Continuing with the string of Afropunk mixtape releases, #003 just hit the streets. The triple-digit sequencing is really exciting: I can’t wait until this series reaches 997…998…999!
Volume 2 of the AFROPUNK Mixtape is out, with appearances by Chuck D and Fishbone among other notables. Full track listing below. Looking forward to the next two, three, thirty, infinite number of this mixtape releases. Jam on: AFROPUNK MIXTAPE 002: Black Lives Always Mattered Chants of “black lives matter†envelop the streets, as thousands converge to declare what should be self-evident. But black lives always mattered. At the same moment that a generation wakes up and discovers the power of its voice, another sleeping giant has woken after 14 years of silence to record what could be the defining album of 2014. From D’Angelo’s Black Messiah to underground acts like Laughing Man’s Be Black Baby, December 2014 has been a month of both continued unrest and growing strength. AFROPUNK’s 2nd mixtape: Black Lives Always Mattered features some of the best songs released this month from D’Angelo, We Are Shining,…Continue Reading
Public Unrest: November has been a month of unrest and upheaval soundtracked by heavy music, adventurous electronica, and soulful acoustic tunes. The first installment of our monthly series showcases new singles from legends like Neneh Cherry to up-and-comers like Benjamin Booker, as well as AFROPUNK FEST alumni Mykki Blanco and BLXPLTN. Track List: RDGLDGRN – Elevators Aligns – Fight The War Interlude: Interview with Mykki Blanco October 2014 Mykki Blanco – Baby’s Got Big Plans Big Joanie – Damaged (When The Homewrecker Moved In) Magnificent Shit Hawks – Dayman Interlude: Interview with Neneh Cherry March 2014 Neneh Cherry – Spit Three Times WILLS – Going Through It Bibi Bellatrixx – No Place To Call TV on the Radio – Lazerray Interlude: Interview with BLXPLTN February 2014 BLXPLTN – Train (Get Out) Raphael Radna Remix Ibeyi – Mama Says Interlude: Interview with Benjamin Booker June 2014 Benjamin Booker – Violent Shiver
Once again here’s a wee compilation of season greeting cards (both e- and IRL). You can see as time goes on the cards become more corporate (or rather ‘organizational’) and less personal, as every email address becomes a marketing contact. I’m no better, but whoah. I kind of miss that human touch. Top of the pops no doubt is this actual real-world card I got with pictures of this too-cute family of, let’s call them repeat offenders: I
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