A Million Miles In A Thousand Years

I read a book a couple years ago by Steven Pressfield called The War Of Art. The book is about writing, about the process of getting words onto an empty page. Pressfield said a writer has to sit down every day and write, regardless of how he feels. He said you can sit around and wait for inspiration to come, but you'll never finish your book that way. "The muse honors the working stiff," Pressfield says. He also says that every creative person, and I think probably every other person, faces resistance when trying to create something good. He even says resistance, a kind of feeling that comes against you when you point toward a distant horizon, is a sure sign that you are supposed to do the thing in the first place. The harder the resistance, the more important the task must be, Pressfield believes.

- Donald Miller

Artist Of The Week: Paper Route

Location: Nashville, TN

Genre: Indie Rock/Synth Pop

Style: Soul Healing...

I Gave In

... and it was worth it.

1 Corinthians 13

Read it. Learn it... God Is Love.

Artist Of The Week: Phoenix

Location: France

Genre: Rock

Style: Um... Good.

Things That Never Go Out Of Style

My Top Ten:

01. Love

02. Ray Ban's Original Wayfarer

03. Coca-Cola

04. Levi's

05. Confidence (being yourself)

06. Sushi

07. Humor

08. Tainted Love by Soft Cell

09. Warm Weather

10. Old Books

R.I.P. Bill

2006-2010

Changes Of Atmosphere

Why do we choose to ignore the obvious and wish for places far too distant?

Best Hip Hop Albums Of The Past Decade

2000:

Aesop Rock - Float

Jurassic 5 - Quality Control

Del - Both Sides Of The Brain

2001:

Mars ILL - Raw Material

Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein

7L & Esoteric - The Soul Purpose

2002:

Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Blackstar

People Under The Stairs - O.S.T.

Deepspace5 - The Night We Called It Day

2003:

Diverse - One A.M.

Pigeon John - ... Is Dating Your Sister

Jay-Z - The Black Album

2004:

Blue Scholars - Blue Scholars

Brother Ali - The Champion EP

Haiku d'Etat - Coup de Theatre

2005:

Ohmega Watts - The Find

Shad - When This Is Over

Blackalicious - The Craft

2006:

Pigeon John - ... And The Summertime Pool Party

Lightheaded - Wrong Way

Oddisee - Foot In The Door

2007:

DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Return Of The Magnificent

Shad - The Old Prince

Dela - Atmosphere Airlines

2008:

Q-Tip - The Renaissance

Theory Hazit - Lord Fire

People Under The Stairs - Fun DMC

2009:

K-OS - Yes!

Nicolay & Kay - Time:Line

Kosha Dillz - Beverly Dillz

Easter Sunday & Some Humor

If you say "beer can" with a British accent, you're also saying "bacon" with a Jamaican accent.

Artist Of The Week: The Boxer Rebellion

Location: London

Genre: Rock

Style: Simply Amazing

The Boxer Rebellion - Evacuate

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