VIDEO: Vernon Reid talks writing "Cult of Personality" and the riffs behind it Rob Fields Artists/Bands December 15, 2009
SXSW09 Roundup: Quincy Jones keynote–3/19/09 Rob Fields Artists/Bands March 23, 2009 0I've been telling folks: I hear the word "keynote"–especially when attached to an icon like Quincy Jones–and I expect 20-30...
Is "rock" a bad four-letter word for Black folks? Rob Fields Connections March 11, 2009 6Maybe. Here are some observations. I mean, we easily disrespect our each other, and the N-word word seems to roll...
Duke Ellington gets his own quarter Rob Fields Connections February 24, 2009 0First African American to appear by himself on a circulating U.S. coin. From CNN.com: The United States Mint launched a...
Rockin' out of a hard place Rob Fields Community December 5, 2008 7NPR ran a piece this week by teenager Josetta Adams (right), a Caribbean-American girl who lives in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush...
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...
Weekend preview #3: Kindred Cool photography exhibit—8/3 Rob Fields Connections July 31, 2008 0The friendship of giants Ralph Ellison, Romare Bearden, and Albert Murray inspires an exhibit of photos of contemporary musicians who’ve...
"Yes, We Can"–The video for Barack Obama Rob Fields Black rock in the media February 4, 2008 0Of course, we can talk about change til we’re blue in the face, but tomorrow’s the day–Super Tuesday–when 22 or...
Gladwell on the Black-White I.Q. Gap Rob Fields Connections December 11, 2007 0In reviewing James Flynn’s "What is Intelligence?", Malcolm Gladwell comes to the following conclusion: I.Q. measures not just the quality...
The Carolina Chocolate Drops Rob Fields Connections December 5, 2007 0Speaking of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, it turns out they have a song on the soundtrack for the new Denzel...
Vote for The Smyrk on MTV2 Rob Fields Black rock in the media November 2, 2007 0You may recall that Doron Flake mentioned that The Smyrk is in the thick of MTV2’s Dew Circuit Breakout Competition. ...