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Nominate Edhi for the Nobel Peace Prize

The Citizen's Archive of Pakistan has put up this webpage that is collecting petitions and signatures to nominate Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistan's most recognized philanthropist and social worker. If you'd like to know more, click on through. SIGN IT HERE.

Derezzed at the Pakistan India border

Derezzed: At the Pakistan India Border from Khurram Siddiqi on Vimeo.

Take Me Out Tonight: San Francisco Opera

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Eid Mubarik, Mercedes Benz S430 Style.

This is what we in Pakistan call a "Bakkar Mandi" (goat market), where you go to buy sacrificial animals for Eid ul Azha. Many countries have such markets around the time of Hajj's end- but why is this picture something you'd find only in Pakistan, or perhaps Afghanistan and Nigeria at most?

“It Might Get Glitchy – Jahaan” – making the glitchy glitchy

Natasha Ejaz is an artist who recently made headlines in Pakistan for her voice on the track "Jahaan", from the project "It Might Get Glitchy", that is engineered and produced by Rishabh Rajan. From the biography on the YouTube page, Rishbash is "a Music Production lecturer at ICOM, is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, with a Major in Film Scoring. He has written music for a few independent films while working in Los Angeles, many of which played in the local festival circuits. As a film composer he specializes in writing electronic, orchestral and ethnic music. He has also worked for various sound library companies as a content developer and is now developing his own sample libraries." I wanted to share this video where he walks us through the work done on the actual song production, all in Ableton Live. I love this program- it's a treat watching what people can do with it every day, even if it is a bit more difficult to use than Logic, depending on how your mind is wired. Here's the finished song, on their Souncloud page: Jahaan by itmightgetglitchy

Slices Tech Talk: Vinyl Manufacturing (cross posted from EB.TV)

Skyline in a 350 (Skyline Drive, Northern California)

Everyone’s just a man at the end of the day.

Today, after almost 15 years, I heard the voice of my friend Jalal, who grew up many years in Pakistan, but is from Afghanistan. He's also Burhanuddin Rabbani's son.

The Sapuri Sessions On CityFM89 – Episode 25, Hour 2

A little track I'm working on starts the set, then a really wicked redo of Nightmares on Wax's "You Wish" and Etta James' "Somethings Got A Hold On Me". Lots more (click to see the playlist)- 1 hour uninterrupted by ads and the like- I lvoed it. I'd say this was a nice hour to myself in the studio. It's hard doing this stuff in the middle of the week- but The Sapuri Sessions is like the 2 certified hours of meditation I can take advantage of each week.

Episode 25 Hour 2 by The Sapurisessions On Cityfm89 on Mixcloud