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U Street Movie Series Kicks Things Off With Marley, Petey and Chuck

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The U Street Movie Series will kick off next (June 18) Wednesday with the 2012 documentary “Marley”. The once-monthly film series “meant to honor the musical  and culturally diverse roots of the Greater U Street Corridor” takes place at the Harrison Recreation Center (1300 V Street NW).  Films begin at sundown. For July 16, they will be showing the movie that told the story of DC’s own Petey Greene, “Talk To Me” which starred Don Chedle and DC’s own Taraji P. Henson. And for the for August 20, the concert movie “Chuck Brown: Put Your Hands Up!”, which along with … Continue reading U Street Movie Series Kicks Things Off With Marley, Petey and Chuck

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Experience Unlimited (EU) – Vets Get Live on Veterans Day

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On Sunday November 11,2012, Go-Go veterans Experience Unlimited came out in full force, pulled out all the artillery, and seized the LaFontaine Bleue with a dynamic live performance that set ground zero back into the safe zone.  In other words, Operation “35-Year Tribute To 5-Star General Sugar Bear” was a mission accomplished. The squad included the ranks of Sugar Bear, Ju-Ju, Tino, Junie, Ivan, Scooter, Hard-Step Mike, Tidy, Derrick, and Shorty Tim. Check out the video clip below. A Troy Too Smooth Wills Production. [pro-player width=’560′ height=’315′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiDgwB0GxNI[/pro-player] Continue reading Experience Unlimited (EU) – Vets Get Live on Veterans Day

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The City Paper ReKindles A Moment in Go-Go History

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Journalist Sarah Godfrey, of the Washington City Paper, recaptures and reminds us of a story regarding a Band and a song that is to this the date, the biggest national release in the history of Go-Go music.  The band is EU (Experience Unlimited).  The song is “Da Butt”. Click on the image above as Sarah takes you on a journey through a monumental time in the history of Music, Movies and Go-Go. **Photo of Washington City Paper news paper courtesy of GoGo Michelle Continue reading The City Paper ReKindles A Moment in Go-Go History

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Sugar Ray Leonard’s New Book Looks Back at His Life and Career

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From Palmer Park, Maryland, to Olympic gold, to a professional boxing career that smashed records, Sugar Ray Leonard seemed to have been born under a lucky star. But all of that success came at a price and there were many mountains to climb along the way. Last month, Ray made a stop through Fox 5 DC’s studios to chat and to talk about his new autobiography, ” The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring.”  The first video clip below is a clip of that interview session.  The second video clip below depicts moments in Ray’s career … Continue reading Sugar Ray Leonard’s New Book Looks Back at His Life and Career

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The Beat, Reissued

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by Justin Moyer When George Washington University music professor Kip Lornell teamed up with former Experience Unlimited (EU) manager Charles C. Stephenson to introduce academia to D.C.’s primary musical export in 2001’s The Beat, go-go blasted through boomboxes held by guys selling mixtapes out of cars near the intersection of East Capitol St. and Benning Road NE more often than it was heard on WPGC. Eight years later, white frat boys are lining up to watch Chuck Brown headline the 9:30 Club. We asked Lornell and Stephenson about what has changed. City Paper: Why does go-go face such a struggle … Continue reading The Beat, Reissued