TAG: Culture

Dec30

Scribble Jammed: Festival in Flux pt. 2

America’s largest independent hip-hop gathering falls victim to economic and internal pressures. Will this king of Midwest festivals rise again?

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Scribble Squabbles

Fans like Mildred Fallen and organizers like Mr. Dibbs cite G-Fresh’s departure after Scribble Jam 2000 as one of the reasons for the event’s decline. G-Fresh was instrumental in organizing the event from 1996 to 2000. As a music producer, DJ and popular radio personality, his business sense and industry connections helped bring in artists from all over the country in the Jam’s early years.

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Dec21

Scribble Jammed: Festival in Flux pt. 1

America’s largest independent hip-hop gathering falls victim to economic and internal pressures. Will this king of Midwest festivals rise again?

 

Summer 2009: For the first time in its 13-year history, Cincinnati’s Scribble Jam, one of America’s largest hip-hop festivals, was cancelled. The event had become a Midwest institution, featuring both independent and internationally known artists while representing all aspects of hip-hop culture including graffiti art, DJing, break-dancing and audio production. For performers and fans, the event was a chance to participate in hip-hop as a living, breathing culture.

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Dec07

Oh No – Dr. No’s Ethiopium (Review)

Oh No

Dr. No's Ethiopium

Released by Stones Throw


Ethiopian sample-based hip-hop instrumentation from Oxnard, CA?  Yes m’am, straight from the 805, Oh No aka Dr. No drops yet another classic album off Stones Throw that is sure to entertain jazz heads, hip-hop heads, culture vultures, and all those in search of a creative and pure sound—Dr. No’s Ethiopium.  Following 2007’s Oxperiment, Oh No once again comes through with a lavish and cohesive album in the vein of label mate (and brother) Madlib’s Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: Live in India. Oh No’s impeccable beat composition shines through on ...

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Dec03

DJ Bitman: Beatmaster Hits US Shores (Video & MP3)

Chilean DJ Releases Sophomore Record 

Latin Bitman was a kid growing up in Chile and enjoyed riding the waves. He never planned for a career in music, but his innate curiosity for picking up instruments and technology led him to Santiago. One thing led to another and before he knew it, he was in love with scratching. After working with Christian Powditch under the moniker “Bitman and Roban,” Bitman released his first solo record in 2007 on Nacional Records. This fall he returned with a new album, Colour, and we talked about it and what attracted him to music.

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Nov18

Jason Bently On KCRW GM Ruth Seymour’s Retirement (Video)

After 32 years as General Manager of Santa Monica College’s public radio station KCRW-89.9 FM and www.KCRW.com, Ruth Seymour has announced that she is retiring at the end of February. Former URB editor and current KCRW music director and Morning Becomes Eclectic host Jason Bently had this to say:

Ruth Seymour has been our fearless leader at KCRW from the beginning, so of course today’s announcement was hard to comprehend. Ruth is one of those personalities that you seldom come across in life – a real original. She built the station over 32 years with a strong vision and an instinct for talent into the highly regarded beacon for music, news, and culture we are today. All the while broadcasting from modest basement studios converted from classrooms at Santa Monica College, relying on countless volunteers, and of …

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