Mika My Day

My brother and his wife currently live in Melbourne, AUS. It's fun to talk with them because you gain some perspective from the other side of the globe. In one such conversation this week, he and I were talking about pop sensation Mika. Just today I came across some amazing visuals created for one of Mika's live shows by Paris-based animation house Naked Cie. Beautiful work. Apparently Mika is huge everywhere but here in the States so I hadn't had very many opportunities to hear his vocal stylings or see his kick-ass white pants. But all that has changed now. Warning: This song will stick in your head instantly and cause you to inadvertently go skipping down the street.

Credit to motionographer for the original post.

Mika Relax (Live NRJ Music Awards 2008)
by Ambroise_biz

?uestlove

Ahmir Khalib Thompson is a guy I've been a fan of for a while. You may or may not know him by his professional name ?uestlove (Questlove) but if you follow the hip hop music scene you are most likely familiar with his image. He has one of the sickest internal metronomes I've ever known. The man lays down the beats in the band The Roots and is rock-steady. So, in honor of The Roots' new album release "Rising Down" I pay tribute to a master of the sticks and cans, ?uestlove. Who are your favorite bombastic beat-makers?

Re-Kicking It Off

It's time to get back to the blogging. I've been away for FAR too long, and for that I apologize. :)

I have come to realize that I am cutting edge at almost nothing. I don't have inside scoops or exclusives on pop culture, music or film. But what I DO have is a viewpoint. So, the best that I can hope for is to take stock of the world around me and begin to share my own Kail perspective. It will be odd. It could be mildly interesting, but mostly it's just a chance to put some good karma out there - doing it with style.