Category : Music

Westside Gunn Drops ‘Most Personal’ Project Yet ’11’: Stream

Westside Gunn has dropped his latest project 11, which is dedicated to two of his closest friends — one of whom is no longer here. Continuing his tradition of releasing new music on Halloween, the EP clocks in at five songs and is produced entirely b...

Donald Trump and Rap

Rappers are liars. They lie almost as much as Donald Trump lies. Trump lies in every speech he gives, in every interview he conducts, and in every soundbite you see from him on the internet or social media. The kind of lies rappers tell are mostly pe...

Environmental Muralist Faunagraphic Brings an Urban Oasis to the Concrete Jungle

As more and more of Earth’s natural beauty gets paved over each year, one woman has made it her mission to capture the wonder of the world beyond the cityscape and inspire people to venture outside the concrete and steel. Artist Sarah Yates, who work...

Keith Haring Exhibition Opens at MoPOP

The recent opening of Keith Haring: A Radiant Legacy, running through March 23 at the Museum of Pop Culture, taps into Seattle’s current public art zeitgeist. On the heels of this summer’s Belltown Mural Festival, which kicked off the addition of 30...

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Remembrance mural painted on graffiti-covered Grimsby house

Nikita Spires A building blighted by years of vandalism has been transformed with a remembrance-themed mural. The artwork on Willows Estate in Grimsby was commissioned by councillor Steve Holland after he was told the graffiti scrawled on the b...

‘A large part of my life’: a former Banksy associate sells his archive

After several tumultuous years, the former Banksy associate Steve Lazarides saw the writing on the wall. Between the challenges of the pandemic, the escalating cost of living, mental health struggles and a weighty financial setback from his now-defun...

Skelmersdale’s graffiti-covered subways get colourful makeover

Image source, Linzi Sananes Gemma Sherlock BBC News, Lancashire Published 1 hour ago Subways that run through a west Lancashire town have been given a colourful overhaul to “make the community feel safer”. Two su...

Fuerza Regida’s ‘Don’t Fall in Love Fest’ Brings Mexican Music and Hip-Hop to San Bernardino

The acclaimed San Bernardino-based band Fuerza Regida is set to launch their first-ever Don’t Fall in Love Fest on Nov. 2, bringing an exciting fusion of Mexican music and hip-hop to their hometown. Inspired by their recent genre-blending album Pero...

Plans In Full Swing For Activate Olympic Street

SF Hip-Hop Month Rolls Out Concerts, Dance Battles and More

November is Hip-Hop History Month — Congress officially designated it last year — and the Bay Area is celebrating how we dance a little different. Starting Nov. 1, the organization SF Hip-Hop is rolling out a slate of events that kick off with Hip-H...

JCYMAP Celebrates 10 Years Of Empowering Youth Artists

Prominent whale statue in Salt Lake City vandalized

SALT LAKE CITY — The 9th and 9th neighborhood in Salt Lake City awoke Wednesday to find a prominent whale statue had been graffitied with an apparent political message just days before the national election. The whale statue, titled “Out of the Blue,...

Atlanta Beltline Art celebrates style writing with 2024 ATL StyleWriters Jam

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Remembering Hanif Kureshi, the artist credited with popularising street art in India

Hanif Kureshi, the co-founder of the St+art India Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that works on art projects in public spaces, died on 22 September aged 41 after a battle with cancer. As the artistic director of St+art India, Kureshi led pr...