In 2013, Oxford Dictionary proclaimed the word “selfie” as the word of the year. As you may have noticed, the ‘selfie’ has moved beyond a simple method of […]
LIVE: Soul Suite Presents… Twin Danger with Guest Host Maxwell
photos: @alxmyo New musical collaborations are always exciting to read about because like everything else, we all love the concept of our favorite things being brought together as […]
ART: NYC: Naturel “To Die For”
On July 10th, we were invited to check out the work of Lawrence Atoigue, aka Naturel, at New York’s Poppington Gallery. Based in the DMV and trained at Pratt, Naturel is […]
STYLE: Spike Lee x New Era Collaboration
On July 2nd, at New York City’s Sunshine Theater, Spike Lee sat down alongside a panel comprised of Professor Elena Romero, Frank 151 founder Stephen Malbon, and New Era CEO Chris […]
DVD RELEASE: Black Dynamite Season 1 Hollywood Signing Event
The 2009 film, Black Dynamite, through finding humor in the authenticity of 70s Black Exploitation films earned a cult following and has led to a successful cartoon series […]
INTERVIEW: Stuart Matthewman and Vanessa Bley are Twin Danger
The past two decades have seen an increase in musical collaborations with artists from seemingly opposing genres. What began with Gorillaz and continued with the success of Gnarls […]
LIVE: Alice Smith at The Howard Theatre [DC]
Photos: Victoria Ford/Sneakshot Photography R&B, rock, jazz, blues, it’s hard to say what genre Alice Smith’s music falls into but it’s easy to say it’s good music. Howard […]
LIVE: Taylor Mcferrin, Gabriel Garzón-Montano and Mizan at Red Bull Sound Select
We stepped out into the hipster hive that is currently Bushwick, Brooklyn at Lot 45 to go check out Taylor Mcferrin’s Red Bull Music Sound Select showcase. Organized […]
LIVE: Kelis serves up ‘Food’ and other Tasty treats at the 9:30 Club [DC]
Kelis has proven over and over again that her milkshake still brings folks to the yard, and they came out this past Sunday night to the legendary 9:30 […]
Live: U Street Music Hall’s Union BBQ [DC]
Union BBQ was a brand new event put together by the U Street Music Hall staff. Taking advantage of the Union Market space and featuring some of the […]