R.I.P. MJ

Woke up this morning and thought to myself...did Michael Jackson die yesterday? Favorite MJ tune...impossible to say. It probably won't sink in 'til later...for now God keep his family and close friends. Life is short down here, help everybody you can, it's always worth it. Now we've got to leave our own legacy.

BTW I ain't forgot about blogging, just takin a break from viral efforts for a while to focus a bit, no worries -- I'm most current on twitter though...

twitter.com/darnelllevine

Talk soon friends!
DL

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DL: Checkin in...

good afternoon. its wednesday in nashville and i'm really having a lazy day so no picture today. i did write a song this morning but mostly handling the busy work that we all must. i'm still tweetin' daily tho so if you haven't followed me, get hip;) Sad to say my tweeting has left me with less to say on my blog...how did there ever become so many avenues to talk! Man! I think evolution of conversation is crazy. So check it out: First the hand motions, then the voice, then the letter, then the phone, then the pay phone, then the cordless phone, then car phone, then pager, then cell phone, then email, then IM, then the blog, then myspace, facebook, skype, etc, now twitter! And i missed plenty in that list. I mean people who don't have much to say are suddenly becoming extinct! There's no more 6 degrees of separation. They totally ruined it for our kids. But dare I say we don't know it but we want it, and next year we'll want that too...i'm sure I probably will.

Well, this is me signing in and out for the day...got shows coming up in June, come check out the show...

6/5 Lousiville, KY - Rudyard Kipliing - Tickets on sale now
6/6 Lexington, KY - The Dame - Tickets on sale now
6/26 Nashville, TN - The French Quarter
6/27 Memphis, TN - TBA

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DL: Hip-Hop Monday

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DL: Today's Guest: Ms. Hill

Anything's possible...





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And just because...

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DL: Soul Power this summer

Wuts up, its d-nell. It's about 10pm on this coast and i'm skimmin' through itunes movie trailers when i came across this. Turns out it was just uploaded to youtube today...gonna be another music-inspired film for the ages...check the trailer...

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DL: real man vs. the movie ((the soloist))

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AS : Raymond Taylor!!! "Aayyyttchhh!"

Extreme Comedy... Wheel of Fortune was never the same!



SWIPED FROM SMOKINGSECTION

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DL: Final S. Wonder Poster Draft

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Vid #2 of the Day

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Monday's Special...

Ladies and gentlemen...Prince.

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AS: MOTIVATION

If you need a pick me up, and a little extra edge to propel you to achieving your dreams...
CHECK THIS OUT


ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

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AS : From G's to Gents & The Talented Mr. Bentley's new hairdo...

I have been an avid supporter of the From G's to Gent's franchise since it's installment and I have thoroughly enjoyed the television that is has brought forth. I was almost moved to tears at the end of season 1, when Creepa b.k.a. Thaddeus gave that heart wrenching speech about why he deserved the $100,000.00 prize. I was equally moved by the hilarity of this seasons characters Riff Raff and Fahim, straight comedy. I don't wanna belabor the point that I am trying to make, and that point is... What is the deal with Farnsworth Bentley's hair?

When Kanye did the Shag/Black Mullet a.k.a. the BULLET, a.k.a. Business in the front PARTY in the Back, I was confused. It is not something that even I, the biggest Kanye West Fan/Admirer could even fathom mimicking. Theses FauxHawks and retro hairstyles have gotta stop. No More high top fades, No More designed parts in your head, IT NEEDS TO STOP!!

back to the point I'm trying to make... What do we call this Haircut? The Front Shag? The Pee Wee 2K9? I am at a loss for words. Does he have a Brush with a Pic on the end of the handle? Does he call it a BRICK or a PRUSH? I was cool with the Blazers and Colorful scarves and ties, I was even cool with the tight pants, but the line has to be drawn somewhere... When will these Hairstyles or lack thereof come to a halt?

That's my 2 cents... feel free to comment... Please

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AS : Raphael Saadiq (Live)

In my travels through the innanet' today i came across this gem of a video... for those of you who like soul music, here is a great clip video. After the performance there is a Q&A session where he touches on some of his musical influences, collaborations, and plans for the future.

ENJOY!





extra treats... Downloadable Live MP3's

*shout out to honeysoul for the assist*

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DL: New Poster, draft 1

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DL: on twitter...

Now twittering. You should join, www.twitter.com/darnelllevine

Honestly its a fad, dont kno how long it'll last until tweople start going else where but so is life.

come. finishing a new tune and designing a t-shirt today and listening to KCRW on iTunes radio

DL

pic of the day

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JE: They say the neon lights are bright...

Click here for tickets.

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Jamie Foxx, T-Pain, & my boys...Joint Heirs

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DL: 27

Found this crazy article today about music artists that have died at 27 (including Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, etc). I'm 26 and my birthday's next month so it struck me. Check it out: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102670912&sc=nl&cc=mn-20090408

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MH: We Don't Have Cable...The Series

Mike and Kyle Hicks present...the "We Don't Have Cable" Acoustic Soul Sessions Series...

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DL: WRLT Show in Nashville

Good friday World's MIP-ers, myself and my homie and fellow WMIPer Jason Eskridge are playing a great show this weekend in Nashville. We're headlining the famous WRLT Sunday Night Series this coming Sunday night in Nashville (past headliners: James Morrison, Los Lonely Boys, Gabe Dixon Band, and Howie Day, etc.) I follow the station pretty consistently, so to be asked to play live on the air for an hour is a gift. I wanna share it with my fans and friends however, so we need people to come fill the room up...don't listen to it on the radio, BE on the radio from the audience! Jason goes on first at 8pm, I hit at 9. Doors open at 6. I feel a night to remember coming on...get the cameras and VCRs cued. See you there...

Sunday, April 5th
3rd & Lindsley (Nashville, TN)
Doors 6pm
Show 8pm
$8




Two for one...don't miss out.

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DL: Atlanta

I had a fun, short, but fun time in Atlanta this Monday night. The 40 min set felt like 5 min up there, but we'll be back in May hopefully. Saw some great bands play too, Kameron Korvet and Paisley Gordon & Party People did they're thing.

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DL: Joint Heirs

Morning Earthlings... My good friends Joint Heirs just released a new video to one of their songs "Pray". I love to see things done right and these boys nailed it...

http://www.reverbnation.com/jointheirs

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DL: New week

This week I get back from sxsw in Austin. It was cool. At night it's pretty much mardi gras, thats when the non-music, all party folks come out. Tolerable with a group of friends, totally unbearable without 'em. But I stuck around for a bit anyway. This week i've got a demo session of some new music and later this week im actually going to guest lecture at MTSU's music artist management class.

Next Shows:
ATLANTA 3/30
NASHVILLE 4/5

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DL: At Red Gorilla Music Fest and SXSW

Hey, I'm out of pocket with online access but i'm twittering from my phone all this week since I'm in Austin, TX for SXSW and the Red Gorilla Music Fest...so follow me on twitter if you're not already and let me know what's up! my twitter name is : darnelllevine (go figure)

I'm playing in austin on...
Thursday March 19th 4pm @ Nuno's(Downstairs) on 6th St.
and
Friday March 20th 3pm @ Touche on 6th St.

COME CHECK ME OUT!

-DL

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WMIP: More Wonder...

Here's some live footage from 19 years ago, "Truth Is The Light"...

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