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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
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9:24 pm - i dream of food
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i got a great freelance gig as the new daily food blogger at sf weekly. i'm not the only contributor but i am the only one paid to post every day.
it's only a small contribution to my financial bottom line, but a huge contribution to the development and practice of my food writing, which i someday hope to develop as much as the music stuff (books etc). come visit me!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie
i'm about to start blogging for a television network in another country as well as an international hotel chain. i finally accepted the blogging takeover of media and it seems like it will help me in the long run towards reaching my humble little goals. (you know, like health insurance and stuff. :)
current mood: full
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| Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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11:35 am - wonder
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Operator: Next we have Tamara Palmer with the San Francisco Weekly.
Tamara Palmer: Hi, this is Tamara!
Stevie Wonder: Hi, Tamara. How you doing?
Tamara Palmer: I'm great. I love you. You're the soundtrack to my soul.
Stevie Wonder: Thank you.
current mood: giddy
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| Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
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11:55 am - in good company
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i can't say my contribution to the second edition of house magazine* is my best work, although i certainly stressed over it like it ought to be. but it is definitely the most fabulous contributors' page that i've ever been a part of -- i'm in there with don letts, moby and michael caine.
the sesame street song "one of these things is not quite like the others" is firing up in my head, i just don't belong in that good company!
http://sohohouse.com/housemagazine/house02/popup.php
*house magazine is the new quarterly publication for soho house, the immensely swank members-only club of political and media leaders (of which i'm not a member, obviously). it is based in the uk but its sole american location in manhattan was made dubiously famous a few years back by an episode of sex and the city set there.
current mood: curious
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| Saturday, May 12th, 2007
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10:21 am - i don't love these hos
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from an email i recently received:
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Subject: Very Important News
Our corporate copy editor weighs in about the style for the slang plural of "whores":
"I think hos is best, though admittedly it looks a little stranger on the page [than 'hoes']. But I think this oddness will wane in the coming years, as the term becomes more commonly used. And I think we can agree that increasing use of hos is nothing but a good thing."
Got that hip-hop writers? Hos, not hoes.
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i don't like it. . . hos looks really awkward to me (like 'hoss').
and my mother would certainly be proud of the fact that i was the first recipient of this note (which went to about five people).
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| Sunday, April 29th, 2007
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11:02 am
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| Friday, April 6th, 2007
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10:50 pm - if only this were the usual rate
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it just took me 110 minutes to write a story (tentatively titled 'rehab is for quitters') for which i will be paid $120. that is more than a buck a minute!!! if i could always be this efficient i would have a lot less of a daily struggle. . .
dougie fresh has me beat, though. . . one of his 9/11 photos ran on a discovery times documentary for the fee of $500 for five seconds of air time (we rewound it a few times and counted). now THAT is a true boss.
current mood: mathematical
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| Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
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4:02 pm
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i just got offered a telephone interview with master shake, or an email interview with him, meatwad, or frylock. should try to figure that out how to make that happen. . .
i wonder if borat was any inspiration to their film's title, aqua teen hunger force colon movie film for theaters.
current mood: amused
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| Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
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9:35 pm - bad idea?
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| Thursday, January 4th, 2007
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5:36 pm - KALX set last night
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I played on the radio last night at KALX (the UC Berkeley station). It was really fun except there was no crossfader, so I was merely selecting tracks rather than the fancy-pants mixing I normally like to attempt.
I played for the last hour of this three hour show:
http://www.sergioaudio.com/MP3/Sergio01032007kalx.mp3
I know a few people on here that might get a kick out of the fact that someone called up very excited about the first song I played. . . a (rave) oldie but goodie. . . :D
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| Saturday, November 25th, 2006
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11:08 pm - Teemoney Mix: "All Ways"
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Here's a link to a DJ mix I made in August in honor of a Dirty South DJ conference I attended in Orlando. It has a Southern rap theme threading through it but it's a lot more dance music-heavy and friendly than you might think. I got a kick out of making a mix that would expose Southern rap fans to things like Meat Beat Manifesto and Renegade Soundwave. . .
http://www.hiphopmusic.com/archives/002153.html
Would love feedback from my trusty LJ friends (there aren't many of you but I value all of your opinions).
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| Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
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8:27 pm
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Forever young? Some rappers' names might not age gracefully
ARTISTS CAREFUL TO MATCH ALIASES WITH AUDIENCES
By Brett Johnson
Associated Press
Hip-hop has always been about youth. Yet these days, perhaps more than ever, rap has become a young man's game -- literally.
With a generation of rappers sharing the prefix ``Young'' -- Young Jeezy, Young Dro, Young Buck, Yung Joc, among others -- it's clear that today's hip-hop places a premium on not only what's new, but who's young.
Young Jeezy (born Jay Jenkins), 29, claims his alias dates to his days hustling in Atlanta, long before he even started rhyming professionally.
``I was always the young dude in the clique, so the OG homies used to call me `Young,' '' he says.
But at age 29, Jeezy -- who is preparing to release his sophomore disc, ``The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102,'' in December -- knows he may not be able to call himself Young too much longer.
``I feel young though. I feel I represent for the young; this is my way of kind touching base with them,'' he explains, before adding, ``Yeah, ain't nobody want to (deal) with you if they think you old.''
Tamara Palmer, author of ``Country Fried Soul: Adventures of Dirty South Hip-Hop,'' recalls an earlier time when rap names such as Grandmaster Flash or Grand Wizard Theodore often denoted age and wisdom. (The most notable exception being late '80s one-hit wonder, Young MC.)
``Now people are caught up in projecting themselves as being youthful,'' Palmer says. ``It makes you wonder -- when Jeezy's 50, is he still Young Jeezy?''
Palmer acknowledges that historically, rap artists have used similar pseudonyms. One could compile a long list of variations: Lil (Lil Kim, Lil Cease, Lil Jon, Lil Scrappy, Lil Wayne) or Mac (Mac Dre, Mac Mall) or Big (Big Daddy Kane, Big Pun, Notorious B.I.G). She says the name ``borrowing'' has more to do with market considerations than a lack of creativity.
``People are afraid to be too esoteric or `out there' with their aliases, because they want to have a name that doesn't scare away the masses,'' Palmer adds. ``Lil Wayne is not the most innovative moniker out there, for example, but he's undoubtedly creative when it comes to his wordplay.''
current mood: geeky
current music: Yung Joc
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| Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
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3:44 pm - cliff's notes (inspired by michelle)
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since i last posted, i. . .
barely escaped the gunshine state. met rappers named fidel cashflow and hustle simmons. met diddy. signed autograph for diddy. went to nasa and got selected to go to the (simulated) moon for a study. was devastated when study got cancelled. picnicked with too $hort. visited a chocolate factory three times (if tonite counts). took a chocolate class. referenced ecstasy and sizzurp at a big-shot public affairs forum. planned a vicious battle rap. did my first public reading of country fried soul. picked up dollar bills thrown at me on stage.
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| Friday, June 9th, 2006
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3:41 am - is it feasible to write so much about e-feasible?!?
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for the millionth time, i interviewed one of my favorite rappers. his name is earl.
and i'm sorry, it's not like i am always really super stoked with bylines, but seeing "By TAMARA PALMER, For The Associated Press" is not something that i think is going to get old for me. . .
E-40 enjoying big sales with album
By TAMARA PALMER, For The Associated Press Thu Jun 1, 5:10 PM ET
SAN RAMON, Calif. - It's been nearly 20 years since E-40 (Earl Stevens) first started slinging slang and selling his independent albums out of his car trunk throughout the Bay Area. The 38-year-old rapper recently released his 12th studio album, "My Ghetto Report Card," executive produced by Lil Jon. It reached No. 1 on Billboard's R&B/hip-hop albums chart and No. 3 on the Top 200.
In an interview, he talked about "hyphy" — defined as a youth-oriented movement that has its own dances, slang, fashion and car culture — its home and its history.
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AP: How do you explain hyphy to people? Is it here to stay?
E-40: Hyphy started in the streets of Oakland. The origin of the word is just straight wild: "Better watch out, boy, he's hyphy, he might do something to you!" Being hyphy is energy, like the cousin of crunk and I feel like it's going to be here forever where it started. That doesn't necessarily mean the buzz on the sound and the movement is going to be here forever, but the kids are the future and they're hyphy. This generation coming up here in the Bay Area, they're hyphy and I don't see that going out no time soon. I didn't invent the word hyphy and I'm not trying to say I'm the king of hyphy. I'm just a dude from the Bay Area that's about my whole region. I love every bit of it and I'm just here to let the whole world know, "Hey, come take a look at us."
AP: Is hyphy a safe expression of aggressive feelings? Would places like Atlanta and the Bay Area be edgier without things like crunk and hyphy?
E-40: I think without it, it would be more violent. Hyphy is letting it out. Don't hold it in, don't hold back. Let it out. Scream, shake your dreads, act a damn fool. Release it, slowly. It can relieve stress, because once stress comes to a head, it's over.
AP: Have you seen it diffuse the tension in a room before?
E-40: Oh yeah, definitely. When I had my club (the Ambassador's Lounge in San Jose), I saw it a lot. I saw cats really hyphy, but having fun and not bothering nobody. Just juiced and having fun, with so much energy. That's what it's about. Music is therapeutic and healing. Music is really a medicine, it can make you feel good.
AP: Few kids in the Bay Area have music programs in their schools now. Is this the sort of thing that happens when kids are forced to do without?
E-40: Yeah — I grew up in music, playing drums from the fourth grade all the way up to 12th, because that was our only form of (musical activity). There wasn't ProTools or studios in your house or project. It was all manual and we didn't have access to anything electronic. We had to use what we had. When I was in the marching band, I used to take my snare drum and turn it over and use my drumstick and scratch on the other side. That was just being creative ...
AP: Why was it important to you for your album to not just be all Bay Area styles and sounds, but to feature guests from all over the country?
E-40: It was a natural extension of my friends and people that I admire and wanted to work with. I'm a universal dude. I've been rapping on some crunk beats and getting down on the South music for years. I feel like I can do it all. I can do snap music.
AP: What is snap music? It's kind of like a child of crunk, right?
E-40: It's more laid-back than crunk. In its own way it has a lot of energy, too.
AP: Why has it taken so long for the national scene to notice Oakland and the Bay Area again?
E-40: I don't know. We always have been bypassed like the surgery for some reason, and I feel like there's so much talent here. In the Bay Area, it isn't just all about hyphy. We all endorse the movement, but at the same time there's different flavors out here: We've got backpack rappers, we've got R&B singers, female and male. We've got reality rap, giving it to 'em straight and not giving it to 'em late. Telling it like it is. We do it all. With that being said and without boasting, I think it took the single "Tell Me When To Go" to really get 'em woke to us here.
current mood: sugar high
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| Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
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10:20 am - i have not done one of these in years, procrastination rooolz
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Two Names You Go By:
1. Teemoney
2. Lady T
Two Parts of Your Heritage:
1. German
2. Russian
Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. Body & SOUL tank top
2. yoga pants
Two Things You Would Want in a Relationship:
1. love
2. comfort
Two of Your Favorite Hobbies:
1. cooking
2. mixing records
Two Things You Want Really Badly At The Moment:
1. an end to this book project
2. creme brulee
Two pets you had/have:
1. Jasmine (shih tzu)
2. Tut (afghan hound)
Two people who will fill this out:
1. no one reading this
2. someone who will prove #1 wrong
Two things you did last night:
1. worked out
2. picked up a burned DVD of an interview i filmed
Two Favorite Places to eat:
1. Mishima, LA
2. Tea Box at Takashimaya, NY
Two People that live in your house:
1. me
2. my schizophrenic twin
Two things you ate today:
1. raw vegan apple ginger bar
2. nada
Two people you Last Talked To:
1. Seven
2. Maggie
Two Things You're doing tomorrow:
1. transcribing E-40, Too $hort, Paris and Chuck D interviews
2. writing corporate profile of friend's company
Two longest car rides:
1. Portland to SF
2. Atlanta to Chipley
Two Favorite Holidays:
1. Hanukkah
2. Memorial Day
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| Friday, May 5th, 2006
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11:50 pm - crunk tour 06 stops in berkeley!
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| Sunday, April 30th, 2006
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12:47 pm - panel
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Friday, May 5 - Hip Hop's Impact on the American Family
7:30 PM at Cody's Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley
How has hip hop helped or hurt young persons' ideas about what family is - or is not? Join the conversation in another of Cody's occasional hip hop forums, with ADISA BANJOKO, author of LYRICAL SWORDS, Vol. 1 & 2, moderating with panelists TAMARA PALMER, author of COUNTRY FRIED SOUL, T-KASH, artist and KPFA FNV DJ, ERIC ARNOLD, East Bay Express, JAY THE BUTCHER, rap artist, JOSPEH MICLETTE, Universal Zulu Nation San Jose Chapter Head, and educator. 7:30 PM at Cody's Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley
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| Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
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10:01 pm - survey for new east bay express music editor
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about you:
tamara palmer
long time listener, first time caller
genres you luv/ hate to write about:
love: hip-hop, electronic, female artists, djs in any genre, rabid fans/collectors in any genre, curiosities
hate: nothing really if there's a great bay area tale in there somewhere that a lot of people can appreciate
writing strengths:
*tendency to pitch more than just press-release oriented stories
*can find a good story in an 'everyday person' as well as a new angle on a star
*storehouse of useless pop music trivia for quizzes, parodies, etc.
weaknesses:
*actively trying to move past writers block/confidence issues that creep up
*tendency to ask for 'a lil more time' if it's a toughie
current location:
san francisco
current disposition (in school, full-time freelance?):
full-time freelance
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| Monday, April 24th, 2006
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3:09 pm - for those that knew him. . .
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R.I.P. Mykl Gold
Written by Bob Carasik:
>My second-oldest friend in the world died yesterday. We are still
>awaiting a coroner's report. All we know now is that he passed
>peacefully. Michael Gold was a music-playing pal in the eighties
>and he introduced me to rave culture at the beginning of the
>nineties. We were close, in part due to our common liberal Jewish
>North Jersey background, sharing "of course" moments for which
>natives of other times or climes would need lengthy explanations.
>He was an active participant in the early days of the Web, shaping
>Hotwired and CNet, and creating a string of personal sites as well.
>Michael introduced me to the Rhythm Society in the late nineties.
>Over time, I grew more Californian, and he grew more reclusive, but
>we never lost contact altogether. His death is a shock but not a
>surprise, as he had been in great emotional pain for a long time. He
>had a tendency to lash out in his suffering, I had the opportunity
>to learn and, see the fundamental compassion beneath his
>discomfort.
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>He was born in New Jersey to Wally and Fredda Gold. His lifelong
>passion for music was nurtured by his dad, a successful music
>industry veteran, who co-wrote "It's my party and I'll cry if I want
>to". He is survived by his brother Eric Gold, sister Lisa Gorman,
>and by many nieces and nephews.
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>Michael had a beautiful mind and heart and will be sorely missed. He
>graduated from MIT with a music degree in 1979. In the early 1980's,
>he lived in the UK and the Netherlands for 2.5 years, mostly in
>Amsterdam. Michael could truly say non-ironically that he'd left his
>heart in Amsterdam when he moved to San Francisco. He worked as an
>engineer at Apple, EFI, Hotwired, CNET, and E-Online.
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>Michael played flute, bass, and piano; he played in a succession of
>local bands in the 1980's, including the Heartless Baboons, and
>Idiot Savant. He liked quirky and difficult to characterize music
>and films. He mostly read non-fiction, but was a big fan of Don
>Barthelme and E.L. Doctorow. In recent years, he frequently informed
>his friends, and RS-Chat, with a selection of political commentary
>gleaned both from the blogosphere and from conventional news media.
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>Politically incorrect as he feared some might find it, he enjoyed
>following baseball (mainly the Giants) and to a lesser degree,
>basketball and tennis.
>
>A memorial service is being planned.
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| Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
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1:59 pm - black steel in the hour of chaos
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Here's "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos," a feature story on Bay Area author/activist Adisa Banjoko that I've been working on for more than a month that involved me taking a trip to the prison yard at San Quentin and leaving two minutes before a riot broke out and at least one person was stabbed with a makeshift shank. . . the very thing I was terrified about before going there. . .
Unfortunately, the SQ visit was overshadowed by the following weekend at Stanford University, when KRS-One threatened Adisa with physical violence. It's become an international hip-hop scandal, and here I am with the exclusive comment from Adisa (though not KRS, unfortunately, because he's not talking to anyone).
http://www.sfweekly.com/Issues/2006-03-29/music/music.html
Definitely a big difference from the era of profiling ambient and house DJs. . .and I thought Mixmaster Morris was controversial.
Next week I get to drive to one of my favorite towns in the Bay Area (Half Moon Bay) and interview one of the main musicians who got me hooked on electronic music in the first place: Thomas Dolby. To say I'm thrilled is a small understatement.
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| Sunday, March 26th, 2006
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5:13 pm - might as well face it, you're addicted to blog
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