http://kevinbeacham.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by kevin beacham en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:59:43 GMT 2009-12-31T18:59:43Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977301964 Hello good people. I can see the sun rays thru my office window and I can feel the mood improving.... :) This week is the start of a theme that I'll be doing with a few artists as the . . . Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:59:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977301964 kevin beacham 2008-04-04T23:59:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977239412 I've been covering this theme all month on my radio show (redefinition radio) and it's been a lot of fun. As always when doing a theme like this it involves an extensive amount of research on my . . . Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:09:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977239412 kevin beacham 2008-01-25T01:09:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977213915 When I did my radio show in Chicago (Time Travel), every year I did a really extensive "award show" with about 10 pages of my favorite lists of everything that I could think of. I would get . . . Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:57:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977213915 kevin beacham 2007-12-28T00:57:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977193626 Breeze-T.Y.S.O.N (and then some…) Atlantic Records 1989 Produced By Muffla for L.A. Posse (except one track by DJ Pooh) Breeze is a “natural” at rapping. He makes it seem so easy. . . . Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:59:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977193626 kevin beacham 2007-12-04T01:59:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977189213 C.P.O a.k.a The Capital Punishment Organization is a crew that was put on by MC Ren of N.W.A. They dropped their debut album, “To Hell And Black” on Capitol Records in 1990. The crew consisted . . . Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:59:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977189213 kevin beacham 2007-11-28T22:59:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977179452 DISCLAIMER: KMC is not for the sensitive or faint of heart. They cover some pretty "dark terroritory". I keep the review relatively clean but just thought I'd give a heads up...it's only . . . Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:03:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977179452 kevin beacham 2007-11-17T02:03:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977172487 Musab-Slicks Box CD: Generally when I’m writing an album review I tend to not really talk too much about the artist personally. I generally keep a strict focus on the music and lyrics. I suppose . . . Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:04:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977172487 kevin beacham 2007-11-09T20:04:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977165850 Hello good people. It's time for a new theme. I've thought about this a lot over the years. There's so many artists who I have heard make music that I have enjoyed only to see them disappear . . . Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:55:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977165850 kevin beacham 2007-11-02T23:55:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977142382 :) Hello good people. It's true, I've gotten a good amount of music lately that I'm really feeling. It seems better than he has been as of late but I may just be in one of those "moods"....ha. . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:54:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977142382 kevin beacham 2007-10-09T19:54:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977113914 I'm doing an upcoming theme show on Redefinition Radio analyzing the term "Sophomore Jinx". My personal opinion is that the phrase is used a lil to freely sometimes. I think there are a lot . . . Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:28:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977113914 kevin beacham 2007-09-11T18:28:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977107284 First off, allow me to say that I love to write...I really do. However, the world is always pulling at me from all angles with the many things that I'm involved in and writing is unfortunately the . . . Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:37:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977107284 kevin beacham 2007-09-05T13:37:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977009425 Sometimes the brain needs less to think about and just grab some random records, CDs, MP3s, and the sort. With that in mind, this week is no concepts, no themes, just me (as well as a mix Plain Ole Bill) . . . Sat, 26 May 2007 00:04:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977009425 kevin beacham 2007-05-26T00:04:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976999001 Hello good people. This week's show will look at some very important people in the world, perhaps the most important people in the world, Mothers. Not just your Mother, but any of the Mothers' . . . Sat, 12 May 2007 23:59:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976999001 kevin beacham 2007-05-12T23:59:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970181 I'm getting really excited about this. The line up is looking really nice. Just waiting to get a couple confirmations and we can leak some info. Expect our first line up announcement next week. We'll . . . Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:22:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970181 kevin beacham 2007-04-28T01:22:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976965916 Memoirs Of Redefinition Radio #14: Random Rap Thoughts (7-8-06 show) I actually wrote this a while back and completely forgot about it...well not exactly. It's moreso that I forgot that I never posted . . . Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:51:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976965916 kevin beacham 2007-04-23T03:51:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976958920 Ah, after a week of cold and snow in April we actually had some decent weather today. Hopefully that holds moving forward. On the radio tip, the last four weeks of exploring Hip Hop's radio history . . . Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:43:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976958920 kevin beacham 2007-04-15T00:43:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976957423 Cooking Con Karimi First, a little shameless self-plug (at least it’s related to the story...ha), every Friday night I DJ at a spot in Uptown Minneapolis called Azia (26th/Nicollet) in their Caterpillar . . . Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:58:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976957423 kevin beacham 2007-04-13T06:58:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976951712 First off, thanx for all the great feedback I've received on these "Tribute To Hip Hop Radio Shows"! I'm glad people are enjoying listening to them or just appreciating the concept . . . Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:03:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976951712 kevin beacham 2007-04-06T20:03:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946399 Hey y'all Redef is rocking on the radio.... Yes, we are still paying tribute to the key players in radio game history. This week we finish up our 98.7 Kiss Dedication with a Latin Rascals master mix . . . Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:50:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976946399 kevin beacham 2007-03-31T01:50:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940303 Yes, I'm back at it again good people. Last year was the "2nd Annual Anniversary" of Redefinition Radio and in honor of that we started a new theme. When I first thought of this idea I . . . Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:13:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976940303 kevin beacham 2007-03-24T09:13:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934623 here's a listing for event I just recently did, courtesy of the Pioneer Press website:  "Hip-Hop Nite," showcasing break dancers and music, for high-school-age Jewish teens, 6:30 to . . . Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:36:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934623 kevin beacham 2007-03-18T01:36:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976933925 Hello good people!! Ah, it's been two years already, but it seemed so easy...ha. As an added bonus this is also my 10 year anniversary of radio after my 8 years of doing Time Travel Radio on WNUR 89.3 . . . Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:55:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976933925 kevin beacham 2007-03-17T00:55:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976919406 Memoir Of Redefinition Radio #13: Women In Hip Hop (Entry #3) written by Kevin Beacham -corresponds with the radio show dated: 7-1-2006 MEDUSA: It’s no mystery to anyone that knows me or listens . . . Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:13:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976919406 kevin beacham 2007-02-27T07:13:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976919398 Memoirs Of Redefinition Radio #12: Women In Hip Hop PT 2 written by Kevin Beacham   The first all theme show on Redefinition Radio was the "Women In Hip Hop" special (5-28-05 and Memoir . . . Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:51:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976919398 kevin beacham 2007-02-27T06:51:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976918637 THE UPDATE/OFFICIAL BLOG LAUNCH Promises, Promises...I generally don’t make them because I prefer to be recognized as someone who doesn’t break them. However, I did “promise” that . . . Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:48:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976918637 kevin beacham 2007-02-26T06:48:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976795691 Memoirs Of Redefinition Radio #11: Random Rap Thoughts This article coincides with the radio show on: 6-17-06 here it here: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/programs/redefinition_radio/ Rufus . . . Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:58:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976795691 kevin beacham 2006-09-18T07:58:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976773996 Memoirs Of Redefinition Radio #10 First off, allow me to apologize for my limited posting here. This has been one crazy Summer with work, touring, family time, radio show, and whatever else got thrown . . . Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:04:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976773996 kevin beacham 2006-08-08T22:04:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976763394 Memoirs Of Redefinition Radio #9 I have to admit I didn't own any music from Makeba & Skratch until fairly recently when I came across some MP3s online. When I ran across them the name did strike . . . Thu, 29 Jun 2006 03:26:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976763394 kevin beacham 2006-06-29T03:26:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976757827 Memoirs Of Redefinition Radio #8 I wasn't sure what to write about this week. Then I looked at this week's playlist and this is one of the weeks where I played all sorts of songs or artists that . . . Mon, 05 Jun 2006 23:37:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976757827 kevin beacham 2006-06-05T23:37:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976757813 This is a theme show that I started off 2006 with. It was definitely the most responded to theme and show(s) in general that I have done with Redefinition Radio. I got a lot of great feedback via email, . . . Mon, 05 Jun 2006 22:41:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976757813 kevin beacham 2006-06-05T22:41:59Z