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Gil Scott-Heron – The Last Holiday

From Jackson, TN to Washington D.C., this is GSH's remarkable story

FEATURES

The Interrupters

Interrupting violence on Chicago's South Side, one teen at a time

Michael Garrick RIP

News reached us this week of the sad passing of British jazz pianist

Byron Hurt’s Black America

Creating role models in America. Barack or Curtis?

REVIEWS

Tru Thoughts @ KOKO

Hidden Orchestra and Belleruche leave the crowd entranced

Restless City

Andrew Dosunmu's tale of a Senegalese émigré trying to make it in NY

ItsNate ‘Never Ask Take Everything’

An emcee with too much on his mind

MORE NEWS

November 28 2011

The art of the boombox

Photographer Lyle Owerko reveals his impressive boombox collection

November 23 2011

Shook & Strut present OUR LATIN THING

Exclusive London screening, Weds 30 November at La Bodeguita, SE1

November 22 2011

Peaking Lights

Amazing and Wonderful and coming to London

November 12 2011

High School Graffiti by Omar S

Link to the brilliant free digital EP and Who's the Key video

November 5 2011

Chairman Kato – Science & Romance EP

Out today, Chairman Kato featuring remixes from Andres and Ekoplekz

November 3 2011

Dicing with Danny Brown

The verbal thug lord, flawed but adored

November 3 2011

Erykah Badu on the RBMA sofa

Bwoy would I like to be that sofa.

October 24 2011

A Harmony Korine Double Bill

Two classics - on VHS - from one of cinema's most unflinching auteurs

October 23 2011

Flying Lotus / Martyn / Kutmah Live Pics

Photos from three live performances to blow us away

October 20 2011

Super Mom Halloween Party

Grizzly ghouls are closing in to seal your tomb, this Fri @ Villain

October 19 2011

Flying Lotus afterparty

After the party, it's the afterparty!

October 19 2011

Nail the Cross IV this weekend

With the likes of Pariah, D/R/U/G/S & Sex Worker, they nailed it again

October 17 2011

The Chimurenga Chronic

A time capsule revisiting the 2008 Jo'burg xenophobic attacks

October 13 2011

Video of the Day: Lucas Santtana

Super Violão Mashup

October 12 2011

Arthur Verocai Collector’s Edition

Tasty!

October 7 2011

Beats Rhymes & Life – London screening

We can get down, can you?

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