[Photo from Dinner with Julie] At SXSW, you’ve got everything from music, to artists, to designers, and everything else in between – but there’s one thing we definitely […]
#CIRCUSSXSW: Allen Stone
Allen Stone is a white dude with some serious soul. He plays a brand of R&B that would be right at home in the late 60s or early […]
SCREEN: GOOD OL’ FREDA, Documentary about The Beatles Trusted Friend and Assistant Freda Kelly (Premier at SXSW)
Premiering at SXSW this week is the thoughtful documentary of The Beatles’ trusted assistant – Freda Kelly. Mitch Meyers gives us a little bit more background on who […]
SOCIAL STUDIES: THE LUCAS BROTHERS
Bored with law school, identical twins Kenny and Keith Lucas dropped out and started doing stand-up. That’s probably not the career path their parents would have chosen for […]
LIVE: THE SOULQUARIANS (D’Angelo & Questlove): BROTHERS IN ARMS, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
The crowd was tense in Brooklyn while they waited for the return of D’Angelo to New York City. People jockeyed for position trying to catch a glimpse of […]
NEWS: TICKETS ON SALE FOR RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY NEW YORK 2013, MORE EVENTS AND ARTISTS ANNOUNCED
Tickets are now available for the genre-defying concerts, sub-rattling club nights, jaw-dropping installations, and inspiring talks from music legends that will take place across New York during the […]
OPINION: Joey Bada$$’ Succe$$ & Hip-Hop’s Future
Although A$AP Rocky and French Montana will grace the next XXL cover celebrating New York City’s rap revival, Joey Bada$$ is a name with just as much […]
GET TO KNOW….: Jeanne Jolly
Genre bending artists like Jeanne Jolly get my ears tingling and my heart jumping. She’s one of those people that you love to love and love to hear […]
LIVE: Hot 97 Presents Naughty By Nature – “Hip Hop Hooray” Tour · Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY
On the first night of their “Hip Hop Hooray” tour Naughty By Nature hit the stage a little after 11pm. The ageless duo of Treach and Vinnie worked […]
LIVE: Donuts Are Forever 7 (NYC)
Feb 17th 2013 was the seventh installment of the hugely successful Donuts Are Forever Party. An annual event to remember the life and music of James ‘J Dilla’ […]