Saying the Same, Only Better

(Thanks to Robert in Atlanta for this link.)

Back Porch Groove Music

I don't know of these artists -- Raphael Saadiq (and here) and his ax-man, Rob "Fonksta" Bacon -- but I've rarely heard two guys produce this kind of groove with just two guitars. And it's mainly Rob Bacon -- the amount of music he produces from his Taylor guitar is astounding -- and so effortless. Shot at NPR headquarters, I take it -- cool setting for a concert. Gotta love the Blues Brothers look -- black suits, sunglasses. I also love that he had to ask the [I'm guessing mostly-white] NPR staff-audience to clap along. Just sayin' . . . :-) But thanks to NPR for making this available! (I would not have been able to watch this at 480p, full-screen on my old computer. But now that I can -- wow -- like watching a concert on DVD. NPR shot this beautifully.)

My Favorite Video

This is one of the coolest music videos I've seen: singer-songwriter-ukulelist (yay, ukes) Sophie Madeleine starts to sing one of her amazing songs and is "joined" by fans doing their own version of her song. Very cool -- and great song! Every time I watch this I see new things. People are so funny!

A Little Embarrassing

This is a great exercise in Middle East geo-politics. An interactive exercise in identifying the countries most in the news of late. There were quite a few (all the "-stans") I couldn't place.