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Bambu – “Slow Down” Video Shoot
Bambu and Geo have to be two of the hardest working cats in the game and the movement, period. And when they get on the same track? Filthy. This comes by way of the homie, Tad, who put in work shooting and editing this behind the scenes look at the video for “Slow Down,” featuring [...]
Dumbfoundead “Jam Session 2.0″
Happy 2010, folks. In the midst of pretty depressing economic conditions, sometimes I need to just be blown away by creativity. Apparently this song was recorded completely over the internet with none of the participants being in the same room. Bananas!
Blue Scholars on SleptOn
In addition to the recent post on Blue Scholars, SleptOn Magazine did a write up on the progressive Seattle hip-hop crew that again highlights the unique nature of their recent business moves.
The typical schematic record deal is one where the terms are dictated to the artist. If you don’t like it, you hit the road. [...]
Capitalism: A Love Story
Although filmmaker Michael Moore is not perfect by any means, I’ve always appreciated the influential space in the media he has managed to carve out for himself because, as Bambu says: “this very non-threatening caucasian is asking his people to try and check their shit at the door.”
His latest work, Capitalism: A Love Story, is [...]
Blue Scholars: New Music, New Business Models
I’ve been a fan of Seattle hip-hop duo, Blue Scholars, for awhile now, and what continually impresses me about them is not only the music they create and the shows that they rock, but also the innovative, progressive business models they continue to create in a rapidly changing (and very corporate controlled, often exploitative) music [...]