I'm not sure where this video came from and not much information is online as to who made this. Comments on youtube say it was playing on MTV in 1985. Nonetheless, a clay animation of Nina Simones classic is nice to see.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Asheru and Blue Black "Unspoken Heard"
I grabbed a promo copy of this when i worked at Tower Records in '01 only because i like the cover art, and it ended up becoming one of my favorite albums. like the Roots theyre a Phili based group and probably inspired by them as well. More lighthearted like De La Soul and good music to draw to. A few selections from their first album, "Unspoken Heard"
Friday, May 13, 2011
Robert Frank: The Americans
Robert Frank was also an experimental film maker, which probably explains why his photography has a very cinematic feel to it. These are few selections from the book, "The Americans".
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Hugh Masekela - 1984
Sometime around 1983, Chicago had a station that played House music through mixes on the weekends. Hugh Masekela is actually a jazz musician, but like Herbie Hancocks music during the time, things were changing...
Monday, May 9, 2011
"Assassination of Jesse James" Directed by Andrew Dominik
A well done artsy film and technically one of the best movies made. Cinematography, Story, Dialogue, Costume Design, Music, Actors are all top notch. Andrew Dominik and Casey Affleck should have won something for this.
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