The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
in post It's Genius! from Mainstream isn't so bad...is it? .
MissInfo.tv Blog (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
G from Grandgood hipped me to some more great footage of Friday’s Video Music Box anniversary…. Grandgood took extensive photos and video from the superevent….and reported: “Obviously, there are plenty of highlights I could run through like Ralph showing off his DJ Clark Kent designed Air Force One’s made specifically for the anniversary. Or July 18th being [...]
Dave Lucas (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Blogger Mycho contributes Kassav en concert and (cops think taggers in Albany are bad: look at these:) Serie: Tags et fresques . Makes we wanna dig out my Wild Style VHS! KASSAV - OH, MADIANA YouTube - Wildstyle - Grandmaster Flash Speaking of "Wild style," I get a kick out of some of the junior high kids who wear super-baggy oversized pants and T-shirts. Two weeks ago I was driving along Albany's...
Grandgood (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
The Video Music Box 25th Anniversary Show was a historic event. The artists either performing or in attendance was a virtual who’s who of Hip-Hop aristocracy (partial list below). The whole concert lasted about three hours with 10-15 minute sets for each act, which meant a steady stream of classic material. If you couldn’t make [...]
Discobelle.net (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
A fine little piece of cosmic disco, the upcoming second single off Midnight Juggernauts debut album “Dystopia”, “Into The Galaxy” will drop on Institubes August 11th. It will feature remixes from Metronomy, Chateau Marmont, Shy Child, Danger, Architecture In Helsinki and last but not least Grandmaster Flash. This sweet looking video was directed by design [...]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Grandmaster Flash returns to his old hip-hopping grounds.
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
in post Midnight Juggernauts Remixed By Grandmaster Flash from Electrorash .
The Bat Segundo Show (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Grandmaster Flash is most recently the author of The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash (with David Ritz). Karen Abbott is most recently the author of Sin in the Second City. Condition of the Show: Marinating in urban culture. Authors: Grandmaster Flash and Karen Abbott SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Using “adventures” in a book title, cutting, rubbing and scratching, finding obscure [...]
HipHopDX.com (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The house that Rock built is holding Grandmaster Flash's Kangol, an unreleased posse cut and more.
Metal Lungies (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
I got a press release from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the other day and they’ve apparently added some dope hip-hop artifacts to their collection. Personally I’d like to see Slick Rick’s eyepatch and the letter from the FBI to NWA. Assorted Hip-Hop Flyers c.1977 – 1985 Includes flyers from Saul Abbatiello, Afrika [...]
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
CURRENTLY enjoying something of a renaissance even as we move into the traditionally fallow summer season, Sankeys is an institution in a city famous for its nightlife.
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
I just finished reading Grandmaster Flash’s autobiography, The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash (More on the book later), and this particular excerpt that had to be shared. Too often, those of us in the here wonder why so Rakim was and still is so revered as an emcee. I even remember hearing him for the first time [...]
The BN Village (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
DJ Kool Herc - 'The Godfather of Hip Hop' Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), AKA Kool Herc, DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Herc, is a Jamaican-born DJ who is credited as originating hip hop music, in the Bronx, New York City. His playing of hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown was an alternative both to the violent gang culture of the Bronx and to the nascent popularity of...
breath of life (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
No matter the genre, there are aren’t many records that actually scared me. Melle Mel’s “Beat Street Breakdown” is one.
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
HAD your hip-hop taste buds tingled by Jay-Z’s recent show-stopping performance at Glastonbury? Then why not head along to Joshua Brooks on Thursday to see one of the scene’s pioneers in action.
