Aggro-poet, rocker,actor, activist Saul Williams headlines Afro-Punks first national tour, hitting 20 cities with various guest in each city. Joining Williams on select dates: Living Colour, Earl Greyhound, Amp Fiddler, Krak attacK, Hollywood Holt, The Smyrk, Activator, Rough Francis, American Fangs, IrRAdio, Kimya Dawson. The "The Niggy Tardust Experience" starts at CMJ tomro night with Minneapolis date on Sunday at The Varsity Theather . Win a pair of tickets by telling me the name of the 1998 indie Saul Williams made his debut acting appearance? DM answer to twitter [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Count Five Next Tuesday, Oct. 20, marks the start of the CMJ Music Marathon, a five-day festival in New York that features over 1200 artists. Unlike most festivals that are held on one site, bands at CMJ will perform at dozens of venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn from noon to the wee hours of the morning, so fans will have to choose their shows -- not to mention their commuting routes -- wisely. To help out, here are our picks for [...]
bc - "fusion (bomarr remix)" (download) Here's a brand new remix I just finished for Tampa-based rapper BC . He has a new EP that just came out called Time Pieces Part 1: Time Capsule . My remix is for the promo remixes that are coming out, which will feature remixes from Mochipet , Thavius Beck , Mum's the Word and more. Saul Williams also appears on this ep. Feel free to post some feedback in the comments. [...]
ALEC EMPIRE 2 MONTHS TOUR STARTS NOW! watch exclusive trailer here! Sonic terrorist, Alec Empire, returns for another blistering series of live dates here in the UK that looks set to blow the roof off every venue it invades across the country. ‘1000 Eyes’ is the new download only single taken off the animated short film, ‘The Golden Foretaste of Heaven’. After the critical acclaim of his mini album, ‘Shivers’, earlier [...]
While we are waiting for some news to come through. Here is a a mix tape of Hip Hop tracks I keep coming back to on my Zune. I hope you all enjoy it, thought it would be a great way to kick off the weekend. One thing you will find out about the site is that we won't post news that is posted to just to post. I mean you want quality news, right? Not something telling that the Fuck Biscuits* were not impressed with the US audience. Hope you enjoy the weekend and stayed tuned for worthy news. [...]
Combining complex metaphor, time travel, scintillating lyrical gymnastics, anime, radical politics and an apocryphal-dystopian comic book aesthetic, Red Tide member and Florida MC, BC , The Black Child , delivers his solo debut, the first of a three part conceptual album, " Time Pieces. " " Time Pieces " is a temporal travelogue, a sonic cultural history, and a riveting manifesto about Pop World , told by a dark messenger from the future, stranded in time, and compelled to [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News The full lineup for this year's CMJ Music Marathon has been announced and, as usual, it features a diverse group of acts. Major acts include Evan Dando , Ted Leo , School of Seven Bells , Busta Rhymes , Pitbull and Superdrag . Fans of any genre will be able to find something worth checking out among acts like Wu-Tang Clan 's U-God , country up-and-comers the Zac Brown Band [...]
Starting in NYC at CMJ on October 21 headlined by Niggy Tardust bka Saul Williams and also featuring The London Souls, Hollywood Holt, Krak Attack, Activator,The Smyrk, J*Davey, Irradio and, American Fangs . Click here for more details Online : Afropunk.com
Can't wait to check out this film tonight @ Trylon Microcinema. Trylon is in an unassuming art gallery front on Minnehaha avenue near Hiawatha in Minneapolis..
Wassup, soul kids? How we feeling out there? I know that I've probably been left for dead, or maybe plastered on the side of the milk carton you use to float your Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but there's no need to call Nancy Grace just yet. Despite all reports to the contrary, yours truly is alive and back to raise some long-awaited hell. It's cold and rainy today, which reminds me that before long, I'll be spending the majority of my time in hibernation. That likely means trouble for all of you, [...]
Inspired by the the seminal film Afro-punk (2003), spotlighting Black Punks in America, Afro-punk is a growing cultural movement giving a voice to thousands of multi-cultural kids fiercely identifying with a lifestyle path-less-traveled. Not unlike the early days of Hip-Hop, the scene is a touchstone for tens of thousands of urban progressive kids across the nation (and the globe) who, tired of feeling like outsiders, have sought out Afropunk.com, where thousands of users, bands, bloggers, and activists gather to and connect with the Afro-punk community. [...]
Afro-Punk , a cultural movement that features 'Black Punks' and works as an outlet for thousands of kids whose paths are considered less traveled. The movement, which was largely based in Brooklyn, NY is now taking to the road for its first national tour. The tour will come through the Midwest at the end of October and more specifically to the Varsity Theater in MPLS on October 25. Be sure to watch for it. Watch a video by the NYTimes that features the Afro-Punk Festival Saul Williams - [...]
The AV Club's interview with Trent Reznor is a good read, but I of course liked what he had to say about the brave new digital-music world: "The thing that I learned from Radiohead is, I don’t want to ask you what you think it’s worth. 'Hey, I just worked a year on this thing.' 'Well, that’s worth 10 cents.' 'Hey, fuck you!' The Saul [ Williams ] thing was a lesson. I naively thought at that time that if you gave the public the choice of do the right thing or not, I thought people would actually do it. [...]
While his other albums all have worthwhile tracks, Williams has never sounded so focused; his self-titled album isn’t a spoken-word masterpiece—it’s just a masterpiece.
- Chef ! J'ai une liste de 3000 personnes qui ne devraient pas toucher le RSA mais qui en bénéficient ! J'en fais quoi ? - T'en fais quoi ? Tu les convoques et tu leur mets un contrôle fiscal sur la gueule à cette bande de truands ! Ils seront par la suite privés de toutes les aides sociales... ça leur apprendra à ces fumiers ! - Chef ! J'ai une liste de 3000 demandeurs d'emploi qui refusent les offres que nous leur proposons pour la troisième fois! J'en fais quoi ? - [...]
Have you ever had this happen to you? Step 1. Listen to a song enough that it gets really really stuck in your head, but don't pay attention to the song name/artist. Step 2. Find yourself singing the song to yourself later and have literally ZERO idea where you know the song from, what song it is, what artist it is, or anything at all identifiable about it. Step 3. Search through your 50 most recently played tracks to find the song. Step 4. Rock out to the song [...]
Okay, now everyone look to your right. See where it says "Disclaim This!" Okay, read that. Do you see my email address now? Good. And I don't have an "@" and ".com" by it because if I did I'd get even more spam than I already do. Now let us get with the busy with some alternative and instrumental hip-hop. No more posts until next Wednesday, so enjoy the rare grooves. Saul Williams Purple Pigeons (feat. Wood Harris) Purple Pigeons (Instrumental) Saul Williams isn't [...]
Monday 7/6 * Saul Williams, Janelle Monae, Dallas Austin, Elevator Fight, Chewing Pics @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (afro-punk fest in the BAM parking lot, 3pm!) * Peter Murphy, modwheelmood @ Highline Ballroom ( VIDEO: "A Strange Kind of Love" by Trent Reznor, Jeordie White, Peter Murphy and Atticus Ross ) Tuesday 7/7 * Scanner, Mountains @ World Financial Center (Winter Garden) * The Secret Life of Sofia, Eastern Midwestern, Jacksonknife [...]
We know you're weighing some big decisions: Hamburgers or hot dogs? Fireworks from Shawn's house or Vanessa's rooftop? How early is too early to start drinking? (Don't pretend like you don't need a nap after a few on a hot day). If you're in New York, you're also probably factoring the Afro-Punk festival into your Fourth of July weekend. Living Colour , Janelle Monae , Saul Williams , Game Rebellion , Joya Bravo , Earl [...]
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