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Afro-punk Festival wrap up.

-Photo James Spooner, Director of Afro-Punk

From its humble beginnings as a documentary project for Director James… Continue

Added by Kaos Blac on July 14, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

No, we're not going to be eating any underprivileged kids. But, how about this for an idea...enough spamming! There a few members on there that jack threads to advertise there product with threads that have nothing to do with there products. How about this, another section for nothing but messages that advertise your art.

p.s. kudos for the folks who get the literary reference.

Added by Ghettopunkrocker on July 14, 2009 at 2:24pm — 2 Comments

Teen Movie Day- $5 for two movies

Teen Movie Day will be hosted by About Time Boutique and it will be held on July 22nd in Hello Brooklyn . Hello Brooklyn is a venue in Redhook. It is located on 18 Commerce Street between Richards Street and Colombia Street. You get to watch two GREAT movies for the awesome price of $5. The event will be from 1pm to 5 pm on July 22nd. The movies are:

ATL and Juno…

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Added by Kevin Phillip on July 14, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

AFRO PUNK 2009 FEST - My Generation

Last year i went to Afro Punk as a spectator and this year I got to see the behind the scenes action that goes into making the event work. Next year my band will be playing in it (Goddammit!!). But all in all, this culture is where I feel comfortable and I hope all of you that haven't seen it for yourself get to check it… Continue

Added by Rhyson on July 13, 2009 at 9:17pm — 1 Comment

Today/Tomorrow: Afropunk Block Party 2009

A block party in the summer consists of a few things, food, people, shade, breeze, and most importantly music. Afropunk once again gave all of those ingredients for anyone and everyone to enjoy. From the different vendors giving you a taste of what they provided to the various Djs that were the main focus of the event, you can’t help but laugh at the pure magic that the city brings when all of the planets are aliened.…

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Added by Jon 2morrow on July 13, 2009 at 9:07pm — No Comments

BLACK AMERICANS...............ITS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD!

Why is it that we as "Black Americans" cannot let go of the past?? We've been enslaved for years, taken from Africa and dispersed throughout the West Indies and Americas like wild fire, we've been drinking from different fountains, eating from different restaurants, and crapping in different bathroom stalls. Many leaders came and went fighting to set us free physically, mentally, and spiritually, we went from riding at the back of the bus to driving the bus; we went from being payed the below… Continue

Added by M.O.E on July 13, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

The Music, The Movie, The Movement

As I walked down the block, I saw different types of people from different parts of time, and it was wicked.....

Check out all the cool pictures I took of…

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Added by Garnett Alcindor on July 13, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

AFTERMATCH OF AFRO PUNK

THE AFROPUNK FESTIVAL YESTERDAY WAS INCREDIBLE. THE VIBE WAS INCREDIBLE. THE PEOPLE WERE INCREDIBLE.
IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR A YOUNG BROOKLYN GIRL. IVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING ATTRACT SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. ABOUT TIME BOUTIQUE WAS DEEP WE BROUGHT SHIRTS FROM THE KROW HILL LINE. WE WERE ALSO RAISING DONATIONS FOR OUR 2ND ANNUAL KIDS DAY EVENT (JULY 25TH STERLING PL BTWN FRANKLIN AVE AND CLASSON AVE). THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTED US.

Added by SHAQUANAccthepr on July 13, 2009 at 1:40pm — No Comments

The Afropunk Block Party was crazzy!

it was great check out the photos. It was a major success, thanks for coming Continue

Added by CALVINccthepr on July 13, 2009 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Alex Ludovico

He use to be and Ill Eagle now he's just Alex Ludovico. Chit-towns own Alex Ludovico is a hip hop cat that can start a mosh pit if he wanted to but prefers to just let his lyrics beat ya in the head. he's a little interview with the man himself.

Kaos Blac :Who is Alex ludovico, what was it like for you growing up… Continue

Added by Kaos Blac on July 12, 2009 at 11:46pm — No Comments

Alex Ludovico

Added by Kaos Blac on July 12, 2009 at 11:46pm — No Comments

Show Coming Up!

Hey Afro Punk!

We have another show coming up in the lush and beautiful state of Kentucky, which is very similar to our lush, beautiful band members!

We will be playing Friday, July 24th at Diamond's Pub and Billiards -- we're the featured act for the evening.

Even more appropriate is that this is the first monthly show being thrown by the lovely Miss Divinity Rose, and the theme of the evening is GEEK NIGHT!

There will be food, booze, artwork, comic… Continue

Added by The Revenge of Ricky Williams on July 12, 2009 at 4:24pm — No Comments

Block Star: Brooklyn

BlockStar:Skateboarding

Will you help the Help either The Dark or The Light Win?

Park Place Between Kingston and Albany ave

near Brower Park

http://maps.google.com (Plugin Park Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11213)

Tons of Giveaways by:

5boronyc, Substance skateboards, Afro-Punk, Culture skateboards,

SDC, Homage skate shop, Volcom, Etnies and Shut skateboards, park delicatessen… Continue

Added by Renroy Chase on July 11, 2009 at 9:32am — No Comments

I Hate College

Seriously I do. At this point I don't even see the point of it. Friends of mine who have graduated are either unemployed or work somewhere that had nothing to do with their degree. So whats the purpose? The college system is just a gimick. I applied to and requested information for a bunch of schools this past Fall and am just now getting call backs from them. What the fuck? Its actually too late for me to even accept an invite to college.

I wouldn't want to go anyway......

Added by Gullah*Gotham*Glitter on July 10, 2009 at 6:45pm — 2 Comments

INDIGO LOUNGE IS JULY 26TH!

DON'T SLEEP ON IT. STAY CONNECTED!

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Added by blaqvenus on July 10, 2009 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Brooklyn We Go Hard, We Go HAAARRRRDDD (Brooklyn Banger Concert Series)

Hello aFROPUNk world! This is your girl Garnett and I want all of you to save the date on JULY… Continue

Added by Garnett Alcindor on July 10, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Today/Tomorrow: 5th Annual Afropunk Music / Film Festival 2009- Day 3 (July 6th)

On a summer Monday afternoon what better place to go than to a free concert full of pro and amateur skaters and BMX riders and soda beverages that satisfy your sugar addiction. For the third time in a row the sun has given us heat and fun as finial day of Afropunk begins with a band called The Freshmen. This band reached old and new fans, the younger crowd more evident that afternoon due to summer school being over that day.

If… Continue

Added by Jon 2morrow on July 10, 2009 at 12:07pm — No Comments

life in a nutshell

i'm moving to live by myself. kinda excited and nervous. searchin over craigslist for furniture. i'm in desperate need of a tv stand. i can start moving stuff in to the new place this coming week. classes are going good. i can't believe midterms will be in the next two weeks. wish me luck.

Added by Jess on July 10, 2009 at 11:24am — No Comments

THATS WAT ITS ALL ABOUT

HELLO AFROPUNK ONCE AGAIN IT'S YOUR GIRL SHAQUANACCTHEPR HERE TO BLAST A SPECIAL EVENT THAT I AM PERSONALLY INVOLVED WITH: TEEN MOVIE DAY AT HELLOBROOKLYN NIGHT CLUB. IT'S $5 ADMISSION AND CONCESSIONS WILL BE SOLD. COME OUT AND ENJOY SOFT CHAIRS, COOL FOOD AND CHILL WITH YOUR FRIENDS/ SCREENINGS START AT 1:00PM, TWO MOVIES WILL BE SHOWN PICKED BY YOURS TRUELY. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR THIS ONE TELL A YOUNGER FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND TO COME. HELLO BROOKLYN IS LOCATED IN RED HOOK AT 18… Continue

Added by SHAQUANAccthepr on July 10, 2009 at 10:51am — No Comments

I Belong and I am Black along with you

I'll be honest, I never felt included in what is assumed by other Black people to be Black culture.

I've always felt like an outsider, even from a very young age. Before I discovered rock music or before I cared to dye my hair pink-- before I thought being a musician was a viable option-- I was different.

At the very basis of my being, I'm a weirdo-outsider. Everything that exists in my life I have to explain to people, as there's nothing simple about me. I'm from West… Continue

Added by Pam Newman on July 10, 2009 at 9:55am — 1 Comment