... the other Black experience
CALLING ALL PUNK ROCK PURISTS: If you wanna see more Punk Rock on Afropunk, if you're in an Afropunk punk rock band, send us what's happening in your town to afropunkcommunity@gmail.com, to be featured on afropunk.com. Talk to you soon!…
Added by Afro-Punk on September 11, 2012 at 12:21pm — No Comments
Spin.com says: "The eighth annual Afropunk Festival is the only music festival in America that truly understands just who invented rock'n'roll." Yeah baby. Thanks guys for the dope photo gallery. Click here to see all the pics, taken by photographer Matt Ellis.…
Added by Afro-Punk on August 31, 2012 at 3:20pm — 3 Comments
Woo! Stream The @Noisettes' show on the BT River of Music Africa Stage, honey bunny.
You can watch the FULL set now at http://thespace.org/items/e0000lg2. "The BT River of Music event, a celebration of global music, took place in London at six venues on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July."…
Added by Afro-Punk on July 30, 2012 at 12:16pm — No Comments
Take that homophobia! Rapper Murs breaks barriers in his latest video 'Animal Style', going as far as playing the role of a gay boy, kissing a man on camera, and sporting a "Legalize Gay" T-shirt (calling for the repeal of California's ban on same-sex marriage Prop 8).
This shouldn't be a big deal, but let's face it, it still is.
Murs says: "Animal Style is a song I did for many reasons. The first was to be an advocate for people close to me who are out, and those who…
Added by Afro-Punk on July 20, 2012 at 8:00am — 10 Comments
Are you ready for Bloc Party's big come back? Yes, Kele is still on the line-up, although
he once thought he was fired... They've been recording new music and announced tour dates all over the place, from Europe to Australia, and yes, in the US (see schedule below).
Who's excited?
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Added by Afro-Punk on May 9, 2012 at 11:30am — 3 Comments
So excited to get confirmation that indie band Kudu (an AP favorite) is being resurrected under the name AWK (i.e. Art World Killer). Expect an album this fall, but in meanwhile, we have new music and visuals for ya! (see below)
Singer/songwriter Sylvia Black, aka Betty Black (listen to her solo project here), is telling us: "Art World Killer (AWK) was born after after KUDU's…
Added by Afro-Punk on May 1, 2012 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments
So rock is still considered a white thing, huh? What a surprise! British tabloid The Daily Mail asks "Does listening to rock make you racist?", referring to a study that states that "just a few minutes of listening to mainstream rock music such as Bruce Springsteen and the…
Added by Afro-Punk on March 7, 2012 at 8:06am — 21 Comments
It rained all day on the Sunday that started our eighth week at Occupy Los Angeles. One of our fellow Occupy LA Media people coordinated a flash action for the American Music Awards, which was to take place at the Nokia Theater at LA Live later that afternoon. About 20 of us gathered at the corner of 1st and Spring and marched to Olympic and Figueroa in the cold rainy weather. When we arrived to LA Live we discussed which approach we were going to take towards mic checking the…
Added by Afro-Punk on December 5, 2011 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
The political world temperature right now is at an historic high. From revolution that began on the streets of NYC to youth in London and the Middle East taking part in uprisings against oppressive governments, a La Résistance mindset rules the day.
In Accra, Ghana, a couple of visionaries are building a movement of their own; one part indie artist collective, one part community dialogue generator, ACCRA[dot]ALT tackles head on the issues facing not only the music community,…
Added by Afro-Punk on December 5, 2011 at 10:03am — 1 Comment
If you can't get enough of 70's punk band Death's music, here's some news that will get you excited: they say that they're "finishing up tracking a brand new 10 song album featuring songs written by David and Bobby Hackney from 1974, 75, & 76, along with tracks newly written by the current Death members Bobby and Dannis Hackney and Bobbie Duncan. Look for the single entitled "Relief"… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on August 31, 2011 at 6:49pm — 4 Comments
Well now that we got rid of that biotch Irene, time to kick off the week with some new music. Here are the latest offerings from Spank Rock, Hussle Club (stream), and goodies from from other afropunk.com members such as Dearling Physique, Brittany… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on August 29, 2011 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments
What do the hip-hop kids, the rastas and bluesmen of Kenya's third largest city, Kisumu, have in common? They're all going against the grain and could be considered "Afro-punks" there. Granted, there is also a rock scene in the capital Nairobi (check out one of our features about this here). But Cyrus Moussavi, who produced the video segments below and took the picture above as part… Continue
This year's Afro-punk Festival has the most stellar line up yet with Cee Lo Green, Santigold, Janelle Monae, Fishbone, Toro Y Moi, Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely, Ninjasonik, Cerebral Ballzy, Gym Class Heroes, Das Racist, Gordon Voidwell, Reggie Watts, Res, Joi, Straight Line Stitch, Kenna, Tamar-kali, Bad Rabbits, Joe Jordan's Experiment, Jersey Klan, Radkey, Rocky Business, and… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on August 10, 2011 at 12:30pm — 14 Comments
Remember 'Bikelordz', the very promising documentary we told you about, highlighting the BMX bike culture in Accra, Ghana? (check out our interview with director Mikey Hart here) Well well well... Mr. Hart decided to offer bands from the AP Community a cool opportunity: to be featured… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on July 27, 2011 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments
Alright kiddos, Nona Hendryx released a full-length album, 'Mutatis Mutandis', the first in a long time (was the last one really in 1992?). Ms. Hendryx is getting real political on this one with tracks such as 'The Tea Party', 'The Ballad Of Rush Limbaugh', 'Oil…
Added by Afro-Punk on June 8, 2011 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments
Not sure if you're aware of this, but US President Barack Obama proclaimed June 2011 'Black Music History Month', and even mentioned rock in the official proclamation: "The artistic depth of soul, rock and roll, and hip-hop not only bring together people across our Nation, but also energize and shape the creativity of artists around the world", it reads. In honor of this, popular/mainstream Black news website… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on June 8, 2011 at 1:04pm — 24 Comments
Get your summer fest on! There's so much going on for music lovers. The event we're most excited about is (surprise!) the Afro-punk Festival, which will feature Live bands (Cee Lo, Janelle Monae, Fishbone, Santigold & many more), a skate/BMX comp, visual arts, food trucks, a bike show...… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on June 1, 2011 at 11:35am — 4 Comments
Let's try something different, shall we? Some electro-house gender-bending extravaganza reminiscent of the days when motherfuckers actually DANCED when they went to a club. Azari & III's music is the kind that puts you in a trance on the dancefloor, provided that you're not one of those annoying kids glued to their Android phones while out, or busy taking pictures. ;) But I digress! Although their sounds could… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 14, 2011 at 6:30pm — No Comments
Last week, Toro Y Moi aka Chazwick Bundick released this melodic indie record called Underneath the Pine, which, if you're not careful, will make you want to dash away your responsibilities and spark a joint, just to plop lazily in your bed and enjoy the album from beginning to end. Chazwick, originally from South Carolina, is signed to Carpark records and has a busy two months lined up, touring his new… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 4, 2011 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments
So it's Black History Month. Most media outlets are busy honoring the usual historical figures of African descent, as they should. But this is Afro-punk, and it's time to take minute to acknowledge the ultimate counter-culture soldier, Ms. Bad-Ass herself, singer/songwriter/performer/model/actress Grace Jones. I don't care how old you are, you need to know that Grace owns this shit, the timeless talent, the "fuck you" attitude, the outrageous fashion, the political lyrics. Don't…
Added by Afro-Punk on February 21, 2011 at 6:00pm — 33 Comments
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