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East River Park Action (Rally Sept 21, 2019)
Bury the Plan Not the Park WHY WE PROTEST! Mayor Bill de Blasio to East River Park: “DROP DEAD!” Make some noise before New York City commits an environmental disaster in the name of flood protection. Mayor de Blasio: Closing and flattening the largest park in Lower Manhattan, a jewel along the waterfront, playground [...]
Honey Dijon on whether dance music can save us (DAZED)
Honey DijonPhotography Ricardo Gomes The American house DJ discusses her upcoming Comme des Garçons collaboration, how social media transformed club culture and the state of America today “What else do I do besides work? Nothing!” laughs American house DJ Honey Dijon over the phone from Berlin, where she lives. Actually, she adds, that’s not [...]
A Sit Down With Cassandra Lucas
By James Hall, My House Radio 9/6/19 Who is Cassandra Lucas? Back on the scene–and topping the charts–the singing/songwriting talent, Cassandra Lucas. Cassandra is best known as one-half of the 90's platinum-selling R&B vocal duo Changing Faces, who gave us hits such as “Foolin' Around,” “Stroke You Up” and“G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.” Their debut self-titled CD hit [...]
House music shares its Black and sexy side in new documentary (Rolling Out)
by TONY BINNS The Gene Siskel Film Centers celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its Black Harvest Film Festival, which will showcase 17 feature films and over 40 shorts films by some of the most talented filmmakers in the business. Among the honorees, Sergio Mims will be recognized for his tireless contributions to the BHFF. One of the showcased films, Thee Debauchery Ball, [...]
AFRICA IS NOT A JUNGLE: HOW BLACK COFFEE IS LEADING A MUSIC INDUSTRY REVOLUTION (MIXMAG)
AFRICA IS NOT A JUNGLE: HOW BLACK COFFEE IS LEADING A MUSIC INDUSTRY REVOLUTION "It’s a revolutionary decision, where we dismantle the industry as it is; so we own everything and are in control of our own destiny.” WORDS: DAVID POLLOCK | PHOTOS: JOE PLIMMER & HENRY MARSH | STYLING: LEWIS MUNRO & RYAN [...]
Frankie Knuckles Day, Remembering The Godfather Of House Music With Eric Kupper (Forbes)
Oisin LunnySenior Contributor Media I write about great music, mobile-centric tech and related trends. "In 1977 Frankie moved to Chicago to reign over the turntables at the Warehouse for the next five years. If those walls could talk, the stories they would tell, they would tell of all the journeys that Frankie took his [...]
A Sit Down With South African Artist: CeeBoo And Her Debut Album “Breaking Dawn”
Written by James Hall, My House Radio 8/18/2019 Who is CeeBoo?? She was christened Sibusiso Msesiwe and now has donned the moniker CeeBoo and is brimful with flair and creativity in her latest offering City Rain Remix originally done by DJ Mobi Dixon featuring Mque. CeeBoo is a versatile cross over artists whose lilting [...]
Mixcloud Limits “Free” Listening, Will Start to Charge Listeners Money (5Mag)
In the last issue of 5 Mag, I wondered if Mixcloud had finally figured out a working business model for DJ mixes on the internet. Other services have worked on making mixes legal – clearing rights and ensuring that rightsholders are paid up and okay with it. But none of that really helps the DJ [...]