The News Review:
- Afro-Punk – 2009 Brooklyn festival dates & lineup (Janelle Monae …
- From an old suitcase JJ Gonson retrieves photos of Boston’s punk past
- The songs of summer
- Let the festing begin
- CM Punk joins six-man tag team battle at WWE event
- LA punk legends X bring innovative sound
Afro-Punk – 2009 Brooklyn festival dates & lineup (Janelle Monae …
Brooklyn Vegan
The result was 2003′s Afro-Punk the seminal cult classic film spotlighting Black Punks in America. Since then Afro-Punk has become a cultural movement strongly reminiscent of the early days of Hip-Hop and a touchstone for tens of thousands of Alternative urban kids across the nation (and the globe) who tired of feeling like outsiders have joined the Afro-Punk (AP) community. Ground Zero for this movement is the annual Afro-Punk Music and Art Festival launched in Brooklyn in 2005. Co-curated by Morgan and Spooner the festival celebrates and unified the cultural cornerstones of Afro-Punk: music film skate and most importantly the fiercely independent and influential individuals that are the lifeblood of the AP community. Afro-punk has featured an intensely diverse group of artists over the years including The Noisettes (London) The Dirtbombs (Detroit) Saul Williams (Los Angeles) and The Apes (Washington DC) as well as trend-spotting recent Grammy nominees Janelle Monae and Little Jackie at last year’s festival. AP has also garnered praise from a wide range of media outlets ranging from Pitchfork URB Vibe and Nylon to Variety Entertainment Weekly and The Los Angeles Times and was the subject of an “Urban Eye” video feature by Melena Ryzik in the New York Times last year.
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From an old suitcase JJ Gonson retrieves photos of Boston’s punk past
Boston Globe
We took them home because there was nowhere else for them to go. They were like puppies. “The Cobain image is only the most obvious example of the seismic shift in music that Gonson was documenting. “What I’ve always known” says Gonson “is that this body of work which takes place from 1986 to 1990 – it’s not very long – is the segue from hardcore and punk to grunge. “Back then punk magazines like Thrasher Suburban Voice and Triple X hired Gonson to chronicle Boston’s burgeoning hardcore scene. She shot mostly in black and white which was far cheaper than color and developed the film in her sink or bathroom. The going rate was $5 or $10 per print.
The songs of summer
Philadelphia Inquirer
And Cleveland rapper and Kanye West protege Kid Cudi who’s made a name for himself with the spooky hit "Day ‘n’ Nite" will offer a taste of his highly anticipated debut disc Man on the Moon: The End of Day. It’s like the pop-punk 1990s all over again. The class of the season is Green Day the northern California trio fronted by Billie Joe Armstrong which had its rock-opera way with the snide and catchy new album 21st Century Breakdown. The band plays the Spectrum on July 21. Meantime the reunited No Doubt puts a ska twist on the formula Thursday at the Susquehanna Bank Center and speaking of reunions Blink 182 comes to Camden on Aug. 27 on a power-chord package deal with Weezer.
Let the festing begin
Atlanta Journal Constitution
”Aside from being the only place that this many Dove winners can be seen in one weekend Atlanta Fest also features plenty of other acts for almost any musical taste. Atlanta’s own crunk punk band Family Force 5 rlando rock act Fireflight the ska antics of Skillet and other metal punk and pop bands are on the bill. In addition to three stages of music Atlanta Fest also features Christian vendors a talent search where artists compete live for a recording contract free camping Bible studies and the Prayer Path a multimedia lesson on the history of Christianity. Stone Mountain Park U.
CM Punk joins six-man tag team battle at WWE event
Pensacola News Journal
I was born and raised in Chicago so I like to say it’s “Chicago Made. “Q: You’re known as the “Straightedge Superstar. ” What does straightedge mean to you?A: Straightedge is a subculture started by kids in hardcore (punk) music. I stay away from drugs smoking alcohol all the things that could hinder you in life. I was straightedge before I knew what it was. I read about it and found out there were more kids out there like me. I’m proud to be straightedge I’ve got it tattooed all over my body.
LA punk legends X bring innovative sound
Asheville Citizen-Times
When I’m on the road with X there’s nothing I’d rather be doing. With the others they’re vibraphone based and I get to play jazz. For me it’s a way to have fun and keep (music) exciting. I just went on the road with Eleni Mandell a pop singer from Los Angeles. Q: With all the critical acclaim why hasn’t X been more commercially successful?A: It’s one of those questions you can never answer. Maybe because we weren’t played on the radio as much or maybe because we were always saying what we felt. We played the game to a certain extent but someone has to pave the way.