North Carolina “Cult” rapper Deniro Farrar has just released his Rebirth EP. He describes his style of rapping as “Cult Rap,” part of the “Self Legend” concept he learned from reading The Alchemist by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. It’s reality rap chock full of social commentary touching on street life and conditions of poverty. Farrar uses metaphors, uplifting messages, exploration of emotions, knowledge, and his own personal philosophies to weave into his music. As Farrar puts it to Sway in their interview, “Cult Rap” is music …
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Occult (knowledge of the hidden) and the arts have gone hand in hand through the centuries. Artists of various mediums and practices, various art movements (the Renaissance, Surrealists, Dadaist, Situationists, the Beats, etc.) over time have explored the mystical and hidden philosophies as inspiration for their work, playing the shamanic role and delving deep into their consciousness, peering behind the veil of reality. Podcast host of ThelemaNow!, Frater Puck discusses the centuries old relationship between the occult and the arts. Frater Puck – Eliphas …
Chronixx (son of Reggae artist Chronicles) is a rising star in Reggae, at the helm of leading a resurgence of Roots Reggae music in Jamaica and abroad today. Chronixx music can be described as conscious, uplifting, empowering, celebratory of life, love, identity, and acceptance. Chronixx could be the biggest Reggae artist from Jamaica since the 70’s golden era of Reggae (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Toots & The Maytals, etc). He’s got the old school Rasta vibes mixed with …
Teenage (2013) is a documentary by filmmaker Matt Wolf with author-music journalist Jon Savage whose book Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture: 1875-1945 serves as research for the movie. The documentary follows the development of the teenager, a relatively new concept, starting around 1900s (the end of forced child labor) to 1945 (World War II). Back in the days, there was no concept of the second decade of life, you where a child growing straight into adulthood, getting married, laboring or finding …
Every generation has it’s own dance craze. In this incomplete list from the old school we have the Charleston, Swing (Lindy Hop, the Jitterbug, Jive, the Boogie-Woogie, Rock ‘n’ Roll), Stepping, Rhumba, Cha Cha, the Twist, the Locomotion, various James Brown moves, the Hustle, the Bump, the Robot, to the more recent, like breakdancing, poppin’, lockin’, Tutting, the Wop, the Cabbage Patch, the Running Man, the Tootsie Roll, the Butterfly, the Harlem Shake, Melbourne Shuffle aka Rave Shuffle, the Charlie …
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