DMC of Run DMC is Bringing Real NY Flavor to Comics
Historically, comics have never accurately embodied the world we live in. Geekdom is much more diverse than The Big Bang Theory would have you believe, and many in the nerd community are tired of having a universe that does not fairly represent our lives. At the same time, the image that the media feeds us […]
Amy Winehouse project comes to South Yorkshire schools
A charity set up following the death of Amy Winehouse has been rolled out to schools across South Yorkshire. The Amy Winehouse Foundation has joined forces with charity Addaction to roll out a five-year drink and drugs education project to secondary schools. The five-year project is to visit up to 50 secondary schools with the […]
Blues Meets Hip Hop!
What happens when you put a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Hip-Hop and Rock Icon with a Grammy Award-Winning Blues legend together on one song? The answer is “NEXT LEVEL”! Masterminded by Super Producer Sonix The Mad Scientist the track is the perfect blend of blazing Blues Harmonica, mighty rap and Sonix’ hard-hitting unique […]
TAVIS SMILEY Interview with Guitarist-singer-songwriter Robert Cray
ROBERT CRAY BAND CELEBRATING 40 YEARS!
5x Grammy award winner on US TOUR NOW in support of NEW album IN MY SOUL Cray recently appeared on PBS’ Tavis Smiley to talk about his journey: http://video.pbs.org/video/2365279424/ Robert Cray is celebrating forty years since the formation of the Robert Cray Band- a musical journey he began with longtime bassist and childhood friend Richard […]
‘Do the Right Thing’ still shines brightly
(CNN) — You can still feel the heat from “Do the Right Thing.” Though the Spike Lee Joint, about the angry events of a scorching hot day in Brooklyn, looks a bit dated these days — gone are the boomboxes and fade haircuts of the late ’80s — there’s no fighting the film’s power. The […]
Mother of Amy Winehouse welcomes drug and alcohol initiative in Bournemouth schools
THE MOTHER of pop star, Amy Winehouse is hailing a new drug and alcohol awareness initiative coming to Bournemouth secondary schools. Janis Winehouse spoke to the Daily Echo about The Amy Winehouse Foundation teaming up with the charity, Addaction, to educate students, teachers and parents about the underlying emotional wellbeing issues connected to substance misuse. […]
Bibb, Lang and Cray: Bing fills docket with the blues
(Posted Thursday) Walking to work the other morning, I noticed the marquee at the Bing Crosby Theater had a case of the blues. Blues as in Eric Bibb, Jonny Lang and Robert Cray. Bibb, an acclaimed acoustic blues-roots singer-songwriter, will visit the Bing on July 9. Up next is Jonny Lang, the one-time child prodigy […]