A summary of news items from our webcast It’s Komplicated on the Geekweek Network.
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Music: DJ Jedi’s Spin City for October 3, 2011 [recommendations from @djjedi]
Every Monday in Spin City, DJ Jedi and some of the world’s finest selectors offer five musical selections that can innovate your life.
Webcomics: Southside Nefertiti: Fist of the North Star, Episode 05 [@mtorez, #thenewblack]
Single mom super heroine Southside Nefertiti brings the pain to bad guys on mean streets, and she’s syndicated at Komplicated!
Respect: Happy Birthday Avery Brooks [#startrek #amancalledhawk #sisko]
The man called Hawk and Sisko turns 63 today, and we celebrate his legacy.
#musicmonday: serenity now [free mp3 downloads]
Latin to hip hop, alt-rock to soul, reggaeton to emo sounds, there has to be something for almost anyone to download.
Music: The Perfect Chord from @darrylzero: Dälek
In the first of TWO Perfect Chords this week, Darryl looks back a short way to check out Dälek’s masterpiece, “Absence.”
Great Moments in Greatness: Michael Jordan In His Dorm, 1983
Could you be cool, holding an umbrella inside while listening to a Walkman? He makes it work.
Escapism: Blackwatch For October 2, 2011
In the same way you used to turn to the last page of Jet Magazine to see where Black people would be on TV, Blackwatch aims to tell you where you can find Black folks in the heights of their geekiness.
The Blackwatch list covers television, movies, comics, webcomics, and select websites that feature or are by Black people.
This list is always a work in progress. Not only because things change but also because new information is discovered. If any of you readers have any suggestions or want to highlight anything happening in Black media, please friend us on Facebook or leave a commenting the comments section below.
Don’t Forget! Komplicated is on Sunday Morning Live at 10AM PST! [@isidra]
Catch our editor-in-chief on the weekly web radio show today!
Great Moments in Greatness: An Odd Couple
… now that’s unexpected …
Great Moments In Greatness: A Meeting of The Minds With Baldwin, Belafonte, Poitier
The three Black legends sat down with Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston and others to discuss race. Wow.
Remember: It’s Saturday, What Else Are We Gonna Do?
Don’t even bother changing out of your PJs, nobody’s leaving the house today!
Movies: Red Tails Flies High With A Thrilling Trailer, Poster Designed By A Black Man [@esppr]
George Lucas’ pet project comes to theaters with an all-star cast and a gritty director illuminating the Tuskeegee Airmen history.
Webcomics: Freedman, Episode 05 [@pbquach, #thenewblack]
A story of revenge, slavery, race, and the people history has forgotten set in the antebellum period, syndicated weekly on Komplicated.com.
Webcomics: @World_of_Hurt: The Thrill Seekers #037, “You Are My Number One Guy”
World of Hurt is a webcomic created by Jay Potts, syndicated twice a week from its inception on Komplicated.com.
Great Moments in Greatness: Real Life Starship Trooper Armor (doesn’t work, but still)
Wow.