Things Fall Apart, the 1999 masterpiece from The Roots, opens with a clip of dialogue from Spike Lee’s Mo’ Better Blues, wherein a trumpet player (Denzel Washington) is […]
OPINION: On black homosexuality, “church as state,” the Grammys and Roman’s “holiday”
America is not post-racial, especially if you’re gay. Of the many lessons learned from Sunday night’s performance of “Roman’s Holiday”at the Grammys by Nicki Minaj, the loudest and […]
INTERVIEW: Dallas Austin at BMI’s How I Wrote That Song, LA
Dallas Austin, photo credit: BMI. “If you’re making a record that sound like what’s hot right now then you’re already a year behind.” BMI’s How I Wrote That […]
LIVE: Centric/Grammy Foundation Word Revolution Event, LA
On Thursday, February 10th, the Grammy Foundation and BET/Centric TV celebrated Word Revolution, their annual tribute to hip-hop, at the Ebelle Theatre in Los Angeles. Performers included Musiq […]
GRAMMY PREVIEW: Best Electronic/Dance Album – Groove Armada’s Black Light
So the last time I watched the Grammy’s was in high school, and that probably won’t change this year. Very few of the artists and bands that I […]
Couch Sessions in LA! Grammy Weekend!
The Couch Sessions will be in LA this upcoming weekend (Jan 29th – Feb 1st) for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards as well as pre-and post Grammy festivities. […]
VIDEO: Grammys 2010 – We’re All Fans: Lady Gaga
AMAZING concept from The Grammys and TBWA\Worldwide to promote the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards which take place on January 31st in Los Angeles. The video and interactive campaign […]
Video: MIA on Tavis Smiley Show
Even though I really wasn’t into MIA when she first debuted, I am now a fan, and I have to give her much respect for getting nominated for […]