South Los Angeles bass-playing virtuoso Stephen Brunner loved the ’80s cartoon Thundercat so much that he named himself after it. He’s better known as the bass player for Suicidal Tendencies and on the polar opposite; sideman for such artists as Snoop Dog and Erykah Badu, and edgy hipsters like Sa-Ra Creative Partners and J*DaVeY. We heard him last year on Flying Lotus’s Cosmogramma and in return FlyLo is behind the controllers for Brunner’s solo debut The Golden Age of Apocalypse.
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Here is some nice footage of the SA-RA Creative Partners at their recent show at Zanibar – Santa Monica, CA. Backed by a full band, including bassist Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, here is one of the songs filmed that special evening, as they performed the song Hollywood.
A quote from the Mighty SRCP: Watch us orchestrate SONIC CRACK! We’re pleased to usher you into the mystical, magical, blissful world of our most recent performance. - SA-RA™ LIVE AT ZANZIBAR (SANTA MONICA, CA) SUNDAY, MAY 30, …
Okay, 1st off, I didn’t take the photo at the bottom so not trying to claim I did it was on google. And if anybody saw the links I posted recently knows I’m a lil’ overwhelmed the last 24 hours in terms of what to put up & what is coming soon. Let’s just get this established 1st off, Bilal’s easily one of the best male vocalists I’ve ever seen. I saw Common’s performance on jimmy kimmel live for the finding forever LP & Universal Mind Control. He goes hard in the paint. Can we all agree on that? I think yea, if you never heard Bilal’s 1st born second on interscope your missing out on some of the best Dilla beats 1st off, I mean “Reminisce feat. Mos Def & Common” was so influential on me growing up. I …
URB friend and Rock Fresh director Danny Lee has unveiled two new videos as part of Babblegum’s Metropolis Art Prize. The first stars Taj from Sa-Ra Creative Partners chasing a dream girl. The second is a more experimental street art affair, co -directed by Augustine Kofie. The clips are soundtracked by Nosaj Thing and Flying Lotus respectively. Enjoy them both and give Danny the thumbs up on the player.
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