Dear visitor,

out of pure genuine interest in your persona I was wondering - just the other day - if you’re a magazine reading type? And if so, what would be your favourite must-reads?

Obviously these can be both international or extremely local even, your regional newspaper might serve you up the latest on-point from time to time, anything goes.

Let me start this one off by summing up my fav’s, not saying I read them entirely, but these are the ones I just have to through:

- Wax Poetics
- (Focus) Knack
- Humo
- Voxer
- Vice
- Brussel Deze Week
- Zone02
- …

Not that impressive, I know, but what did you expect? I’m an online native baby!

“365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil”
The ghettos of Paris. Not the most popular holiday destination. This is a project by Ladj Ly and JR, who first brought us a photobook and now serve us up a DVD-release.

By the look of the trailer this seems like a must-see. The video above shows the street-art side of the story, the trailer on the site shows the street side of it.
The cover reminds me of the Cidade de Deus vibe, only less sunny.

More info on the project at 28millimetres.com.

A good way to start the day: Pulp Fiction put to type!

Yup, it’s all in them letters. First one is a work by Jarratt Moody, check out the rest of his work on his resumé site.

“Do they speak English in what?!”

Tonight was Wonderful!

I know, that was an easy one, but seriously, it was great.

Our sincere big-ups to all of our Kortrijk massive, Antwerpen massive, Finland massive, Roeselare massive, Genk massive, Ghent massive, Bruges massive, and last but not least all of our Brussels massive, etc. etc.

No shit sherlock, I’ve seen unexpected faces poppin’ up like I was on a nasty porno site or something. Lovin’ it!

vic&lloyd salute you, cos you were mad on-point!

THANKYOUVERYMUCH!

Next Gig: March 7th, kickin’ off the new Jazzbreak season, right after Brothers on the Run!
Also playing March 9th, another on-point soirée at le Tavernier.
Don’t miss out!

Once again tonight’ll be the night for all you funkateers!

On the menu: special tribute to the late James Brown and J Dilla by none other than Brown Moshunz, Lefto and Vic&lloyd

Special guest of the night: SNS, known for his infamous on-point podcasts!

Come early and witness the fitness, SNS will kick it off at around 10p.m.

And to quote my very own self: “Be on the look-out for the Wonderful craze, tell your sister, tell your friends, they ain’t ready, so you better act like you know! Toi-même tu sais!”

“A fan” plugged me this next video, I must admit I had seen it around but had skipped it. Stupid me.
Please accept my apologies and let this be a lesson: lloyd too needs some guidance, so don’t hesitate to pass a link of on-pointness, you know there’s plenty out there (mail to lloyd@on-point.be).

More info on this project at the GraffitiResearchLab.

Thanks: a fan!

Haven’t found the time to properly check this one out, just yet.

But, for the designer friends: get your monthly free font over at Code Mag. Also, it’s Dutch, and we know that’s a plus, always.

For my real font lovers only! Love the concept.

Loving this animation. I’ve always wondered how brainstormsessions for projects like these look like..

“Guys, we’ve got to do something about this book that talks upon a big Google conspiracy theory…”

“What does it look like?”

“What? The theory? Google? One’s a book, the other’s a collection of killerservers, I think.”

“Hmm… Hard one mate. We might need an extra art director, a fly-ass animator and some devine inspiration.”

“Yeah… Well anyway: let’s go!”

The result is brilliant:

Today I’ll be rocking my latest addition to the big pile of t-shirts. The utterly rare “I’m so hot, I should be paying eco-tax”-shirt.

Features three penguins.

Highly collectible.

My cam broke down so I can’t post a photo, maybe later on today, until then: visualize!

It’s a future classic.

Warning: The following might be totally irrelevant for the busy people, if you consider yourself one busy human, I recommend reading this article: “5 tips to make things easier” If you aren’t, and you’re Dutch-speaking, please continue:

Links ziet u Adam Reuters, verslaggever voor het Britse persbureau Reuters. News From Nowhere, rechtstreeks uit de virtuele parallelle wereld Second Life. Hij brengt er verslag uit over het dagelijkse virtuele leven en interviewt bijvoorbeeld Kazaa/Skype/Joost big man Niklas Zennstrom.
Vreemd, niewaar? Zelf heb ik er nog steeds mijn vragen bij, maar de hype blijft me fascineren.

Humo zette er enkele stappen, schreef er een artikel over en heeft nu zelfs een eigen Humo-park geopend in Second Life, 9.000 bezoekers is niet slecht, bijna zoveel als de on-point podcast downloads, denk ik.

De Nieuwe Reporter publiceerde een interessant artikel over de mediahype rond SecondLife. De betere lezer zal zich graag verliezen in het volledige stuk, maar allicht verkiest u een korte samenvatting. Ofte, waarom SecondLife toch interessant is, voor de media, wetenschappers, internet-gebruikers, marketeers, enz. etc.

“Second Life is geen vervanger van het internet, laat staan de opvolger van. Daarvoor is de applicatie te eenzijdig en te onhandig in het gebruik. Het is ook geen web 2.0 applicatie. Second Life houdt nog het meest het midden tussen web 2.0 toepassingen als Youtube, Flickr en Myspace en games als World of Warcraft.”

“… wat inmiddels bijna als normaal beschouwd wordt. Namelijk dat je iets kan bouwen in Second Life en dat vervolgens verkopen. Zoals dat hoort hebben bewoners direct auteursrecht over alles wat zij maken en wat een uniek karakter heeft. Deze bewuste keuze van de makers is tot nu toe toch vrij uniek”

“Second Life staat het zelfs toe een creative commons-licentie toe te voegen aan zelfgemaakt materiaal om zo verdere verspreiding te bevorderen. Kom daar maar eens om in de muziek-, game- of filmindustrie.”

“Second Life neemt een vooruitstrevende plek in, in het debat over de fundamentele vraag over de rol van het auteursrecht in de tijd van alomtegenwoordige internettoegang.”

Uiteraard besteedde de televisie al ruim aandacht aan dit fenomeen. Helaas vooral aan de commerciële kant van het verhaal en niet aan de vele vragen die de nieuwe technologie opwerpt. “Second Life is recentelijk te zien geweest in goed bekeken TV-programma’s zoals De Toekomst van VPRO en het consumentenprogramma Tros Radar. Uit de twee programma’s blijkt dat de hype niet altijd even positief is. In de documentaire van de VPRO wordt een niet alledaags koppel gevolgd dat aan partnerruil doet. Ieder zijn hobby maar dit koppel is allesbehalve representatief voor de overige bewoners. ”

“Fundamentele journalistieke vragen komen naar voren in Second Life . Het persbureau Reuters loopt voorop. In een interview legt ‘Adam Reuters‘ voor Second Life uit: ‘We had to make a few changes to our editorial practises because we’re talking to people who are in essence anonymous - at least in terms of their real life identities. So we had to get together some practising which are constantly being tested to make sure they work.‘”

“Second Life moet gezien worden als dat wat het is: een groot experiment. Een proeftuin voor het bedrijfsleven (dienstverleners en marketeers), een speeltuin voor volwassenen en intrigerende petrischaal voor onderzoekers.”

Meer nieuws over professionele Second Life folks: Marco Cadioli, Second Life fotograaf: These days, Cadioli is so busy with his work in Second Life that he says he no longer has time to take photos in real life.

Is u al langs geweest in het Humo-park? Een virtuele scheve schaats gereden? Is uw buurman succesvol SecondLife-entrereneur? Gelooft u niet in de potentiële invloed van een parallele wereld op de onze? vindt u teleporten in ‘t echt toch nog altijd dat tikkeltje opwindender en is u ook van het principe: “Get a first life!“?

(Ja/Neen-vragen zijn altijd een goeie afsluiter, ofniedan?)

It’s an oldie, but a goodie. So I had to share it with you. Watch the movie flip completely somewhere in the middle. Wordplay at its best. Brilliant! A good Tuesday to all! (don’t forget to turn up the sound)

(thanks to Bram@socialpitching.com)

Part 1 was a huge succes, so without further ado: here’s is the b-side of the J Dilla tribute mixtape by SNS.

Don’t forget to print out the artwork. (Mixtape-version or cd-version:cover + back) Burn the mix on a proper cd/ record it on that old tape, turn it up some and let your trunk rattle!

For the RSS-lovers and the i-Tunes subscriberes, here’s the brand-new RSS Feed.

1. Intro (Jaylib – unreleased track 15)
2. J Dilla – Reckless Driving
3. J Dilla – Make ‘em NV
4. Frank-n-Dank – Take Dem Clothes Off
5. J Dilla – unreleased track 17
6. J Dilla – U & Ur Smile (shout Black Thought)
7. J Dilla – In The Spot (shout Maureen Yancey)
8. J Dilla – 2 Morrow (freestyle scratching)
9. Slum Village – Get Dis Money
10. Slum Village – Player
11. Slum Village – Fall N Love
12. Slum Village – Fall N Love (remix)
13. Keith Murray – The Rhyme (Jay Dee remix)
14. Janet Jackson feat. Q-Tip – Got ‘till it’s Gone
(sample: Dustbusters: Jay Dee interview)
15. Lucy Pearl – Without You (Jay Dee remix)
16. Common feat. D’Angelo – So Far To Go
17. J Dilla – Over The Breaks
18. Slum Village – 2U4U
19. J Dilla – Won’t Do

Additional vocals: Gus & Kirsten - De Hop, Studio Brussel.

For all of you who haven’t quite figured out what to do tonight, come vibe along at Keep On tonight in Dali’s Bar, Brussels! DJ’s rocking the crowd: OndaSonora’s BLA, Brekbit, DaQuan and Didier.

And don’t forget to befriend the crew on myspace!

I hope the blogging silence this week didn’t disappoint you. It looks like the podcast finally got off the good foot though, all praises to the mighty SNS, which will be our special guest at the J Dilla/James Brown tribute in Le Tavernier next week.

And as we said before: we be doing it big -don’t get all grammaticaly correct on me, just love saying that, one more time: we be doing it big! Tonight a part of the SNS mix will be aired on Belgian national radio: De Hop, from 21h till 24h on Studio Brussel. If you missed out you can still tune in by clicking this here link.

One love to the entire De Hop crew!

Todays post doesn’t make much sense, I’m sorry for that. Just couldn’t help it.

Ishyaboy Vic on the right-hand side. On the minimal tip, true, but that doesn’t make it any less cool. Right?

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Right?

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Right.

Sorry for the delay, but we’re finally here, with a brand new podcast. Back by popular demand (his mid-nineties-hiphop tribute was our most-downloaded podcast thusfar) is our man SNS.

Don’t forget to print out the artwork. (Mixtape-version or cd-version:cover + back) Burn the mix on a proper cd/ record it on that old tape, turn it up some and let your trunk rattle!

Click for the brand-new iTunes-friendly RSS Feed.
And here’s the tracklist:

1. J Dilla – Welcome 2 Detroit
2. Dabrye feat. J Dilla & Phat Kat – Game Over
3. Jaylib – The Heist
4. Jaylib – The Official
5. Q-Tip – Let’s Ride
6. A Tribe Called Quest – Keep It Movin’
7. A Tribe Called Quest – Me Against The World (drums)
8. A Tribe Called Quest – Find A Way
9. Common – Dooinit
10. Common – The Light
11. Bobby Caldwell – Open Your Eyes
12. Busta Rhymes – Whoo Hah (Jay Dee Other Shit-remix)
13. Busta Rhymes – Whoo Hah (Jay Dee Bounce-remix)
14. The Pharcyde – Runnin’
15. The Pharcyde – Drop
16. A Tribe Called Quest – The Love

Bonus Track: J Dilla – Crushin’ (Yeeeeaah!)

And after that, check Part Two!

Dilla was voted artist of the year at the Plug Awards yesterday.

Direct all your fanmail to sns@on-point.be. Thankyouverymuch for tuning in once again!

It’s been a year now since Jaydee passed away. There has been a whole lot of tributes, mixes, podcasts, parties, t-shirts, posters, name it. And it’s only right. I won’t get into Dilla’s influence on beats, rhymes, music as a whole or anything like that.

Just in case you don’t, we’re having our very own Wonderful tribute Feb.24. Later on today the podcast episode will be hosted, none other than SNS J Dilla Tribute Mixtape - Side A.

One thing about Dilla that has been a bit overlooked though, in my humble opinion, is his singing. Dilla sang! Not your heavyweight crooner but damn I loved it when he threw in some melody. So withouth further ado, here’s my list of favourite Dilla songs, featuring Dilla on the chorus:

- Slum Village - Fall in Love
- Slum Village - Fall in Love Remix
- Fourtet - Serious as Your Life Remix
- Spacek - Eve Remix
- Jaydee - Think Twice

We’re back! On-point.be that is. For those who didn’t notice, the .be domain was in quarantaine for over a month. If you have the blogsome.com address linked or bookmarked, please change it to www.on-point.be. One of these weeks we’ll start blogging from that, and you don’t want to miss out on that, do you?

Sure feels good to be back. Feels shitty to see my old hosting company (cheapass/realroot) charging me an extra €12 for a domainname they actually deleted and didn’t re-register. The support helpdesk not picking up the phone was actually the main reason why on-point.be was offline for over a month. Hard to take any legal actions for just €12 I guess.

Any lawyers amongst the readers?

Quote of the day:

“It’ll never be the same again, cos I’m on-point!”
(Ghostface ft. Amy Winehouse - You know I’m no good)

Now of course this ain’t new, stay on-point and know you’re in with the big boys/girls!

Theodore Ghostface gave the Clark Wallabee its street credibility and Amy… well she’s into shoes as well, having launched the term “fuck-me-pumps”, in Flanders commonly known as “fuck-me-botjes”.

I caught my first pick-pocket. Just the other night.

Red-handed. The amateur small time crook was unzipping the pocket of my jacket (had my wallet in one pocket, my keys in the other, the fool had his mind set on the non-wallet side).

In comes the difficult part: what was I to do? Faster than my shadow I turned my head looked him straight in the eyes, sporting the heavily feared pokerface. No words were spoken. Tension in the air. He didn’t say a word, nor did he leave, just chose another spot, way in the back of the bar.

Earlier that night my personal pick-pocket had offered me the usual - “hashisj? marihuana? synonym? synonym?”. An hour later our paths crossed in the mens room and dumb as he was he offered me the usual, again:

- “hashisj?
me: I already told you.
- marihuana?
me: I already told you.
- synonym?
me: I already told you.
- that’s not an answer.
me: It is, I don’t want your shit, you asked me before, didn’t want it then, still don’t want it. Maybe you want my wallet though?
- what?
me:…
- I don’t want your wallet!
me: Good.
- …

Difficult to say if the pacifist approach was the best. I guess it’s just my style not to break ones nose. Then again it’s also my style not to pick ones pockets, so why didn’t I?

You know Mo&Grazz from their debut album, released last year. You’ve heard the album, seen them live or heard my very own audio interview. Now here’s the two of them in a nice live + interview combo on television.

I’ve loved their live show in Ancienne Belgique early last year, but now that I’ve heard they will do an exclusive full live band show at the upcoming Jazzbreak series in Le Tavernier I’m getting really excited. The idea sure sounds promising to me. That’s April 18, don’t miss out!

It’s safe to presume you’re all big Moodymann fans, so I just had to upload this next video. Kenny Dixon Jr. aka Moodymann holding it down in his own trademark style. Lo-fi footage but Kenny’s killing it when a local cat steps up! “Not you mothafucka!” Brilliant!

Big up digitalovers for capturing these moments! Digitalovers.net soon online peoples!

Deze had ik nog niet gezien: Teeuwen, Bouwman, Gummbah - Betty Stöve Memorial

’slache!

Hear this, hear this! Wonderful will be back in town, February 24 and by popular demand we’ll have a tribute to both James Brown and J Dilla!

Now that’s two Jamesses in a row so you can’t go wrong with that, and it’s only right anyway. A blazing hot selection of killers brought to you by Lefto, Brown Moshunz and your favourite dj-duo vic&lloyd, of course. Or as the flyer says: “a monthly kaleidoscope party devoted to the black music spectrum”. Right on!

Add some ppklts to the soirée and you just know it’s gonna be hot.

Be on the look-out for the Wonderful craze, tell your sister, tell your friends, they ain’t ready, so you better act like you know! Toi-même tu sais!

February 24, get it locked in the old agenda.