Longtime colleague and La Mesa’s own Cali Kev was a guest on the Random Gold Podcast giving me my first exposure to Marquis and Andrew. Their boldness, chemistry, and willingness to say whatever was on their mind is what pulled me to the show. The Random Gold podcast is pushing boundaries and reclaiming a place for comedy as well as civil discourse. This is one of the reasons I became a weekly viewer and a...
There I was with my new friend Eli in a dark pop-up room with fabric walls twisting and tugging at a wetsuit struggling to get it around Rodrigo’s belly and shoulders. Rodrigo had just gotten to Ponto beach off a bus from South Central LA, he told me he could see shapes and colors but for the most part, was visually impaired. All three of our feet dug into the sand while we pulled his...
After the dramatic surprise release of Kanye West’s latest album DONDA the stage was set for Drake’s revenge album Certified Lover Boy that dropped one week later to take over the chart and has been keeping hold since. Most popular music sites use rating systems with little transparency of how they came up with the album’s score, always leaving room for scrutiny. Here is the first time we are presenting the new standard for my music reviews called the...
A few months ago me and my friends celebrated all of us getting our vaccine by planning our first vacation together in over a year. They came down to San Diego and we went out in the Gaslamp Quarter, getting a table with bottle services at a very popular club. There were beautiful women everywhere and me being the extrovert that hasn’t gotten his social fill in over a year I was in hog heaven...
On the night of July 7, 2020 Haiti’s then President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated by group of over two dozen mercenaries who broke into his compound by force and fought with over 100 of the President’s personal guard. His Wife Martine Moïse was also injured in the attack and was rushed to a hospital in Miami on the same night of the attack that took place in the capitol of Haiti, Por-au-Prince. Per her own...
The saying goes “never meet your heroes.” Roadrunner: A movie about Anthony Bourdain hit theatre’s last weekend, giving fans a look behind the scenes at the late video journalist’s New York Times best selling book debut up until his final days before his suicide after becoming world renound throughout the years. The documentary is narrated with interviews from his close friends David Chang, Josh Homme, Bourdain’s ex-wife Ottavia, David Choe, and Éric Ripert, as well...
Hulu’s latest documentary is Questlove’s directorial debut and has already gained international praise at the Cannes Film Festival for Summer of Soul, made up of found footage from the Harlem Cultural Festival that took place in the summer 1969. A story told through the eyes of the people and performers who were there in a Ken Burns style music documentary that goes much deeper into the times that produce these types of cultural moments. In...
After seeing cryptic billboards, social media posts, and leaked rumors of a soon to be album had the music world including myself buzzing in excitement for the new Tyler the Creator project. Coming off of his largest success the grammy winning album IGOR the follow up CALL ME IF GET LOST is an irreverent tribute to his own career highlighting the struggles and successes that come with fame. The Album has been out for over a week...
This past Monday Carl Nassib of the Las Vegas Raiders became the first active NFL player to come out as gay. The Announcement was made via Instagram with a video where the 28 year old Defensive End stated “I just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest.” He makes...
One month ago toward the end of April Joe Rogan had once again found himself backtracking comments he had made on his monumentally successful podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. He was discussing the Covid-19 Vaccine when he stated that if you’re a 21 year old healthy young adult you shouldn’t have to take the vaccine going against CDC recommendation and most doctors also recommend. Like his past comments on BLM, Trans people, and Antifa Rogan...
