Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Live at the Renaissance Recap!
For a first event it was pretty good, management kind of shafted us, but a special thanks goes to DJ Jusslisen and DJLaine who kept the crowd guessing as well as Oddisee[Host], Kev Brown, XO, and Muhsinah who came through to support! Stay tuned for the next event with another special guest DJ at a disclosed location coming soon. Shout out to Shannon Evans who took amazing photos of a solid night!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Midnight Marauders the Art of LeSean Thomas Vol.2
"Artist LeSean Thomas ( Co-Director/Supervising Character Designer of Peabody Award Winning "The Boondocks" Animated Series / Cartoon Network's Ben10: Alien Force animated series) returns with his highly anticipated MIDNIGHT MARAUDER: THE ART OF LESEAN THOMAS VOLUME 2, a second collection of illustrations, conceptual designs and tutorial anecdotes. Featuring full-colored visual ranges from American animation and anime-influenced stylings to edgy, urban-driven aesthetics, it's a visual tour de force of unique and dynamic work from one of today's top American contemporary character artists."
Foreward by Carl Jones - Producer- "The Boondocks : Animated Series", Aaron McGruder's "The Super Rumble Mix Show"
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Wax Poetics Looks at the History of Go-Go via Chuck Brown
The following is a play-by-play account of Chuck Brown's latest release, We're About The Business, which was released on Raw Venture Records and Tapes, Inc. in the spring of 2007. Each song was individually dissected by a different writer from in and around the go-go community. With the release of We're About the Business comes another musical brick in the funky house that Chuck began building over 30 years ago. Read more at Wax Poetics
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Darfur Now Tour Coming to DC
DARFUR NOW COLLEGE TOUR ANNOUNCES THE FIRST 9 CAMPUSES STAND and the Genocide Intervention Network are proud to partner with Participant Media in the college tour of the acclaimed documentary, Darfur Now… and performances by musical acts Cool Kids, Goapele, Zion 1, Janelle Monae, Anthony David, Wale, Asheru, DJ Drama and more….. for more information go to www.darfurnowtour.com
Washington D.C. April 28, 2008
Georgetown University
ft. Wale, Asheru, DJ Yzo, Mastamind DJ
Monday, April 14, 2008
Flight Club Re-Opens on Greene St.
World renown sneaker-spot Flight Club has re-opened its original New York location on Greene Street after a huge renovation. The reopening of this store is the fourth brick-and-mortar shop for the brand — two in NYC, one in LA and one in Japan — but the smart founders knew that not everyone who likes sneakers is in one of those cities, which is why their online strategy is so good. Be sure to check out the world-famous online store, and put some of your exclusive footwear of the highest quality up for sale to the masses.
Guilty Simpson
What separates Detroit’s husky emcee Guilty Simpson from many other emcees that depict dark images of urban landscapes is the fact that he like Senator Obama is believable, unlike so many “Clintonesque” rappers who say what people want to hear because it may bring the popularity and followers. When it comes to the musical tradition that Detroit has started and progresses forward from Motown, Slum Village to Eminem; Simpson with his unique voice and consistent lyricism is only keeping alive the standard that has been built, and at his own pace Guilty is spreading the legacy that is Detroit music and culture. Read the rest at Scheme
Mike Chavarria
Mike Chavarria also known as MikeChav or Chav Guevara is a name that will be in households and speakers near you for years to come. The Detroit native was raised in a musical environment with parents that produced music as their respective professions, so it’s usually natural that children tend to follow in their parents footsteps. Working with greats like Dr. Dre, Denaun Porter, and the late J Dilla who along side friend Johnny Evans built his Detroit studio. Currently Chav has been heavily engrossed and playing an integral part of Erykah Badu’s latest effort New Amerykah and Jay Electronica’s world renowned Act I. Chavarria plans on making music for the human family and that he hopes will eventually heard by all. Read the rest of the interview at Scheme
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Brasiliantime at Georgetown University April 24th
On April 24th at 7:30pm Director/Photographer B+ will be screening his documentary Brasilintime at Georgetown University at the New South Hall. For more information email brazil@georgetown.edu.
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