We went to the Mountain Top. I brought 11 musicians in my Soul United Allstar squad for a 4 hour session at Stevens Pass Mountain Resort. It won’t be the last Summit. This is something I want to do around the world, with King Porter Stomp alums like Ras Jones, Badj Whipple, and Jonathan Waller. We played my English Sherlock Soul …
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I miss my brilliant English pals. Jonathan Waller is one of the sharpest and most talented gentleman on that island. He’s one of the few people I would consider not debating on National TV, because he’s so charming and witty, and he has that quintessentially British ability to cut you and you don’t even know it… You …
Tuff Gong International adventure update: my Ace on the squad just got me added to some radio stations in South Florida, and he asked me… …to record my first drops and radio promos for ‘Free Your Mind’ with Mell Dettmer. He’s giving me a list of stations. The program director said the same thing Conrad Denke mentioned to …
Here is an American thought experiment: I hate the N word. I can list the reasons until the end of time why non non African peoples should never say that word. But can any African Americans list of reasons why they should use it? I mean just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. I …
This is a photo of what used to be called an Orphanage. Short hand in this case for orphan asylum. One of the most telling things about American society is that those that claim they are so adamant about the well being of unborn children, in truth show little support for the social programs that …
This is what a response from an intelligent conservative friend looks like, “Hahaha yeah I get the irony with The Left becoming so Mcarthy-like, but that doesnt mean that folks on The Right need to become Russia-apologists.” I will let him remain anonymous. We are really in a War against stupidity. We learned to practice …
A certain venue I used to write creative posts for is still using my writing somewhat disctinct style, which is…pretty awesome actually. They paid me well considering, right up until I got back from my first trip to Jamaica. That was a paid position I kind of invented and it really helped the club reestablish …
Watching a double feature of the Worst Best actor in America today. A man who only previews scripts after an 8 ball of coke. A thespian who challenged himself to employ a plethora of accents when it was not even necessary, and nailed not a single one of them. …an artist with a batting average …
Just have a good clean primary. Don’t let the Russian trolls and bots trigger you. They should be more obvious by now, unless you’re a dumb ass. Don’t be afraid of Bernie Sanders. Nobody is too old. Biden could wrestle a bear. Ignore the nonesense about Warren and that Pocahontas bullsh☆t. I found out in …
Paul Manafort knows that spending the rest of his life in prison is much better than what will happen to him and his family if he rats on his Russian handlers, I mean business partners, I mean the Mob, I mean the GOP…sorry I mean Vladamir Putin. Maybe he’ll get a pardon, but I think …
Those lazy Corporations just want welfare handouts. If that is “just Capitalism” then so is a welfare mother trying to get the best deal to try to compete in a highly competitive market. It’s a slippery slope. Now all these corporations expect a FREE ride. But that’s just business! Well so is Pimping. And pimpin’ …
Walking through Forest Park listening to a kid that came up in Marysville named Ethan Anderson and his band Massy Ferguson. They have a record coming out in April 26th at The Crocodile. The new album is aptly called The Great Divides. Their breakthrough tour of Spain coming up in April. Can we help make good local artists like …
I always said that Bryan Adams was way better than Ryan Adams and it was NEVER cool. It was never ironic. I was just being honest. I would simply state that Ryan Adams is not a great songwriter and he will never write a song as good as ‘Heaven‘, which Brandi Carlile knocked out of …
“There are lies, there are damn lies, then there are statistics.” – Mark Twain Just do good work and you’ll find an audience is a damn lie in 2019. Even if that was once true there is too much noise. Do good work and have no marketing ploy and you’ll starve and die an unromantic …
I am going to leave this here. The Country Music Establishment has yet to embrace their greatest singer and one of their best songwriters because she is a Lesbian and will not play by their rules. Her name is Brandi Carlile and she can sing circles around anybody that has been left on their charts …
So glad I came to work today, against all odds and islands of ice. It was wonderful and quite unusual. First my ace budtender I love to close with broke her ribs sledding on a fire hydrant. She came and I am her ride home. My bosses called and said to take good care of …
I am proud of how many lovely Women I turned on to Brandi Carlile in the mid 2000s. A few were like, “I don’t know”, and I said, “give her another listen, she’s on another level.” Now they never miss her. Sometimes it takes a minute to remember what real food is supposed to taste …
THIS IS KINGSTON: This was a big victory for Everett Rock & Roll and Reggae in Central Washington. This is my soon to be distributed by Tuff Gong International hit on the rise, ‘Free Your Mind,’ as it enjoys its’ vinyl premier at the legendary Vinyl Thursday in Kingston. This is Sick Donkey Records chief BJ DjSticky (Bluejay …
“For the love of Stephen Hawking…” That is my new way of saying “for the love of God” so I don’t trigger Christian friends saying I am taking the Lord’s name in vain, …whatever that even means. …and for the risk of offending my friends who look at me, saying God does not exist, as …
I just found out the reggae singer Bunny Brown just passed away. He was the first one at Sly & Robbie’s studio that pulled me aside and wanted to hear what I had to say as a songwriter, and to just be friends. The last time we spoke we talked about working more on this …
You know this is going to be a memorable reggae show when the lovely woman of Fiji believes for the first five minutes you are a prominant Fijian named Charles Everson, with a mother from Oregon. I am definitely going to book a show in Fiji. I am damn proud to have bought the album …
Photographer Daniel T. Fleming is THE HERO tonight. He’s rolling up to Everett to grab me so I can get to this Sly & Robbie show at Nectar Lounge. He took this last night at Pike Place Market. It sure looks pretty, but how the heck am I supposed to go to work. I pulled it off this week, but this …
The important thing about rehearsal is also cross training. I am obviously not a personal trainer or health expert. The struggle is real. – Musician and writer Davin Michael Stedman has many ventures, such as the AMAZING blog, 100milesofmusic.com. Davin’s new song has become a global earworm and Caribbean dancehall hit. Listen here on Reggaeville: …
A work in progress. This song ‘Life Yard’ has a great story behind it. I wrote it right on the spot on location at my ‘Free Your Mind’ music video shoot when I meet the young folks behind the organic community farm, The Life Yard. They would be at first glance to some, Rude Boys, …
I woke up and sent a hook for a song with Gregory Issacs, so that’s my Super Bowl. Now not to get way ahead of myself, we are doing some wonderful surgery on an unreleased unfinished track from the vaults of Jam Rock, but sneak play, “Touch Down!!!” Now lets slang some weed. Hangar 420 …
Light bulb idea: I want to shoot a video for our first regional hit, Easy Rider with Decurrian Rapmusic rolling in a hooptie… But he’s driving and I’m in Shotgun. We never address the fact he’s blind. We released this song in 2007 on our first album, The 12th Street Blues. It always bummed me out that …
One thing that has changed the way I see the world around me, is witnessing so many people in my little algorithmic universe struggling with depression. I wonder about those hiding it. Talk therapy is powerful stuff. I can say I am not depressed. Seeing those struggle I realize that can change. I feel like …
My boy Benny Franklin refused to patent the Lightning Rod and his Franklin Stove, because he said, “Look, I’m rich. I’m already hella’ famous. I have enough money. What am I gonna’ do horde all this money like some chump, and have my own vanity Space Program?” America rose because of people like Ben. But …
Bigotry is dumb on every side. Playing the music in your Soul is what it means to be human. These humans teamed up with other humans to lovingly record and collaborate on so many of the iconic productions we associate with the greatest fist in the air Black Power anthems of all time. This is …
I want to have an old school kegger & listening party for the people that are actually reading my posts. I am trying not to write a song and a 1000 words a day, and striking out every time. I want to do something cool for those of you spending time to read my rants, …