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Amir Said

Amir Said

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"Easy" by The Commodores. What a beautifully written & performed song...100 years from now, it will still sound just as good. #TimelessMusic
8 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Share
On @Soundcheck (WNYC) tonight... A discussion about the musical history of the dozens.
Thursday from Twitter - Comment - Share
Wait. There's a dating site just for singles over 50? Makes sense...50 is the new 30.
Thursday from Twitter - Comment - Share
Macmillan, Penguin, and Apple fight the DOJ's price-fixing charges. Is DOJ on the wrong side? » http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw... |PublishersWeekly|
Thursday from Twitter - Comment - Share
Walter Mosley will be reading tonight at @powerHouseArena. Think I may have to roll through.
Wednesday from Twitter - Comment - Share
The Eurovision contest is dope.
May 26 from Twitter - Comment - Share
At Home Depot...Just as packed as it was last Saturday and the Saturday before. Non-scientifically speaking, the economy *is improving.
May 26 from Twitter - Comment - Share
"Tenderness" by General Public is one of the best songs ever recorded. I mean that...
May 25 from Twitter - Comment - Share
If somebody could get me tickets to Porgy and Bess, I'd appreciate that. Or if you're going and have a spare ticket, that's cool, too.
May 24 from Twitter - Comment - Share
"BeatTips MusicStudy: Stevie Wonder's Version of "We Can Work It Out" Meatier than Beatles Original" |BeatTips| http://www.beattips.com/beattip...
May 24 from Twitter - Comment - Share
New Order is on tour? Wow... And they'll be playing at the closing concert of the London Olympics. #longevity
May 24 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Congrats! RT @BFI: We're thrilled that BFI Film Fund backed @SightseersMovie received a standing ovation at #Cannes2012 last night!"
May 24 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Just listened to great Paul McCartney interview on Fresh Air with Terry Gross...on @WNYC AM 820 #PublicRadio
May 23 from Twitter - Comment - Share
On Sarah Kay's Wikipedia page's Life section, *first thing mentioned is that she's "a graduate of Brown University." How come?
May 19 from Twitter - Comment - Share
I like hearing something interesting on @WNYC, then being able to access the full story (and additional info) online.
May 19 from Twitter - Comment - Share
BeatTips Rating™: "Bronze Nazareth's 'School for the Blindman': One of the Best Rap Albums in Decades": http://www.beattips.com/beattip...
May 18 from Twitter - Comment - Share
RT @SteveCanal: Mayor Bloomberg just unveiled the Made In NY Digital Map, featuring 500 NYC startups hiring for 1,000+ #jobs http://mappedinny.com/. #IWNY
May 16 from Twitter - Comment - Share
"Use Your Drum Sounds to Improve Your Compositional Workflow" |BeatTips| http://www.beattips.com/beattip... #BeatTips
May 15 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Listening to Elvis Costello's "Everyday I Write the Book"... One tough song! One of my all-time favorite songs, any genre.
May 15 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Stax Records... Man, what a sound and story. I love and appreciate Motown, but I've always been more of Stax Records advocate.
May 14 from Twitter - Comment - Share
I list the Bar-Kays prominently in the index/discography of my book, The BeatTips Manual... Very important group to me.
May 14 from Twitter - Comment - Share
On tvOne right now: "Unsung: The Bar Kays"... This was the band that performed the music to the Otis Redding song that was sampled for #Otis
May 14 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Enjoy #Girls for what you can, a relatable storyline, great shots of the city, whatever. But don't knock it for not forcing in characters.
May 14 from Twitter - Comment - Share
#Girls is attempting to tell the story of its creator's (and staff writers') experiences. No show speaks to everyone's experiences.
May 14 from Twitter - Comment - Share
People still talking about the "lack of diversity" on #Girls? Listen, New York, great as it is, offers many experiences. One *is segregation
May 14 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Gordon Hempton said that his kids listen to rap music too and that he doesn't restrict them in anyway. He encourages nature sounds as well.
May 12 from Twitter - Comment - Share
To paraphrase, Krista said that when her son recites rap lyrics at home, she can see that he feels the poetry in his body. @Beingtweets
May 12 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Both Krista Tippett and Gordon Hempton mentioned rap music in a good way. (cont.)
May 12 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Listening to the On Being ( @Beingtweets) show. Krista Tippett is speaking w/ silence advocate Gordon Hempton. Good discussion.
May 12 from Twitter - Comment - Share
Up in Harlem... It's been a minute. A long minute.
May 11 from Twitter - Comment - Share
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