dre 2004
today has been one of those days... life (read:work) got a bit hectic this morning and i took time out after lunch. i do that way too seldom - you know: have 'me' time. now, before you go on accusing me of being another oprah convert.. i don't mean angel network-type 'me' time. its more like time-out for yourself - to calm down and sort shit out. do it. take the time.
random thought: think i'm gonna dye my hair black again tomorrow. that's a good idea :)
ever played fantasy sports? like fantasy cricket? got a team in fantasy premier league (uk) that's kicking ass. well, kinda. they're making a huge comeback and the best footballer in the world (van nistelrooij is back!).
now i read this today and its beyond cool:
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burt bacharach is working on a new album with hip-hop producer dr dre in an unlikely collaboration.dre, best known for his own gangsta rap and for producing eminem’s records, has supplied the beats for three tracks on bacharach’s next album, reports mtv. bacharach, the 76-year-old king of easy listening, said: “it’s a challenging, freeing feeling to take an existing format - like these rigid, four-bar loops - and to see what you can write on top of it.“it’s hard and challenging too, because it does have some restrictions.”bacharach, who launched his songwriting career more than 50 years ago, is best known for writing hits for the likes of dionne warwick, dusty springfield, the carpenters and neil diamond.his new project, due out next year, came about when his uk label approached him about doing a “cutting-edge record.”“i had got together with dre about a year and a half ago and talked about doing something for the album that we never did,” bacharach said.“then he gave me the loops, and when i decided to do this album for sony england, it seemed a natural fit.”bacharach is not making a hip-hop album, however. he described the new music as tapping into his jazz and classical roots.
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what made my day today: designing the front page of a chinese tabloid newspaper (complete with mandarin font and pics of chinese film stars/politicians). i don't know what it says. i don't even know what its meant to say - but damn, it looks good (humility aside).
random thought: think i'm gonna dye my hair black again tomorrow. that's a good idea :)
ever played fantasy sports? like fantasy cricket? got a team in fantasy premier league (uk) that's kicking ass. well, kinda. they're making a huge comeback and the best footballer in the world (van nistelrooij is back!).
now i read this today and its beyond cool:
--snip--
burt bacharach is working on a new album with hip-hop producer dr dre in an unlikely collaboration.dre, best known for his own gangsta rap and for producing eminem’s records, has supplied the beats for three tracks on bacharach’s next album, reports mtv. bacharach, the 76-year-old king of easy listening, said: “it’s a challenging, freeing feeling to take an existing format - like these rigid, four-bar loops - and to see what you can write on top of it.“it’s hard and challenging too, because it does have some restrictions.”bacharach, who launched his songwriting career more than 50 years ago, is best known for writing hits for the likes of dionne warwick, dusty springfield, the carpenters and neil diamond.his new project, due out next year, came about when his uk label approached him about doing a “cutting-edge record.”“i had got together with dre about a year and a half ago and talked about doing something for the album that we never did,” bacharach said.“then he gave me the loops, and when i decided to do this album for sony england, it seemed a natural fit.”bacharach is not making a hip-hop album, however. he described the new music as tapping into his jazz and classical roots.
--snip--
what made my day today: designing the front page of a chinese tabloid newspaper (complete with mandarin font and pics of chinese film stars/politicians). i don't know what it says. i don't even know what its meant to say - but damn, it looks good (humility aside).
*now listening to: some bad 'dance' music on 5 - with "DJ ZJ". groan.
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