At a time when the Cold War bred paranoia, the Vietnam War was ending, Nixon was resigning, and America’s imagination was walking on zero gravity after landing on the moon, artists Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel were subverting conventional ideas and pulling futuristic stunts that would echo well into the new millennium. From 1973 to 1990, under the moniker Clatworthy Colorvues, the duo plastered their designs on billboards in San Francisco, using the entire space to function as a window into what …
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The BRIC House is doing it big these days, especially after recently opening their 40,000-square-foot multi-disciplinary facility in downtown Brooklyn. Last month they had an opening for “Art Into Music,” a show dedicated to exploring how music inspires art. Artists created work out of music media materials like records, boomboxes, homemade show flyers and zines. In addition, some artists combined visual and audio elements in their work to create a multi-sensory experience. It’s a bit of a personal affair for …
New York University drop-out-rapper Jean Grae, and now writer, director, producer and star of the sitcom Life With Jeannie mise well have bloody scalps dangling around her neck. The show is surprisingly pretty funny, something you’d expect on Adult Swim. It’s exactly what the title suggests, except it’s a rare take on young black adults (Jeannie and friends) talking shit and getting all existential. You can sorta tell she might not act that different if the camera wasn’t pointed at …
From St. Louis, Missouri five year old rapper Heir Jordin raps about Black history in the song “Proud History” penned by his father, rapper and drummer RT-FaQ of the group Doorway. The track “Proud History” came to life, when one of Heir Jordin’s teachers asked him to perform a song for the school’s Black History Month program. In the track, Heir Jordin name drop various Black heroes, heroines, icons, legends, and revolutionaries from Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman all the way …
For those that missed the Boiler Room San Francisco live stream on January 21, 2014 here are the recored sets from that event. The live streamed event started with DJ Platurn, followed by Mophono, Shortkut, and last but not least DJ Q-Bert who premiered beats from his new upcoming double album Extraterrestria/GalaXXXian (a follow up to Wavetwisters). The event was hosted at the Pyramind music and audio production school in San Francisco. Enjoy the videos below! DJ Platurn Boiler Room San Francisco DJ …
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