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‘Swello, How are you?’ Actually, I do not really know how to use that word. The only thing that I know is that I love saying it! Minnesota-based group THE SOUNDHEADS are out with their debut album ‘SWELLO’. After listening to and contemplating over this album, it’s evident to me that The Soundheads successfully demontrate their lust for interesting sounds by mashing multiple genres together.
‘Mr Winter’ is a Portishead-esque track that is able to successfully seduce you into the soul of The Soundheads. This lead track produced some saliva in my cheek that had me thirsting for more. ‘Wasting Time’ will make you have fun where ever you stand in the world with it’s ‘happy feet’ beat. On ’Late Night’-Strayz, the duo’s musical producer, shows off his grooviness with an instrumental that only the most sophisticated rappers should rap on. Jackie-O’s vocals on ‘Broken’ will leave you frustrated (in a good way) for more of her soulful passion.
I can’t give too much away, but I can say that there isn’t a single boring song on the album. Your favorite song will switch between all of them as time goes on. Each song will take you into a new sound zone because their sound isn’t classifiable to any specific genre. Hmmm… does Swello sound like a good name for a genre?
Small Talk at the Michael Jackson Life Celebration at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Many people gathered to celebrate his Life a year after Michael’s death. It’s apparent that the world will always love Michael Jackson because of his contributions to the joy in all of our lives. It seems that after his death, his spirit still interacts and lives within us all. Through his passion, words, and entertainment, he inspired us to reflect, introspect, and live our lives out of love. Thank you, MJ! We love you!!!
Michael Jackson: One of the Most Important Humans of All Time.
Here at Small Talk, we expect and create life to be 100% Pure Fun all the time, even during hard times. We encourage all humans to strive for fun, joy, and happiness in everything we experience. 100% Pure Fun is what it’s all about! We are high in Fun and Laughter, no added Baggage or Judgement. Are you having 100% Pure Fun right Now?!!
If you believe you are made up of music, this shirt is made for YOU! We all vibrate at the fundamental parts of our being with beautiful, harmonious tones. You are music, whether you believe it or not. Here are some images from our debut at the 1st Annual Dakota Street Fest.
SATURDAY June 19: JUNETEENTH, We helped support the non-violent effort this year sporting our “BLACK PEOPLE STOP KILLING EACH OTHER” T-shirts as seen on WCCO
FRIDAY June 25: Dancing In The Streets, Celebrating the life of Michael Jackson with our Awesome MJ Shirts! Bring Yours and Celebrate with Us!!
SUNDAY June 27: Gay Pride Festival: We are introducing our Rainbow-Colored Minneapolis Shirts
FRIDAY July 2: 100% PURE FUN DAY @ Valley Fair: Our Poppy Colored shirts are sure to get all the attention we CRAVE!! Buy Yours!!
We asked Lori Tews to be involved with designing some Small Talk T-shirts to add to our Line. She graciously accepted and blessed us with some great designs. Jae Haile’-CHO of Small Talk gave Lori a list of 25 sayings/messages for her to choose from and chose 5. which include:
1. Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
2. Push The Envelope
3. Strong Soul
4. I Believe in Aliens
5. Small Penis/Big Heart
Lori has a company called the INKDANCER, where she designs and paints inspirational quotes and messages on various mediums such as Walls, Canvas, T-shirts, and now she is in to Custom work for Motorcycles! Look for her inpirational designs at www.LoriTews.com.
Small Talk & Co. has created a Breast Cancer Shirt for IamMoody’s(Iammoody.com) “Pink Party for a Purpose” held at the View Restaurant. The party is honoring Tee Simmons and Heidi Anderson, two beloved breast cancer victims. This is a great opportunity for us to contribute to the Breast Cancer Cause in our own special way. We decided to create a design that was Optimistic and Humorous(because we believe that laughter is a great form of medicine). We also have a more serious, conservative design. These designs came out of the mind and heart of Zed Von Steuer(http://zedsteuer.blogspot.com/).
For the Rip The Runway fashion show, that we participated in Oct. 1, we gave a list of messages/sayings/phrases to artists that we love and respect and asked them to choose from the list any message that inspired them and create a T-shirt utilizing their artistic flare. We are really excited about what Zed produced. Zed is a recent graduate from Minneapolis College of Arts and Design who specializes in animations. He designed Five T-shirts for us, all of which, received excellent reviews. If you are looking for smart, versatile, and attention-grabbing designs then Zed will fullfill all your needs. His Passion is animation which you can check out at zedsteuer.blogspot.com!
