Otherworldly Videos: Premiere of Fakepakt, Atilla +Daví ‘s “Clear” (and Other Videos You Should Also See)

Fakepakt, Atilla and Daví – “Clear” About the song and video: “The video and single were done in both Istanbul (Turkey) and NYC (USA); Daví and FAKEPAKT have never met physically. FAKEPAKT discovered Daví on Soundcloud and after a few messages back and forth, the collaboration was soon set underway. As Daví and Atilla have been longtime […]

Moving on the Wires: This Week’s News and Posts

*Please DONATE at the side panel! *Submissions guidelines at top of page. “Speculative Fictions By Women Writers I’m going to Read This Year” on Ladies Finger including works from NK Jeminson, Nnedi Okorafor and Karen Lord. *”Whitewashing reproductive rights: How black activists get erased” on Salon: “Many in the black community have fought for reproductive […]

Moving on the Wires: This Week’s News and Posts

*Please DONATE to blog at the side panel, so I can trademark it and begin the process of merchandising. Any amount appreciated. Thank you! *Afrofuturism: A Reading List for Black History Month *Retelling origin stories of Afrofuturism and The New Jim Crow *“Grace Jones in concert in ‘A One Man Show’:” Earlier this week, I […]

Moving on the Wires: This Week’s News and Posts

*On this blog for this month will be “Black Retrofuturism Month,” so I will be posting throughout the month afrofuturistic cultural productions from the past in a series called, “Rewind.” *BUTCH DIVA, the Brooklyn-based fashion haus that I have featured before on my blog, has a new collaboration with Jamaican-bred artist Robin Clare. They teamed […]

Modern Griots Review: Tunde Olaniran’s “The Second Transgression”

“Kill or Be Killed” Singer Tunde Olaniran continues his disorientation from the norm through his hybridizing of sounds, styles (ex. electronic, rock, afro-beat, house, hip-hop, pop), identities and thoughts in his The Second Transgression. The five-track EP presents a dark, dramatic soundscape that lends well to fantasy visual, as in his video above for “Kill […]

Otherworldy Videos: Tunde Olaniran

Last weekend Tunde premiered his video for “Brown Boy.”

Moving on the Wires: Black Weblog Awards, Andy Allo, P.OS., Tunde Olaniran…

*Voting for semifinalists begins today for the Black Weblog Awards and ends October 1. Please vote for my blog in the Best New Blog category here! *Update: On November 20th, Andy Allo will be releasing her new album Superconductor, which was executive produced by Prince and features a few songs written by him, including the […]

Behind the Mask: Tunde Olaniran’s Futuristic Style

Below is an interview I did with artist Tunde Olaniran about his fashion style: 1) Describe your style. What different elements make up your style? My style is meant to evoke visceral emotions as well as exuberant nostalgia. I blend very tribal shapes and influences, 90s grunge and punk, and large, changeable shapes and draping. […]

Moving on the Wires: Chorus, Saligia, OnyxCon and The Blind Pig

*Saul Williams, along with Dufflyn Lammers and poet Aja Monet, are the editors of a “literary mixtape,” called Chorus on September 4th. The book is described as, “the anthem of a new generation of poets unified by the desire to transcend the identity politics of the day and begin to be seen as one. One […]

Modern Griots Review: Tunde Olaniran and Phon.O’s Sleepless Nights…

“Night is where my story unfolds,” Tunde Olaniran sings leaving behind a heartbroken loved one in his latest single in collaboration with techno DJ and producer Phon.O. “Leave A Light On” is from Phon.O’s recently released Black Boulder album, which features mostly instrumentals with the exception of two songs. This particular song is striking because […]