Homegirl Quel (kel) in Austin

Current Car Tunes: Les Paul & Friends

American Made World Played. A coworker was playing this at work and I fell in love with it. I overheard the music and at one point it made me get up out of my chair and dance...actually dance in my office--which I'm known to do quite often, at any given moment...whether I'm alone or not.My coworker told me all about Les Paul and his contributions to rock music. Les is pretty awesome. Anyway, after the Love Jones Soundtrack, this is the second most awesome compilation CD I have ever listened to. It's great music, by a great mix of artists that just makes you me just vibe and enjoy cool rock music.

Random Confession

I've read less than 10 pages combined from the two books on my current 'Reading' list (at left). I've also had this month's Essence magazine for about a month now and have barely cracked that cover. I have time to read, but most of the time, I just occupy myself by cleaning or doing little decorating projects in my house or watching Scrubs reruns or coming up with things to Google. I feel like such a slacker 'cause I really enjoy reading. I just feel like I'm falling behind. In a month, I'd at least have read one book, you know? Oh! And I just re-uped with Netflix, so I've been watching a lot of movies lately too. Tonight it's The Big Lebowski.

As for my 'Current Car Tunes', if I don't know every song on that Dreamgirls soundtrack by now, something is wrong with me. Every time I get in my car I ready myself for the moment when I'm so over listening to any song on that CD for the hundredth time, but that moment has yet to come. So I'm STILL listening to the soundtrack and STILL pretending like I sound just like Jennifer Hudson when I sing along to "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going".

Corinne Bailey Rae

"...just like oil on my hands, Now i have come to understand, the way it is, It's not a secret anymore, 'cause we've been through that before, from tonight I know that you're the only one, I've been confused and in the dark, now I understand... "  --Like A Star

Lovely album. Take a listen to Like A Star.

Wake Up, It's Time for Bed: Walkmen Project

My coworker just gave me another "mix tape" CD of indie rap joints written, performed and produced by him and his boys. I respect his skills. It's really cool that he's created for himself a platform to say what he wants...and in such a creative way. The flow is more like spoken word than anything--you know--the lyrics are more important than the beats.

My favorite track is #3-Grow Up, which asks the ever relevant questions, "What did you want to be when you grew up? What do you want to be when you die?"

Download to listen if you like.