Recent posts: Movies

A fan of DJ AM’s scratching style and clever mashups in the mid-late 00’s, melancholy washed over me as I read about his passing. The world saw a life cut short of a talented DJ with authentic good intentions, helping other recovering addicts but whose inner personal demons proved too potent to fight. Still there were lingering questions. What caused him to tragically end his life at 36? What made him turn to drugs in the first place? Were the pressures of fame too much? When I’d learned of the national tour of the ‘As I Am: The Life and Times of DJ AM” documentary coming in June, I needed to see the movie. Making the rounds at prestigious film festivals, the movie’s currently making its way to over 40 cities with a mass digital distribution planned for June 14th.

Just returning from a private screening at The Grammy Museum of “Amy”, I immediately crank “Frank” Deluxe Edition featuring songs I never got to hear live. Yes, I rocked with Amy’s music way before the “retro revolution”, the beehive, tattoos and ballet slippers. Still remember the excitement the day I heard Amy Winehouse was playing locally in Silverlake, shortly before “Back To Black” dropped. Of course tickets sold out and I turned to eBay, unleashing an expletive-filled tirade after an outbidding prick stole my ticket away at the last minute. I eventually let it go because surely I’d get a chance to see her again. Sadly this never happened.