FKA twigs LP1 stream FKA Twigs “Pendulum” FKA Twigs “Two Weeks” – London based singer/songwriter FKA twigs recently released her debut album LP1. The album has a sound that can be described as sensual, ethereal, emotional, soulful, electrified, ambient and evocative. Moments on LP1 like “Two Weeks” for example harkens to vocal styles from the 90s vis–à–vis Mariah Carey, Aaliyah to the more recent Ciara. LP1 captures the current experimental sound of electronic music fused with R&B. Recommended for the adventurous listeners out there. Souls of …
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Oakland, California artist Eddie Colla is having an opening at Ian Ross Gallery for his fresh collection of work entitled “Atavisms.” According to the press release, “atavism” is a biological term defined as “an ancestral trait that reappears even though it seemed to vanish generations before.” Eddie’s work uses this concept to challenge the notion that advancing technology and social evolution takes little away from who we were in the past and who we are now. Over the years, Colla’s reoccurring apocalyptic series has expanded outside …
Democracy Now August 15, 2014 headlines [Democracy Now] Democracy Now – The killing of Michael Brown: Missouri police shooting of unarmed black teen sparks days of protests (8-12-2014) Standoff in Ferguson, a New York Times short online documentary Meet 4 other unarmed black men killed by US police in recent weeks. [Mother Jones] Here are ways to help people in Ferguson. [Buzzfeed] Men Without a Country: Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, My Father and Me – I can pretend to belong here better than Trayvon …
The Underachievers Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium stream The Underachievers Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium music videos The Flatbush, Brooklyn, NYC Hip-Hop duo: The Underachievers (AK and Issa Gold) recently released their debut studio album called Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium, a heady album with psychedelic, conscious, subconscious, braggadocios, third eye opening raps. The beats on Cellar Door: Terminus Ut Exordium are hard hitting, emotive, atmospheric, experimental, and psychedelic, what one would expect for Flying Lotus/Brainfeeder label to put out. Some notable producers on the album …
Nashville 2.0 – The Rise of Americana (2013) is a documentary that explores the sounds of Americana, a term used to group music that does not fit nicely in their respective genres. Musicians under the Americana umbrella draw inspiration from a mixture of country, folk, bluegrass, R&B, blues, jazz, roots rock, gospel, rockabilly, honky-tonk, alternative rock, folk rock, and punk. Nashville 2.0 highlights veteran and newer musicians like Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rosanne Cash, The Avett Brothers, The Mavericks, Jason Isbell and many others. Nashville 2.0 also …
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