A Classmate's Blog: A Review

As I walked into my English class at the beginning of the semester I saw several familiar faces from my English Composition I class last semester. One individual in particular was Dakota Mohan. Although I did not really talk to or know him that well  it was good to see a familiar face. Dakota, just like the rest of the class had made a blog as part of the requirement. His blog, The Mind of the Storm, not only has a great title, but also contains many posts that I found interesting, enjoyable, and often agreeable. While most of my blog posts stuck to a topic, music, Dakota used his blog to share and express his views and thoughts on a wide range of topics.

His latest blog post, entitled LAST BLOG EVER(maybe),  just got me distracted for the past half hour on YouTube, and I really should be studying for exams right now. No matter what is post is about, Dakota is not afraid to share his opinion on things from the LGBT issue to which is better: iPhone or Android. He even used his blog to share his writing process with us (How generous!).

Although I may never have any classes with Dakota again, I do think he should keep up with his blog and keep on posting about everything and anything that interests him; that often makes the most interesting posts on blogs.

People Under the Stairs

People Under the Stairs is a hip hop group from Los Angeles, California formed in 1997 by Thes One and Double K.The group has released eight critically acclaimed full-length albums and performed on every continent except Antarctica.

With their success early in their career Thes One created Piecelock70, an artist collective dedicated to sustainable creative independence. On the site it goes on further to describe Picelock70 as:

 "Founded in 2004 by Thes One, Piecelock 70 was developed to provide an independent business framework for prolific hip-hop group People Under The Stairs. As the popularity and reach of the group burgeoned globally, PL70 expanded beyond touring and logistics to merchandising, full scale production and manufacturing. With the addition of a one-stop licensing department, professional studio facilities and an exclusive webstore, Piecelock 70 is rooted in the idea that the artist should have a direct relationship with the fan. With no label or middleman to answer to, PL70 ensures that every dollar spent sees the pocket of the artist. With absolute creative control and unmitigated ownership paramount, Piecelock 70 provides a space where modest commerce sustains limitless creativity. We believe in free downloads and paid purchases, that music lovers discern value in quality."

I have seen People Under the Stairs in concert twice, both times at The Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights, on June 23, 2011 and December 2, 2012. They are amazing live and they do something few other music artists on tour do. Their tour consists of them, and that's basically it; no crew or anything. The first time I saw them they were just chilling outside the venue hanging out with everyone. And the second time I saw them they ran the merchandise booth before and after the concert in addition to setting up their own gear and then back to the merch booth when they were finished performing.

Below are two of the groups most famous songs: "San Francisco Knights" and "Acid Raindrops".

Firefly and other TV series

Richard Castle, Jessica Pearson (from Suits), and that dude from Suburgatory(I don't really watch Suburgatory, but my parents do, so i catch some of it then) all in one show??? Whhaatttt??? I've heard of TV series Firefly before and knew that the cast included Nathan Fillion, the star of ABC's hit TV series Castle. I was aware that it was a science-fiction show but I was not aware that it only lasted one season, in 2002. I also did not know that it was that highly thought of, with a rating of 9.2 on IMDb. I've heard my brother talk about the show before, and I think he has watched it all, and I think I need to know too.