All Blog Posts Tagged 'afropunk.com' (74)

Che' Guevara a Racist? A Glimpse Into His Diary

He's one of the poster children of revolutionaries. He's on t-shirts, posters, coasters, the works. But I have to ask myself, why would any self respecting black person, African American, person of color, self proclaimed nigger, revolutionist or whatever deem themselves, honor or respect Che’ Guevara, after reading the following passage from his diary?

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Added by The Establishment on March 4, 2011 at 12:48pm — 13 Comments

Break Out Artist Features This Month!!

Some musicians know that breaking into the music industry as a black alternative artist can be tough so they don't even bother. For the month of March, here on Afrounk.com, we would like to highlight a few emerging brave new artists who don't mind going broke, have looked pass the rejection, and who have successfully managed to gain respect in the industry with their talents. Back in the 80s, the L.A. band Fishbone freaked people out with their sped up reggae fused with punk… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on March 2, 2011 at 5:06pm — No Comments

Bad Brains Joining SXSW Lineup in March

It seems like the Bad Brains crew have been feeling pretty generous to the U.S. music scene, announcing several new performance dates on their social networking sites, including an announcement on their Facebook page today saying they are performing at the 2011 South By South West (SXSW) music festival on March 16 at 4PM at…

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Added by Afro-Punk on March 2, 2011 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Rocky Business: "People Don't Dance No More"

If music is going to change, I can only cross my fingers and hope that people who know what they're doing are going to lead the way. Bless the gods of the stereo for Rocky Business. I saw them by accident nearly a year ago and I still haven't gotten over it. The foursome-of-rad have punky drums with poppy melodies, all brought together with fun rap verses. I'm normally the one to hate something like this, but… Continue

Added by Sound Check on February 28, 2011 at 5:01pm — 2 Comments

Afro-punk Celebrates Black History Month: Bob Marley, better known as, just Bob

Before Bob Marley was Bob Marley he was just Bob. Before he blew your mind. Before I caught myself even naming a favorite Bob Marley song, I realized I didn't even know what Bob Marley looked like sans dreadlocks. He had a whole life and career before he ever thought about saying "get up, stand up" and every other song people these days might break out at a karaoke lounge. It's still Black History Month and I know all of you guys have forgotten! This is a final reminder, before…

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Added by Afro-Punk on February 23, 2011 at 6:00pm — 5 Comments

Black Witch: Love Potion No. 9

Ah, oui, l’amour. Such a wonderful thing love is. Whether you get it from your kitty, your fish, your kids or your loved ones, love is a pretty nice thing. The world would probably be a happier place if the nasty people in it got a hug once in a while (some of them, preferably from a strait jacket). Everyone wants it and works hard to get it: go to the gyms, ask advice columnists what went wrong, wonder what that special gal or guy is like and will they ever meet The One.… Continue

Added by The Establishment on February 18, 2011 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Odd Future in NYC: Now Swag Makes Sense

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. There shouldn't be any surprise that they "kill it" "murdered a track" or "slay" anything. The name of the band says that they're going to be killing everything, and "kill", they most certainly do. I got a chance to see the boys this past Monday to a sold out crowd at Santos Party House in Manhattan, and it was the strangest, most bizarre spectacle of a show I've ever been to in my life. And I've seen…

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Added by Afro-Punk on February 18, 2011 at 3:30pm — 8 Comments

Theophilus Live and in Love for Brooklyn Show

Theophilus. I've heard a few of this guy's songs, I've seen him live twice, but I'm still not sure how I feel about the whole Theo thing. I'm leaning on the side of, no. Last night Theophilus played the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn after his network television debut on David Letterman. I decided to give him another chance, check him out and see how his show had tighten up since I saw him last year. 3rd song… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on February 16, 2011 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

Afro-punk Celebrates Black History: The Activist Who's Using a Whistle for Change in the Congo

After Marcus Price heard from a close friend about how children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are being affected by one of our world's deadliest wars, he knew that they needed to create some positive change. The story that really affected Marcus, as told by his friend Sean, was that during the war, children who are too small to carry a gun are sent to the front line guarded only with a whistle to protect themselves. In 2008, Marcus and Sean went on a mission to… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on February 11, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

AP History: Media Mogul, Nduka Obaigbena, Uses the Media to Shape His Country

Nduka Obaigbena saw an almost obvious void in the positive representation of African culture in print media. Over the last 20 years, he's been on a steady, successful, and lucrative quest to fix it. If you haven't had the pleasure of viewing Arise Magazine, it's a roughly 150 page quarterly publication jam packed with goodies of crisp, clean, well produced content on African culture, entertainment, news,… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on February 9, 2011 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Rock Star in Training: Nice to Meetcha

My name is Pam Newman, and I'm standing on the third rung of an incredibly tall career stepladder. A funky ladder crafted from superficial bullshit, subjective reviews of progress, parties, and lies, lies, lies. No, I’m not running for office. I am hand-crafting an awesome and kickass solo career in Rock-Stardom! This… Continue

Added by The Establishment on January 24, 2011 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

An open letter from AP managing editor, Black History Month Call for Submissions

***Scroll to end of post for more information to contributing to Afropunk.com's Black History Month edition.***

The first Afro-punk was a runaway…

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Added by Afro-Punk on January 17, 2011 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Bad Rabbits Finally Announce Tour Dates, Cover Deftones

We've been jamming to Bad Rabbits for a while now, with their catchy uptempo funk disco beats that have a tendency to get stuck in your head with just one listen, and they've finally announced their 2011 tour dates for January and February. 2010 was a busy year for the Boston based band, with the release of their animated "Neverland" video back in September, to their nation wide college tour, to crashing the… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on January 14, 2011 at 4:51pm — No Comments

Spike Lee Releases Children's Book Encouraging Change

Director and film maker, Spike Lee, and his wife Tonya Lewis Lee just released a children's book encouraging minority youth to change the world. Adding to their laundry list of inspirational endeavors, the Lee's said their book, "Giant Steps to Change the World," is not only meant to highlight people of all occupations who have done great things, but it is also meant to show children and adults that we all have gifts, we just have to cultivate them. "As an artist,… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on January 14, 2011 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Tattoo Artist of the Week, I do the Inking

For the last several weeks, we've used this section of Afropunk.com to feature people with interesting ink work who let is on who they are and what their tattoos are all about. Sometimes we've even featured a compilation of beautiful women of color with tattoos that we find on the… Continue

Added by Safety Pins on January 12, 2011 at 4:30pm — 12 Comments

The Campaign for Das Racist to Take Over the United States

Whenever my dad brings a piece of apple pie into the movie theater, I jokingly tell him to stop being racist. One time my broke ass stumbled into the Hermes store and pale glaring stares escorted me out in a hurry. I said that store was racist! Whenever I suggest going to White Castle as a serious idea my…

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Added by Afro-Punk on January 12, 2011 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Cross dressing cannibalism and Civil War, Liberia on VBS.tv

VBS.tv, one of our favorite online t.v networks known for their ill documentary styled content, recently released a piece on Liberia that had our jaws on the floor. We recently posted a blog about Liberian fashion and how many people are wearing classic vintage t-shirts donated from the U.S., but that was only a… Continue

Added by The Establishment on January 10, 2011 at 3:00pm — 5 Comments

The Memorials Announce 2011 tour dates- Ticket Freebie!

We love the internet. Even more than having a crazy obsession with how quickly the internet feeds us information, we LOVE bands who use the internet to self promote their music. Twitter, facebook, blogs, the works, we love bands that constantly keep us informed on their where abouts, who's pissing them off, new tracks, drunken photos, ya know, those sorts of things that are iconic for a good band. Case in point, The Memorials,… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on January 10, 2011 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Black Witch: "NALT" & the column has been interviewed

When I tell my Christian friends some of the social problems of being Pagan or show them my column, I am met with various reactions but the reactions that stand out to me the most sometimes are that of NALT Christians. Term borrowed from sex columnist Dan Savage, NALT Christians are the ones that says, "Oh, we're not… Continue

Added by The Establishment on January 7, 2011 at 3:56pm — 17 Comments

University of Miami Law student urges support for Haitian rights

As a law student in the sweltering urban jungle that is Miami, I often come face-to-face with young Haitians who, at my age, have already lived the lives of 20 men. Most Haitian youth came to Miami by boat when they were 3 or 4 years old, and never became full blown citizens. When these kids break the law in ANY way - even if it's just a traffic violation - they are rounded up, taken by bus to Louisiana, and kept in a detention center until they are eventually deported to a… Continue

Added by Afro-Punk on January 7, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments