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About jamilah

i think about a lot of things, and sometimes i write about them.

In Defense Of Yoko Ono

“Yoko is as important to me as Paul and Dylan rolled into one. I don’t think she will get recognition until she’s dead. There’s me, and maybe I could count the people on one hand that have any conception of … Continue reading

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The Marriage Of Sports And Music, With Anthony Broome

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-tiaqs-15d785f (RECORDED ON MARCH 15, 2024) While there are connections based on interest of a particular piece of music or band; many of us live lives outside of that singular interest.  jamilah and Anthony Broome met via the Metal Up … Continue reading

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Feeling invisible at an Incognito show…

(Content acknowledgement: Throughout this post there will be mention of suicide and depression.) Leaving New York City and approaching the Lincoln Tunnel, there is a large mural with the old adage, “Nothing Is Impossible.” As i stared into the slight … Continue reading

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Coming to terms with the realities of punk…

Hey youIs there something worth aspiring toAnd can it be found in a record storeWell it’s not there anymore Hey youIs there something worth belonging toAnd can I pick it up for a songOr a diploma or a worthy causeWell … Continue reading

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The ‘Giving Flowers’ Series (episode 3): Bad Religion (feat. Chris Warne)

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-49i69-15801f1 (RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2024) This episode developed from a few situations; jamilah wanted to do an episode on Fugazi (one of her favoritest bands of all time), but could not  necessarily find someone to do that episode with.  … Continue reading

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Podcasts Unite: A Conversation With Clint Wells (Metal Up Your Podcast)

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ngina-1576a10 (RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2024) We are happy to bring in the first episode of the year of our humble little podcast, a conversation with Clint Wells!  You may be familiar with him as the host of Metal Up … Continue reading

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jesse and jamilah watch the ’Thriller 40’ documentary…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-c5f83-153a234 (RECORDED DECEMBER 4, 2023) Whoo boy…  jesse owes jamilah big time for this one.  The best way to describe this is to just listen to the episode!!!  In it, we discuss once again, a documentary that doesn’t exactly do … Continue reading

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Our End Of The Year Episode!!!

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zw5m8-153a22a (RECORDED ON DECEMBER 2, 2023) After many months of technical mishaps and life experiences, jesse and jamilah have returned, discussing some (but not all) of their favorite albums released this year; they also discussed the culture of mass information … Continue reading

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St. Louis Joys, and St. Louis Blues

The ‘post-show blues’ is a common thing people get, after seeing a show from a beloved artist. The blues i encounter has nothing to do with the show itself; it has everything to do with returning to the cycle of … Continue reading

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The Sentimentality of ’20 Years Of Anger’

Anyone who’s read any of my writings up to this point most likely know how i feel about the Metallica album St. Anger– in the case you are not aware, here is a film i did. In short, St. Anger … Continue reading

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