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AfroPunk Album Review: The Dead Dumb Happy Life

Melissa Webster | Posted 12.26.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: The Dead Dumb Happy Life, Punk, R&b, Blood Sugar X, Blood Sugar, Album Review, Xavier Dephrepaulezz, Soul, Alternative Rock, Afro Punk, Afropunk, Video, Entertainment News
Melissa Webster

With a disco-like sound of the late '70s, early '80s, the eighth track "Innocence" revs up the dance vibe again to lead us into the ninth track on the album, "Sleeping Disorder," a slow build-up to an emotional frenzy reflecting his turmoil that results in his insomnia.

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Bad Brains Isn't Banned In DC Anymore

Posted 02.27.2012 | Arts
Read More: Dc, Afro-Punk, Band in Dc, Trailer, Video, Banned in Dc, Darryl Jenifer, Punk Rock, Black Punk, Bad Brains, Washington DC, Film, Sxsw, Arts News

Fans of the legendary Washington, DC-based Black punk group Bad Brains are eagerly awaiting Mandy Stein and Benjamen Logan's documentary "Band in DC."...

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Real Alternatives for the Grammys' "Urban/Alternative" Category

Rob Fields | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Doug Pinnick, Melvin Gibbs, Afro-Punk, Jimi Hazel, Honeychild Coleman, Game Rebellion, Black Rock, Tamar-Kali, Grammys, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News
Rob Fields

The Grammys happen in a couple of weeks. Though it may be a fun show to watch, the Urban/Alternative category still leaves me wondering: alternative compared to what?

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Dash's BlakRoc Disses Black Rock

Rob Fields | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Dan Auerbach, The Black Keys, Black Rock Coalition, Damon Dash, Bad-Day-at-Black-Rock, Mos Def, Afro-Punk, Ghetto Metal, Entertainment News
Rob Fields

How can you call something "BlakRoc" when the black folks on the project only rap and the rockers are all white?

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