TAG: The Roots

Jun29

Freshjive releases Resurgent Series T-shirts

Check out the Freshjive release of the “Resurgent Series,” where artist Rick Klotz re-works the designs of the first four t-shirts he ever did back in his art school days. During a four-year period in the early '90s his team also did promotional videos for De La Soul, House of Pain, Mobb Deep, the Roots, Redd Kross and the Breeders. In reference to the old videos they’ve put together a brand spankin’ new one (which you can view here), and be sure to check out all the shirts online at Digital Gravel.

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Apr30

Kristen Burns + Michael Dahan Photo Gallery, Day 3

This last day's entry comes uploaded live from the car driving from Indio back to LA. Wow cellular wireless is slow. Hope you enjoy Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, Manu Chao, The Roots, Kaiser Chiefs, Placebo, Air, Lily Allen, Rodrigo Y Gabriela and Crowded House.

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Apr30

Coachella Photo Gallery, Day 3

Order? We don't need no stinking order. Did the Roots havea tuba player yesterday? Oh yes they did!

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Mar28

A JAZZ THING: New Orleans Hip-Hip Brass

By blending hip-hop with traditional horns, New Orleans's brass bands are attracting the next generation (Geraldine Wyckoff) 

There was a period when younger people considered the New Orleans brass band style to be old men’s music. Sure, kids would step out to watch a jazz funeral or second-line parade pass by, but the traditional music played by graying musicians didn’t excite them much. …MORE

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Mar14

Rock Hall inducted wrong 5

The MSM attack on hip hop continued today with Fox News reporting 60s British invasion band The Dave Clark Five actually received more votes for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame than hip hop pioneers Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five, but things were rigged to get a rap act into the Hall.

I’m not the biggest fan of Fox News and I trust them even less when they use unanimous sources so I’m not taking this story to be 100% bonafide, especially since reporter Roger Friedman really uses this as a chance to attack Rolling Stone mogul Jann Wenner who now chairs the Hall’s foundation. (read his story here )

Basically, it all breaks down like this… Friedman’s anonymous source tells him that on the first ballot count Flash came …

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