Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during national anthem
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has willingly immersed himself into controversy by refusing to stand for the playing of the national anthem in protest of what he deems are wrongdoings against African Americans and minorities in the United States. His latest refusal to stand…
Listen to a Recently Unearthed J Dilla Mixtape From 1999-2000
Listen to Back To The Crib and check out its extensive tracklist below. Chick Corea “Bliss” Roy Porter Sound Machine “Jessica” A Taste of Honey “Boogie Oogie Oogie” The Doobie Brothers “What A Fool Believes” Heatwave “The Groove Line” Funkineven & Greg Beato “F’s Diss”…
Rodrigo y Gabriela Shred The Hollywood Bowl With Marty Friedman, Robert Trujillo And The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Having spent months on the road, performing in 22 countries, the globally acclaimed Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela (Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero) concluded their tour itinerary with a stop at the esteemed Hollywood Bowl on August 14, 2016. This performance would…
Marc Baker’s Charismatic Twilight Concert Performance Delights Santa Monica [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES Charisma. You can write a good song and you can produce a good recording, but if your performance lacks charisma … the stuff that…
Check Out The Season 2 Trailer For “Weediquette”
Viceland’s popular documentary series on all things marijuana, Weediquette, is returning for a second season as host Krishna Andavolu continues to chronicle the beloved plant. In season 2 of Weediquette, Krishna will follow pot’s journey into the mainstream, as he follows a wide range of people who are kicking opiate…
The Wait Was Worth It; The Avalanches’ “Wildflower” Is Exuberant Brilliance [LISTEN]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Since I Left You, The Avalanches’ 2000 debut full-length, was essentially a CD-length testament to the pleasures of plunderphonics. Over the course of the 900+ samples extracted from impossibly obscure sources (the album was notably delayed when…
53 SONGS FOR A GOOD PARTY
It’s summer 16 and time to party. Here are 53 tracks for you to have the perfect playlist for a summer party according to 2DopeBoyz.com 2 Chainz – “Big Amount” f. Drake 2 Chainz – “Kilo“ 2 Chainz – “Blessing“ French Montana – “Said N…
Latin America’s Most Successful Pop Singer, Natalia Lafourcade, Graces The Santa Monica Pier [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES I don’t speak Spanish. In fact, I spent years in middle school, high school, and college studying French. I’m from Southern California. I really should have learned how to speak…
Monsieur Periné Brought A Modern Twist To Classic Musical Themes To The Santa Monica Pier [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES Opening for Natalia Lafourcade was a fabulous band from Bogotá, Columbia named Monsieur Periné. This award winning band (having won the 2015 Latin Grammy…
Love and Laughs Power The Waves On Day One Of The Newport Folk Festival
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] The Newport Folk Festival is a folk-oriented music festival located in Newport, Rhode Island. Now in its 57th year, Blurred Culture was able to send our contributor, Cortney Armitage, to take in the sights and sounds…
