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 [...]
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, [...]
This video is amazing, clever, and infinitely creative.
Winner of this year’s Academy Award for animated short, Logorama transforms the legendary logos and icons that we’ve all grown up with, into a funny and intriguing 16-minute film about an over-saturated Los Angeles in peril.
McDonalds, 7-Eleven, AOL, and MGM are among 3,000 logos and mascots weaved into [...]
Did you know that composer Mulatu Astatke is considered the inventor of Ethio-Jazz? Neither did I.
The vibraphone playing, jazz musician from Ethiopia recently graced the stage in Los Angeles, where he led the following live performance of “Yekermo Sew.”
“Tropical in its roots, funky and intoxicating in its impact, Mulatu Astatke’s distinct brand of Ethiopian music [...]
