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COACHELLA 2012 | Editorial & Select Photos
In the early morning hours last Friday, I made sure my sunscreen was packed and set off from LA to Indio to attend Coachella for the first time in over a decade. The weekend kicked off with a Brainfeeder pool party at the Ace Hotel, where Ras G, Samiyam, Jeremiah Jae, and Mono/Poly spun killer sets. The Gaslamp Killer hit the turntables next and kept the vibes high before turning the booth (Continue)
4/26 – FREE DOWNLOADS, MIXTAPES & PODCASTS
FREE DOWNLOADS: Nasimiyu, Esperanza Spalding, Estelle featuring Janelle Monae, Oveous, Cool Nutz featuring Mikey Vegaz, Danny Brown, Flosstradamus, Kool A.D. featuring Main Attrakionz & Green Ova, DJ Soko featuring Guilty Simpson, Swift of DJN Project & Jeremias Santiago, Dr. Michael White MIXTAPES & PODCASTS: J Boogie, Soulful House Music Collage, Edamami, Joe Kollege, Shea Alexa (Continue)
4/26 TECH NEWS
How the Digital World May Be Killing Creativity, Brain-Waves and Heart-Beats May Be the Future of Passwords, Obama Wants Sanctions On Those Using Technology In Human Rights Abuses, Tips for Women in the Tech Industry & more! Is the Digital World Killing Creativity? [INFOGRAPHIC] How Google Searches the Entire Web in Half a Second [VIDEO] Equally Creepy And Creative, Cheek’d Is (Continue)
“We The Party” Movie Hits Theaters April 6th
Hitting theaters nationwide April 6th, WE THE PARTY is a colorful, cutting-edge, multicultural comedy about a group of teenagers coming of age during America’s first black presidency. “Teenagers are at the center of a seismic cultural shift,” says writer/director Mario Van Peebles. “Their world is changing fast, from their music to their dancing, jerking, twerking, skateboarding, da (Continue)
Steel Pulse Announce Spring Tour Dates + New LP
Steel Pulse may have explored various styles of music since they started out in 1975, but when it comes to the message, the UK’s Grammy – Winning reggae band has remained close to their roots. The Group have continued their commitment to fighting injustice, educating the masses, and promoting positive messages through spiritually uplifting music. “We just can’t ignore the politics (Continue)
EVENT REVIEW: Red Bull Presents Mobb Deep & Lloyd Banks | 9/26, NYC
Red Bull Music Academy loves hip hop, and they want the world to know it. Their Five on Five series is a testament to the birthplace of hip hop. Five on Five showcases iconic artists from each of the five boroughs, (like Wu Tang, Slick Rick & Black Moon) to possibly remind people what hip hop used to be like. Starting off the series ironically with a Queens act performing in Manhattan seem (Continue)
Event Review: Kendrick Lamar Live at SOB’s
By Dashaun Simmons Twitter @13rose When some people think of a Baptist church, visions of pews, organs, and a choir come to mind. One key element to that scene is a person channeling energy from the heavens filling the room with spirit. Anyone in attendance for Kendrick Lamar’s sold out SOB’s performance in NY will tell you, he did just that. This Hiiipower congregation had to wait fo (Continue)
Baba Brinkman’s “The Rap Guide To Evolution” uses hip-hop as a vehicle to communicate the facts of evolution
DARWIN GOT IT GOING ON! A novel species of theatre combining the wit, poetry and charisma of a great rapper with the accuracy and rigor of a scientific expert, Baba Brinkman’s The Rap Guide to Evolution uses hip-hop as a vehicle to communicate the facts of evolution while illuminating the origins and complexities of hip-hop culture with Darwin as the inspiration. A smash hit at the Edinburgh (Continue)
Track submission for next What Is Good Music Compilation
What Is Good Music is as a streaming audio compilation compiled by Asya Shein & Nina Morena of Fusicology.com. If you are an artist or artist representative, we would love to hear from you, we love to fuse together both up and coming and seasoned artists - it's what FUSICOLOGY is all about! RELEASE & SUBMISSION DUE DATES: FALL 2011 Deadline for submission: August 5, 2011 (Continue)
7/28 – FREE DOWNLOADS, MIXTAPES & PODCASTS
FREE DOWNLOADS:Dennis Coffey featuring Mayer Hawthorne, Erik Rico, John Dew, Kye Rapps featuring Talib Kweli, Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Otis Redding, Dennis Coffey featuring Jamall Bufford, Quantic, Daily Bread, Elephant & Castle, Mr. J. Medeiros, Oveous Maximus featuring Tiffany Janell, Trek Life, Rochelle Jordan MIXTAPES & PODCASTS: Cali, Captain Planet, Tailwin (Continue)
