Rolling Stone, SPIN agree: "Dear Science" is 2008's #1 album Rob Fields Artists/Bands December 15, 2008 0Additional link: LISTENING POST: TV on the Radio–"Love Dog"...
Janelle Monae's holiday Gap ad Rob Fields Black rock in the media December 10, 2008 0Janelle puts her spin on “Winter Wonderland” in this video with Napoleon Dynamite himself, Jon Heder. Hat tip to Yellow...
Beyonce, Etta, and rock's generation gap Rob Fields Black rock in the media November 17, 2008 4Beyonce Knowles, who plays Etta James in the upcoming movie "Cadillac Records", was profiled in Sunday’s New York Times. Here...
An oral history of Black rock Rob Fields Black rock in the media October 24, 2008 0Spin Magazine provides an interesting look back on artists who helped spearhead the Black rock movement in the mid- to...
Weekend Preview: Dragons of Zynth @ Siren Festival–July 19 Rob Fields Artists/Bands July 18, 2008 2Dragons of Zynth opens tomorrow’s 8th Annual Village Voice Siren Festival. They also get some well-deserved ink in the Voice. ...
BRC 2.0: Slavetotheism.com Rob Fields Black rock in the media July 15, 2008 0’08 is shaping up to be a good year. The Black Rock Coalition (BRC) recently launched a new site with...
Kandia Crazy Horse on Game Rebellion Rob Fields Black rock in the media June 26, 2008 0Props to rock critic par excellence Kandia Crazy Horse, who holds court in this week’s Village Voice on the one...
Ebony: "What Does Black Sound Like?" Rob Fields Black rock in the media June 11, 2008 4As many of you know, June somehow became designated as "Black music month". We can get into THAT discussion at...
J*Davey and the ongoing cultural shift Rob Fields Artists/Bands June 10, 2008 0Ok, so I was on the list for this show, but couldn’t quite get it together. Thankfully, the Times has...
NPR (and I) look at the legacy of Bo Diddley Rob Fields Artists/Bands June 3, 2008 0I had the pleasure of being asked to be on NPR’s News and Notes with Farai Chideya today to talk...