Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I rocked my “Free Mama Earth” t-shirt at Climate Justice march yesterday. We were supposed to march onto the pier over the Pacific Ocean protesting the building of more gas and nuclear power stations on our beaches. Because of the strong high tides and erosion damage to the pier, it was unsafe to walk on.…

Whether Christmas is a sacred holyday or a cultural holiday, people around the world celebrate Christmas. The worst Scrooge acts a little nicer Christmastime. I’ve always believed there was something magical about Christmas. So, creating my new, original song “Christmas kiss” was a labor of love. Santa’s elves are working on “Christmas kiss” lyric video…

Over 750,000 people marched yesterday in support of global cooperation to stop climate change. Today is the first day of the Paris Climate Conference attended by heads of states of 138 countries. I hope it’s not going to be like James Brown’s song: “Talking loud saying nothing.” Yesterday, there were over 2,300 marches in 175…

How many of you know about the witch hunts launched by the US House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)? If the committee called an actor, director, writer “Communist,” Hollywood blacklisted them and refused to hire or work with those artists. People were scared, but a group of Hollywood “A listers” formed The Committee for the First…

Why did the Marvin Gaye estate versus Pharrell lawsuit go to jury trial, but the judge refused to let the jury decide the “Big Pimpin” case? In the USA legal system, you must have “standing” to sue. That means only those with a direct stake in the outcome of a lawsuit or in the overturning…

Trump played Steven Tyler’s (Aersomith) song “Dream On” even after Tyler sent him a “cease and desist” letter. Then Trump tweeted he found “a better song” and that Tyler should thank him for the “free publicity, the most he got in 10 years.” Do you agree with Tyler or Trump? Compulsory licensing allows anyone to…

Teens and “tweens” are making stars of YouTube entertainers. Everybody knows Justin Bieber got his break by posting home videos on You Tube, but did you know PewDiePie earns $1 million US dollars a month from YouTube? Do you even know who PewDiePie is? Parents don’t understand why kids love PewDiePie and other YouTubers, just…

I’ll be attending the Green Festival at the Los Angeles Convention Center September 25 and 26 promoting my environmental song “Free Mama Earth,” talking with “green media” and interfacing with vendors selling all kinds of cool “green” eco friendly products. So naturally I’ve been meditating on what it means to be green. My late father,…

“I used to be a starving artist, so I would never starve an artist.” Dr. Dre “Talking to my diary” While relaxing in my hammock celebrating the Labor Day holiday, I thought of all the musicians laboring away and getting paychecks for one penny. I love to joke, smile and laugh, but this time I’m…

We’re both signed with MondoTunes, the music distribution company recently acquired by Greek billionaire Alki David. Chief Keef cut an A list deal and just released a video through FilmOn, another business under Mr. David’s Anakando Media Group’s umbrella. Although some of Chief Keef’s fans say he’s sold out because his new music is all…