New young blood on the block Blaison Maven is a rapper out of Crenshaw, Los Angeles. He’s been crafting and cutting his teeth for a minute, since his 2012 mixtape The Stratosphere. He got a ways to go before his lines start getting more multi dimensional, but homie is off to a steady pace. He’s toured with Asap Rocky and MMG’s Stalley. The track below “Live From Crenshaw” is produced by Special Deliv & Soraya La Pread. Those thumping drums are ill. Maven surfs …
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There is more sad music news today. DJ E-Z Rock of the Harlem NYC, Hip-Hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has reportedly passed away today Sunday April 27, 2014. The news broke out on social media via Rob Base’s status update on his Facebook page [HipHopDX News] and twitter posting. R.I.P Skip (DJ E-Z Rock) my friend. My brother. http://t.co/SDYn1QasCF — Rob Base (@Robbasemusic) April 28, 2014 A spokesperson for Rob Base confirmed the death of DJ E-Z …
Sad news. Chicago and the world has lost yet another talented DJ/Producer (on the heels of the recent passing of the Godfather of House music, Frankie Knuckles). Chicago Juke/Footwork DJ/Producer DJ Rashad passed away in Chicago, yesterday Saturday afternoon on April 26, 2014 of a suspected drug overdose according to the Chicago Tribune. Rashad was found unresponsive in his apartment on Chicago’s West Side by a friend Saturday afternoon and was pronounced dead by Cook County medical examiner’s office at 1:50pm, he was …
The Punk Singer (2013) is a documentary about punk singer Kathleen Hanna (a pioneer of the riot grrrl movement, Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, Julie Ruin, The Julie Ruin). The documentary goes through her beginnings in the pacific northwest punk scene, development of her socio-political consciousness, her relationship with feminism, the struggles and triumphs of her music career and life. The Punk Singer features appearances from: Adam Horovitz (Ad Rock), Beastie Boys, husband of Hanna Tamra Davis, Film, Music, and TV Director, introduced Hanna …
Legendary graphic designer and creator of the Brooklyn Brewer identity, Milton Glaser breaks down craft beer labels. By Spencer Bailey [New York Times] Portland, Oregon artist AJ Frosik did a show in Tokyo called, “Beast From a Foreign Land Artwork.” Peep the flicks from the opening. [Hellion Gallery] Annie Leibovitz sells her art book for $2,500 and The Wu-Tang Clan is asking five million dollars for their encased album The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin. By Jillian Steinhauer [Hyperallergic] “The Oral …
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