Around the time of the 2012 Olympics in London, UK’s Channel 4 aired a documentary hosted by actor Idris Elba about the evolution of club culture in UK/Europe and it’s influence on global culture. The documentary starts off by paying homage to the U.S. roots of dance music (soul/R&B, funk, disco, and electronic music coming from NYC, Chicago, and Detroit) and quickly moves into the evolution of dance music and club culture in UK and Europe. The documentary also touches …
Month: July 2014
Early this month, legendary Mark the 45 King did a DJ set for Boiler Room. The set was recorded and streamed on July 2nd, 2014. The 45 King is known for his vast 7″(aka 45s) vinyl collection, and as a producer of classic Hip-Hop tracks from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. A few years back I saw on the 45 King’s youtube channel videos of him playing 7″ 45s on two portable turntables and mixer, which inspired me to experiment and figure …
Detroit residents fight back over water shutoff: ‘It’s a life-or-death situation’ – The beleaguered city says a water shutoff is essential to recoup $89m in overdue bills. But the decision has outraged thousands of Detroiters – who have taken matters into their own hands. [The Guardian] 15,000 Detroit homes had their water shut off. You can help where the government won’t. [Huffington Post] Democracy Now – Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Bombed in Their Homes and in the Streets, Where Can Gazans Flee? Rula …
Common Nobody’s Smiling (Deluxe) stream Common “City To City” (Target bonus track) Common explains why Nobody’s Smiling – Forbes Common freestyles over 5 fingers of death, explains Drake situation & talks Nobody’s Smiling on Sway in the Morning Common feat. Vince Staples ” Kingdom” – Common’s tenth studio album Nobody’s Smiling is a return to his Chicago roots. This is a project that developed over a conversation with his long time producer No I.D. that speaks on Chicago’s out of …
Artist Christopher Burch is getting ready for his latest show, “Oh ye of Little Faith-the legend of Preacher Pinetar” at White Walls, San Francisco. Exhibition opens September 13th. Lately, he’s been posting previews of the show. Peep’em below. We interviewed him last year, here. …
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