So March is halfway through I apologize I try to get this out at the beginning of the month, but I have been so super busy. It will be a couple days until i am able to get my crate out for the month but until then enjoy this. By the way if you are in AUSTIN for SXSW or going to the WMCS in Florida, hit me up I'll be at both.

1.) Sleeping at Last--Wires

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn3dlS3Yp-Q

2.) Fruhstucks-- My Punk is Alive (inside)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CNl7W8hUYA

3.) Sand Band-- Song that Sorrow Brings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp2k6Bcre38

4.) Nic Bommarito--T27

No link sorry peeps

5.) Airliner-- Hush Hush

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwCIZyHbyEc

6.) the shutes--- electric witch

No link

7.) These Animals--Four to the Floor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwzERjumLB4

8.) STupid White Men- Walk and SLaughter

No Link

9.) Papercut---- Black Dog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoF8FNDdzFw

10.) STRFKR----Death is a Fetish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXFDQ6xRlqM

February 2011 What is in my crate TOP TEN DANCE RECORDS:

M'Black HeartBreak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdw8oaBD3Hg

Siriusmo - Feromonikon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyIxnQdZKOU

Villa Nah: Running On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU-j6omB7u4

Geisha Twins: Love Situation DJ EQ 5X5 Remix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=833yvHUdiNY

Martin Solveig and Dragonette: Hello (club MIx)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK42LZqO0wA

Black Van: Moments of Excellence

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=black+van+moments+of+excellence&aq=0

Cinnamon Chasers: Rocker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO7SFiGiJ94

Vitalic: Second Lives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuwRxha8zSU

Vitalic: Poison Lips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2dfGC1oziE&feature=related

sorry this month is only NINE, its a crazy month for dance music, there is a lot of good well established stuff out this month, in cluding new work from tiesto and the bloody beetroots check it out

John Thomas

February 2011 Just Good Music in my CD PLAYER TOP 10:

Million Young: Weak Ends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T91VDlJiAXM

Blackbird Blackbird: Erasers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-rB4Cc7F58

Coma Cinema: Her Sinking Sun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP5Ap2k8dQc&feature=player_embedded

Cameras: Break Hands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQR9n5N1ZY8

Ra Ra Riot: Boy RAK REMIX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir70o4iJ8DA&feature=related

Holy Ghost : Static on the WIRE RAK REMIX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ToEIo7CLc&feature=related

Teen Daze: Keep The Girls Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTN1grs2wn4

The Radio Dept. : Heaven's On Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0FoVuUYh4w

NUBACK: When the Party's Over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbiLvU5oFiE

Letting Up Despite Great Faults: Disaster is Okay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s6SfAanDgU

You can tell this month I have been in a very thoughtful yet redemptive place. Hard moments and Beautiful moments combine together in this playlist :)

Enjoy

John Thomas

I have been working a lot on Skinner's ideas in behaviorism.  Skinner basically believes in a scientific form of causal detmerinism. In other words, he says human react solely to external stimuli, thus feelings and  choice are truly an inner illusion. We are basically labrats to the causes of fate in the world, and we push a button because we have learned something pleasureable happens when we do.

I think Skinner is both right and wrong. For example turning on the TV can provide that stimuli, we watch offensive and horrid things for the adrenaline it brings. We in America at least can be very pleasure-centered.

Thus, comes choice.

It is a phenomenological concept. Something that does not go against reason but beyond it. The innate intuitive strain of the world that helps us elude the confines of fate.

So, to keep this short, I want to suggest that external stimuli often carry the causal effect with it. Therefore, we must learn to rely on the inner ability of choice.

We have the choice to create, destroy, love, hate, live, die... there is a part of us that says freedom is not only in existent with no commitment at all. It can also exist among the everday situation which we feel compelled beyond causes to do something significant,.... to be an ordinary person that becomes heroic in a particular situation.

Not gonna lie. It's three in the morning: I can't sleep. There is a gaping hole in my foot, from playing basketball in the wrong shoes. Sheesh never thought I had sensitive feet, or sensitive anything for that matter. Anyway the pain mixed with work have kep me awake tonight. I don't necessarily have a lot to say, but the past week has been phenomenal.  Some really great things are happening that excite me. First the lyrics for some of the new Panacea tracks are getting done and feel great. Second, well I'm talking to some new people who are inspiring me again. Thanks, I'm sure you know who you are if you ever actually read this.

So I guess I wanted to give a sidenote to all of you who like me, write really well but are disorderly. I don't mean disorganized.... disorderly means that sometime your brain works against you. I get mad when I hear some beautiful lyrics and I am like why didn't I write that. Well two reasons typically stop me from writing well at a certain juncture. Both of them have to do with disorderly.

First, too many ideas, which means too many words, which means lack of focus.... kill me everytime. (SIMPLICITY is AMAZING)

Second,  Avoic cliche at all costs, no matter what, but sometimes it also prevents me from creativity because it kills the work flow. In other words, maybe write the dang cliche down, then tear it apart. I'm sitting here from hours just thinking of an original idea hoping it'll come and it will, but maybe I shouldn't be afraid of the simple a little too.

This has been a late late night thought brough to you by me.