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Full disclosure, I am friends with Ursula Rucker. I knew her as my boss 12 years ago before I knew her music and poetry. If you don’t know her, Ursula was the first feminine touch to The Roots early albums. Then she went on a sonic journey. I’ve seen Ursula perform at least a dozen times in various settings, but tonight was different. Ursula Rucker’s new album, She Said, is on fire with rage and animus. With a six piece band beside her, Ursula seemed the most amped and vivid I have ever seen her on stage. Her music still gives me the chills. Look for the album soon!

Yeah, so I went to high school with a bonafide movie star. And though he never acted in school he has gone on to become a rising star in romantic comedies!? But what’s cooler is that a dude from my own grade is now a veritable architectural rockstar! Geoff Manugh’s, BLDGBLOG now also a banging book from Chronicle is one of the leading visionaries in archectural and urban design!? Who knew that the kid who published the first underground Zine I ever saw (10th grades awesomely titled…No More Shit) would go on to such heights. Rock on Geoff! Check out his blog and book too!