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Booda Wot DoddyMusic, Poetry

Booda Wot Doddy

RC JamesJuly 8, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/rc-james-user841120068/booda-wot-doddy nobody knows where it is I been but you can bet I’m goin’ back again booda wat doddy booda wat doddy wadda bop…

Cyndi Lauper Turns 80Music, Poetry

Cyndi Lauper Turns 80

Lawrence GeorgeSeptember 11, 2020

wings on silk dancing small, on fragile fingers dancing, tonight on some kind of neon, pink sea ancient, wooden boats will sail forgotten sailors…

RestitutionMusic

Restitution

Kaci Skiles LawsMay 29, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2KHFgIJlzI Wear this mask over your face. Be sure to hide your feelings displaced. I'm jaded, snide, and too emotional because I cry. Getting…

RedMusic

Red

Kaci Skiles LawsMay 20, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf9nU1paL_w Rose red lipstick, ruby red orange writing on the bed. Blood on my skin, staining the threads crimson. It was too late. Time…

Writer’s Block AcousticMusic

Writer’s Block Acoustic

Kaci Skiles LawsMay 20, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgcKJXW_D-0 I've been writing all day, trying to find a phrase that doesn't need any formal wear and my hands are twine, tying my…

AljosjaMusic

Aljosja

Dennis RamlerMay 16, 2020

https://soundcloud.com/flowermouth/aljosja

Zed Point – Android GirlsMusic

Zed Point – Android Girls

Jenn ZedNovember 13, 2019

https://soundcloud.com/jennzed/01-slacker-1?in=jennzed/sets/android-girls This is my new album, which I've been working on for the best of this year. All the tracks have been created specifically…

I Am Not the OneAnimation, Music

I Am Not the One

Bernie LangsJuly 14, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uceoCDf9JGA

Winter’s Come and GoneMusic

Winter’s Come and Gone

RC JamesJune 17, 2019

A capella rendition of a song by Gillian Welch, in memory of poet Cheryl Leverette. https://soundcloud.com/rc-james-user841120068/lb3  

“The Quiet One”: Song by C. Kendrick & Bernie Langs; Recording & Video, Bernie LangsMusic, Video

“The Quiet One”: Song by C. Kendrick & Bernie Langs; Recording & Video, Bernie Langs

Bernie LangsMay 25, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NMtWcxW6Tw My college buddy from years ago, the brilliant keyboardist Curtis Kendrick, met me in a NYC practice room and we bashed out basic…

Blue RGB Primary 240°Music, Video

Blue RGB Primary 240°

Jenn ZedMay 20, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsPi3hE640o Guitar and video - Jenn Zed Cello composed and played by Yuki Louvière, Berlin This piece of music is a pre-release from my…

Jhonny Flaymz and Jadah Queen DadaMusic

Jhonny Flaymz and Jadah Queen Dada

RC JamesMay 17, 2019

https://soundcloud.com/rc-james-user841120068/z0001186 Jhonny Flaymz wuz tha mos’ baddass rocah in da sevun sounze districk dountoun dadda. Cum bak to da flatt wun nycht hardon mynd…