TAG: Tribute

Aug30

Video: Inside CBGB, 4 Minutes of Noise in Tribute To Hilly Kristal

Aug24

So Me x Sixpack Artist Tee

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Sixpack's latest tees have dropped and they are sooo good! The French label, described as “a hub for the distribution of art,” has an incredible listing of artists who have contributed their designs to the label…hence the before-mentioned description. This time around So Me, the Creative Director of Ed Banger Records, brought forth his designs for Sixpack, and I gotta say, I very much like them. I think Andy Warhol might have too.

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Aug21

Biggie shoes to fill…

From our inbox to yours, here's the press release…
NOTORIOUSFox Seachlight Pictureshttp://www.foxsearchlight.com/notorioushttp://www.biggiecasting.com

CLICK HERE TO WATCH MS, WALLACE and WAYNE BARROW discussing NOTORIOUS:http://www.cornerstonepromotion.com/digembed/index.html*video embeds are available on the Cornerstone link above
CLICK HERE TO WATCH VARIOUS CASTING CALL AUDITIONS:http://content.foxsearchlight.com/RUBIG

Fox Searchlight Pictures announced that George Tillman Jr. (MEN OF HONOR, SOUL FOOD) is set to direct NOTORIOUS, the screen version about the life of rapper Christopher Wallace aka Notorious B.I.G. The film will be produced by Voletta Wallace (B.I.G.'s mother), Wayne Barrow and Mark Pitts (B.I.G.'s former music managers), Bob Teitel and executive produced by Sean “Diddy” Combs based on a screenplay by Cheo Hodari Coker and Reggie Rock Bythewood. Zola Mashariki, Vice President of Production for Fox Searchlight, is overseeing the project.
“We have wanted to make a movie with George for a …

Aug21

No I.D. dissects Chicago hip hop

Chicago might be having its hip hop moment right now with Common hitting # 1, Kanye prepping to battle with 50 for the same spot in a few week’s time, not to mention the likes of Flosstradamus, Kid Sister and The Cool Kids getting their share of attention too, but with all the talent in this town, people who’ve been around the city for a while wonder what took so long.

Well Chi-town legend No I.D. has some ideas on this topic and he lays out his thoughts on what’s holding Chicago hip hop back in a post on his MySpace blog. The man who produced Common’s brilliant Resurrection …

Aug20

PB Wolf opens for idols, responds with glee

Stones Throw capo Peanut Butter Wolf just found out that he's landed a gig that's been a goal of his since he was 15 years old. And dude is kinda old, so you know that it's been a goal for a long time. But he's so excited, that we'll just let him tell you about it:

Anyone who knows me from my high school days knows I was a Beastie Boys fanatic. This was before their first album came out (I know, I'm old). I had bought “Cookie Puss” when it came out and loved both sides. I bought “Rock Hard” (a 12″ single pre-”Licensed To Ill” era) and MCA's solo song called “Drum Machine”. I even bought “She's On It”, although I didn't like it as much as the earlier singles. I went to the Run-DMC …