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Black Polaroids on Planet Pop

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Summer 2011. One More Robot Magazine featuring “Black Polaroids on Planet Pop” written by Michael A. Gonzales; Art by Jean-Michel…Continue

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Missy Elliott: The Real Queen of the South

Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael A. Gonzales Jun 16, 2010. 2 Replies

As a featured performer on VH1’s Hip-Hop Honors, Missy Elliott throws down during a tribute to…Continue

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Nina Simone Tribute

Started this discussion. Last reply by Strength of a Lioness Apr 1, 2010. 7 Replies

Nina Simone(1933–2003) was no strangerto rhythmic revolution. A classically trained pianist known forher rough exterior, gruff voice, and musical genius, her vibrant material still sounds fresh.With…Continue

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On Mayfield & Black Rock: featuring Interviews with Apollo Heights, Joi and Honeychild Coleman

Started Jan 14, 2010 0 Replies

While Curtis Mayfield was always been considered one of the greatest soul voices to come out of Chicago, his guitar playing was often so understated that rock fans used to the dramatics of Jimmy…Continue

Tags: Joi, Honeychild, Coleman, Heights, Apollo

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Michael A. Gonzales replied to Michael A. Gonzales's discussion 'Missy Elliott: The Real Queen of the South'
Not sure what "coconut" means in your sentence, but to me the music that Missy created was so radically different from what was happening at the time, it was obvious that her attitude was a defiant "I don't give a damn, I'm…
Jun 16, 2010
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Missy Elliott: The Real Queen of the South

As a featured performer on VH1’s Hip-Hop Honors, Missy Elliott throws down during a tribute to Timbaland. She’s also been popping up on the popular reality show “What Chilli Wants.” But wherehas she been for the last five years? SoulSummer examines the musicallife of Miss E.It’s been thirteen years since the futuristic sound of Portsmouth, Virginia native Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott’s debut Supa Dupa…See More
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Crack Noir: boogie down inferno by michael a. gonzales

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Introduction:Anybody who lived through New York City's crack-era in the mid-1980s,knows it was a bizarre time. Like living in some kind of alternativeuniverse where seemingly overnight friends, family and familiarstrangers were stricken by a plague. Inmy Washington Heights neighborhood I remember some drug hawker standingin front of the subway station on 145th and St. Nick trying to sell mesomething called "crack" in 1985 and six months later my lower-middleclass neighborhood suddenly became a…See More
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Michael A. Gonzales replied to Michael A. Gonzales's discussion 'New Badu Review' in the group Afro Punk Writers
Thank you kindly...
May 14, 2010
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Nahohlatida replied to Michael A. Gonzales's discussion 'New Badu Review' in the group Afro Punk Writers
Great article and insights Everything that Badu does is right, and This is a video that me and my friends made, in response to Erykah's boldness in the Window Seat Video as well as the Musical/Soulful Genius that is Out of My Mind/Just In…
May 4, 2010
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Name
Michael A. Gonzales
About Me
Music journalist/short story writer who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Loves cats, smart women, great movies and cool books.
You can be my friend if...
...you want to be!
Website :
http://www.soulsummer.com
Occupation:
Writer
Favorite bands:
Apollo Heights, Massive Attack, Pillow Theory, Portishead, Living Colour, The Roots, Saul Williams, Prince, Lenny Kravitz
Favorite movies:
Annie Hall, Taking of Pelham 123, The Five Heartbeats, The French Connection, Purple Rain, The Anderson Tapes, Superfly,
Favorite Magazines:
Wax Poetics, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker, Rolling Stone
Orientation:
Straight
Zodiac Sign
Cancer

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Black Polaroids on Planet Pop

Posted on July 21, 2011 at 9:52pm 1 Comment

 

Summer 2011. One More Robot Magazine featuring “Black Polaroids on Planet Pop” written by Michael A. Gonzales; Art by  Jean, Michel Basquiat,…

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Sly Stone/Van Hunt

Posted on April 9, 2010 at 9:59pm 0 Comments

With the power of funky pop being as addictive as religion, one of the musical prophets responsible for many a musical conversion is the aural superman Sly Stone. Before being schooled to Stone’s politics of artistic integration—that included the race of his band members as well as multihued influences heard in his music—the only thing that mattered to me was the electrifying mojo of his grooves. Jamming to the hypnotic tracks like “Everyday People,” “Dance to the Music” and the seminal… Continue
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Erykah Badu “New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh”/review

Posted on March 26, 2010 at 9:07am 0 Comments

Even before the release of her first record Baduizm in the winter of 1997, Erykah Badu was considered something special. Signed by Kedar Massenburg, who two years prior had a hand in presenting

D’Angelo’s groundbreaking Brown Sugar to an appreciative public, Erykah was introduced as the second coming of Billie Holiday.

While that kind of hyperbole might be impossible for even the most seasoned singers to live up to, Badu was ready to tackle the record…

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Bill Withers featuring Corey Glover & Craig McMullen

Posted on December 16, 2009 at 11:40am 0 Comments

Contrary to popular belief, Singer/songwriter Bill Withers is not dead. So take heart, fans who never stopped bumping his laidback 70s soul classics “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lean On Me”—the man is still alive and writing music. “Jesse Jackson recently called me to find out if I was still alive,” Withers told a reporter in 2006. “He said his wife was walking around the house upset because she heard that I had died. We get a lot of those calls from foreign countries and everything. I’m used to it… Continue

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At 1:16am on December 15, 2009, Renegade Muthafuckin' GreenRenegade Muthafuckin' Green said…
can't complain I'm doing pretty good just relaxing
At 12:49am on December 15, 2009, Renegade Muthafuckin' GreenRenegade Muthafuckin' Green said…
so how ru?
At 11:10pm on December 14, 2009, Renegade Muthafuckin' GreenRenegade Muthafuckin' Green said…
thanx 4 the add :)
At 5:43pm on November 29, 2009, D. ScottD. Scott said…
Thanks for the request! I'm usually in Brooklyn for open mic at the Five Spot on Wednesdays. It'd be great to meet a fellow Afro-punk. :-)
Blessings - D. Scott
At 5:48pm on November 2, 2009, CurvyDivaJCCurvyDivaJC said…
Thanks for the request! Hope to get to know you...pick your brain. Journalist here...in school...in a rut...don't know what to do. Like literary though...maybe hmm?
At 3:41pm on October 29, 2009, LadybugLadybug said…
Hey whats up??
At 8:52pm on October 26, 2009, CaliforniaAfricanCaliforniaAfrican said…
I went to school with a Michael Gonzales. Hey, new AfroPunk fam! Blessings.
At 8:59pm on October 24, 2009, Rakiyah CRakiyah C said…
hey there. i just briefly looked over your page and i think i'm kind to enjoy reading what you have up there. thanks for being my first :-)
 
 
 


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