The world would be a better place if more people were into poetry. Appreciate this:
MC Shamrock approves of this shizzle.
Welcome to the the first ever Free Music Friday! Featured this week are Folk Rock duo Ryanhood. You can download their album The World Awaits for free from Noisetrade.com. If you like Jason Mraz, Simon and Garfunkel, Jack Johnson or Playjerise you might like to check them out (see a long list of influences/sounds likes [...]
…70 turns Chuck Norris. It’s his birthday today (Wednesday). While the round-house kicks are pretty impressive, the coolest thing about him is that he’s a Christian.
What’s your favourite Chuck Norris joke? Bonus points for original Chuck Haikus (5-7-5)…
OK Go took YouTube by storm in 2006 with that treadmill film clip receiving over 50million views. They’ve just realeased a new vid that might get even more! It’s brilliant. Check it:
The original film clip they made of this song is pretty good too.
From the makers of Hotel, Hotel comes the latest rap video from the Simply Youth Ministry Conference. Jake Rutenbar is the rapper and Josh Griffin is his sidekick.
Here are the rules:
Don’t be so messy
Don’t be competitive at sports
Spend a little less time playing video games
Spend a little less time trying to be cool
You must avoid [...]
I was introduced to So You Think You Can Dance (Australia) on a recent holiday. Up until that point, I thought I could dance. It’s not the first time I’ve deluded myself claiming sporting ability: when I was 11, I thought I was in the top 1000 tennis players in the world. My world came [...]
I’ve worked as a School Teacher. I’ve worked as a Youth Pastor. I’m currently working as a Youth Worker. School teaching is the most secure and structured of the three. Youth pastoring is the most exciting, being able to preach Jesus without holding back. Youth working is wild, unpredictable and sometimes dangerous. My recent observation: [...]
You won’t find a more inspiring film clip than this one. Viva la 1999!!
Just found a 10 year anniversary of the film clip here.
Lacking blog inspiration. Don’t worry. It will be back. While you wait enjoy this vid:
(I’ll be finishing my Vanuatu series very soon… stay tuned for that)
The following is a moving rap from Lecrae in response to the recent earth quake in Haiti. Its theme is similar to the theme of Habakkuk. In chapter 1, Habakkuk is crying out to God for answers to the injustice he sees around him. In chapter 2, God says to wait and see that he [...]
Don’t tell anyone, but I’m a closet anthropologist. Dave, you don’t even know what that big word means!?! I do. I think. It’s got something to do with studying people. I find it fascinating to study people, cultures, subcultures and generational distinctives. Anthropologists and sociologists often make generalisations, that’s okay. Understanding people enables a greater [...]
We’ve just finished watching the 7th (and final) season of The West Wing. Such a good television series. Brilliant! I loved the script, character development, story, drama, acting and cinematography. I didn’t always love the politics. I feel smarterer from watching.
Over the past year, I’ve tweeted/facebooked that we were watching it a number of times, [...]
Here’s the latest press release from my homies over at Reach Records:
Check out the first single “We Can be More” (Ft. JR), from Sho Baraka’s highly anticipated sophomore album Lions & Liars! Get it now on i Tunes
Everyone wants love. Everyone needs love. Everyone at some point has expressed or experienced love. However, love is [...]
01.26Australia Day 2010
To celebrate Australia Day on DMDC, I originally planned on having a rant about Racism in Australia. I got lazy. Australia Day has now happened. Expect a rant on racism sooner or later… but in the meantime, check out Jeremiah’s Australia Day post. He has recently started blogging again – and has been churning out [...]
It’s a tragedy when one person dies in an earthquake. Hearing the extent of the devastation from the earthquake in Haiti is an incredible tragedy. There are stacks of organisations and charities that are raising money to help with relief. If you need some help finding one, check out Compassions’ Haiti Earthquake Disaster Appeal. Compassion [...]
1992 was a big year for Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley Cyrus, his (now more famous) daughter, was born. But more importantly, he released one of the greatest songs of the 1990s: Achy Breaky Heart. I was shocked today to talk to some younger folk who hadn’t heard of Billy Ray, and only vaguely knew of [...]
01.02Avatar is FernGully
Last night, Row and I went to the movies for the first time since Samuel was born. It was good fun. We got to wear these crazy 3D glasses while watching Avatar. I really enjoyed it, visually quite spectacular. As we left the cinema Row’s assessment was that it was just a more sexied up [...]
Guest Blogger: Row Miers
As part of the recent “Twilight Saga” journey that I and a number of my friends have embarked on, a topic that has been hotly debated is which team we are on: Team Edward or Team Jacob? Which guy is Bella Swan best suited to?
On the one hand there’s the vampire Edward [...]
The year is almost over. It’s time for nostalgia. First up, top 5 albums playing on my iTunes/iPod. This list shows that my musical tastes are somewhat eclectic. It ranges from blues to rap to pop to jazz to pacific islander! Check it:
Mike McCarthy – The Harrowing Account of John William Tate
Kanye West – 808s [...]
I dig the work of Reach Records (I’ve previously reviewed Tedashii’s Identity Crisis). DJ Official released a brand new album today. It’s got some legit rappers and a killer missional message. My homeboy MC Shamrock would call this album dope. Check it.
Here’s the full press release for Entermission from Reach Records:
After producing for over 10 [...]