Posted on 06/20/2008
It’s a testament to the power of one five foot nothing filmmaker that any joint Spike Lee is in somehow becomes a Spike Lee Joint. The crowd that packed the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD last night to honor Spike Lee couldn’t have been more different from the crowds that packed opening night screenings of his early films two decades ago. This crowd, largely white, cultured,...

Posted on 06/20/2008
Although the Erykah Badu/The Roots tour is now officially over, we have the pleasure of being able to relive bits and pieces thanks to Ringo "Tumblin' Dice" Smith, Badu's tour DJ and one of her main producers.  Take a look at some of his tour photos featured below.  Unfortunately we had to take down the D'Angelo photos we had featured last week at the D camp's request. ...

Posted on 06/18/2008
Once you return your jaw to it's usual position, wipe the drool from your chinny-chin, and stop the hubba-hubba-hubba which inevitably emits from your mouth-hole every time you see Jack Davey, take a minute to press play and watch as J*DaVey did their thing at L.A.'s Key Club a little while ago.  And yes, your girl looked fine, and so did her hotty partner Brook. But way more than just...

Posted on 06/16/2008
As the gods would have it, Summer Jam rolled through Denver this past Friday night, same time as the 3rd annual indie hip-hop love fest, Paid Dues. I bumped into some dude at a bar after the show who’d gone to see Weezy instead. So how was it, man? It sucked, there were tons of fights. Sounds tight. It blows my mind how dichotomous hip-hop has become. It’s on some...