Let me tell you about K’naan. His story is truly inspirational.  Having basically boarded the last plane out of war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia, his family moved to New York City, and later Toronto to escape the Somali civil war.  Knowing no English, K’naan taught himself by listening to hip-hop albums as an expatriate teenager.  The song “Dreamer” off his February ‘09 release “Troubadour” tells of his young aspirations to become a beloved, touring musician:
“What would it take for a boy about my age to hear cheers in his head upon that …

by Liam Morris
One of my favorite things to do it to find musicians on youtube, myspace and purevolume who have yet to really make it big, but are amazing musicians.  Today I came across Garrett Gue, who is originally from Bozeman, MT but now lives in Seattle, WA.  Below is some information that I pulled off of his Myspace page.
Garrett Gue, hailing from Bozeman, MT, has been passionately exploring music ever since his uncle gave him a beat-up guitar when he was eight years old. Since then, he has found …

by Ian Bauer
Say HUUTAJAT ten times fast. Five times fast? Actually, just see if you can say it once.
For the last 22 years Mieskuoro Huutajat, has been a relatively well kept secret.  They’ve performed all over the world from Belgium to Estonia to Canada. From rock clubs, chamber music concerts, supermarkets and swamps. But, you’ve most likely never heard of them.  Finnish for “Mens Choir The Shouters” Mieskuoro Huutajat is a choir made up of 30 men with black suits and rubber ties.  Their style of performance is undefinable.  They …

Found this on Craigslist. I enjoyed the shock value. Read the whole thing, wont ya?
My Wife Found Out About My Mistress–Now You Can Have Her
Things were going along just fine for the last few years. She and I had occasion to meet regularly, sometimes every evening in a week, if only for a few minutes at a time. We had one of those relationships where everything just seemed to click. It was like she was made for me.
But then my wife found out.
You could say she wasn’t very happy with …