“From Jack to Juke: 25 Years of Ghetto House” (Documentary by Sonali Aggarwal)
Currently all the rage with hipsters worldwide, Chicago Juke music has roots that run deep. The film chronicles the birth and evolution of a genre over 25 years. A fascinating watch!
Little Dragon “Crystalfilm” (Video)
New video from the third LP from Little Dragon called “Ritual Union” by Daniel Wirtberg. If you haven’t checked out their last LP or somehow don’t know about this band drop what you’re doing now! Very nice little video, quite the dreamy Scandinavian cinematic trip.
Black Glovez ‘La Cypher’ ft. Aiza (Video)
Fun Fact: Lauryn Hill was 20yrs old when The Fugees’ The Score dropped. That really puts the idea of ‘young’ in perspective cause let’s be real those were definitely not some juvenile lyrics that she brought to the table. I guess it could be argued that Lauyrn Hill was some …
Monk.E & Sola “Voir ton Soul” Production by Kenlo (Video)
Montreal you don’t stop! Seriously I’m getting artistic seizures from all the treasures coming out of this city. Monk.E, the well-known Montreal visual artist and MC just dropped an amazing new video “Voir ton soul” produced by Ken-Lo, featuring Sola, and captured by Cemont Films. This beautiful love ballad is …
Shakka “Take Our Time” (Video Dig)
Oh Snap! This guy is my first official musical crush of the New Year. Shakka’s track “Take Our Time” is an amazing remix of J Dilla’s epic “So Far to Go”. The beat, the lyrics, the video, his voice, his adorable face all scream awesome sensuality and the joys of …
“Paris Is Burning” (1990) by Jennie Livingston
Paris Is Burning is a 1990 documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the various ethnicities, including African American, Latino gay and transgender community involved in it. Many consider Paris Is Burning to be an invaluable …
Freddie Gibbs “Thuggin” (Video)
Wow. I didn’t expect such a G’d out video coming from the Stones Throw camp. I was watching the video and expecting some twist to explain the double meaning behind it, or the condemnation of the G lifestyle… but nopes. It’s just straight Thuggin‘ stuff. This is like Ice Cube’s …
Press Pause Play – a movie by House of Radon
The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities. But does democratized culture mean better art or is true talent instead drowned out? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world’s …
Dudley Perkins “Interplanetary Peace Talks 2012 A.U.” (Documentary)
I like watching documentaries, especially about music. And last night, I watched the wonderful documentary about Declaime aka Dudley Perkins. I learnt a lot about the life of this artist and his vision. The duo of filmmakers A.J. Calomay and Paul Dang filmed Dudley from 2003 to 2008 and you …