Balm Yard

ali found another one. chase those crazy duppies outta town.

Brothers In Arms

Judi Chicago just released a video for Fun City.....7" release show is this Saturday and you'll find some Noots on the wheels of steel and the Congo I Bongos. On the top of the Glenn Hotel, Sat Nite. The pretty girls will stay lookin' pretty.

Science Fiction Sundays

1st Sundays of the month.....Science Fiction......Noot d' Noot Soundsystem......at Top Flr......evening time.......1st Sunday..........starts this Sunday.......Sept 6.......good tunes....cheap dranks....Korova Milk.........

Genome d' Jah

Jah Scorp has been working on an ATL Genome for some time now, and Mark from Quadiliacha has realized his vision with this fully interactive graph. See how it all ties together H E R E.

Lovely Sky Boat

A-fir-ju-well, Rashied Ali, who passed forward last week.  Though admittedly, I have a hard time with the later Coltrane-era chaos, the Alice Coltrane records that immediately follow JC's passing bring peace and calmness like few things I've heard.  Rashied's drumming is completely free of time and timeless, rhythmless and in the pocket, tumultuous and serene.  Beautiful.

Street Dreams are Made of These

Crab Louie: I played music before I understood the Beatles. Once I got the Beatles, understood the musicianship, it was easily a redefinition of my approach to crafting songs, to instrumentation, to you name it. Even my bass playing. White folks never heard bass being played like that. [It was] nothing short of a complete overhaul of my understanding of how I should approach the instrument and engage the public. I prefer John Lennon as a songwriter, but I can’t help but show love for Paul McCartney. Favorite (Paul McCartney) Beatles song: “Mother Nature’s Son.”

(via Creative Loafing)

Linguistics

This past weekend, under direct orders from Sgt. Flowers himself, The Noot Squad performed their sworn duties in the missing man formation for both Dream Sanitation and Chappy. It seems DS has been up to his eyeballs in what the French refer to as "Le Bullshit" these last couple of weeks. Whether it be big bossman, johnny lawcakes, or the Slumlord who just doesn't care, my man can't catch a break. And to top it all off, he and the missus are furiously readying Sanitation Manor for the arrival of their first born son Damo Zawinul Dinger. (Real name withheld for security purposes). What's remarkable however, is that all the while the Dream has maintained his sense of humor, style, and timing with his guns up and his ho's down. To this I raise a glass and offer a toast: Here's to some future shit, spaceman...we love you guys.
p.s. You wouldn't believe how many conversations with Dream Sanitation go exactly like this.

Top Flrin'

Double Dutch Duck Dawgs.  The Noot d' Noot Soundsystem will be Asphalt Blastin' Thursday Nite, August 6th at 529.  Don't forget Science Fiction erry 3rd Saturday in the MJQ Cafe.  Big up 4th Ward Heroes for the photo (and the gig).  Come Shake yr Money Maker!!!

Take that Pearl

Up in NYC, and across the other pond in TKO, our co-conspirator Leb Laze is making the music that makes us want to make music. Run on over to The Atlanta Creatives Project to read his take on Southern slowness, the color green, and Noot d' noot.

Its The Occasion

Coupla more joints from the release show, these two both from Cash For Gold.  Its almost like you were there...thanks to Allison Meranda Bettancourt for these.

Jack Move

It's a caper...filmed at the EARL June 20th, Cash For Gold album release.

Hot August Noots

After laying low for two weeks, Noot will emerge to DJ Top Flr's 2 year anniversay on Sunday, July 26th.  Next stop will be the warm up spot for the humble magnificent himself, Edan.  This goes down at Apache Cafe Saturday August 1st.  Those crazy cats over at Speakeasy Promotions threw together a mixtape for the occasion which you can download H E R E  or stream H E R E.  Last but not least will be a Worming The Starhole proper, over
at The Star Bar with Judi Chicago.  Going down Saturday, August 8th.  Actually, come to think of it Dookie and Crab Louie will be holding it down at MJQ Concourse this Saturday nite, July 18th, in the Cafe.  We don't stop till you get enough.  The water keep runnin runnin runnin runnin.

Dawg Daze

Noot rather enjoyed Corndogorama's return to East LA this summer. Hopefully you did too, and it can go down again next summer in a similar fashion. Above: a clip of "Super Double Buzz" from next year's follow up to Cash For Gold.  Below: a clip constructed by Creative Loafing of all the festive summer fun, with "Fingers Like Steeples" as a back drop.

Spirit Of Starhole '76

Celebrate America's Birth with Noot d' Noot and Judi Chicago brought to you by Whynatte?  This Friday and Saturday at Smith's Olde Bar, Judi and Noot will take turns headlining two evenings of cauchaos, garaunteed to end in an orgy of sonic impropriety and lust as the twelve become one.  Join us!



May Allah Be With You:

Kind Regards

Noot gives thanks to all those who came out to the Cash For Gold Forum at The EARL.  Now, we do it again in the Classic City.  There will be a follow up Summit at Athfest this Friday at Farm 255.  Last time we came thru we were greeted with warm regards and we can't wait to put it on you again.