You have got to check this right now: Issue 3 of 100ProofTruth.
Featured Photographers are: Witold Krassowksi, Kent Baker, The Face Hunter, Faith 47, Paul Hartnett in China, Darrell Berry…
100proofTRUTH Issue 3 is all about the power of the photograph, with a few other talents thrown in for good measure, (like Sfaustina from San Francisco, Sun7 [...]

Perhaps you’ve heard someone mention the Jena Six recently in casual conversation? On the internet, this was quickly dubbed “The White Tree” story. In a mostly white town of 3,000 in north-central Louisiana, six boys were arrested and charged with attempted murder. We later learned that a string of events highlighted by racial intimidation, institutionalized [...]

From Ubiquity:
Another second heads your way, this one curated by DJ Gilles Peterson. Included on his Digs Vol. II compilation are tracks like the ultra rare Mary Lou Williams 45 “You Know Baby” (and her previously unreleased “Pussy’s In The Well”) alongside Detroit’s Dee Edwards and little-known Bay Area singer Carrie Cleveland who both mix [...]

On October 1st, High Contrast is back with the new album, Tough Guys Don’t Dance.
From Hospital Records:
“Tough Guys features some exciting collaborations and guest performances, from the vocal gymnastics of Jazz wizard Ian Shaw to the legendary dance diva styles of Diane Charlemagne right through to the country tinged soul searching of Linda Gale-Lewis (sister [...]

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I don’t have to tell you what’s happening on Tuesday, but someone should tell NPR.  They ran a story this morning that mentioned the new albums from 50 and “another rapper.”  I’m not making that up – they referred to K. West as “another rapper” and “the other rapper.”
Now it’s no surprise that NPR is [...]