A couple weeks ago, Blitz the Ambassador got back in the studio to record a Live EP for MTVu's House Band series. The album was recorded and filmed, at Royal Blue Studios in Brooklyn, a completely analog facility run by platinum engineer/producer Robert Honablue (Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone, Leonard Bernstein, … Read More →
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Nick James Plays Common (I Used to Love H.E.R. and They Say Remixes)
I religiously love good music.
I have a lot friends who know this about me.
A friend, who is also a constant source of good music, is Nick James.
I met Nick James, aka Nick Loves The Kids, in Oakland several years ago, introduced by Chinaka Hodge (a very talented Writer & Performer), with the words, "he's sort … Read More →
BOSQUE BROWN – “Phone Call” live on Vimeo
I met james through the IFP narrative lab he is a talented writer director producer and apparently a helluva vegan chef. (owns 2 resteraunts in the greater DFW area) I really like this video, it fits my new music video ethos that calls for all the sound to be recorded locally, go ahead blaze that … Read More →
Krystle Kaye Warren in NYC @ the Brooklyn Lyceum
The Melody is amazing, soulful and original. This is the type of music you don’t listen to, but rather you feel.
The Faculty and I will be playing August 15th, 9pm, at the Brooklyn Lyceum, located at 227 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11215.
This is the first show in over a year that will bring back the … Read More →
Breathe- Official Video, Blitz The Ambassador
For all your enjoyment Blitz The Ambassador and The Mighty Embassy Ensemble.
Fleet Foxes // Each Song is Perfect. Really.
A friend recommended Them to me. I was skeptical. But, then, I realized. Thank you Candice.
Fleet Foxes makes beautiful music. They are of the 60's folk kind. Every song is intrinsically soulful. Fleet-Foxed inclinations involve sulking in my lap with poofy, tear-filled eyes and thinking about how f***** up my life is. (It's not, if … Read More →
Zion I “Geek To The Beat” // Music Video
Zion I make the best hip hop videos; this would be the latest. Really, you must support this because it's so rare that you see a hip hop video now days without the perpetual fashion photography aesthetic (white background, black and white, sexy girls, yelling at the camera, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.)
Cleanse the … Read More →
Helen Levitt 1913-2009 // Daylight Magazine
I really love the Daylight Magazine digital situation. In the video posted, they feature Helen Levitt. She recently passed away (1913-2009), and I was unaware of her work until seeing this video. She really was an amazing photographer. One thing that really caught my attention was that she used a lense with angled mirrors so … Read More →
Treeless Mountain // Go See It
I saw So Yong Kim speak in February at the Berlinale Film Festival. She was speaking in the role producer for the excellent film The Exploding Girl -directed by her husband Bradley Rust Gray. I unfortunately did not get a chance to see Treeless Mountain but seeing the trailer now, I profoundly regret missing it. … Read More →
Mickalene Thomas//She’s Come Undone!
Mickalene Thomas's solo show at Lehmann Maupin is up until May 2nd, 2009. Her elaborate work often incorporates bold colors and rhinestones, and retells and imagines stories about the feminine. Hailing from the Yale MFA program and a residency at Studio Museum in Harlem, this show is not to be missed. … Read More →
Jessica Ann Peavy She Knows Something You Don’t Know
Jessica is a friend of mine and a dope artist don't m iss her show (you only have 7 more days to see it!) Check out all the information below.
JESSICA ANN PEAVY
She Knows Something You Don't Know
Video Screening at Momenta Art
359 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Between S4th & S5th Sts
January 7th -January 18th
Opening and Food Tasting … Read More →