The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...
WPFW's The Latino Media Collective interviews the cast of SpeakeasyDC's "Crank & Groove: A GoGo Love Story" on the continued growth and importance of DC's Go-Go Music and Culture. Originally aired on 89.3 FM WPFW, September 26, 2013. Featuring Nina Angela Mercer, Black Picasso, Christylez...
Make sure that you're locked in to TMOTTRadio this Thursdays September 26, as we will be rockin all Little Benny and nothing but Little Benny all that day and night. Body Moves | Backs Up Against The Wall | He Big Fun | Hollywood (Umm Umm...
We are saddened this morning to report on the passing go-go's own Wyatt Brown, lead guitarist for Let It Flow Band. Although details have not been given at this time, Wyatt who also played with groups such as DMV and Millennium Band, passed some time last...
9:30 Club manager and crew chief Josh Burdette has died, according to a report by The Washington City Paper. For many, Burdette was the face of the V St. NW music venue. His stretched earlobes, tattoos and body piercings made him one of the most recognizable...
In the "Old-News-Is-Good-News" Department: The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture has acquired The Mothership. Starting in 2015, you'll be able to admire the spacecraft that, amid a blaze of stagecraft and cannabis smoke, brought Funkadelic to the people. Actually, it's a...
Once you reach a certain level of music superstardom one might assume that you must have to be cool with hearing your songs all over the place - elevators, supermarkets, television commercials and just about anywhere else - without slapping copyright infringement notices left, right...
Private Affairs Band showing off the CRANK SIDE during the ALL WHITE PARTY @ The Bottom Line Bar n Grill June 29th, 2013 ...
Several people were injured when a ceiling partially collapsed at a Southeast D.C. building, which was hosting a gala honoring DC's Go-Go Music and its Historical Culture. Emergency crews responded to the Eye Street Gallery in the 200 block of I Street SE at approximately 9...
Spike Lee apparently did the right thing. The oscar-nominated director has surpassed his Kickstarter goal by $40,000 this weeks. The campaign, which has surpassed a staggering $1,299,635 already, still has four days to go. With $1.29 million in donations, it’s the third highest film in...
In order to shield "Blurred Lines," the hottest hit of the summer, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris, Jr. (TI) are going to court. A lawsuit was filed Thursday in California federal court by the trio against Marvin Gaye's family and Bridgeport Music, which owns...
When the news had spread about a apartment fire that displaced a family of eight from their Northwest residence, New York rap artist Nas stepped in to help. Up until about two weeks ago, Stanley Young and his eight children lived in an apartment in the...
According to TMZ, Hip Hop mogul Jermaine Dupri put up the copyrights and royalties to music from artists such as Kriss Kross, Da Brat, Bow Wow and Xscape as collateral to secure a loan he took out with SunTrust Bank for $5 million. And now...
Whelp, it appears as though the highly anticipated Chuck Brown Memorial Park to include a music amphitheater isn't going to happen at the level that we have been anticipating. Based on reports from WJLA and Washington City Paper, despite a much scaled-back plan to build an...