By Jessica Spiritual intonations, vintage Afrobeat rhythms, American and Ethio-jazz renditions and homage to the founders adorn The Souljazz Orchestra’s fourth full-length album “Rising Sun.” The album opens […]
Album Review: The Marksmen – The King Meets The President In Africa
Download: The Kings Meets The President in Africa Two of the most important musical figures EVER, Michael Jackson and Fela Kuti, get a chance to jam together and […]
The Mis-Adventures getting to the “MISS-Adventures of Indian Pussy” Solo Exhibition
Whew! June 12th was HOT. It was even hotter on the chartered shuttle that was supposed to take us to Fredericksburg, which decided to break down on U […]
Hopeless If You Missed This Show: Dionne Farris at CASRAM
My evening started with Sushi on U St. The perfect appetizer to the Can A Sista Rock A Mic (CASRAM) Music and Arts Festival that kicked off at […]
THEATRE REVIEW – Paige in Full: She Ain’t No Joke (Joke Joke Joke)
THEATRE REVIEW Paige in Full: She Ain’t No Joke (Joke Joke Joke) by sim1ontharun Real talk: when I read the tagline for Paige in Full,–“a b-girl’s visual mixtape”–I […]
ART: two one five and Questlove’s StupIDEAsy Art Show, Philly
I attended the Stupid Easy art show in Philly this past Friday to support Tayyib (of two.one.five magazine), Stacey “Flygirrl” Wilson and the other artists who contributed art […]
FEATURE: GRAFFITI BRAZILIAN STYLE
The world is being rewritten in coloured bombs, its waves the shape of spray cans. Its name is Graffiti. Massively unleashed by the gods of Art in the […]
REVIEW: Fooling with the Cerebral Cortex: Ty’s Special Kind of Fool
by Kim Gaines Have you ever asked a preacher, why he is a preacher? The most common response is “I was called into the ministry.” Well, UK hip […]
Photos: ReadySetDC and No Kings Collective present Activation 440
Last Friday night was the first of the two night opening of Activation 440, the Artist Bazaar. Presented by ReadySetDC and No Kings Collective, the show presented a […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Jamie Lidell – Compass
by Uncle Funkle British soulster Jamie Lidell takes us on a journey through the rough terrain of newfound love on his latest album, Compass. Sounds a bit cliché, […]