finansmarknader barkade kollektivt åt skogen, sommartiden blev vintertid och på det småländska höglandet föll den första snön. Bland annat. Musikaliskt hände det också en hel del och nedan listar vi godbitarna. Beyoncé Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (låt) 18 november kommer Beyoncés tredje, en dubbelskiva säger ryktet. En av två släppta singlar är Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), som med robotljud, Get Me Bodied-vibbar och independent women-tema får mig att hoppas på ytterligare stordåd från Beyoncé, även om jag fasar inför faktumet att det får plats många alltför smäktande ballader på två skivor. Hon sägs också ha skaffat sig alter egot Sasha Fierce, vilket orsakat visst rabalder och vilda diskussioner. Det blir intressant att se vad hon ska med det till. 18 november som sagt. (Agnes Arpi) Spotify (tjänst) Nej, det är fortfarande väldigt långt från att vara heltäckande, ljudet är väl i ärlighetens namn knappast det mest dynamiska som hörts och det finns fler invändningar om man vill vara ogin. Men samtidigt är det fortfarande bara en betaversion, det finns redan mycket att gräva ner sig i och i takt med att biblioteket fortsätter fyllas på och tjänsten utvecklas har jag svårt att inte jubla åt idéen och, kanske lite blåögt, börja drömma den framtida potentialen. (David Drazdil) Tiger Lou A Partial Print (album) Oktober innehöll en hel mängd bra skivsläpp. Mogwai, The Change, Glasvegas, David Sandström Overdrive, Frida Hyvönen, Deerhunter och Robert Svensson släppte alla bra skivor, men den jag såg fram emot mest var Rasmus Kellermans. Tredje fullängdaren är en introvert, mörk och suggestiv sådan och inte alls lika hittig som tidigare skivor. Inte mig emot. Vad som på Until I’m There från The Loyal påbörjades har här förfinats och utvecklats till indierock av finaste sort. (Jonas Appelqvist) Torture Division (band) En av sommarens bästa spelningar var Torture Division på Metaltown i Göteborg. Sedan dess har jag velat höra mer av den minst sagt rutinerade trion och därför är det mycket glädjande att konstatera att de har vikt oktober månad åt att spela in sin tredje demo. Vi väntar med spänning på resultatet. (Mats Guldbrand) Frida Hyvönen Silence Is Wild (album) Calexico (konsert, Vega) Merz Moi et Mon Camion (album) Nej, jag kan inte välja. Oktober har varit för bra. Jag har dansat gatorna fram till Hyvönens London!, hört ett av årets hittills bästa album live i Köpenhamn och äntligen tagit mig tid att lyssna på Merz fantastiska Moi et Mon Camion som släpptes i våras men som jag köpte i somras och sen inte haft tid för. Hade jag fått gå loss helt hade Jolie Hollands The Living and the Dead varit med bland oktobers bästa också. Men så roligt ska vi inte ha det. (Maria Gustafsson) Astrid Swan Spartan Picnic (skiva) Som ett finskt skogsrå dök hon upp och ställde till det i min hjärna. I oktober var hon definitivt bäst, och antagligen mycket längre än så. Hennes blandning av städade musikallåtar och mycket mycket mörka underströmmar är ljuvlig. (Marie Lindström) Menahan Street Band Make the Road By Walking (album) Nu när de allra dammigaste resterna av 60- och 70-talet för länge sedan borstats av är det tur för världens alla samplingsmästare att någon levererar nytt sväng att stöpa om. Att det svänger lika hårt i ursprungligt skick vet ni redan. Instrumental soul när den är som allra mest gatunära, på New York-vis. (Patrik Hamberg) Skivtorkan är över! (händelse) Efter en helt sjukt sömnig sommar och prehöst har det börjat tagit fart ordentligt. Det släpps för tillfället så mycket skivor att man omöjligt kan hinna med. Men det är inte bara kvantiteten man är glad över utan dessutom kvaliteten på de skivor som släpps. Noah 23, K-the-I???, Statik Selektah, Termanology och Dr Dooom är alla exempel på att albumformatet inte på något sätt är uträknat. Nu är det bara att ladda om datorn, skivspelaren och iPoden för vintern bjuder bland annat på nya skivor från Common, Q-Tip och Jay-Z. Då ser det ut som om man överlever den här vintern också. (Pontus Gustavsson) Empire of the Sun Walking on a Dream (Sam La More 12″ mix) (låt) Och till sist dök Sleepy Jackson-Luke Steele upp igen. Nu i en något mindre storhetsvansinnig elektronisk popduo. MGMT, eat my shorts. (Martina Nordman) Sonic Negroes (konsert) The Hellacopters finfina avskedsspelning i Huskvarna till trots, så var oktobers bästa upplevelse Sonic Negroes spelning veckan före. Smått paradoxalt kan tyckas, när båda banden rör sig i samma genre i stort sett, men det handlar mer om sammanhang. The Hellacopters är ett av mina absoluta favoritband, medan Sonic Negroes är tämligen obekanta, bortsett från Hambergs recensioner av deras sjutummare. När Honky Bastard Blues damp ner avfärdade jag den med en axelryckning och med de förväntningarna var det så befriande att få se en så helgjuten, adrenalinstinn skrevrocksspelning på en liten mc-klubb mitt i mörka Småland. (Tomas Lundström) Nina Ramsby Ludvig Berghe Trio Ere sant, ere så? (låt) Björk och Thom Yorke Náttúra (låt) Jag vill ju egentligen välja Nina Ramsby och Ludvig Berghe Trio för tredje gången i år till en månadssammanfattning. Och jag kan inte riktigt låta bli, för när jag gick till jobbet härom dagen slogs jag brutalt av hur bra vissa av låtarna skivan är. Hennes röst är ett instrument och trion möter upp. Fantastiskt bra. Men när min favoritartist släpper en singel kan jag ju inte bortse från den heller. Björk försöker räddar världen, men låter mer desperat än hoppfull. (Kal Ström) Less

Three questions I received on the global crisis: Question: Why do you devote so much time to analyzing the crisis? Why should we care about the suffering of these oblivious and egoistic animals (or why should we pity them egoistically, since we can’t do it any other way)? My Answer: 1. These people are all close to me! 2. Just like everything else in the world, the crisis has a reason and a purpose. Its purpose is to bring out a need in mankind’s to reevaluate its behavior. The suffering will not stop until we accomplish this, and accomplish it right. I do the things I do in order to help people choose the correct attitude to what’s taking place, which will reduce the suffering. Soon enough this “oblivious and egoistic animal suffering” will affect you as well. When it does, please don’t forget to write to me about how your opinion changes regarding how much time people should devote to this problem. Question: Does it make sense to think of the reciprocal hatred (or lack of reciprocal love) that’s being revealed in the world as a reflection of the state the Bnei Baruch group is in, or my personal state? My Answer: The group and the world are interconnected, but are on different levels: the group depends on the world for its spiritual ascent, and the world depends on the group to reduce the force of the suffering that descends upon it (whether or not it wants to listen to the group). Question: Why is the unity of the common soul being revealed today from its reverse side? Do we really need to feel pain from realizing our connection to all people in the world? My Answer: This is the only way to convince people to correct their nature. Pain is the measure of our imbalance with Nature. And we’re the ones who establish its severity. Related Material: Laitman.com Post: Reflections on the Crisis Share This Less

On Friday 10.24.2008 I gave an international children’s lesson which was translated from Hebrew into English, Spanish, German, French and Russian. The topic of the lesson was: “We are the generation of correction,” as well as preparation for the Congress that will be held in Israel in February 2009. Our children (the children of the members of our organization all over the world) are the children of the future generation. They study Kabbalah: the creation of the world, its development and the goal it is moving to. They live and grow with this knowledge. As they study the regular school curriculum, they interpret it according to what they learn in Kabbalah. They realistically see themselves in both worlds. Their worldview completely includes the common soul and its current shattered state. They see the events happening in the world as movement toward the souls’ correction, their unification into one whole and the subsequent adhesion with the Creator or Nature. Their interactions and attitudes to themselves and the environment show that they see themselves and the whole world through this picture. They understand how different they are from others and they conceal their knowledge from their classmates in school. They interpret all the phenomena in the world based on the general picture of the universe, with which they grew up. I consider them a miracle in our world! My lessons with them are translated into six languages and broadcasted to children all over the world. Groups of children from our centers worldwide gather together and participate in the lessons together with us in real time. Share This Less

A question I received: You say that Kabbalah has nothing in common with religion. Then why don’t Christians, Muslims, and followers of other belief systems have books on Kabbalah? Didn’t they all come from the Jewish religion? My Answer: Baal HaSulam writes that all people may keep their respective religions even after reaching the final spiritual correction - adhesion with the Creator. This is a sign that the external actions bear absolutely no relation to spirituality, even though many people want to attribute this to them. Kabbalah was developed by Abraham in Babylon 4000 years ago. The Jewish religion as we know it today appeared after the downfall of the Jewish people from the spiritual level 2000 years ago. Kabbalah then became concealed (when The Book of Zohar was written), and all that remained is a corporeal, egoistic “imprint” of the previous, spiritual way of life. This is how Judaism was formed in the way it exists today. Later Christianity and Islam also originated from it. The Jewish religion divides into the Orthodox, Conservative and Reform branches. However, they differ only by having greater or smaller limits of observing the physical commandments. Hence they understand each other, are on the same side of egoism, and work to preserve it. In other words, the aim of one’s actions is inside a person, in the intention “for oneself.” Kabbalah, on the other hand, summons people to observe the intention “for bestowal” (for one’s neighbor or for the Creator – that is, “outside oneself”), rather than to observe physical actions. It deals with the internality rather than the externality (see item 61 of the “Introduction to The Book of Zohar”). Hence Kabbalah is opposite to all religions. This is why all the religions understand each other, but they consider Kabbalah absolutely unacceptable. Humanity will receive many more blows of fate before it will uncover the Creator’s Plan – to come close to Him through one’s intention . Today Kabbalah is coming back into use, in order to correct man. We have to add it to our lives by beginning to correct ourselves. There is also a place for religion: to remain as a form of culture. This is because Kabbalah reveals the Creator and the Upper World to a person, leaving no room for suppositions about them. In this case, all that remains of religion are customs or traditions. The reason why the religions are hostile toward Kabbalah is that Kabbalah gives every person an explanation of how to reveal the Creator, and in doing so it negates the need for religion. By giving people a personal connection with the Creator, Kabbalah strips the religious leaders of their power over the people. Nevertheless, Kabbalists are in favor of preserving religion as a tradition or culture, as a nation’s framework and way of life. At the same time Kabbalah says that we should complement this way of life with the attainment of the Creator - which is the purpose of man’s creation and his perfect state. Related Material: Laitman.com Post: Religion Is a Cultural Tradition, Kabbalah Is the Method of Correction Laitman.com Post: The Writings of the Last Generation Kabbalahblog.info Post: 2 Ways to Achieve Perfection Baal HaSulam Article: “The Essence of Religion and Its Purpose” Share This Less

Gangsters, weapons, bullets and billiard. Smokin' Aces is a feature movie from 2006, written and directed by Joe Carnahan. The title sequences have been designed by Paul Donnellon and Andrew White at Voodoo Dog. The song is Play your Cards Right, performed by Common featuring Bilal. Contains a sample of Under the Street Lamp, performed by Joe Bataan. (Source: IMDB) Gangster, armi, pallottole e biliardo. Smokin' Aces è un lungometraggio del 2006, scritto e diretto da Joe Carnahan. Le sequenze dei titoli sono opera dei designer Paul Donnellon e Andrew White presso Voodoo Dog. La canzone è Play your Cards Right, eseguita da Common insieme a Bilal. Contiene un campione di Under the Street Lamp, cantata da Joe Bataan. (Fonte: IMDB) Copyright of the respective owners via The Art of the Title Sequences DOWNLOAD (854x356): Scarica Smokin' Aces.[Format: MPEG-4 - Size: 25 MB - Running Time: 2 min.] DOWNLOAD: Scarica Smokin' Aces.[Format: Quicktime - Size: 25 MB - Running Time: 2 min.] DOWNLOAD (ALT.): Scarica Smokin' Aces.[Format: Ogg Video - Size: 30 MB - Running Time: 2 min.] LINK: Visita Voodoodog™. IMDB: Pagina di Smokin' Aces (2006) CODECS: Ogg - Apple Quicktime Less

Filed under: Action, New Releases, Universal, Podcasts, Fandom, Angelina Jolie, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Los Angeles Film Festival After the record-breaking success of Night Watch and Day Watch (and an early film for B-movie maven Roger Corman, Arena), Khazakstan-born, Russia-based director Timur Bekmambetov makes his English-language big-studio debut with Wanted, a bruising, brawny action film starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie. Bekmambetov spoke with Cinematical in Los Angeles about making the jump to big-money moviemaking, the hidden world of secrets behind Wanted's look, the action-film apprenticeship of James McAvoy, working with Angelina Jolie and how " .... we (film makers) are all vampires. ..." Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Less

Filed under: Action, New Releases, Universal, Podcasts, Angelina Jolie, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Los Angeles Film Festival In Wanted , rapper-actor Common plays The Gunsmith -- a cool, deadly expert marksman who mostly lets his bullets do the talking. But meeting with Cinematical in Los Angeles, the veteran of films like Smokin' Aces and Street Kings is warm and obviously enthusiastic about his experiences, talking about everything from his preparation process for playing what he calls "a Samurai warrior" in Wanted to the challenges facing African-American actors -- plus what's good to drink in Prague and how holding a real gun to James McAvoy's head can get you in the moment for your scenes. Cinematical's podcast content is now available through iTunes; you can subscribe at this link. Also, you can listen directly here at Cinematical by clicking below: As ever, you can download the entire podcast right here -- and those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link. Permalink | Email this | Comments Less

It's dawn at Bandama pan and the Common Sandpipers are already at it, picking at insects on the surface and small aquatic life. But the peace is disturbed as they sort out territorial differences. Less

In this Marketing Over Coffee learn : What’s the story with SEM and paid ads, geotargeting and the next online ad. All this and more… Show length 23:40 Brought to you by MarketingProfs.com 00:15 Matt Dickman 00:40 PPC is not Pi11s, P0rn, Casin0s (but checkout the Adult Webmaster Site anyway) 02:22 What is SEM and why do it? Google - nobody does it better. 04:18 GeoTargeting for AdWords 06:11 Arrowpointe maps for visualizing Geographic detail in SalesForce.com 07:35 The arcane arts of writing AdWords ads, Matthew Ebel event case study 10:30 Domain Kiting or Tasters and what is AdSense? 12:40 Affiliate Marketing for events and photographers 13:30 Reed asks "What is the next online ad?" - Ads as Content. All podcasts are sponsored. 15:30 Customer Experience is the best advertising, brand blocking is coming soon, the power of LinkedIn - link to Chris. 20:00 Monetizing and getting a mixer John at Blogger Social and checking out Dopplr Chris is with Matthew Ebel at the Common Cafe in Waltham on March 15th and is going to Podcamp DC Our theme song is called Mellow G by Fonkmasters from the Podsafe Music Network Direct Link to File ShareThis Less

On February 13th your boy GrantLOVE will be 40 years old, or years young, depending on your outlook on age in America. I was a pre-teen when the inception of Hip Hop music began its arduous journey. I was there when the Fatback Band created the first recorded Rap record “King Tim III”. I was there when the Sugarhill Gang created the first commercial rap record “Rappers Delight.” Throughout the early days of Rap music, and Hip Hop culture, (YES!! They are separate entities), I was there. Park Jams? Yep, been to a few. House Parties? Yep, been to quite a few. Disco Fever, T-Connection, Harlem World? Yep, even snuck into a few of those. My point is this….What my ears have been victim to over the last decade has been nothing short of an aural cancer, eating away at my love for Rap music. Thankfully my ears have discovered an alternative from commercial radio. With the advent of portable media players like iPod and my favorite, the Zune, as well as Internet websites and streaming internet stations, listening to good music is no longer a daunting task; in fact its as easy as ever to discover new talent. My love for Rap music has wavered over the past two decades. Fortunately it’s on the upswing with artists like, Common, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Pharoah Monch, Mos Def, Little Brother, Slum Village, the list can go on. True lyricists doing what they do best, RHYME!! This one’s for you D! Holla. Tracks: Lupe Fiasco – Supastar// Talib Kweli – In The Mood// Kanye West – Flashing Lights// Common – Black Maybe// Little Brother feat. D. Brock. – Slow It Down// Pharoah Monch – Guerilla Monsoon Rap// Black Milk – Three & Sum// Cunninlinguists – Wonderful// Little Brother feat. D. Brock – Not Enough// Guru feat. Raheem DeVaughn – Wait On Me// Common – Misunderstood// Little Brother feat. Lil Wayne – Breakin My Heart// Talib Kweli – Give Em Hell// Talib Kweli feat. UGK & Raheem DeVaughn – Country Cousins// Little Brother – Beautiful Morning// Skyzoo – Way To Go// Common – So Far To Go// Little Brother – When Everything Is New// Pharoah Monch – So Good// Less

A San Francisco Documentary Film Festival moderator talks to Dominic Del Bene, Tim Adkins, Leslye James, Chris Peoples and Lamont Peoples of Numerous Cats Productions after the festival’s 5 p.m. showing of “wtf: an Okaymentary,” Sept. 29, 2007, at Roxie Theater Two, 3117 16th St., San Francisco, CA 94103. Less

Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World) Common The Feeling Strange Fruit Project Not Enough (feat. Darien Brockington) Little Brother Sound Of The City w/Fat Ray & Elzhi Black Milk Act Like You Know (ft. Jay Dee) Platinum Pied Pipers Starz Jaylib Renaissance Man Jay Electronica Much More ( Obsidian Blue Remix) De La Soul Go With Us (ft. Strong Arm Steady) Talib Kweli Tight Eyes ft. Oh No & The Luv Bugz Nicolay & Kay The Williams Nicolay & Supastition Misunderstood Common The Sun God (ft. Common) Hi-Tek The Rhyme (Remix) Keith Murray Ill Vibe Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip Glamour & Glitz A Tribe Called Quest Act Like You Know (G.O.A.T Mix) P.P.P ft. Jay Dee Let’s Go Pharoahe Monch Pause J Dilla Hot Thing (feat. Will.I.Am) Talib Kweli Fall in Love (Jay Dee Remix) Slum Village Get Dis Money Slum Village Hold Tight (ft. Q-Tip) Slum Village Reunion w/J-Dilla (Slum Village) Slum Village Less

Adriana Evans: Hey Brother, A Tribe Called Quest: Stressed Out (Raphael Saadiq’s Remix), Slum Village: Hell Nawh, Faith Evans: Jealous. Q-Tip: Higher, V: Best Friend, Talib Kweli: Hot Thang, Dweli ft. Slum Village: Keep On, Syleena Johnson ft. Anthony Hamilton: More, Mariah Carey: I Feel It, Steve Spacek: Dollar, Mike Phillips: Wonderful and Special, Wahjeed: Proud, De La Soul: Buddy, Taana Gardner: Heartbeat, J Dilla: Think Twice, Christina Aguilera: Back in the Day, Musiq Soulchild: Medioloco, Soul II Soul: Back to Life, Common: I Want You, Styles P ft. Talib Kweli: Testify, Eric Roberson: Lil’ Money, Ghostface & Amy Winehouse: You Know I’m No Good Less

That’s the Way of the World Dwele // I’m Not Afraid Jill Scott // Smooth D’Angelo // So Far To Go (ft. D’Angelo) Common // So Simple Alicia Keys // Right Here (Featuring Dwele) DJ MITSU THE BEATS // Act Too (The Love of My Life) The Roots // Reminisce Bilal // 1nce Again A Tribe Called Quest // Ridiculous Musiq Soulchild // Keep It Real Jon B // Mesmerized Faith Evans // I Changed My Mind Keyshia Cole // Runaway Eric Roberson // Got 2 Be Down Thicke // That’s Sexy (feat. Andre 3000) Q-Tip // He Can Only Hold Her Amy Winehouse // All My Love Mary J. Blige // The One for Me Rahsaan Patterson // Enjoy Janet Jackson // Whatever U Want Jazzy Jeff featuring Little Brother // Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet) Mos Def / Faith Evans // Love of My Life Worldwide Erykah Badu/Queen Latifah/Angie Stone/Bahamadia // Up & Down Remix Deborah Cox // Everyday (Neptunes Remix) Angie Stone // My Apology Floetry // Heard It All Before (SoulLife Remix) Sunshine Anderson & Brandy Less

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Turn Out The Lights (Freewest) Freeway ; What Can I Do Talib Kweli & Madlib; Everything I Love (Featuring Nas & Cee-Lo) Diddy; Black Republican (featuring Jay-Z) Nas; Wouldn’t Get Far The Game ; Dirty Money Clipse ; Bad Intentions (feat. Knock-turn’al) Dr. Dre ; 30 Something Jay-Z ; Can’t Forget About You Nas ; Play Your Cards Right (ft. Bilal) Common ; Parade Young Guns ft. Freeway ; Machine Gun Funk Notorious B.I.G.; Street Dreams (Primo Blend feat. Biggie) Nas; So Ghetto Jay-Z ; We Get Low Memphis Bleek ; I’m Just Getting Warm Busta Rhymes; Shame on a Nigga Wu-Tang Clan Less

My Life Erykah Badu You Used To Love Me (Ummah Remix) Faith Evans Smooth D’Angelo Got Til It’s Gone (Ummah Jay Dee Mix) Janet Jackson Future Musiq Makin My Way Strange Fruit Project On My Way Hi-Tek Truth Dwele Love Rain (Remix) Jill Scott & Mos Def Summer Time Mos Def ft. Esthero Things U Do Q-Tip Act Too (The Love of My Life) The Roots I Got You Platinum Pied Pipers Fall In Love Slum Village (TRINITY INTERLUDE) Like It Like That A Tribe Called Quest Come Around feat Darien Brockington Foreign Exchange Thelonius Common & Slum Village My Story (Featuring Kay & Sy Smith) Nicolay Open Your Eyes Platinum Pied Pipers Real Love Rell ft. Kanye West & Consequence Come Close (Remix) (ft. Erykah Badu, Q-Tip & Pharrell) Common Trouble In the Water DJ Honda ft. De La Soul All My Love Mary J. Blige You (The Only Ones) Strange Fruit Project Less