Showing posts with label Rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rock. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Jabari Presents: Episode 4: 2AM Club [VIDEO]
In this episode 2AM Club invites Jabari to their warm-up rehearsal before a show and talks about their place in the music industry today.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
U Street Music Hall Presents: Free James Brown 12-10-10
Like the flyer says this is an ALL James Brown affair from 5-10pm. If you are in the DMV area make sure you stop by for great music at one of the city's newest music only venues. My homie Jerome Baker 3rd will be one of the DJs along with Harry Hotter, Johnny Blaze, and James Nasty. U Street Music Hall is located at 1115A U Street NW Washington, DC 20009.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
The Birth of Purple Haze
On this date in 1942 Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington the first of five children. Jimi would go on to change rock music forever and become the greatest electric guitarist in the history of rock.
The Samples Behind Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Here is a playlist of the samples Kanye used for his latest masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. I still buy cds to this date to find out what songs were sampled on each track. Kanye is one of if not the best at the art of sampling.
Monday, September 27, 2010
New Music Monday: Mt Eden Dubstep & Khadafi Dub - "Water"
Here is some new music from the homie Khalief Khadafi under the new name Khadafi Dub. If you are unfamiliar with the whole dubstep movement, it is a genre that started in the UK at the turn of the century and now has a cult like following across the world. Khadafi did like he does with all things, put his twist on this sound and has produced some incredible music. Make sure to stop back in Decemeber to download the latest DubStep material he has been working on.
Download: Mt Eden Dubstep & Khadafi Dub - "Water"
Previous: Khalief Khadafi - "Rebel From America" Mixtape
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Janelle Monáe – Cold War
Some more great music here from Ms. Janelle Monáe. The ArchAndroid will be available May 18th.
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: Janelle Monáe – Cold War
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Raphael Saadiq - “Staying In Love” (Video)
Here's a new video from Ray Ray. He's still putting out videos from this great album. He tells you the truth with this one in that maintaining the spark in a relationship is far from easy. The Way I See It is in stores now.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Still Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay...
On this date in 1941 Otis Redding was born in Dawson, GA. He is still considered by many as the "King of Soul Music" and has a tremendous following even in death. His life was cut short at the age of 26 as he died in a plane crash one month before his biggest hit, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", was released.
Otis Redding
Friday, July 10, 2009
Soul Power (Movie Trailer)
If you liked When We Were Kings, you will love this movie. This film is the concert version of that movie. This movie gives us an inside look at the music festival behind the famous Ali-Foreman fight in Zaire, Africa.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Raphael Saadiq's Bonnaroo Interview
Raphael Saadiq talks about the festival experience, his latest record and the collaborations on it. There's also some footage of his performance. Enjoy!!!
Previous: Raphael Saadiq Is Still Running....
Friday, June 12, 2009
The Death of A Martyr - Medgar Evers
On this date in 1963 Medgar Evers was murdered by Byron De La Beckwith in the driveway of his Jackson, Mississippi house. At the time of his death, Evers was a huge activist in the fight against Jim Crow south. The 1996 film Ghosts of Mississippi directed by Rob Reiner tells the story of the 1994 retrial of Beckwith, in which prosecutor Robert DeLaughter of the District Attorney's office secured a conviction.
Musician Bob Dylan wrote his 1963 song "Only a Pawn in Their Game" about Evers and his assassin.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Black Music Month - Atlantic Records
Listen to what Atlantic artists had to say about ways to celebrate Black Music Month in the webisode below. Atlantic Records IS Black Music!
Today In Black History...
On this date in 1940 the famous Cotton Club in Harlem closed their doors for the final time. The Cotton Club was a famous night club in New York City that operated during Prohibition. While the club featured many of the greatest black entertainers of the era, such as Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Bessie Smith, Cab Calloway, The Nicholas Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, and Ethel Waters, it generally denied admission to blacks.Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Wale - Chillin f. Lady Gaga (Video)
The video is finally here for Chillin, now we will continue to wait on the mixtape that was suppose to drop last month. We Outchea D.C.... Enjoy folks
Bonus: Wale - Family Affair (prod. BKS)
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Junior Parker aka Mr. Blues...
Blues great Junior Parker was born on this date in 1932 in Clarksdale, MS. He is best remembered for his unique voice and the influence he had on the genre being able to sing and play extremely well. Like many great artist before and after him, Parker died at the young age of 39 from complications from brain surgery.Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Shaun Boothe is back with his Unauthorized Biography Series with Jimi Hendrix, arguably the greatest guitarist ever.
Previous: UBJB (Unauthorized Biography of James Brown)/UBBM(Unauthorized Biography of Bob Marley)/ UBMA(Unauthorized Biography of Muhammad Ali)/UBMLK&BO (Unauthorized Biography of Martin Luther King Jr & Barack Obama)
Monday, January 12, 2009
Happy Birthday 50th Birthday Motown...
Founded by Berry Gordy as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, the company was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in 1960. The name derived from the words motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit. Motown is easily the most important and influential black label of all time. It was the first record label owned by an African American to primarily feature African-American artists. They not only did a lot for music in America, they also help the racial integration of that time. They had that great "Motown Sound" that was undeniably good which made their music able to crossover to all races all over the word.
50 Years of Motown
Thursday, January 8, 2009
YEBies Rock...
Colin Munroe - Piano Lessons f. Joell Ortiz
New video from Colin Munroe for his Black Milk produced, Joel Ortiz assisted cut off Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero. Directed by Philip Sportel.
Monday, December 22, 2008
You Think It's Tough Now? Come To Africa...
When ever I am having a hard time getting into the holidays this year because of our on going "Recession", I always like to think about this line from a M.I.A. song Hussel....
M.I.A. has a song on her Kala album called 20 Dollars which is reportedly about her visit to Liberia, West Africa last year.
Hussel (Featuring Afrikan Boy) - M.I.A.
20 Dollar - M.I.A.
M.I.A. in Liberia
M.I.A. has a song on her Kala album called 20 Dollars which is reportedly about her visit to Liberia, West Africa last year.
Hussel (Featuring Afrikan Boy) - M.I.A.
20 Dollar - M.I.A.
M.I.A. in Liberia
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