Tank and the Bangas’ music video for “Ain’t That Deep” is a vibrant, visual love letter to their hometown of New Orleans. Serving as a fun, raw showcase of local residents from all walks of life, the track is a standout single from their new album, The Last Balloon, releasedContinue Reading
Chuck D and John Densmore are one of the most unexpected musical duos to ever exist. The Public Enemy front man and drummer from ’60s psychedelic band The Doors met at a Record Store Day event at Amoeba Records in 2014. A back-and-forth exchange of lyrics and ideas resulted inContinue Reading
Aja monet’s “Elsewhere” is a meditation on finding the ultimate space of contentment and happiness. Monet riffs on peace, inner light, love, liberation, and revolution with features from Meshell Ndgeocello and Georgia Anne Muldrow. Jesse Boykins III directed the video that has appearances from Novena Carmel, Muldrow, Eryn Allen Kane,Continue Reading
Gil Scott-Heron initially recorded “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” for his 1970 live album, Small Talk at 125th and Lennox. Heron performed the poem about the realness of revolution before a studio audience with nothing but congas and bongos. The poem was a response to The Last Poet’s “WhenContinue Reading