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FYI-This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk
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Started this discussion. Last reply by PLAGUE SWARM Dec 22.
post photos of yourself
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SHAYSHAYLAFUNK I'm fun if your MINDFUL:-)
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They are great :-) I love immediate Hesitation on AfroPunk Vol.2
March 15, 2009
This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk
By MIKE RUBIN
Winooski, Vt.
ON an evening in late February at a club here called the Monkey House, there was a family reunion of sorts. As the band Rough Francis roared through a set of anthem…
For afropunks who believe in and love Jesus/God/Holy Spirit and are open minded :)
NYC Musicians check out this panel discussion
Money Jungle:
The Aesthetics and Economics of Music: Discussion and Performance
Jeremiah Hosea, Kazembe Balagun, Gabriella Callendar, Tamar Kali
Wednesday December 16th 2009. 7:30 PM
This discussion w…
Join so ppl look at your Groups and go "Ooh, I gotta check out thier band!" & what not. For all musicians, even if all u do is play tin cans
Check out this discussion NYC with Tamar Kali
http://www.afropunk.com/events/money-jungle-the-poltics-and
Money Jungle: The Poltics and Aesthetics of Independent MusicwKazembe Balagun(co-moderator) Gabriella Callendar, Eric Eigner,Jeremiah Hosea(co-moderator), & Tamar Kali at The Brecht Forum
December 16, 2009 from 7:30pm to 10pm
The title of tonight’s presentation references the struggle of independent musicians to develop their craft and build audiences in the face of constant economic pressure. It also inspired by the
collaboration by Duke Ellington, Max Roach and Charles…
Profile Information
- Name
- Shay Shay LaFunk
- About Me
- Caramel Big Gurl in small minded big world. occasionally guilty of same but ever increasing understanding & knowledge just like my kinky curl hair fluffy but strong & inviting.
I dare to want ...to need...to succeed in being a better me in living colour with loud music & ancestral nods that Dr. Everythings gonna be alright..Yeah
Now to find love in an elevator ...lol
- You can be my friend if...
- you own what you feel, really say & do
are open to people just being human & a$$holes upon occasion
but truly believe in my constitutional right to:
penciled eyebrows, Haagen Daaz, my Ipod, Thai food & wearing my Chucks most days
Yes..materialistic in a form but only in my need to be outfitted and ready for my fight in an urban jungle & the necessity of my form of nutrition ..lol
- Website :
- http://www.myspace.com/shayshaylafunk
- Favorite bands:
- Aerosmith, Ramones, Mint Condition, Brothers Johnson, Ministry, The Clash, Fishbone, Incubus, ACDC, Journey, Metallica, Coltrane & Miles; Dexter Gordon , Christian Scott, etc all Bands & Musicians who are real to their music & I can feel the music love in what they have created.
My tastes are not exclusive to but are necessary to live in a quality way
- Favorite movies:
- If you film it I have to see it ..lol
comedy, action, documentary, drama, love story ..everything
But my current fav is a short called "HUG" by writer/director Khary Jones
- Favorite books:
- Vampire Huntress stories by L.A Banks
Anything Walter Mosley
Segu by Maryse Conde'
Race-ing Justice;En-gendering Power, edited by Toni Morrison
Any Walter Mosley
Any Manning Marable, Farah Griffin, Robert O'Meally, Brent Edwards, Obery Hendricks, Cornel West, TONGO EISEN_MARTIN
Ah!! Dang...the Library actually , just books !!!!
- Favorite Magazines:
- Heavy Metal Mag , MAD, Bon Appetit, Economist , Entertainment Weekly(yes I can be shallow)
- Favorite TV shows:
- TV is the devil & I dance with him too much :-)
- Relationship status:
- Single
- Orientation:
- Straight
- Zodiac Sign
- Capricorn
- Kids?:
- None.
I haven't met their father yet :-)
- Smoke/Drink?
- no/yes
- Band Question - Musical Influences:
- MUSIC
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Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 12:01am on September 28, 2009,
Matthew said… - yeah chris is my man, he's taken pics for us in the past real good guy. Come say hi at the show. take care. M
- At 10:01pm on September 27, 2009,
Matthew said…
- I'm good how are you, which chris i'm sure i'll know him.. hope i'm going to see you at Irving Plaza on the 21st. I got to see LC at a rehearsal a few weeks ago, so good sounding amazing. M
- At 11:07am on September 10, 2009,
Sonny BOMBS said… - at the moment no busy working but i promise you i'll let you know if anything comes up
- At 1:53pm on July 29, 2009,
roxy moron said… - aw! thank u so much =)
- At 7:46pm on July 27, 2009,
roxy moron said…
- now u just need to come out here to visit!
- At 2:36am on May 29, 2009,
i am isis said… - thanks for the love ma! it is so appreciated...
u can download "can't wait" for free here:)
http://www.iamisis.com/download/iamisis_cantwait.zip
peace and light:)
- At 11:20am on May 1, 2009,
IrRAdio said… - Shay shay! Thank you so much for the support, You should pick up the whole record, it's my thesis : )
- At 10:29pm on April 29, 2009,
Davina Robinson said… - Always nice to get a request from a fellow Capricorn...:)
- At 11:07pm on April 6, 2009,
Sonny BOMBS said…
- awww thanks that means alot :) so wats new with you
- At 1:46pm on April 1, 2009,
The Outabodies said…
- Thank you Queen!
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