Saidah Blount: The Face Behind the Music
BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn Executive Director talks about the challenges and successes of her first season.
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Music
Canibus’ Rip The Jacker: A Most Unusual Production
Stoupe The Enemy of Mankind and Canibus caught lightning in a bottle in a strange but successful way.
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A Night at the Bandshell with LA LOM & Thee Sacred Souls at BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn
California’s LA LOM and Thee Sacred Souls bring the romantic allure and charm of classic Mexican Boleros and Cumbina Sonidera inspired music
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The Mysterious Allure of the Double Album
The double album is a dying breed, but the vanity and ambition needed to make them will never go out of style
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Why Are There No Rap Covers?
Rap covers succeed when they take a song with universal lyrics and give it a complimentary coat of new paint.
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Did The Jam Have a Perfect Cover?
Where Curtis Mayfield lays back, The Jam lean forward.
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The Greatest American Rock ‘N’ Roll Band Is…
When considering the Greatest American Rock band, apply the three C’s: Critical acclaim, Commercial success, and Cultural relevance.
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Yo-Yo Ma and the Impetuousness of Youth
Like wine, some musicians get better with age.
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Local Artist Spotlight: Bette Smith
Bette Smith’s new music sounds like a party
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The Worst Pop Song of All Time?
“Hey Soul Sister” is a memorable, significant song, but for all the wrong reasons.
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