Monthly Archives: April 2010

M.I.A. is “Born Free”

M.I.A.’s new single, “Born Free,” is the kind of song that rattles your core. It’s the kind of music that makes you wanna shave your head, throw some punches, and take to the streets to fight the system.
Check the video to see what I mean:

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS [...]

The Illvibe Collective: Philadelphia’s DJ Heroes

Ill! from Rashid Zakat on Vimeo.
Filmmaker Rashid Zakat created this short documentary on “Philadelphia’s Most Respected DJ Crew,” the Illvibe Collective. As an undergrad youngin’ at Temple University, my friends and I would catch this five-person crew of turntablists/music magicians at a hole-in-the-wall spot called the Aqua Lounge on Girard Ave. (The owner was extra, [...]

Is Arizona Legalizing Racism?

The state of Arizona is up to no good. In an effort to nip illegal immigration in the bud, the House of Representatives passed SB1070, a bill that will allow state police to perform random checks on any individual where “reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the [...]

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