Properties featured: Motherland: Fort Salem, The Bold Type, Too Hot to Handle, Making It, Central Park, Fathom, Sex/Life, Who Are You, Charlie Brown?, September Mornings, Fast & Furious 9, Bosch, The Mysterious Benedict Society
[Bottom Left Clockwise: Photo by Thomas Falcone, Photo via RogerEbert.com, Photo by Nikolas Ray,Shadow Monster created by Mathematic] Today we’ve got Black Writers Week at RogerEbert.com, X Ambassadors release a new music video, and Travie McCoy announces signing to Hopeless Records and shares his new single. Black Writers Week at Roger Ebert This week RogerEbert.com kicked off their inaugural Black Writers Week featuring guest essays and virtual panels. Some of the participants include Shawn Edwards, Karen Horne, Erica Ford, Ytasha Womack, Tambay Obenson, Tananarive Due, and idobi’s very own Sherin Nicole! For the full list of contributors head here to… Read more »
Shows featured this week: Headspace: Unwind Your Mind, The Bold Type, Penguin Town, Black Summer, iCarly, Intelligence, Élite, The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals, Luca
When I started touring with the band Kittie, we were often asked about who inspired us to start playing music. Of course, we have a diverse range of influences across both genre and gender spectrum, but what really stood out is that we could name countless women from the 90’s who inspired us. Kim Gordon, Liz Phair, Alanis, Lauryn Hill, Sheryl Crow, Hole, SWV, Bif Naked, Veruca Salt, Eryka Badu (I could go on). I didn’t realize at the time how much that representation mattered because there was so much of it. I’m a musician today because I had the… Read more »
…sometimes, a heist does not go the way you expect.
Featured this week: The Bold Type, Loki, Fresh, Fried & Crispy, Starstruck, In the Heights, Love, Victor, Lupin, Dream Horse, Blindspotting
Hot damn, Weathers didn’t have to go so hard on their new track “Rehab” but you’ll be so glad they did.
“What’s Going On” The present-day relevance of What’s Going On is an acknowledgement of the creative mastery of the 1971 album and a reminder of the stagnation of society’s moral compass in its movement towards “justice for all.” Marvin Gaye’s creative genius is on full display on vinyl through the musicianship that helped create what is known as the “Motown Sound.” By the time of What’s Going On’s release, he was already known as a ‘Motown Star’ based on a career on a meteoric rise—that rise for Motown, as a label, and Marvin, as an artist, took place during the… Read more »
Shows featured: Changing the Game, The Bold Type, We Are Lady Parts, Sweet Tooth, Feel Good