San Francisco, California – May 20, 2007 –The San Francisco Black Film Festival (SFBFF) lives out its ninth incarnation as it expands to two weekends, June 7 through 10 and June 14 through 17. Special events and screenings span the globe as eighty films from Africa, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Europe and the United States explore […]
May 20, 2007 - New York, NY – Celebrating five years of Hip-Hop Cinema, Education, Art and Culture, the H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival (H2OIFF) will showcase the best of Hip-Hop Cinema. A limited amount of $50 festival all-access passes for non –profit will go on sale today!
LOS ANGELES — After a controversial incident on stage in Miami
shortened The Doors’ 1969 tour, the band roared back in 1970 with the astounding Morrison Hotel, followed by an inspired tour; their last with singer
Jim Morrison. Bright Midnight Archives celebrates the beginning of an era’s
end with a three-disc set that captures the tour’s first stop […]
May 20, 2007 (Austin, TX) – Specialty distributor B-Side Entertainment has secured worldwide distribution rights to the documentary PIRATE RADIO USA. In the spirit of bypassing mainstream media channels, the film will be released initially on May 22 via DRM-free download on BSIDE.COM, the company’s forthcoming online marketplace for independent films. The digital launch […]
May 20, 2007 (Austin, TX) – Specialty distributor B-Side Entertainment has secured worldwide distribution rights to the documentary PIRATE RADIO USA. In the spirit of bypassing mainstream media channels, the film will be released initially on May 22 via DRM-free download on BSIDE.COM, the company’s forthcoming online marketplace for independent films. The digital launch […]
As Atlantic Records approaches its 60th Anniversary, the company’s extraordinary urban music legacy is being carried on by an array of groundbreaking contemporary artists, as impressively borne out in yesterday’s announcement of the nominations for the upcoming BET Awards 07. Atlantic and its affiliated labels earned a remarkable 11 nods, spanning a wide array […]
The Teddy Pendergrass Alliance (TPA), a non-profit organization which helps people with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) rebuild their lives, has announced the participants for the elaborate star-studded gala- the premiere Black Music Month event, “Teddy 25 - A Celebration Of Life, Hope, and Possibilities” - to be held June 10th, 4pm at Verizon Hall at […]
Englewood, Colo., May 21, 2007 – Starz InBlack, the first and only premium movie channel dedicated to meet the entertainment choices of African Americans, will celebrate Black Music Month with a month-long tribute to African American musicians beginning on Saturday, June 2 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). Every Saturday night in June Starz InBlack will present […]
After trailblazing around the globe numerous times with Gang Starr as a core member of the Gang Starr Foundation, Big Shug, who has appeared on Gang Starr’s classics such as 1994’s Hard To Earn “F.A.L.A.,” 1998’s Moment Of Truth “The Militia” and 2003’s Gold-certified The Ownerz “Capture” (Militia Pt.3), follow’s up his 2005 debut, Who’s […]
New York, NY; May 20, 2007 - TRIPNOTICA is bringing hot downtempo, chillout, tripped-out music back to New York City with monthly experience and on June 2nd in collaboration with Astralweks Records, Filter Magazine and Art for Progress, TRIPNOTICA will enliven Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn with the music, art and culture of this ever […]
MIKE-E wants to take you way back, to a time when soul and rhythm were more than words. His new track, “AfroFlow,” summons African drums and blues infused vocals and lines them up alongside modern hip-hop, remembering and respecting its roots while looking at the present with a clear-minded skepticism. Balancing hope […]
Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic recording artist Plies has announced details of his highly anticipated major label debut. Dubbed “THE REAL TESTAMENT,” the Ft. Myers, FL-bred rapper’s album is set to drop August 7th.
While on her US tour with Gwen Stefani, Lady Sovereign has taken to recording a series of video tour diaries that she is posting on her brand new imeem profile. Check them out to see her hilarious antics from day to day. The diaries will be updated each day throughout her US tour.
May 21, 2007 – Los Angeles California - The latest feature length film from Jeff Clanagan’s Codeblack Entertainment, 4 Life is the feverishly anticipated street drama that chronicles the dark, gritty, despair-ridden tale of the drug game in West Baltimore. Featuring a host of some of Hollywood’s most prominent rising talent, including Wood Harris […]
The Sound Of Brooklyn (TSOB) Records is a state-of-the-art recording studio and independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. More than just simply another upstart independent record label, TSOB is the home to 5 artists and groups that represent 5 different genres of music.