Fame, money, and Dupree.

Owen Wilson tried to commit suicide on Sunday by slashing both his wrists and taking a belly full of pills. He's okay now, but what I've been trying to figure out is why he did that because I find it strange. Why would a person like him who has a ton of money, dates beautiful women and whom is adored by the masses do something like that? We all wish for that kind of lifestyle but only .01% of us actually live it. Under all that money and fame he's miserable, something that we can't even begin to understand because he has what we all want, and how could someone that has what we all want be so miserable? I couldn't tell you.

H-G

I have an idea for a new diet plan. It's called the Hunter-Gatherer Diet. Basically you'll only eat fruits, nuts, insects and will only be allowed to eat meat once a week. Drink as much water as you can. This doesn't mean you should go out and act like a hunter-gatherer stealing your neighbor's food; at least I hope not.

BT's update.

Catalysts Santa Cruz concert updates!

August 25th, Saturday
MATISYAHU
plus BLUE SCHOLARS
Ages 16+
$35 in advance/ $35 at the door
September 22nd, Saturday
DEL THA FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN
Ages 16+
$21 in advance/ $25 at the door
Doors open 8PM/ Show starts 9PM
Oct. 6th, Saturday
ATMOSPHERE
GRAYSKUL
MAC LETHAL
LUCKYIAM (of Living Legends)
Ages 16+
$20 in advance/ $20 at the door
Doors open 8PM/ Show starts 9PM
Oct. 14, Sunday
ANDRE NICKATINA
Ages 16+
$23 in advance/ $26 at the door
Doors open 7PM/ Show starts 8PM
Nov. 3rd, Saturday
GHOSTFACE
RAKIM
BROTHER ALI
all backed by THE RHYTHM ROOTS ALLSTARS
(A 10-piece band)
Ages 16+
$29 in advance/ $34 at the door
Doors open 7:30PM/ Show starts 8:30PM


This is all for now, the Ghostface, Rakim, Brother Ali is a must-go! Also, dont miss out on Atmoshphere! Should be nice to see Slug live. Since im on the concert topic, RTB crew just had our 3rd annual trip, this year was a bit different since the crowd wasnt showing too much love or maybe everyone was too high to care. But fuck them, we know how to have fun. All the performers were awesome, but the highlights for me was: walking in and hearing Zion I's - The Bay, The Roots' live show, local love for Hiero, BlackSTar, Mos's "shakky shakky wobble wobble", WU-TANG, and Rage! Tons of fun. Maybe we'll go to the one in NY next year...

-bryan

"They say you can't please everybody"

As all of you may know, Talib Kweli dropped his 4th solo album earlier this week entitled "Ear Drum". I'll be honest and say I downloaded the album about a month prior to the official release. Now does that mean I don't support the artist? No. That just means I'm a broke motherfucker. I support him when I go to his concerts, and when I have extra money to throw around of course I'll shell out some cash to buy his entire discography. As for now, I am perfectly satisfied with my Memorex edition.

After listening through it a few times, this album is a cut above his other recent albums/mixtapes. There are plenty of collaborations on this album from KRS-One to Musiq to UGK and even Justin Timberlake. The first half of tracks outshine the back half but that doesn't make the latter bad. I'd love to talk about all the tracks but I'd need another listen-through to refresh myself with the songs. Some of my favorites as I recall: "Country Cousins", "Hot Thing", "NY Weather Report", "Say Something", "Holy Moly". Maybe I'll do a full review on the album later on but as for now get out there and cop this album in whichever way you can and here what this man has to say because he speaks the truth.