free music

as of late, i have been finding all kinds of cool dj sets/mixtapes online. there are som really nice mixes out there and the best part of it is that they are free. some i found through searching for podcasts on iTunes. the one i will link to, i have found through formatmag.com (an online magazine that looks at music, art and clothing).



i dont know much about the djs, but their names are dj vibe & max barbaria, they have a few mixtapes up, but so far my favorite is their newest "love your family" (link). its a good mixture of mashup, rap & hip-hop and electronic. generally pretty good.


another thing is the remake of jay-z american gangster. its pretty sweet with some nice smooth beats and the tight flows from american gangster. there has been added a few appearances to each song. the name of the cd is black caesar. you can download the whole album here (link)


in other news i am pretty hyped for the new n*e*r*d cd, they have a new single out "everyone nose". its not the best song, i do enjoy the video, but the remix is mad. the remix has lupe fiasco, pharell and kanye west spitting hot verses. you can find it on pharells blog (link). here is the video

word to blu

artist blu made this animation of wallpaintings. its pretty sweet, i am very impressed.


MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

i can definitely very impressed. its long but stay with it.

bahais in iran

i have blogged about this before. but i just read an 'old' article about bahais in iran and the persecution that they are facing. in this bbc article (link), there are reports that four members of the bahai faith were jailed for proselytizing in shiraz. it says the were proselytizing under the guise of helping the poor. wow! here is the bahai news services report about the case, accompanied by amnesty internationals and the us state departments call for their release (link) and (link). as bahais we are encouraged to be philanthropists (definition link) and i guess that is not a positive action in iran. at the same time the young bahais in iran are banned from higher institutions of learning (link).

all these things come to show that the iranian government is instituting systematic policies to ruin the fabric of the bahai community in iran.

Some of the ladies at the Barli Development Institute for Rural Women in Indore, India.
Source: bahai.org

in light of these crimes against the bahais in iran, it is nice to see that there are people who through peaceful methods are trying to promote change. one of my friends shariar from new zealand is creating a art piece to create awareness around this project (only for facebook members link). where he uses the visual arts to create awareness around the problem. so i ask you to keep these facts in mind when looking at the iranian government.

on a better note, favorite my danish football team aab is currently number one and looking like they will win the danish championship. so shout out to them.

for more information on the persecution of bahais in iran check bahai news services website (link)