Prompt: cyberpunk bed stuy brooklyn street corner A few weeks ago, I got the opportunity to see some selected works at the Bishop Gallery. On one side is […]
I tried the Waffle House Waffle Mix…and it was GLORIOUS
Image Courtesy of Waffle House So first things first. This pandemic sucks. Not only has it taken the lives of over a quarter of million people worldwide, but […]
3×3: Manu Dibango, Mulatu Astatke, Jojo Quo
It’s been crazy watching the deadly toll of the Coronavirus sweep across this planet from the comfort of my own home. Truth be told, I’m lucky enough to still have a job where I can work from home, but some are not so lucky. In addition, the virus is taking a devastating toll on the music industry, and unfortunately we lost a legend in the process.
3×3: Tom Misch/Yussef Dayes, KOKOROKO, and Jamiroquai
Every week, for the past year, I’ve collaborated with two other Brooklyn music scenesters on a private social network/playlist called 3×3. The premise was simple. 3 people produce […]
Bite of the Moment: Aqua Boil
When I first heard about Aqua Boil, the new seafood by the pound spot in Hells Kitchen, I initially thought it was suspect. See, I’m the type of […]
Stone’s Top 9 Albums of 2019
First off, I’m going to come clean. I didn’t listen to every single album this year. In addition, I have a complicated internal formula around how I weigh […]
New Music: Stretch and Bobbito and the M19s Band – No Requests
The names Stretch and Bobbito are legendary around the streets of NYC. The duo started in radio on Columbia University’s WKCR, a show that featured legendary verses from […]
Solving The Mystery of Sault
Image via twitter.com/saultglobal Earlier this year, a mysterious band dropped one of the best albums of the year (so far), without fanfare or any Internet speculation. The band, […]
Black For The First Time: Some Thoughts On Afropunk 2019
“I remember Afropunk from back in the day.” That was the refrain from everyone I ran into during Afropunk weekend. The festival has definitely evolved from those days […]
Episode 73: One More Chance (The Rapper)?
This week we speak on Chance The Rapper’s new “debut” album The Big Day. Did it live up to our expectations, or is it as bad as the […]