INSPIRATION!
This page is for stuff that I find motivates my brain in some way to be creative. There is no rhyme or reason to be found here, and if you do find it then speak to your therapist about projection. It will change and develop and grow and shrink over time. I may explain some things and leave others up to you to investigate. If there is anything you think may juice my creative orange then please bomb it my way.
Q. How do you titillate an ocelot?
A. You oscillate it's tit a lot.
David Thorne at 27b/6
This page is for stuff that I find motivates my brain in some way to be creative. There is no rhyme or reason to be found here, and if you do find it then speak to your therapist about projection. It will change and develop and grow and shrink over time. I may explain some things and leave others up to you to investigate. If there is anything you think may juice my creative orange then please bomb it my way.
Q. How do you titillate an ocelot?
A. You oscillate it's tit a lot.
David Thorne at 27b/6
The Number is a book by acclaimed writer Jonny Steinberg about the prison gangs of South Africa, otherwise known as The Number. It maps the history and evolution of the 26, 27 and 28 gangs. The book is about a man called Magadien whom Jonny interviewed just before his release from Pollsmoor Prison and his lifes journey through Apartheid, family and prison. Magadien's story is moving and unsettling, but also unexpectedly optimistic and he makes for a startlingly wise and astute guide. However the most fascinating part of the book for me was the myth which underpins all Number lore and laws. A mixture of traditional African folk tales, historical fact and prison fantasy, it is compelling, absurd and seductive. Very very good.
Black artists with a fascination for the word 'ghost' seem to be rocking my world at the moment. Ghost Poet sounds similar to Roots Manuva with the South London drawl and stoned lyricism. The beats are as dark but sparser evoking a more dubsteppy Burial vibe. Eminently good for listening to during all night creative sessions. Makes you feel like you're at the beating heart of something raw and exciting
Patrick Neate is one of the greatest living story tellers of this land. His observations on nation and identity are wry, astute and wise. He writes with vim and passion with a lyrical ear for the vernacular that is spot on. Musungu Jim and the Great Chief Tuloko is the first of his loosely bound trilogy of books featuring Jim and Musa (followed by Twelve Bar Blues and Jerusalem). It is very funny, very moving and very shocking all at once. Read it. No really, read it now.
SUNSET from cento lodigiani on Vimeo.
SPOEK MATHAMBO - CONTROL from spoek mathambo on Vimeo.
Just when you thought hip-hop was dead, Ghostface Killah releases Twelve Reasons to Die the best goddam concept album in years. THEN, as if that wasn't enough Apollo Brown goes and remixes it. The result is The Brown Tape. Listen to it.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz is one of the most exhilarating reads I have had the pleasure to tuck into for a long time. He writes with a vivacity and pace that makes the book fly by and before you know it, it's over and you're mourning its passing. His ability to create such vivid worlds and characters with such sharp economy of language is very impressive and has the feel of natural conversation between you and he that many writers aim for. I've just started his short story collection Drown. Also shit hot.
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