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What makes an artist part of the Afro-punk community should be pretty self-explanatory; it's right there in the portmanteau. But the complicated truth is that there as many different ways to define racial identity as there are ways to define genres of music. The roots of Afro-punk predate the first slave to sing in defiance and continue through modern artists who may not have ever heard a note of Bad Brains. That is to say; what makes an artist Afro-punk exists in how they look…

It's pretty muck Black History Month all-year long around here, but today we'd like to talk about the suggestion that Malcolm X deserves the recognition of having a federal holiday in his name. Time Magazine recently published a piece by Touré, in which the writer states:

"We should seriously consider a national holiday celebrating the life of a man who…

This just in from NY-based singer/songwriter and Travie McCoy collaborator, Tim William: "Wednesday February 22, 2012 - Tim William is set to release his new EP 'Ash Wednesday' with DJ Benzi. The EP includes Tim William’s songwriting/production, and features from D.A. Wallach (Chester French), Travie McCoy, and production from Bjorn Yttling (Peter Bjorn and John), as well as a remix by Alex Suarez (Cobra Starship) for the smash 'Tripping'. Tim William encapsulates a moment in…

One for the collectors! AP member dcscorpiongirl told us she wanted to share her collection of flyers. She gathered them from punks around the world (1980-2002). She says: "I am from Washington, DC, so there's a strong focus on bands like Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Fugazi, and Dischord bands, as well as bands from South Africa, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and more."

The flyers are compiled into an eBook that you can download for free by clicking…

I would like for all to check out our pages on Facebook and connect with us if you are interested in what we do...That goes for all here at Afro Punk and on Afro Punk...We are reaching out! Shake a Hand. Build a Business Relationship.

Transcend the Core would like to inform all our friends, fans and everyone associated with the band, due to personal circumstances, we will be without our drummer Chris Transcend. We wish him much luck in his future endeavors.



We will begin our search for a new drummer soon. If you are interested or know of a drummer to join TTC please feel free contact us.



We thank everyone for your continued support and look forward to bringing you great shows and amazing music in the…

With the recent release of Red Tails, there has been a lot of discussion about the ongoing lack of people of color in Hollywood and what to do about it. It’s cute that George Lucas thinks he can change the game with some awesome special effects (wrapped in a gossamer-thin plot), but finding a place in the mainstream market with big-budget blockbusters is really just as well. What I think is also important, more important, is making sure that those smaller, more…

TTC has decided to release our drummer so he can go on to do other things ,we wish him good luck . TTC will not be playing The Blueroom Lounge in New Jersey this Friday, Feb 3 . TTC will be looking for a new drummer shortly .. All interested can apply to this page or find us on facebook or ourstage .. 

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      With my trusty MP 3 video downloader I downloaded a video of the classic Eric Burton and the Animals's song, We gotta get out of this place. It was part of a segment of a documentry on the British Invasion of the early 60.'s when British bands like the Beatles and Rolling Stones first hit US shores.

   What's intresting about this Animals clip is it is introduced by Casy Casem_ the other Dick Clark_ and in his intro he gives the black influence on rock it's props, mentioning…

i don't know

i just feel sort of 

off

disconnected 

like i'm not really serving my purpose 

and i'm not

but the numbness is overwhelming 

all encompassing 

the lack of direction 

motivation

and emotion

is uncomfortable, to say the least

We need to be on as many festivals this year as possible!

Which ones YOU submit to so far???

-Pastor Funkpleez

Winter tends to affect my creativity. On some days the snow covers everything making things a lot less interesting or snowfall decreases visibility or cold temperatures can slow down a camera's mechanisms. I have taken some of my best cameras out in bad weather but I usually go for the beat up cameras that still work or my cheap plastic cameras. This go round,I used a better camera,which was a recent buy and was testing in bad weather for some reason,an all weather point & shoot,and a…

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There's a new 'Black Wave' in cinema that got us really excited, guys! These movies show different sides of the Black experience and often deal with sensitive subjects. By now you know we're big fans of 'Pariah' (directed by Dee Rees), as we've been supporting the film way before it blew up.

And there are many more gems coming out or making the festival rounds: for example,…

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Its really easy to sit and talk about someone.
The real challenge comes when its time to really look at what you reflect back in that mirror. Most find themselves speechless 

I always tend to settle. Why? I dunno. It's just my personality. So after dating many white guys, I knew deep down in my heart that I wanted to be with a black man. The only problem...I had nothing in common with black guys. They all thought I was weird and liked weird music with screaming and what-not. I didn't know all the cool dances and I didn't use the latest slang. I was like the anti-black girl. But how?! I was still black!!!! So when I met a black guy that didn't complain that much…

Ms. LaidBack Badassness herself, Santigold, is coming to your city soon! (if you're in the US) She will play the infamous Coachella Festival in April, and is also about to head out on tour with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Let's take a look at the tour dates, shall we? xo



Santigold Tour Dates

APRIL 15th Indio, CA Coachella

APRIL 22nd Indio, CA Coachella

Santigold + Red Hot Chili Peppers Tour Dates

JANUARY 20th Sunrise, FL…