I can’t help it. I love Alicia Keys. Her videos are thoughtfully created, and always tell a story. Cheers to the musicians who still contribute art and vision to the increasingly lame music video platform.
Culture, Media
OoooWeeeeee!
This music feels so good. “Onwu Ama Dike” by St. Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band is the work-while-grinding-in-your-seat song of the day. This track was pulled from the compilation album, Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds, and Nigerian Blues 1970-6, and is just one of many joyous songs featured on this two-disk dance fest.
Here’s some [...]
Tune In: St. Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band
May 11, 2010
OoooWeeeeee!
This music feels so good. “Onwu Ama Dike” by St. Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band is the work-while-grinding-in-your-seat song of the day. This track was pulled from the compilation album, Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds, and Nigerian Blues 1970-6, and is just one of many joyous songs featured on this two-disk dance fest.
Here’s some [...]
Community, Culture, Media
Images from TheCoolAid.com are on Flickr!
May 11, 2010
Sometimes space is limited when illustrating stories on the site. You just have to pick the best images, do a little Photoshop action, and move on.
The solution? Set up a Flickr page!
Now you can experience everything in greater detail here. Think of it as a reservoir of images, perfect for those stories that spill out [...]
Community, Media
Si Se Puede: Images of the May Day Freedom Fest
May 1, 2010
Today the Rebel Diaz Arts Collective hosted a massive May Day Freedom Festival at Union Square in NYC, where hundreds rallied together in protest against the passage of SB1070 in Arizona. People of all ages and backgrounds came together to hear music, speak out, and march the streets.
“The history of May Day is a [...]
