Bolowhip Presents: Maluca - Loca

a Bolowhip video I directed with Danny Neiba and Kontraban.

Avant Gutter: Dancer Dazzle

Just Saw This: The Darjeeling Limited

"I wonder if the three of us would've been friends in real life. Not as brothers, but as people."

Undeniable - Sippin'Slow

The official single off of UNDENIABLE's Black Market Artists EP "Sippin' Slow" has been released by Undeniable artists and lyricists, O-7 and Sinnagi.  Positive and still dope, the song is just the latest hit released by this talented duo.  Stay tuned for more hits, videos and shows on their site.

Danny Neiba and I manned the camera and the shots for this video and enjoyed collaborating on Undeniable's vision.  The post production work was top-notch and the song is just tight. Enjoy!

Take Notes... Quickly

One of the best martial arts videos I've ever seen was this Japanese credit card commercial.
Simple. Elegant. Rhythmic. Like a dance.

The Standard

The standard by which I measure a fight is the first round of Hagler v. Hearns.  That first round is a fight fan's wetdream come true and it set the bar very high.  Although difficult to surpass, the closer 2 fighters begin a fight and continue it with the same intensity and skill that Hagler and Hearns brought to the ring in 1985, the closer to greatness they will be.  Unfortunately, it's rare to find this kind of bravery, grit and power in fights nowadays.

Hagler and Hearns, thank you for spoiling me.  

Round 1 (maybe the greatest 1st round of all time)

Highlights of the entire fight

Songs in order

1. Cypress Hill 'Latin Thugs'

2. Obie Trice 'Cry Now'

3. DMX 'Get It On The Floor'

4. Stat Quo 'Grits'

St. Vincent - Cheerleader

In which Annie Clark becomes a waking/walking/crumbling Ron Mueck sculpture. Directed by Hiro Murai.

The Essence

...and absurdity of work.

 

R.I.P. Angelo Dundee

The legendary trainer and cutman in one of his final interviews.

Just Saw This: The Color of Pomegranates / Sayat Nova

The Color of Pomegranates or Sayat Nova - dir. by Sergei Parajanov

Training Video Vault: Silat.... the coolest kung fu

ah, Silat.

I haven't practiced this martial art in a while. 

But I will again soon.

I love old footage... especially from other countries.  

Here we see modern "applications" of ancient techniques captured on 70's era recording equipment with a faux-Hollywood sensibility (result of pervasive US culture infiltration?)...  hence, the silat guy jumps off a moving car.


Dolphin swimmer...

Okay, WTF!?

They hung him with a sword.

Out & About: nublu dancing

Found this old video clip I recorded on my phone of a live band night at nublu wherein I was the only one watching the images projected on the screen. 

 

Aiming For a Jesus High

I read a beautifully written and thought provoking post on Andrew Sullivan's blog, the Daily Dish, where he connected the science of mushrooms, their potential for therapy, their ability to connect us to the universe we are part of and their benefit for allowing us to glimpse the transcendence of Jesus and the mystics. 

It's one of those posts I'll reread again and again so I'm publishing it here in full, below: