Archive for the 'music' Category

Easy Come………..

Monday, October 8th, 2007

 

………..and so goes Syndication One.
Nice idea. But next time, if you want to make Baisden money, then hire a Baisden! LOL!
Meanwhile, Black America is still gonna need a Black news-talk radio network, particularly during the election. Any takers?
(HEARS CRICKETS CHIRP ) 
I thought not. No one has any McDonald’s money—for Black information, at least. Meanwhile, look at […]

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SENTENCES: The Life of MF Grimm
By Percy Carey and Ronald Wimberly
Vertigo Books/DC Comics
$19.99, ISBN: 978-1-4012-1046-5
He was thisclose to getting out of The Life for good before the bullets came for his spine. But Percy Carey himself makes it hard to feel sorry for him before and after he was paralyzed from the waist down. Carey […]

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My Friend Lydia And Stevie Wonder

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

After about a week, my friend Lydia has FINALLY stopped thanking me for helping her start her freelance career by helping her see Stevie Wonder in concert. 
Here’s her review.
Witnessing The Wonder of a Legend
By Lydia Nylander
An endless assortment of lawn chairs, the lilting sound of steel bands and anxious anticipation seemed a fitting prelude […]

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Congrats To………

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

……….my friend Marcus Reeves!
Coming in March to a bookstore near you!

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Run, Jared, Run!

Monday, September 10th, 2007

The site’s here. Now ya know.  :)

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…….., so this music video is a little bit hard to watch.
Here’s the story.
Here’s the interview.
Here’s the website.

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On a good day online, you make a good friend. Pascal, from France, is one.
“Meeting” at the Black Panther Message Board at least three years ago, we have swapped comic trade paperbacks across the Atlantic. I have a complete set of Christopher J. Priest’s take on the Marvel Comics superhero the Black Panther (sans the Kasper Cole storyline ) […]

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Chuck D And Professor Griff Talk To Tavis

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

 
Did you check out Chuck D and Professor Griff on PBS’ “The Tavis Smiley Show”? No? Me, neither. Well, here’s the transcript. Click here to listen.

Tavis: This makes you feel old. It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Public Enemy came crashing into the national consciousness with their brilliant debut album ” Yo, Bum Rush the […]

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Asante Sana, Max Roach

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Damn.

Here’s a list of videos from youtube.
Damn.

AUG. 18 UPDATE: I got the following from Kalamu.
YOUNGBLOODS, ELDERS and FRIENDS:
 
 Legendary jazz drummer and political activist-musician Max Roach died yesterday. The funeral will be at Riverside Church in Manhattan on Friday, August 24th with services at 11 AM and viewing Max for the last time at 9 AM.  (Directions […]

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Have You Read…………

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Eric Easter’s article on (the lack of) Black radio this coming election season?

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