Category : Music

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for a third time

Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail once again Wednesday after a third contentious hearing on his possible pretrial release. Judge Arun Subramanian became the third Manhattan federal judge to trash the hip-hop mogul’s various attempts to be released...

Keith Haring: A Radiant Legacy Lights Up MoPOP with 1980s Spirit

Keith Haring (untitled) man dog lithograph, 1982. Offset lithograph, 9 × 9 in | 22.9 × 22.9 cm. (Photo: Gillian Gaar) It’s Saturday night, and people are partying like it’s 1985. It’s the opening night of the exhibition “Keith Haring: A Radiant Le...

Twisted Gingers Brewing Co. works with street artist to release Shamcow IPA

Twisted Gingers Brewing Co. owner Mark Mayer had never heard of Shamcow when an Instagram follower suggested a collaboration with the graffiti artist. But after spotting his cow-print street art while running in Wissahickon Valley Park, he realized...

The Building That Serves as a Canvas for Banksy’s Infamous ‘Well-Hung Lover’ Is for Sale

The British estate agency and residential land and property auctioneer Hollis Morgan is selling a home in Bristol with the accompanying graffiti known as “Well-Hung Lover” by the infamous street artist Banksy emblazoned on the side. Banksy, who hails...

Two-headed man graffiti appears over Nottingham suburb

A figure of a stickman with two heads has appeared all over a Nottingham suburb. The artwork, pictures of which were posted on an online Nottingham forum (Reddit) on Tuesday, November 26, has been daubed on walls, shutters and electricity boxes in L...

NYC’s Transcendence from Street Art to High Culture, Museum Exhibit Celebrates Graffiti Icons

From the aerosol-scented tunnels of subterranean transit to the hallowed halls of high culture, New York City’s graffiti art has journeyed far and wide. The Museum of the City of New York is currently showcasing “Above Ground,” an...

7 Things to Do in Pittsburgh This December

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER | PHOTO COURTESY THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER BEST BET Dec. 17 | Benedum Center Emmy Award-winning choreographer Jennifer Weber was unfamiliar with “The Nutcracker” ballet, but the music, detail, emotion and story were irresistible...

Facing Decades in Prison, Fugees’ Pras Michél Speaks Out in First Post-Conviction Interview: ‘Never Wanted to Be a Spy’

How did Fugees member Pras Michél go from being a former member of one of the most beloved hip-hop trios of the 1990s to facing two decades in prison? Slowly, then, it seems, all at once. In a new interview with Variety magazine — his first since...

Broughshane: Community centre attacked and sprayed with graffiti

Police are treating anti-DUP graffiti daubed on the wall of the Royal Victoria Hospital as a sectarian hate crime. A report was made to police on Tuesday about the graffiti, which appeared after a pro-Palestinian slogan was removed. Police are appe...

Fugees Founder Pras Michél Speaks Out While Facing 22 Years in Prison: ‘I Never Wanted to Be a Spy’

It was a scene ripped from a John le Carré novel. According to firsthand accounts and court documents, a man is told to go to the front desk of the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Manhattan and say the phrase “banana peel.” The concierge then hand...

Max B’s Mixtapes Coming To Streaming Ahead Of Prison Release

Max B is reportedly set to release a number of his classic mixtapes on streaming services in the run up to his long-awaited release from prison next year. The Harlem rapper was recently visited behind bars by Tru Life and his manager William Cosgrove...

The Source |Happy Birthday To The Legendary Kool DJ Red Alert!

On this date in 1956, one of Hip Hop’s original gatekeepers, Fred Crute aka Kool DJ Red Alert, was born on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Red Alert, a Hampton University alumnus, has become one of the least celebrated trailblazers of Hip Hop’s in...

From the streets to art galleries: New NYC exhibit celebrates graffiti as art

How NYC graffiti became a global art phenomenon Explore the history of NYC graffiti with the new “Above Ground” exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. Featuring works by iconic artists like Keith Haring, Lady Pink, and Chris ‘...

Arthur Baker to publish memoir, Looking for the Perfect Beat · News ⟋ RA

Arthur Baker to publish memoir, Looking for the Perfect Beat · News ⟋ RA Share X (Formerly Twitter) The 400-page book is available from next March. Arthur Baker is publishing his memoir. Out next March through Faber, Looking for...

New Ecclesall Library mural unveiled in bid to cut graffiti

A colourful new mural has been unveiled at a library in Sheffield. Painted on the shutters at Ecclesall Library, in Ecclesall Road South, it is hoped the artwork will deter people from vandalising the shutters. Staff also hope the mural will increa...