March 07, 2009
Click here for the flyer for the Saturday showcase and here for more info on line-up's, set times etc. Online: Afro-Punk.com...
Notes from a Different Kitchen
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February 20, 2009
Hip-hop sensibilities and anime style clash in Afro Samurai, a hack and slash brawler based on the cult-hit animated television series. Afro Samurai follows the story of Afro, a samurai on a life-long quest to avenge his father's death, set against the backdrop of a futuristic feudal Japan, where tr...
Kotaku
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Mike Fahey
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February 17, 2009
One of the greatest (and unheralded) groups ever! Apparently this is not an official trailer as they are still actually collecting material (film/video, photo, audio, flyers, etc.) for the documentary. Email them here if you have stuff....
Notes from a Different Kitchen
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ian
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February 15, 2009
Slaughter’s big, bad, black and bold The brother has a lot of soul Don’t you make him mean and cross ‘Cause he’ll show you who’s the boss Slaughter You can probably gather with those words, that this Slaughter guy is probably a pretty hard ass dude. If you didn’...
Internal Bleeding
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February 06, 2009
These guys are actually getting better but they still need something hookier to get them even as far as Santogold has gone. Jazmine Sullivan would probably be considered the gold standard for what they ought to be doing to succeed but even Janelle Monáe makes way better records than them right now ...
Notes from a Different Kitchen
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January 31, 2009
"Not a coveted demo, the young African-American hipster gets his movie" - click here for the full Village Voice article. This story really never (ever?) gets told - I might have to go check this out. Damn the lead actress Tracey Heggins is beautiful! Online: Medicine for Melancholy - official websit...
Notes from a Different Kitchen
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January 28, 2009
Namco Bandai Games christens their new western games division Surge with the release of Afro Samurai for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, based on the Spike TV anime starring Mr. Samuel L. Jackson. Afro Samurai combines a hip hop vibe and music with a futuristic take on feudal Japan, creating an atmo...
Kotaku
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Mike Fahey
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January 27, 2009
Lots of new releases, but not too many notable ones. Bruce Springsteen and Franz Ferdinand are the clear front-runners in my mind. I might check out the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez album too, since I’m a big fan of The Mars Volta. Oh, and I put Hoobastank in there because I bet Ben Pike likes them. A...
BUZZGRINDER
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Josh Mock
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January 26, 2009
Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 Take note, game publishers: There are two ways to take the featured slot on our weekly release list. 1. Be a hotly anticipated game or 2. Have your top competition be MLB Front Office Man...
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January 22, 2009
Geraldo Pino “Listen - Heavy Heavy Heavy MP3″ Greetings all. I wasn’t planning a post for this evening, but I just found out via Soulstrut (via the With Comb & Razor blog) that Afro funk legend Geraldo Pino passed away late in 2008. I figured that it was only appropriate to rep...
Funky16Corners
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