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Neosoulville and the Indie Memphis Film Festival (and other ramblings)
Movie Lovers: The Indie Memphis Film Festival kicked off on yesterday and I got a chance to check out “The Wonder Year” – a documentary about the complexities of hip hop producer 9th Wonder (Little Brother). This one was a must-see for hip hop heads and all around music lovers. If you missed it you missed it…but you can get more info HERE.
NEW VIDEO: Bilal "Levels" Directed by Flying Lotus (Plus Listen to "Levels" EP)
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Special Ticket Offer for "The Old Settler" at Hattiloo Theatre
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1940s serves as the backdrop for John Henry Redwood's play- The Old Settler.The aptly-named Husband has come to New York City from down South to find his old flame Lou Bessie, who has thrown off the shackles of her old life in favor of the pace and excitement of the city.Needing a place to stay, Husband boards with Elizabeth and Quilly, two sisters from the South with family trauma in their past.As he realizes that Lou Bessie no longer has any use for her old life, Husband starts up a May-December romance with Elizabeth, much to the consternation of Quilly.The Old Settler runs from January 6-23, 2011 at Hattiloo Theatre- 656 Marshall Ave.Early
Al Bell Given Honor From Grammy
The Recording Academy announced today that former Stax head Al Bell would be one of the recipients of its Grammy Trustee’s Award. The honor is the equivalent of a Lifetime Achievement award for non-performers.
Al Bell is one of my personal mentors (he doesn't know it yet, though)
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Ms. Lauryn Hill Performs One Night Only In Atlanta
Ok, I'm cosigning this note to Santa (as long as he rides me to Atlanta on his sleigh!)
Dear Santa,
If you're really real, you'll stuff a couple of these in my stocking: Lauryn Hill. $67.50. 9 p.m. Fri., Jan. 14.
(Tickets go on sale this Thursday, Dec. 23 at 10 a.m.)
Just because the request is addressed to Santa, doesn't mean that I wouldn't accept the gift if it came from someone else...that is all.
Q-Tip to Collab With Esperanza Spalding on New Album
Announced on Twitter yesterday, rapper/producer/ATCQ ("A Tribe Called Quest" for the hip hop illiterate) member- Q-Tip will be producing jazz newcomer, Esperanza Spalding's new album. Q-Tip has done production work (under his production alias the Abstract or often—along with fellow Tribe member Ali Shaheed Muhammad and the late Slum Village member Jay Dee—as part of The Ummah), as well as solo production work for such artists as Nas ("One Love", from Illmatic, 1994), Mobb Deep ("Give up the Goods (Just Step)". He also co-produced jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel's 2003 release Heartcore.
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