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Sadly, it’s not one film covering both acts at once, but two documentaries about hip-hop legends Jay-Z and A Tribe Called Quest are coming our way. The Jay-Z film, entitled NY-Z is a love letter to the city Jay refers to as his muse. It captures the September 11, 2009 benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, the same hallowed venue where Jay shot his last concert flick, 2004’s Fade To Black. And much like that previous film, the concert is chocked full of special guests, including Kanye West, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Diddy, John Mayer and Pharrell.
Pharrell is also slated to appear in the as yet untitled documentary by actor Michael Rappaport celebrating the legacy of A Tribe Called Quest. News of the film surfaced on The Neptunes website yesterday, reporting:
A new documentary film will be released …
| Mar | 04 |
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Eccentricity is a valuable thing to have nowadays. In the music world, it can leave an impression; whether it be stark, memorable or shocking, being out-of-the-box leaves a mark. In pop music, we have artists who go too far visually and not let the music speak for their eccentricity, but then we someone like Dan Black, who is the perfect balance of forward-thinking and pop sensibility. On his debut album UN, Black surrounds listeners with tracks that maintain a balance of fun, intuitive and catchy pop melodies that will keep you humming. He’s caught the attention of artists in different worlds (Hot City to Kid Cudi) and attracts everyone to just dance. Before he embarked on his U.S. tour, Dan took a bit of time to speak to us about his origins, his influences and his jet-lag. Check out more …
| Feb | 23 |
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Here’s the first track off of the new mixtape by Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio and funny person Aziz Ansari (aka Raaaaaaaandy). Why are they angry? Apparently no one sent them verses for their mixtape? Who are they angry at? How about Cudi, Jay-Z, Luda, Drake, Clipse, Mos Def, Kanye and MF Doom. Biggest surprise? Aziz does a pretty good Marshall Mathers double-time rap (my wife even asked “Why are you listening to Eminem this early in the morning?”)
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AC Superfly have announced the partial line-up for Bonnaroo 2010, and as a blizzard approaches NYC, I’m going through my camping gear. I’ll be posting amazing new Bonnaroo highlights over the next coming weeks, and here are some classic moments at the Roo from Phoenix, The Flaming Lips, Led Zep’s John Paul Jones + Ben Harper + ?uestlove, The Mars Volta, David Byrne, !!!, The Disco Biscuits and Lily Allen.
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“When we first launched, we had the Jay-Zs, Black-Eyed Peas and Gym Class Heroes of the entertainment world wearing our line and thought that was all we needed to take over the sneaker game. Boy, were we wrong.”
So, having famous people sporting your gear doesn’t necessarily guarantee big sales figures. This is point #5 of a half-dozen smart tips for young footwear and apparel designers looking to get into the game. …MORE
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