var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-11218414-3"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} I play in a band called The Kominas. Also move some photographs now and again. - and yeah, I like tweeting stuffTumblr (3.0; @rockistani)http://rockistani.com/<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L8XQZYIiNgo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L8XQZYIiNgo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://rockistani.com/post/420712639http://rockistani.com/post/420712639Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:31:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxoj71UxMe1qz8n5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxoj71UxMe1qz8n5qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxoj71UxMe1qz8n5qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxoj71UxMe1qz8n5qo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxoj71UxMe1qz8n5qo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxoj71UxMe1qz8n5qo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxoj71UxMe1qz8n5qo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxoj71UxMe1qz8n5qo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxoj71UxMe1qz8n5qo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxoj71UxMe1qz8n5qo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>10 Photos from an orphanage where myself, 3 Haitian-American doctors from and some nurses and EMT’s from Sean Penn’s camp put on a clinic yesterday with the logistical support of the Grey Falcon Unit of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne.</p>http://rockistani.com/post/383723645http://rockistani.com/post/383723645Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:37:49 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkxqa6mu81qz8n5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkxqa6mu81qz8n5qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkxqa6mu81qz8n5qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Presidential Palace<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkxqa6mu81qz8n5qo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Kim Badawi, Photojournalist<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkxqa6mu81qz8n5qo5_500.jpg"/><br/> Kim Badawi, Photojournalist<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkxqa6mu81qz8n5qo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkxqa6mu81qz8n5qo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkxqa6mu81qz8n5qo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkxqa6mu81qz8n5qo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkxqa6mu81qz8n5qo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Haiti, Port-Au-Prince week 4 post earthquake</p>http://rockistani.com/post/380050973http://rockistani.com/post/380050973Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:01:22 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxho6wnrlb1qz8n5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxho6wnrlb1qz8n5qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxho6wnrlb1qz8n5qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxho6wnrlb1qz8n5qo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxho6wnrlb1qz8n5qo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxho6wnrlb1qz8n5qo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxho6wnrlb1qz8n5qo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxho6wnrlb1qz8n5qo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://rockistani.com/post/376638096http://rockistani.com/post/376638096Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:42:32 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxqxuV6i1qz8n5qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxqxuV6i1qz8n5qo4_500.jpg"/><br/> UNFPA and WHO Warehouse tent<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxqxuV6i1qz8n5qo5_500.jpg"/><br/> W.H.O. Warehouse<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxqxuV6i1qz8n5qo6_500.jpg"/><br/> W.H.O. Warehouse<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxqxuV6i1qz8n5qo7_500.jpg"/><br/> W.H.O. Warehouse<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxqxuV6i1qz8n5qo8_500.jpg"/><br/> W.H.O. Warehouse<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxqxuV6i1qz8n5qo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxqxuV6i1qz8n5qo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxqxuV6i1qz8n5qo11_500.jpg"/><br/> Michel - W.H.O. Warehouse<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxfxqxuV6i1qz8n5qo12_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Getting supplies from W.H.O. Warehouse</p>http://rockistani.com/post/374794384http://rockistani.com/post/374794384Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:13:45 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxddmhp1Wn1qz8n5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Communications<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxddmhp1Wn1qz8n5qo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Amusement Park turned Hospital<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxddmhp1Wn1qz8n5qo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Logistics<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxddmhp1Wn1qz8n5qo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Nurse on a train<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxddmhp1Wn1qz8n5qo5_500.jpg"/><br/> docs<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxddmhp1Wn1qz8n5qo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxddmhp1Wn1qz8n5qo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxddmhp1Wn1qz8n5qo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My first day doing relief work in Haiti</p>http://rockistani.com/post/372288287http://rockistani.com/post/372288287Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:03:53 -0500<p>In 2005 I was a medical student in Pakistan and I spent countless hours assisting surgeries and providing basic medical care to victims of the devastating earthquake that hit the region there. Tomorrow I leave to try and help the victims of the Haiti earthquake.  I’m going with a disaster relief contingent of <a href="http://imana.org" target="_blank">IMANA</a>. I’ll be documenting my experience best I can while I’m there.  Not sure that I’ll have access to power, let alone internet, but we’ll see.  Wish me luck.</p>http://rockistani.com/post/367733763http://rockistani.com/post/367733763Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:22:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx8kzvGRo81qz8n5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>DOPPLEGANGER</b></p> <p>since I was 13, I’ve been hearing elvis, but this other dood is what I’ve been hearing a lot this last year</p>http://rockistani.com/post/367597447http://rockistani.com/post/367597447Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:55:07 -0500doppleganger<embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:471188" width="400" height="249" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="configParams=id%3D1629757%26vid%3D471188%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A471188" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" base="."></embed><br/><br/><p>The Taqwacores movie trailer - premieres at Sundance Film Festival on January 24th, 2010</p>http://rockistani.com/post/334957560http://rockistani.com/post/334957560Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:26:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw86xbV9q41qz8n5qo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Sholay (1975)</p>http://rockistani.com/post/333766866http://rockistani.com/post/333766866Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:17:35 -0500SholayBollywood3 FramesAnimated GIF<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw73qoxJQM1qz8n5qo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Sholay (1975)</p>http://rockistani.com/post/332600157http://rockistani.com/post/332600157Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:11:12 -0500<p><a href="http://tothemaxxx.tumblr.com/post/329041187/mixx2009" target="_blank">tothemaxxx</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw2mdgLTlO1qzonqf.jpg"/></p> <p>Get down. Get deep. Two ”discs” worth of songs from 2009 that I enjoyed mucho muchly.</p> <p><b>DOWNLOAD:</b> <a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/5sic5y" target="_blank">PART ONE</a></p> <p>1. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/injams" target="_blank">Keepaway</a> “Yellow Wings”<br/>2. <a href="http://www.thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com/" target="_blank">The Pains of Being Pure At Heart</a> “A Teenager In Love”<br/>3. <a href="http://www.darkwasthenight.com/" target="_blank">Dirty Projectors + David Byrne</a> “Knotty Pine”<br/>4. <a href="http://www.chairliftmusic.com/" target="_blank">Chairlift</a> “Planet Health”<br/>5. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/maribelband" target="_blank">Maribel</a> “Deflowers”<br/>6. <a href="http://www.little-dragon.se/" target="_blank">Little Dragon</a> “My Step”<br/>7. <a href="http://www.musicfromthebigpink.com/" target="_blank">The Big Pink</a> “Count Backwards From Ten”<br/>8. <a href="http://TELEKINESISMUSIC.COM/" target="_blank">Telekinesis</a> “Coast of Carolina”<br/>9. <a href="http://www.batforlashes.com/" target="_blank">Bat For Lashes</a> “Daniel”<br/>10. <a href="http://www.themcrookedvultures.com/" target="_blank">Them Crooked Vultures</a> “Scumbag Blues”<br/>11. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/joggermusic" target="_blank">Jogger</a> “Gorilla Mear”<br/>12. <a href="http://www.theclientele.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Clientele</a> “I Wonder Who We Are”<br/>13. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bestycoasty" target="_blank">Best Coast</a> “In My Room”<br/>14. <a href="http://deerhuntertheband.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Atlas Sound</a> “Walkabout” ft. Noah Lennox<br/>15. <a href="http://www.flaminglips.com/" target="_blank">The Flaming Lips</a> “Silver Trembling Hands”<br/>16. <a href="http://www.juliancasablancas.com/" target="_blank">Julian Casablancas</a> “11th Dimension”<br/>17. <a href="http://www.thehorrors.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Horrors</a> “Who Can Say”<br/>18. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/woodenwand" target="_blank">Wooden Wand</a> “Resuscitation Distillery Blues”<br/>19. <a href="http://thexx.info/" target="_blank">The xx</a> “Islands”<br/>20. <a href="http://www.espers.org/" target="_blank">Espers</a> “I Can’t See Clear”<br/>21. <a href="http://theamazingbaby.com/" target="_blank">Amazing Baby</a> “Kankra”<br/>22. <a href="http://www.arts-crafts.ca/timbertimbre/" target="_blank">Timber Timbre</a> “We’ll Find Out”</p> <p><b>DOWNLOAD:</b> <a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/4v96kc" target="_blank">PART TWO</a></p> <p>1. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sleighbellsmusic" target="_blank">Sleigh Bells</a> “Ring Ring”<br/>2. <a href="http://www.ilovestvincent.com/" target="_blank">St. Vincent</a> “Marrow”<br/>3. <a href="http://www.wearephoenix.com/" target="_blank">Phoenix</a> “1901”<br/>4. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hotels" target="_blank">Hotels</a> “Kite Fight”<br/>5. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dasracist" target="_blank">Das Racist</a> “Combination Pizza Hut & Taco Bell (Wallpaper RMX)”<br/>6. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/coconutrecords" target="_blank">Coconut Records</a> “St. Jerome”<br/>7. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/findthelonglost" target="_blank">The Long Lost</a> “Amiss”<br/>8. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/elizabethharper" target="_blank">Class Actress</a> “Journal of Ardency”<br/>9. <a href="http://whiterabbitsmusic.com/" target="_blank">White Rabbits</a> “Percussion Gun”<br/>10. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/robertfrancis" target="_blank">Robert Francis</a> “Keep On Running”<br/>11. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/foreignborn" target="_blank">Foreign Born</a> “Blood Oranges”<br/>12. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/guyfantastico" target="_blank">Guy Fantastico</a> “Nom De Guerre”<br/>13. <a href="http://www.amblingalp.com/" target="_blank">Yeasayer</a> “Ambling Alp”<br/>14. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/themayfairset" target="_blank">The Mayfair Set</a> “Desert Fun”<br/>15. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/acrylicsnyc" target="_blank">Acrylics</a> “All Of The Fire”<br/>16. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/surferblood" target="_blank">Surfer Blood</a> “Take It Easy”<br/>17. <a href="http://julianplenti.com/" target="_blank">Julian Plenti</a> “Fun That We Have”<br/>18. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/coldcave" target="_blank">Cold Cave</a> “Life Magazine”<br/>19. <a href="http://www.camera-obscura.net/" target="_blank">Camera Obscura</a> “French Navy”<br/>20. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/gordonvoidwell" target="_blank">Gordon Voidwell</a> “Ivy League Circus”<br/>21. <a href="http://RumspringaMusic.com/" target="_blank">Rumspringa</a> “Trickle Charge”<br/>22. <a href="http://dovemanmusic.com/" target="_blank">Doveman</a> “Breathing Out”<br/>23. <a href="http://animalcollective.org/" target="_blank">Animal Collective</a> “Brother Sport”</p> </blockquote>http://rockistani.com/post/329312320http://rockistani.com/post/329312320Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:08:32 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yOFxb0F2F2A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yOFxb0F2F2A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://rockistani.com/post/327539160http://rockistani.com/post/327539160Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:03:51 -0500WarpaintMusic Video<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ldQbJ4PwtW4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ldQbJ4PwtW4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://kamina.tv/post/324293402/e3" target="_blank">kaminatv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Channel 72 and KTV present Episode 3 - The Kominas and Sarmust perform in Brooklyn & Montreal, Interviews with Omar Majeed and George Romero and trailer for Lawrence O Arapier’s new film, ‘Browntown’<br/><br/>Produced by Kamina.TV and 8Bit Productions<br/>editor: Cihan Kaan</p> </blockquote>http://rockistani.com/post/324305411http://rockistani.com/post/324305411Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:46:21 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvy4jmoaF31qz8n5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Suck it Elvis</p>http://rockistani.com/post/323819287http://rockistani.com/post/323819287Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:49:59 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvswgyGGkk1qz8n5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Most incredible pedophilic statue of homoerotica - Boston, MA</p>http://rockistani.com/post/318895782http://rockistani.com/post/318895782Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:07:11 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvpk4adTJg1qzoj6fo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://salonika.tumblr.com/post/315844767/via-risingtensions-yes-this-was-the-best-one" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">salonika</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://risingtensions.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">risingtensions</a>)</p> yes! this was the best one.</blockquote>http://rockistani.com/post/315914933http://rockistani.com/post/315914933Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:42:42 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kux5c4eoJc1qa1cmoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://leastofthese.tumblr.com/post/314634647/relapse" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">leastofthese</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://teatime-with-nikki.tumblr.com/post/290762731/funeral-via-decompose" target="_blank">*</a>:<a href="http://funeral.tumblr.com/post/290762186" target="_blank">*</a>:<a href="http://decompose.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">decompose</a></p></blockquote>http://rockistani.com/post/315906709http://rockistani.com/post/315906709Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:36:13 -0500“Fecal Incontinence is like when your shit gets leaked before you’re ready to drop your album”<br/><br/> - <em>(why music and medicine don’t mix)</em>http://rockistani.com/post/315271558http://rockistani.com/post/315271558Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:52:35 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvl9k8rwc51qarfapo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://inspiredbyothers.tumblr.com/post/312457650/via-fashionphobic" target="_blank">inspiredbyothers</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://fashionphobic.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">fashionphobic</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://rockistani.com/post/313030180http://rockistani.com/post/313030180Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:01:21 -0500