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When I was coming up as a DJ a friend of mine turned me on to a copy of this magazine called "Collusion". The article entitled " Behind the Groove" written by Steven Harvey acted as a true piece of inspiration for me over the years. Every-time I needed a little push to remind me of why I got into the art I would reference this article and it would put me where I needed to be. Unfortunately in the process of moving some years ago the MAG got lost. I was happy to see some one still has hold of it so please check it out. - RT

Love Saves The Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979 by Tim Lawrence.

A very detailed and well written depiction of the sentiment and the beginings of a culture developed simply for the freedom of people. With all of the misconceptions of music today this book captures the true essence and philosophy behind the creation of a very powerful and misunderstood culture. A true education. - RT

Blues People by Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka) - As the saying goes..."The Blues is the roots, and the rest is the fruits". A brilliant social piece chronicling the birth of Jazz, Rock, and Soul. - [a]
Word Jazz - The word Wizardry of Ken Nordine that takes you to outer space. - RT
Classic Soul Train Line clip from 1974. Highlighting the difference between Dancing and Grooving... - [a]
Atlantis, Alien Visitation and Genetic Manipulation by Micheal Tsarion - Step out of the matrix and examine Tsarion's research deep into man's history. Asking questions that your Religion does not want to discuss, and finding answers that science cannot explain. - [a]
Downtown 81 - Starring the man himself Jean Michel Basquiat. This film allows you to take a quick walk into the real life of an artist in downtown NYC. You can feel the pulse of the streets in a time of radical expression. Musical and Visual. 81 for 1981, a time where the you could hear the streets speak. - RT
Basquiat- Methodical Genius - RT
Miles Davis Story Dvd - Inspirational, Colorful cinematic sentiment of a magical man. - RT
Our Latin Thang - Featuring the Fania All Stars this documentary is a looking glass into the rhythm of Spanish Harlem in all aspects. -RT
Mo' Better Blues - One of my favorite Spike lee joints taking you into the jazz world of Bleek Gilliam. - [a]
Elements of One - In search of drum languages preserved and lost, the sonic language of culture and the mathematical proportions present in nature which have influenced musical composition for thousands of years. - [a]