Primordial Punk launch party–Friday, July 11 Rob Fields Afropunk July 9, 2008 0Speaking of Afropunk, an event to look forward to is Friday night’s Primordial Punk Debutante Ball. This event is basically...
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...
Notes: Power Douglas, Kyp Malone and Dragons of Zynth @ BAM Cafe Rob Fields Live Music/Shows February 16, 2008 3I have to say: BAM Cafe has done a great job of creating a community space. Because the Friday and...
Best Black rock releases of 2007. . .? Rob Fields Annual "Best ofs" December 18, 2007 0I was planning my roundup of what I thought some of the great Black rock /Afropunk/Ghetto Metal/urban alternative /progressive black...
Quotable: Bob Lefsetz on growing audiences Rob Fields Inspiration December 17, 2007 1Industry curmudgeon Bob Lefsetz has some advice everybody in the Black rock/Afropunk/Ghetto Metal/Urban alternative space should read: But in the...
Doin' that crazy rock shit Rob Fields Why we fight November 2, 2007 1Gina McCauley printed a letter from Keke Palmer, who played Akeelah in “Akeelah and the Bee”. In the letter, Ms....
Memorial Day Weekend Music Rob Fields Uncategorized May 25, 2007 0Hardly an exhaustive list, but here are some shows I’d check out if I were around: SATURDAY, MAY 26 Mos...
BoldAsLIVE: Passing Strange, or the Coming of Age of a Black Rocker Rob Fields Black rock in the media May 11, 2007 2 Since this past October when I started writing about Black rock, I continue to get indications that we’re in...
Ghetto Metal Rob Fields Community May 1, 2007 6Ghetto Metal, huh? Wow. At the very least, this challenges the assertion–backed up largely by much of Maureen Mahon’s scholarly...
Why We Fight Rob Fields Black rock in the media April 29, 2007 1Just came across Kandia Crazy Horse’s weigh-in on the now infamous New York Times "blipster" article. Check this: The appropriation...
