Jon Dee Graham "Beautifully Broken"

There are touch stones that make you stop and take note, even when one is in pain. This weekend up in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, the colors co-mingled to glorious effect. This morning, I am up with the sunrise, heading into NYC for meetings. The streets of New. york are a contact sport, ready or not here I come. Over the last two weeks, I have been physical in a way that just doesn't exist in most cities. In New York, you walk, you take the stairs, you carry bags. Every night I feel like hamburger meat, but I am seeing results already; tighter, lighter, more energy. And, it is woven seamlessly into your life, plus it's free! 

Whatever your addictions, your bad habits, use this day to start a new cycle. It starts by simply mustering up the will to change. Get off the couch, come into the sunshine. Don't think you can't. Jon Dee Graham is here to tell you that you can, having dealt with addiction himself. He sings about it here, "Beautifully Broken," filmed during the 2011 Music Fog Marathon at Threadgill's WHQ in Austin.

-Jessie Scott

Animusic "Resonant Chamber"

The electronic destination sign above the front windshield of the bus proudly proclaimed 'New York. Yesterday was a bright and shiny morning, with just a  hint of autumn in the air. I started a new chapter, going from the hard scrabble world of Texas music, to the street smarts of New York. A few days ago, someone questioned why I would leave Austin. It is quite simple, really; it's to be employed in an exciting situation which will allow me to shine a light on the music I love in a different way. After my job at XM ended, I hightailed it out of town to Austin. The thing to remember when you move somewhere with a less expensive cost of living, is that they pay less, too. That is if you can find a job at all.

And so the new day dawns. Oh, did I mention that I am back in the city of my birth? It has been a long time since I have lived here. The streets are a bombardment of stimuli; architecture, fashion, snippets of conversation, people everywhere. So here comes a video with no people at all. That doesn’t necessarily mean no people were used in the making of it! We just don’t know, but it sure is beautiful. It is Animusic HD, “Resonant Chamber.”

-Jessie Scott