The termination of Spotify’s beta feature only affects users who uploaded their music directly through the tool.
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Recap of the Branding 101 Brunch Presented by SheMuse, Inc.
SheMuse, a non-profit organization created to enhance the “empowerment and betterment of women of color,” hosted the Branding 101 Brunch at the Commons Cafe in Brooklyn, NY.
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Sugar Kitchen with Chef Chaz and Mimi Moments
Sunday is considered to be a lazy day for individuals in their early to mid-twenties. For the young creatives at the Brown Sugar Collective (Wendy Ngala, M’heri Jackson, Athena Partington), it’s about sharing your day off with strangers for a cooking class in Sunset Park. Brown Sugar Collective had their second Sugar Kitchen with Chef […]
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F*ck the Game
After listening to KA.Jay’s A Vent: 6-2-94, you’d come to the same realization that the recording artist from Atlanta did, “this game is fucked up.” The music game is hard as it is. There’s a niche for everything, and listeners play favorites. So what does that mean for a new artist coming from a low-middle class […]
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Issa Watch Party for Appropriate Culture
Sunday, December 17, Julian Stephen collaborated with Bare Canvas Sounds for the Appropriate Culture Watch Party hosted by Blogxilla. While the technical aspects of the event was handled by Julian Stephen and the Brooklyn event curator of the group Viva La Burns, the sounds were in control by the Contro1freak, DamnitCarlos, Wah Gwan Twon and […]
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OVO Taking Over NoHo?
In the congested heart of the big apple, Drake fans galore lined up at the corner of Bond Street and Bowery Saturday, December 10, for the grand opening of the OVO flagship store. Two days had already passed when I ventured out to see the infrastructure for myself. When I arrived to the street corner, my eyes […]
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Julian Stephen
Earlier in the Summer, we had the opportunity to sit down with Julian Stephen. Artist/Rapper from Queens, New York, who now resides in Harlem. From music to aspirations and future endeavors, our sit down went from professional to a conversation about life. Over the course of the year, he’s been dropping singles and music videos […]
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Swisha… What He Brings To The Tables!
With less than half a year until his 21st birthday, Swisha (formally known as Swisha Sweet) has successfully created and maintained a name for himself in the music industry. He created the record label, Great Tracks, released his latest EP, Perfecto, and a recent addition to Juke Bounce Werk. From Philadelphia to Los Angeles, the self-proclaimed nomadic […]
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Fears of An Aspiring Female DJ
There’s no question about it: women are pretty much leveraging themselves in the music industry, especially as disc jockeys. Wanting to join a community amongst other DJ’s is a bit intimidating. Why? Because I am a girl and most people expect me to ‘make the booty bounce,’ even though I don’t even know how to twerk. […]
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The Contro1freak
Révolu (left), The Contro1freak (right) “I’m the music outlet for anime,” exclaims Darius Hoyte, a disc jockey from Brooklyn. Darius isn’t just a DJ though — he’s much more than that. He’s also known as Squanto the Hypeman — emcee and coordinator for Bare Canvas Sounds. But most of all, he’s known as The Contro1freak. How […]
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Graffiti Bushwick War
As written in the third issue, Ready Set Go! Ebony Anderson-Brown, Editor in Chief Alex Joseph, Photographer I’d hate to make this into a class lesson, but a lot of people have forgotten the meaning of art. As cliche as that may sound, it is in fact the truth. In regards to the dispute happening in […]
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There’s Something About Bushwick
“Gentrification is knocking on its door, and it’s disguised as art.” Changes are happening in Brooklyn, and it’s not for the benefit of New York City, or for you! To be more specific, Bushwick is facing some challenging threats where gentrification is knocking on its door, and it’s disguised as art. In the next issue, […]
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