Eric P. Metze

Look closer.

I’m putting together a collection of Gaian music, and I need everyone’s help. What do I mean by Gaian? Well, anything that is positive or uplifting with an emphasis on taking care of the world or your fellow humans. I’m trying very hard to avoid cheesy music because I want it to be genuinely uplifting without grating on my nerves.

Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:

• “Within You Without You” by the Beatles
• “The Warmth” by Incubus
• “Make You Feel That Way” by Blackalicious
• “Float On” by Modest Mouse
• “A Dream” by Common
• “Bowl of Oranges” by Bright Eyes
• “The Heart of Life” by John Mayer
• “I Know I’m Not Alone” by Michael Franti & Spearhead
• “Meant to Live” by Switchfoot
• “Hold Me Now” by Polyphonic Spree
• “I Can Walk on Water” by Basshunter
• “One” by U2
• “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley
• “I Believe” by Joe Satriani
• “Rooftops” by Lostprophets
• “If Everyone Cared” by Nickelback
• “Earth Heals Herself” by Buckethead

You may see this list and think it has some glaring omissions. There are only a few hip-hop songs, there are zero country songs, and most of them are rock(ish) tunes from the past ten years. Please help me fix that. I don’t want to focus on one particular genre. There is so much good music out there and I know I’m either ignorant of it or it’s just slipping my mind.

An excellent review of the new Iraq documentary, Year At Danger. For operations in Iraq, the National Guard mobilized schoolteachers, police officers, bankers, mechanies…and one filmmaker.

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If you’ve never heard Symphoniacal all the way through, there has never been a better time to give it a listen. Even if you have heard it before, it’d be worth it to listen again. I’ve changed, added, and deleted so much that many sections are completely different, and now it’s a whole new monster.

I’ve put a lot of time, energy, love, and obsession into this project over the past few years, and I hope you enjoy the hell out of it.

Go to the download page right now to get Symphoniacal!

Please use BitTorrent (if you can) to help save bandwidth. If you don’t know what BitTorrent is or you can’t use it on your computer, don’t worry…you can always download the file the old school way.

There is a “War on College Kids” going on in Lubbock. We are seeing hundreds of kids ticketed by some sort of LPD/SO/TABC task force for MIP’s, MIC’s, Loud Party violations, etc. In particular, Jill Stangl and her bunch at TTU Student Legal Services are being inundated by college kids asking for help on these citations. Several LCDLA members have volunteered to represent any of these kids pro bono.

And now, the students are beginning starting to organize. They are starting to do friend requests through MySpace and group requests through FaceBook. You might be curious to see how things are progressing, or you might even be interested in becoming a part of this. Activity is already picking up on all three sites.

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myspace.partypatrolprotest.org
facebook.partypatrolprotest.org

Your suggestions, feedback, and participation are very appreciated…