Posted on 01/22/2009 At first I wasn't going to go. The cold. Potential snow. Below freezing. And the horror of the massive crowds. Yet late Monday afternoon I found myself on the Chinatown bus alongside the masses who descended upon Washington D.C. to watch our 44th President be inaugurated. I was compelled- after watching the HBO broadcast of the pre-inaugural event on Sunday eve, with Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder (to which Obama...
Posted on 01/07/2009 A ton of albums pass through my hands during a calendar year. A lot of
those albums leave a lasting impression on me. But the number that get
loaded onto the MP3 player I take on nearly every cross-town bus-ride
& walk to the corner bodega and then stay there all year is pretty
small. In fact, only twenty-something artists...
Posted on 12/29/2008 The 2nd annual Okayplayer Holiday Jammy in NYC went down on Thursday, December 18th at B.B. Kings in Times Square. This year we teamed up with the good people at Frank151 magazine to ensure a packed house of friends, associates, and fans.
The line-up boasted The Roots and Friends with Tanya Morgan warming things up and DJ Soul on the 1's and 2's. Continue reading to find out...
Posted on 11/05/2008 Earlier this week I saw a compelling image. A Barack Obama/Fela Kuti mash-up t-shirt. It spoke to me for many different reasons, and I thought what could possibly be more appropriate to feature on the tails of Obama's fantastic victory? We have a new president-elect today, and Barack Obama has made history! America has it's first Black President. I caught up with the artist who created this image, Dwayne Rodgers,...
A ton of albums pass through my hands during a calendar year. A lot of
those albums leave a lasting impression on me. But the number that get
loaded onto the MP3 player I take on nearly every cross-town bus-ride
& walk to the corner bodega and then stay there all year is pretty
small. In fact, only twenty-something artists...
