Carlee Russell’s recent guilty verdict for orchestrating her own kidnapping, resulting in a one-year jail sentence and an $18,000 fine, has reignited a discussion about racial disparities within the American…
Picture the scene, it was 1986 and the NME included a compilation cassette, C86 on the cover of their magazine. This followed several previously released compilations. It was said that…
Photo by Bobbi Rich Today, five-time Grammy Award-winning artist Brittany Howard made waves with the release of the first single and accompanying video from her highly anticipated solo album, WHAT…
photo: Camille Lenain *** In early June Wendell Brunious was named the first-ever musical director of Preservation Hall. The 68-year-old trumpeter and vocalist has a long history with the revered…
Megan Thee Stallion has embarked on a new philanthropic endeavor. In partnership with the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium, the Houston Hottie announced the launch of the #BlackGirlJoyChallenge. Megan…
Tulane University has announced the return of its seventh annual all-star benefit concert, Tipping Point, which will occur on October 20 at The Fillmore New Orleans. The charitable coming together…
With news of a new reissue we revisit Abbas Ali’s piece on Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold us Back. While the hip hop scene today…
Following on from the release of their second album Fly The Flag this summer, Carlisle band Hardwicke Circus today release their new single ‘Hits A GoGo.’ The track features backing…
Allen Ginsberg — internationally renowned, visionary American Beat Poet — was a figurehead of the global youth movement in the late 1960s, a teacher and scholar, inspiring generations of young poets. He was a…
Rising Irish indie artist, Amy Ellen, weaves dream pop with 90s underground verve. The Dublin artist is currently living in the French Alps on the shores of Lake Geneva, a spot…