On October 1st, 2014 Boiler Room New Jersey hosted a live stream special event showcasing the hot sounds of Jersey Club. Artist/performers range from pioneers of the sound to up and coming DJs/producers of the Jersey Club sound. Featured at this event we have DJ Finesse, R3LL, Lil Man, UNIIQU3, Nadus, DJ Slink, DJ Tim Dolla, and DJ Tameil. This show followed up the success of the previous Boiler Room Baltimore Club special. Below are the recorded videos of the sets …
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In the ongoing protest in Hong Kong for democratic electoral reform that kicked off on the 26th of September this year, clashes were reported between protestors and suspected HK triad gang members acting as mercenaries for the government. Hong Kong’s Triads Attack Protestors – Thugs attack pro-democracy demonstrators paralyzing parts of Hong Kong. As the seen gets uglier, fingers point at the government’s link to organized crime. [Ben Leung] This is not an uncommon alliance. In times of mass civil …
On Sunday 10-26-2014 I had the honor of getting my copy of artist David Choe’s new art book Snowman Monkey BBQ at San Francisco’s Upper Playground. In Dave Choe’s mischievous style he intentionally misspelled my name and others waiting in line; later explaining on his IG: Thanks to everyone who came out to my signing today @upperplayground if I misspelled your name, I’m not sorry. I did that shit on purpose because being ignorant is cool. Via David Choe This past Sunday 11-2-2014 …
Two years before D.W. Griffith’s abominable masterpiece Birth Of Nation pulled a Clockwork Orange on white folks, portraying black people as monstrous savage animals, the silent 1913 film Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Field Day (a working title) was portraying blacks quite differently. They weren’t super heroes, intellectuals or persevering under dogs. It’s a romantic comedy starring Bert Williams, a famous black entertainer who performed on Broadway and in black face. He performs in black face in the film as well. Museum of Modern Art curator Ron …
Everything Comes From The Streets (2014) is a documentary by filmmaker and USD Ethnic Studies professor Alberto López Pulido about the lowrider car culture in San Diego, in particular the neighborhood that surrounds the iconic Chicano Park. In this documentary Alberto explores the history/herstory of lowrider customized car culture here in the states and its cultural, social, economic, and political significance to the Latino community. Everything Comes From The Streets shows us that as much as the status quo tries to paint Latino …
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