There’s a magazine I started grabbing off the newsstand recently, and now, it kinda makes me sick. It’s a fashion and lifestyle publication that targets young women with flashy covers of recognizable white women in bright party dresses and wind-swept hair.
As someone who’s kind of a tomboy, reading this magazine has served as a monthly [...]
Culture
On My Mind: Beauty Mags Have it All Wrong
March 8, 2010
Culture, Media
You’ve probably heard the progressive sounds of Nneka by now. If not, consider yourself officially pulled from underneath your rock.
This Nigerian-German singer and lyricist has been taking over stages, iPods, and Best New Artist lists since her debut U.S. release, Concrete Jungle, hit the masses this month. Check out this review courtesy of Okayplayer and [...]
Tune In: Nneka
February 10, 2010
You’ve probably heard the progressive sounds of Nneka by now. If not, consider yourself officially pulled from underneath your rock.
This Nigerian-German singer and lyricist has been taking over stages, iPods, and Best New Artist lists since her debut U.S. release, Concrete Jungle, hit the masses this month. Check out this review courtesy of Okayplayer and [...]
Culture
The Most Influential Albums by African-Americans
February 10, 2010
TheGrio.com, a “video-centric news community” documenting the African-American experience in partnership with NBC News, published a slideshow of the 25 most influential albums created by African-Americans. The feature spotlights Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly, Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, and Rick James’ Street Songs among others.
Here’s a sample (along with some tunes from featured album, Kind of [...]
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Fresh Vinyl: Teena, Sister Nancy, Fleetwood Mac
February 10, 2010
At the beginning of the New Year, I discovered the holy land: Amoeba Music on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, “the world’s largest independent record store.”
Two friends introduced me to this orgasmic music paradise that’s crammed with endless rows of everything–classic rock, soul, reggae, electronica–on vinyl. You could literally spend days combing through the stacks of [...]
