Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Ochi
A photo for our 10/4 podcast with Ochi.
Ochi is a highly talented Texas born singer/ songwriter / producer /activist, and mother of four who creates heartfelt and divine artistry, detailing her experience from deep down in her soul. An African American lesbian icon in the same gender loving and artistic communities for quite some time now, she says in her own words, she has a well developed awareness of what she wants from life – and wants to assist other women to feel as free. www.JustOchi.com
Ozo Coffee Company Review
Ozo Coffee Company ReviewOzo at Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/156928035
Ozo Official Homepage: http://ozocoffee.com/
Photo of Greg from Ozo by: CCRoastery
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
This American Life: Right to Remain Silent - Know Your Rights
Right to Remain Silent
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Jianda
Artist: www.Jianda.net / Jianda Demo CD
Columnist: Holistic Health & LGBT Relationships
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Monday, September 27, 2010
9/28: Upcoming Treasured Guest: Bringing "Family" Back: Indie Filmmaker Faith Trimel
Time: 1:00 PM MST - For Your Local Time, Visit www.TimeandDate.com
Featured In-Studio Indie Filmmaker Powerhouse: Faith Trimel
Lesbian Relationships Podcast w/Jianda: Lesbian Relationships-Bringing "Family" Back: Indie Filmmaker Faith Trimel ("Family")
Faith Trimel is a multi-hyphenate & multi-talented writer, director, producer, film editor, accomplished musician, performing artist, published writer, and actress.
With two widely acclaimed films under her belt ("Black Aura on An Angel" and "Family,") Trimel's latest filmic venture "Family--" like her film before it, continues to set precedents, turn heads, entertain, educate, and enlighten audiences at successful screenings the world over.
Trimel's "Aura..." hit big screens as the first African American lesbian thriller, with "Family" hihitting its stride with a groundbreaking ensemble cast as a pioneering, diversely-cast lesbian coming-of-age / coming out drama-comedy.
Click here to Buy "Family" DVD
About "Family," the Film:“Family” is the coming-of-age drama/comedy about a group of closeted lesbian friends who make a pact to come out together with spectacular result. See what audience member all over the world have called, “incredible,” “brilliant,” “inspiring,” life-changing” and what critics have called “…engaging” with “well-realized storylines.” –METROWEEKLY.
Visit www.FamilytheFilm.net for more information about her body of work.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
iTunes On Demand Episodes: Lesbian Relationships - Episode 1 - Are You Sharing Your Beauty?
Lesbian Relationships - Episode 1 - Are You Sharing Your Beauty?
Friday, September 24, 2010
iTunes On Demand Episodes: Lesbian Relationships - Lesbian Relationships - Episode 3 - Lesbian Relationships - Episode 4 - No Such Thing As An 'Ex'
Lesbian Relationships - Episode 4 - The Ex-Factor: There's No Such Thing as an 'Ex'
In Episode 4 of Lesbian Relationships, "The Ex-Factor: There's No Such Thing as an 'Ex'," Jianda Monique demystifies this somewhat cryptic ex-factor idea, also tackling ideas of lesbian bed death, dyke drama, and transphobia. She also shares a wealth of Sapphic and LGBT resources, to enrich your life and entertain your soul. Also: More news about Justice for Don Belton, and continuing to honor his spirit--and...a new song.
Featured Music, "Whole Heart," by Jianda Monique, can be found by clicking here.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
A message from Lady Gaga to the Senate
Say what you want about Ladygaga 's art, fashion sense, music, media "status," or ethics. Honeybaby *picks up* phone to call lawmakers--on video--(!) And she's making LGBT activism cool to those who might not ordinarily think twice.Ponder it!
Call your senator at (202) 224-3121
Friday, September 17, 2010
9/28 - Free Podcast: Indie LGBT Filmmaker Faith Trimel on "Family," Creativity, Same Gender Loving & Living
Time: 1:00 PM MST - For Your Local Time, Visit www.TimeandDate.com
Featured In-Studio Indie Filmmaker Powerhouse: Faith Trimel
Lesbian Relationships Podcast w/Jianda: Lesbian Relationships-Bringing "Family" Back: Indie Filmmaker Faith Trimel ("Family")
Faith Trimel is a multi-hyphenate & multi-talented writer, director, producer, film editor, accomplished musician, performing artist, published writer, and actress.
With two widely acclaimed films under her belt ("Black Aura on An Angel" and "Family,") Trimel's latest filmic venture "Family--" like her film before it, continues to set precedents, turn heads, entertain, educate, and enlighten audiences at successful screenings the world over.
Trimel's "Aura..." hit big screens as the first African American lesbian thriller, with "Family" hihitting its stride with a groundbreaking ensemble cast as a pioneering, diversely-cast lesbian coming-of-age / coming out drama-comedy.
Click here to Buy "Family" DVD
About "Family," the Film:“Family” is the coming-of-age drama/comedy about a group of closeted lesbian friends who make a pact to come out together with spectacular result. See what audience member all over the world have called, “incredible,” “brilliant,” “inspiring,” life-changing” and what critics have called “…engaging” with “well-realized storylines.” –METROWEEKLY.
Visit www.FamilytheFilm.net for more information about her body of work.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Marley Therapy: Irie Many Times a Day and Call on Him in De Morning
Everyone I talk to, people from all walks of life, all have something in common when they tell me..."Feeling Down? Bust some Marley. Gonna party? Bust some Marley." People from all walks of life. He even chills out the hormone-ridden, hyper kids down the street who don't know what to do with themselves...you can say it's about the Sensi, but that's short-sighted. Sensi is a symbol, Darlin's, we all know this.
Feeling, LoveSpirit, Love and Life Eternal, the All One, that is the good feeling that manifests and that we seek.
Bob Marley. Thank you Robert N. Marley, yes.
Your Music, so good for comforting, celebrating, catharsis, dancing, singing, making beautiful magical love and loving connections, love of self, strength, integrity, empowered-from-within-ness...still here, brave warrior Iron Lion Zion Heart. Belong to no one, a part of every one.
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Jianda Monique
Artist: www.Jianda.net / Buy Jianda Monique Music
Monday, September 13, 2010
Doors and Windows, Buildings and Bridges - (Re)Birth Day
"Buildings and bridges
Are made to bend in the wind
To withstand the world,
That's what it takes
All that steel and stone
Is no match for the air, my friend
What doesn't bend breaks
What doesn't bend breaks
We are made to bleed
And scab and heal and bleed again
And turn every scar into a joke
We are made to fight
And fuck and talk and fight again
And sit around and laugh until we choke
Sit around and laugh until we choke"
- Ani Difranco, from "Buildings and Bridges"
On reading Heather Corinna's lyrical (as always/all ways) journal entry today ("Doors and Windows...", I reflect on the art that we are. That we create.
Being Magical Meaning Makers by nature, every single one of us is a poem and creates poetry: in movement, in the way we love one another, in the way(s) we wound one another, it can all be shapeshifted, metabolized, (re)created.
And of course, as I return to this post to update it and add an image, an ad pops up reading "eliminate and remove scars..." yes, it's a keyword thing...but I tip my hat to the Magic Meaning Maker as me, as well.
I heard it phrased so very well recently: we're all just truly doing the best we can...and sometimes we can seem to hurt one another doing so. But wounds heal, and so do hearts, and so do I.
Other brave Soliders of Love on the journey come to mind, Jennifer Cross, and Fresh White! among them, they have been in my mind's horizon of late, and the prolific and shy E. (who's in the process of her artistic outing) whose photography amazes me and sweet personality heartens me.
Many, many other Soliders come to mind, and we connect on the regular.
And me...I amaze myself.
Here I've been swimming in 0's and 1's, both working and playing, crafting a career through and creating art through online space...over years, over time, and feeling as though I'm barely beginning.
But aren't we all becoming multi-hypenates, and isn't the Internet informing our ways and means of doing so? And isn't this a new age of as yet unnamed Creation, Self Creation, Re-Creation?
Heather's post about art... (created to articulate intimate partner violence, no less!) on moving, moving on, emotions that are moving and then moving through you, moving beyond...really touched my heart in ways that are beyond articulation. God/dess bless us, as spirits, we effort with earnestness, always striving to articulate elements of living that are so often beyond words. Striving to heal and disabuse and salve, even sometimes in spite of our own sweet selves....
And thank God/dess for art, in that regard. Heather's words today move me in ways that are still marinating, cooking, flowering. I encourage you to read them and see how this speaks to your heart. My retelling or contextualizing her story, her artistry, would not at all do it justice.
Today is my (re)birthday, and I'm outing my value more and more--first to myself--in myriad ways, myriad vessels. And my love spills over, through, around, inside all of them: radio, photography, painting, multi-genre music, singing, dance, multi-genre writing, holistic healing studies, metaphysical courses, living, loving, nurturing, PR for others (as a healing art)...I am fully aware how imperfectly perfect I can be (phrase/word order intentional) by being such a lil' jack-of-all-trades.
Elements of this life can be a war...a war for us to fight to better...to refine...our thoughts, ideas, words, thoughts, deeds, self-love, and reflections of that. I'm fully aware that my perpetual adolescence in learning, in maturation, it means that sometimes I'll lose a Soldier of Love, or two. Or 1,000. Drop the ball and pick it back up again. How dear and how lucky for me that the Soldiers of Love who stay, lag behind a little until I catch up, can truly do so. And what a blessing that I can do that for them, too.
Such a delicious realization on such a poignant day for me...delight today in my friends' sweet birthday gifts, texts, emails, gifts of music, phone calls. Even my ex's mom checked in, little sweet surprises and gifts of reflection. And birthdays...such arbitrary holidays. And yet we imbue them with such delightful significance. Honoring of Self (one hopes). How delicious and delovely. Soft walk on the trail today. Soft luxuriation in the garden, and then back home to eat veggies from a mutual friend's farm. Veggies keep coming into our home, nurtured by our own hands, or our friends' hands. Delightfully "misshapen," blessed with the protection of sunkissed dirt and the Lovability inherent in Time, in Process.
Just like Us.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Links Mentioned in Lesbian Relationships, Episode 4 - "No Such Thing As An Ex
Links Mentioned in Lesbian Relationships, Episode 4 - "No Such Thing As An Ex / The Whole Heart Show
Below, you'll find a list of the links associated with the current episode:
Links Mentioned in Lesbian Relationships, Episode 4 - "No Such Thing As An Ex / The Whole Heart Show
Below, you'll find a list of the links associated with the current episode:
Click Here to Listen to: Lesbian Relationships - Episode 4 - The Ex-Factor: There's No Such Thing as an 'Ex'
Dear Hearts & Superheroes:
www.JusticeforDonBelton.com
Target Ain't People: The Peaceful Protest, Remixed.
Featured Links:
Featured Artists - Tanya Davis & Andrea Dorfman
Featured Artist: Julie Laffin
Featured Healing Resources/Events: Jen Cross, Writing Ourselves Whole: jennifer @ writingourselveswhole.org / WritingOurSelvesWhole.org - Writing the Flood Workshops, Every Third Saturday 1-4:30 PM in the Bay Area.
Featured Healing Resources/Events: SAGE of the Rockies Conference, Denver - GLBTColorado.org Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Choosing to Live Well - October 8-10 - Denver’s Downtown Sheraton Hotel. Call: 303-733-7743.
Featured Music, "Whole Heart," by Jianda Monique, can be found by clicking here.
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Click Here to Listen to: Lesbian Relationships - Episode 4 - The Ex-Factor: There's No Such Thing as an 'Ex'
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
New Music by Jianda Monique: Whole Heart "Keeps It Round."
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New Music by Jianda Monique: Whole Heart "Keeps It Round."
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New Music by Jianda Monique: Whole Heart "Keeps It Round."
Jianda Monique's New Single "Whole Heart" Continues The Extended Meditation Jam.
(August 2010, Boulder, CO - Contact: SugarMamaPR at: sugarmamapr @ yahoo.com)
Jianda Monique, the Lesbian Relationships hostess on BlogTalkRadio, whose single "Stay In Love" was recently featured in the full-length drama/comedy "Family" (Dir. Faith Trimel) is back in fine form...or yogic form, perhaps?
Often critiqued for the "songs in the round" structure of some of her previous tunes, including "Wish" (From Om Records' noted Tenth Anniversary release, "Om Lounge 10") and "Stay In Love," Jianda Monique simply follows the muse, which continues to whisper sweet somethings to her like: Keep it simple. Keep it tribal. Keep it round.
"Song structure, western scales, pop song construction, while I love them and they sell records, they don't take the place of the human heartbeat," Jianda begins. "There was song as salve, song as celebration, song as ritual before song as structure, I'm sure of it."
Jianda continues, "I like the tribal, loving, organic feeling I get when I'm chilling, tapping into Source, meditating. We can even have walking meditations, dancing meditations, and of course, dreaming, making love, making light, making life. Everything comes back to the heartbeat--the repetitive, consistent, insistent, persistent beat of the heart. I've decided to explore this more organic idea. Everyday, it feels like that's just beginning, hence the name and the tone of the track--Whole Heart."
Having attempted fundraising to record an album in the last few months, Jianda decided to take the new album idea one song at a time when the efforts stalled midway. "I'm grateful for those who offered up support, but Spirit has a different journey in mind apparently," she continues. "Whole Heart" spoke to me, telling me it was time to begin again. Music heals, gets right to the heart of things for me. I needed to keep moving forward."
Experimental to be sure, Jianda's been in bands and written indie/alternative tracks, downtempo and dance music, neo-soul jams, and now, apparently meditative-yogic selections. Says Jianda: "I guess keeping it round means being well-rounded, too. I love art and artists from every walk of life, so why wouldn't my art reflect that? My music's moving in more of a meditative direction right now, and I'm happy to let that blossom and unfold for the Highest Good."
An eclectic artist in her own right (often compared to everyone from Sade, to Tracy Chapman, to the Cocteau Twins), Jianda's also a radio host at BlogTalkRadio, and a writer.
"Whole Heart" is available for free, streaming exclusively at Myspace.com/JiandaMonique. You can click the links below to hear it, or you can purchase her current album "Jianda Monique" at Jianda.net (just click the "Buy Now" button on that homepage: www.jianda.net).
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For Booking or Additional Information, email: sugarmamapr @ yahoo.com.
Click here to hear Jianda Monique's latest track, "Whole Heart" at Myspace.com/JiandaMonique
Click here to buy Jianda Monique's album, "Jianda Monique" - http://jiandanet.wordpress.com/buy-jianda-cd-music
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Lesbian Relationships Podcast w/Jianda 9/16/10 - 4:00 PM MST - Sexual Healing Happens - A Chat with Jen Cross
Lesbian Relationships Podcast w/Jianda 9/16/10 - 4:00 PM MST - Sexual Healing Happens - A Chat with Jen Cross
In This Episode, we talk about sexual healing, love, creativity, and connection with Jen Cross, from Writing Ourselves Whole.
Jen Cross is a widely-published freelance writer, LGBT activist, performance artist, and facilitator of writing workshops.
Cross received her MA in Transformative Language Arts at Goddard College, where she studied and wrote about the ways in which erotic writing can be used as a tool for sexual- and self-healing.
Through Writing Ourselves Whole and the myriad other LGBT/queer visibility projects she's co-created and/or been a part of, Jen Cross has been a nurturing, prolific, and life-bringing mainstay in the Bay Area, and internationally renowned and respected for many years.
Primarily, Jen Cross creates workshops and sacred spaces, facilitating healing, artistic endeavor, empowerment, and continual unfoldment for budding erotica writers, queer communities, cancer survivors, survivors of sexual abuse and trauma, those in recovery and dealing with PTSD, and aspiring artists.
In her own words:
"I'm also a survivor of sexual abuse, and believe strongly in the transformative power of writing -- including erotic writing."
- Jen Cross, Writing Ourselves Whole - www.writingourselveswhole.org
For more information, to subscribe to the Writing Ourselves Whole mailing list, to read her transformative blog and more, visit www.WritingOurselvesWhole.org.
Tune In LIVE: 9/16/10 - 4:00 PM MST - (Please Check timeanddate.com For Your Local Time Zone) - Shows are also available immediately after broadcast for free stream/download and iTunes play.
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Listen / Download @ iTunes
Upcoming Episodes
9/9/2010 3:00 PM MST - Lesbian Relationships Podcast w/Jianda - Haus of Dewberries: Jacquelyn Kennedy is In the House!
9/16/2010 4:00 PM MST- Lesbian Relationships Podcast w/Jianda - Sexual Healing Happens - A Chat with Jen Cross
9/28/2010 2:30 PM MST - Lesbian Relationships-Bringing "Family" Back: Indie Filmmaker Faith Trimel
10/4/2010 10:30 AM MST - Lesbian Relationships w/Jianda Monique - Treasured Guest & Featured Artist: Ochi
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
iTunes OnDemand Episodes:Lesbian Relationships - Lesbian Relationships - Episode 3- Lesbian Relationships - Ep. 3 I Don't Know Who Hurt You, Wasn't Me
Lesbian Relationships - Episode 3 - I Don't Know Who Hurt You, But It Wasn't Me
In Episode 3 of Lesbian Relationships, "I Don't Know Who Hurt You, But It Wasn't Me," Jianda Monique waxes dreamily about synchronicity, "gay boyfriends," Justice for Don Belton, answers, "why 'gay'?," and remembers how we are all together-alone, in love.
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Featured Artist: Tanya Davis
(www.tanyadavis.ca)
Tanya Poetically Reminds Us: How to Be Alone
Click here to find out about the SAGE Conference in October
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
iTunes On Demand Episodes: Lesbian Relationships - Lesbian Relationships - Episode 2 - Washing Your Mind Out With Soap
Lesbian Relationships - Episode 2 - Washing Your Mind Out With Soap
As mentioned in the shows, filmmaker / multi-genre artist Faith Trimel's official homepage for "Family" is www.familythefilm.net. Namaste.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Colorado Girls Video
Like it, love it, or lump it, this video's generating enough buzz to clock just under 700,000 hits. Kinda grows on ya...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Lesbian Relationships Podcast w/Jianda - Haus of Dewberries: Jacquelyn Kennedy is In the House!
Featured In-Studio Entrepreneur: Jacquelyn Kennedy
Lesbian Relationships Podcast w/Jianda - Haus of Dewberries: Jacquelyn Kennedy is In the House!
Upcoming Show: 9/9/2010 2:00 PM PST (Please Check For Your Local Time Zone)
Dewberries Boutique and Lounge is hot! Everyone from Marquita Thomas, to SheWired, to Cherry Bomb, to Curve Magazine's got the fever...and the only prescription? More shopping in this cute FWBY (for women, by women), lesbian-owned boutique, and it just keeps getting better.
Jacquelyn Kennedy, Owner and Developer of the Dewberries lifestyle brand, lounge, and boutique, is a one woman-show.
Still, Kennedy's Dewberries queendom brings with it a sense of community: Kennedy's supportive partner, uber-funny Latina Diva of Comedy Sandra Valls, generously shines the spotlight on Kennedy's boutique-lounge, nonprofit activism, nurturing community parties and empowering workshops, and in-the-pocket coolness of the Dewberries brand. From all accounts, the Dewberries crew is unstoppable!
From Kennedy's website, LuvThatDewBerries.com:
You need only a few moments in her presence to learn she's a woman set on constant self discovery. A twisted blend of Radiance, Energy, Confidence and Sass, She's an Intelligent Bombshell! Jacquelyn began her success diving into the pool of entrepreneurship.
Recognizing the beauty in fashion, cultural diversity, self affirmation and empowering all women has been at the forefront of Jacquelyn's career.
Tune In LIVE: 9/9/2010 3:00 PM MST (Please Check For Your Local Time Zone) - Shows are also available immediately after broadcast for free stream/download and iTunes play.
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