Conehead Mantis in Alentejo, Portugal photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Conehead Mantis in Alentejo, Portugal photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas The conehead mantis or Empusa pennata, is a praying mantis species native to the Mediterranean Region Both male and females, possess a tall extension from the top of their heads, giving them a very alien-esque appearance. The male also has distinctive ‘feather’ type antennae. This species be found in Portugal, Spain, southern France, Italy and in the costal areas of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt…but because of low-density, fragmented populations, it is very rarely observed in nature.

So Get Up (lyrics)

Lyrics: The end of the earth is upon us. Pretty soon it'll all turn to dust. So get up. Forget the past. Go outside and have a blast. Go a thousand miles in a jet airplane. Go out of your mind go insane. To a place you never been before. Eat ice cream or you'll lick the floor. Because, the end of the earth is upon us. Pretty soon it'll all turn to dust. Goodbye my friends. Goodbye world. I'll see you in the next life. ____________ International copyright ©1992 Ithaka Darin Pappas Published by: Ravenshark Music/ASCAP Administered by: North Music Group (USA)

Artist, Ithaka Darin Pappas in Gonzales, California (1997).

Recording artist, Ithaka Darin Pappas, in Gonzales, California (1997), a couple of months following the release of his 2nd album Stellafly in Europe.

Ithaka "Stay Strong Little Brother" (lyrics)

"Stay Strong Little Brother" Lyrics: Ithaka Darin Pappas ©1997 Ravenshark Music/ASCAP (administered by North Music Group) Over here, on this side of the pool what am I to think, what am I to do? Been hearing bad news about my little brother no, not my blood brother --- But he's still my little brother ten calls this week from the concerned been learning many things that I didn't want to learn the story is an old one, no it ain't new but every time I hear it it leaves a cloud of doom and this time it's worse, cuz I love the life at stake so brother quit the pin before it's too late stay strong little brother cuz you are loved little brother as the new kid around, little bro you had it all brains. Motivation. And calls from keely small and you could slice a wall, with a blade of glass with a smooth new style, that was loose and fast at the rivermouth, back in winter '85 you and T.C., you was the only ones to ride and wall for wall, you matched his best "KLING", you STRING-BEAN ... you put him to the test Rider of the year, but never saw you in no mag or in a contest heat, with a color on your back don't throw the gift away, with the light of a match don't throw the gift away, with the stick of a pin stay strong little brother cuz, you are loved little brother fresh out of V.H.S., (YOU) sarted working on the features junior editor with the alpine speakers you was bold, had the humor and the girls all over you you had the ride, the pad ......IQ, 182 but somewhere down the line, you got off your course by that old dark ugly evil force stay strong little brother cuz, you are loved little brother all sorts of poisens, flowing through your veins some say you're crazy, they say you ain't the same but bro, I know you for at least fifteen years and though I share many of their fears I know deep in your soul, you're still the kling and I'll always be there for you, if you need a hand or wing stay strong little brother cuz, you are loved little brother talls, red room, and the six of clubs it's the places, it's the people ... and little brother it's the drugs so come clean, start yourself off new drop the dope and the bottle ... and the dope and the bottle crew maybe the end of the earth is upon us but maybe it ain't and we won't turn to dust if that's the case, wanna live a long time little brother won't you join us, got to make up your mind stay strong little brother cuz, you are loved little brother ___________ "Stay Strong Little Brother"is track #8 from the Ithaka album Stellafly that was released in 1997. The duration of this song is 04:12

Portrait of songwriter Ithaka Darin Pappas (1995) on the set of "Stonemobile"

Portrait of songwriter Ithaka Darin Pappas in Lisbon, Portugal (1995) on the set of the video for his song "Stonemobile" directed by Eduardo Condorcet.

"So Get Up" Escucha los mejores sonidos de club portugueses

Letrista y vocalista de todas las versiones de So Get Up, Ithaka (Ithaka Darin Pappas) Underground Sound Of Lisbon ft. Ithaka – So Get Up (1994) So Get Up supuso el ir más allá de lo que era habitual, es decir, rock y fado. Fue publicado en 1994 como cara B de Chapter One y parte de la letra dice: “The end of the world is upon us, pretty soon it will all turn to dust”, un trabajo de Ithaka (ou Ithaka Darin Pappas), un artista griego-Californiano. La versión USL de la canción es en realidad un remix de la versión original de 1992 de Ithaka (quien también es el vocalista del remix de 1994). So Get Up de USL ft. Ithaka conquistó el mundo cuando el sello Tribal America se lo dio a Junior Vazquez y Danny Tenaglia. https://www.redbull.com/int-es/sonidos-esencial-de-club-portugueses El mundillo de la música electrónica portuguesa está en plena efervescencia y es uno de los más originales de Europa. Como en otros muchos lugares todo empezó escuchando sonidos tecno y rave provenientes de EE.UU, Reino Unido y Alemania. Luego el Underground Sound Of Lisbon cambió todo el panorama durante las tres últimas décadas. El movimiento está muy influido por la lusofonía, los sonidos que los emigrantes de Angola y Cabo Verde llevaron a Portugal, que con el tiempo se ha convertido en algo más global. Mientras Lisboa se prepara para acoger el Red Bull Culture Clash, vamos a presentarte algunos de los sonidos de club más importantes de la capital portuguesa de los últimos 30 años.

Oscar Winner, Joseph Patel To Direct "Contact High: A Visual History Of Hip Hop" Documentary

Patel in 2019, shown with the image "Skate Outta Compton" (Eazy E photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in 1989 from the book, Contact High: A Visual History Of Hip Hop). Indian-American Oscar Winner, Joseph Patel (producer of Best Documentary project Summer Of Soul, To Direct Contact High Documentary Indian-American Oscar Winner, Joseph Patel (producer of Best Documentary project Summer Of Soul, To Direct Contact High Documentary Popular book “Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop” is headed to the screen as a documentary. Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios and Republic Records’ Federal Films, along with Jupiter Entertainment, are behind the adaptation. Joseph Patel is tapped to direct; Jupiter’s Patrick Reardon, Federal Films’ Chris Blackwell and Dana Sano, and Barak Moffitt and Daniel Seliger of Mercury Studios, along with “Contact High” author Vikki Tobak, will executive produce, along with Fred Brathwaite (aka Fab 5 Freddy). The 2018 photo book chronicles the rise of hip-hop from the music of the streets to commercial success through outtakes from more than 100 photo shoots. Likewise the doc will utilize contact sheets, stylized set pieces and archival interviews in telling the story visually. SOURCE VARIETY: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/contact-high-hip-hop-book-documentary-1235049534/