Me'shell aka Bashir Shakur

Hi Pals,

Me'shell N'degeocello blew into town a few weeks back! She played 2 sets @ Temple Bar in Santa Monica. I attended the 1st set (8:30, which didn't start 'til 9:30) and it was a lot of amazing things!!! She continues to grow in a different direciton and challenge her audience/listeners, she & the band ('A different girl every night') were tight, high NRG and able to bring listeners into the fold of new material from her upcoming CD. It's difficult to describe her new direction; words fall short, but I'll say it's a mixture of punk, gospel, ska and the cosmic sound from 'Comfort Woman'.

I've posted a link of an interview she gave to Garth Trinidad @ KCRW the evening before she played the temple bar. At the end of the interview, Garth plays 1 of her new compositions.

http://prince.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c2251d2502549d00c2251d6d8c549d.html

AMPULA

George Michael comes of age

Is the queer community ready for this song/video? George's Amazing cd 'Patience' was largely ignored by the queer community. Is he not young, cute or straight acting enough?
Bravo to George for making a song/video expressing self-acceptance, love and having fun 'dancin' with the freaks now!

Click here to see it: http://www.georgemichael.com/video/media/q_H_aol.mov