So we found this dope band from Ann Arbor, Michigan who recently moved to New York to show off their music skills and fancy talents to the music junkies that tend to flock to the city. A five-piece dance rock band, they sound like Andre 3000 on a good day fused with pure instrumental creativity- sometimes letting brother duo, drummer (Justin),…
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Added by Afro-Punk on March 31, 2010 at 9:00am —
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Bad Rabbits is a new band coming straight out of Boston with a very familiar sound. The group has been around for two years and if you miss (or remember) 80’s era Prince and Morris Day, then Bad Rabbits is just what the doctor ordered. The band combines 80’s funk/r&b with a rock attitude that can and will, literally jump out of your speakers.…
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Added by Afro-Punk on March 30, 2010 at 5:30pm —
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So, is Belikos a flower or a drug of some sort? Honestly, I think mo picked it randomly out of a rarely used words book, fucking random right? but the name has evolved in meaning for all of us. at first it was our own spin on the english word bellicose, and we chose it because we felt that that word aptly described our state of mind when on stage. a take no prisoners attitude and a willingness to fight for our music. recently we learned from a fan that Belikos also,…
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Added by Afro-Punk on March 30, 2010 at 12:00pm —
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Tired of seeing bigots courted by GOP politicians? Advocacy website colorofchange.org is collecting online signatures for a petition asking the GOP to stop tolerating and encouraging hate within their party. From their website: "Anti health care protestors shouted racist and homophobic slurs at Black and gay members of Congress. It's not the first time we've seen such hatred. For over a year, the Republican Party has done little to… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 26, 2010 at 6:00pm —
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It had been a year and a half since the last time I saw Janelle Monae live, and even for the tiny poetry club/café setting, you wouldn’t have known it from the show she put on. So I could only imagine what she had planned for The Black Cat, a concert venue in downtown DC. Of course I had to get in first, ‘cause dammit if that line outside the club wasn’t long as hell when I got there around 8:30 p.m. (doors “allegedly”…
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Added by Afro-Punk on March 26, 2010 at 11:00am —
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Who knew? Looks like Black Barbie isn't just a sidekick anymore, she has her own thing going on with the new 'So In Style' collection. Available on Barbie's website since March 15, they sport Rocawear clothes. The collection includes 4 girls and 1 guy. If that's your cup of tea, you can get yours here.
Black Barbie as seen in the… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 24, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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Paying homage to the beauty of Africa, Ohema Ohene's products give us a 'taste of colours, influences, prints and concepts which are prestigious to Africa, a beautiful and often misrepresented continent'. Women's & men's clothing, shoes and accessories, 'celebrating the best of Africa intertwined with a British twist.'
Ohema Ohene's online store:… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 24, 2010 at 1:30pm —
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What does an Afro-punk look like? Technically there’s no single answer to this question for punk style itself is a free for all, ranging from totally outrageous to simplistic. Hell, there isn’t even a solid definition of what an Afro-punk is either. However, there are a few slight differences in appearance that separate us from the stereotypical image of a rocker besides the most obvious: skin… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 23, 2010 at 10:00am —
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So... I recently just got a pair of Sennheiser HD-555 earphones. I feel like I have to listen to my music all over again, for the first time. This is my first pair of high fidelity earphones and yes, there really is a difference. If you want to feel like you're in the recording studio listening to the pure, finished copy, of the work of art, you might want to consider investing… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 22, 2010 at 4:30pm —
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A selection of Malian photographer Malik Sidibe's previously unseen work is now on show in London at Lichfield Studios, until April 16! Known for his black-and-white studies of popular culture in Bamako in the 1960's, Sidibe is Mali's most celebrated photographer. He opened his legendary and still-thriving Studio Malick in 1962 in Bamako, Mali, where he continues to live and work.
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Added by Afro-Punk on March 19, 2010 at 3:30pm —
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Kingston native Marlon James' novel 'The Book Of Night Women' was nominated for a 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award (for Best New Fiction)!
Although it didn't win, the book has received great reviews. Dealing with slavery in Jamaica, it follows the often tragic lives of female slaves, "the night women", who meet at night to make plans and practice magic. Some are symbols of… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 19, 2010 at 1:30pm —
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One of Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke's first solo gigs will take place at this year's Ibiza Rocks on Aug. 31! Just letting you know, in case you're going to be there this summer... The Ibiza Rocks series will be held at the Ibiza Rocks hotel, San Antonio, Ibiza. This year's line-up includes The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal and many more. Bloc Party went on hiatus to pursue individual projects last October. Buy tickets… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 17, 2010 at 10:30am —
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Should we call the bullsh*t police on BET President Debra Lee, or give her credit for hosting an event seeking to improve Black women's image? The "Leading Women Defined" get-together sponsored by BET sounds good, but as Newsone puts it: "Maybe if BET stopped enthusiastically airing and promoting things like 'Frankie & Neffe' or the 'Tip Drill' video, these 'leadership talks' wouldn’t be necessary! But why would BET disrupt their profit margins and viewership numbers when… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 17, 2010 at 10:00am —
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The Smoking Gun reveals that charity Yele Haiti paid Khatou-Chevassus $105,000 as an independent contractor in 2008 for “program development”, adding to the controversy surrounding Wyclef Jean's non-profit organization. "Jean's organization reported having no employees, 'only three
consultants,' the highest paid of which was Zakiya Khatou-Chevassus". The website also exposes other conflicts of… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 17, 2010 at 9:30am —
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Where the hell is the Godfather of Soul's body? LaRhonda Pettit, one of James Brown's daughters, says the body has been stolen! It was put in a crypt after his death on Christmas Day in 2006, and has been kept at his daughter Deanna Brown Thomas' house in South Carolina while a public mausoleum was being prepared. Charlie Reid, the funeral director who handled the memorial services for James Brown says reports that his body has been moved are false.Pettit added:…
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Added by Afro-Punk on March 12, 2010 at 5:00pm —
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Who wouldn't want to get their fancy tickled up by hot girls blowing bubbles and wearing spandex during a live performance? I recently came across Raye 6 after seeing her perform at an event in Brooklyn and became obsessed by the way she instantly seduced the audience-- 1) with her unapologetically flashy spandex outfit complemented with dancers (also wearing spandex) blowing bubbles around her, 2) this funky blonde and black fro-hawk, 3)…
Added by Afro-Punk on March 12, 2010 at 3:30pm —
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Hey Afro-Punks, have you heard that Nick Cave's PHantasmagoric Technicolor Soundsuits are on display at UCLA's Flower Museum until May 30 2010?! Now we know you might be thinking of an Aussie with the single tightest pair of pants ever afforded to someone over 40. However we are actually referring to a Chicago based African-American artist, dancer, fabric manipulator, fashion'ist' Nick Cave.
Cave claims to have gotten his earliest inspiration from his mother who…
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Added by Afro-Punk on March 12, 2010 at 1:30pm —
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Congratulations to the District of Columbia and its residents!! You guys got it right before all those states with taxation as well as representation (for once). 151 couples lined up to get their DC marriage licenses last week, the result of thirty years of hard battling for the right to do so. The DC activists have taken a gradual approach to the right to marry, building up a cache of small legal victories over time so as to make gay marriage less shocking when it rolled… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 11, 2010 at 6:00am —
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The film Precious, based on the novel Push by Saph.... (yadda yaddda you all know this part), is nothing if not controversial. Its performances and cinematography were strikingly rich, the subject matter was at times problematic for better or for worse (we leave to you to decide Afro-Punkers) but Mo'Nique's performance was indisputably moving (ditto on the for better or for worse here) and her Oscar win was not shocking in the slightest.
Her choice not to…
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Added by Afro-Punk on March 11, 2010 at 6:00am —
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There is no doubt that Jimi Hendrix is an Afro-punk icon, spawning the cultural movement of black people hitting mainstream success on the rock scene. Celebrating his legacy, the Experience Hendrix Tour is back for its 2010 nationwide tour, which kicked off in LA on March 2nd. More than ten bands are traveling across the U.S. to play a selection of Hendrix's greatest hits, including one of Afro-punk's favorites,… Continue
Added by Afro-Punk on March 9, 2010 at 3:00pm —
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