With the recent passing of Chicago’s DJ Rashad, the effects of which are still being felt by the music world, Boiler Room London decided to put on a tribute show in remembrance of the late pioneer of Chicago’s Juke, Footwork music and dance scene on April 29th 2014. DJ Rashad has played Boiler Room before, so the DJs at this recording get to say farewell to a fellow Boiler Room guest DJ on the turntables. This is not the usual …
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The Bay’s ambassador E-40 got interviewed last month on NPR’s “Microphone Check” by A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammed and NPR Music editor Frannie Kelley. They talk about E-40’s long music career, SF Bay Area Hip-Hop scene, and the music industry game. E-40 also speaks on the various music relationships he’s built over the years. He drops music business game on us, things that have made him successful over the years, and how he’s surviving and eating in this age …
The photographer and filmmaker Angela Boatwright has made a documentary series on East Los Angles’ predominately (but not limited to) Latino and Chicano youth’s backyard Punk scene. The documentary East Los was done in partnership between shoe company Vans and Boatwright, for Vans’ documentary series Living On The Wall. The documentary series captures a glimpse of the lives of the youth at these backyard punk shows. East Los shows the different sides of youth who attend these backyard gatherings. It strikes a balance between the …
20 years ago today, April 28th, 1994 Warren G and Nate Dogg’s song “Regulate” was released on airwaves and in record stores. It was a smash hit, hitting the #2 on Billboard’s top 100 chart (#1 was “I Swear” by R&B group All 4 One), #8 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Chart (#7 was “Funkdafied” by Da Brat), and currently the single has gone on to achieve platinum status. “Regulate” is from Warren G’s 1994 debut album Regulate… G Funk Era and is featured on …
Fascism Inc (2014) is a crowd funded documentary that looks at the relationship between economic/business elites and the rise of the Fascists/Nazi movement in Europe from pre WWII, making a link that the same trend is happening again between economic/business elites’ current relationship with Neo-Fascists/Neo-Nazi movements in Greece and the rest of Europe today. This documentary is put together by a group of leftist based in Greece and Cyprus, Infowar Productions. Here are some quotes and descriptions from the producers …
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