The Bullitts - 'They Die By Dawn'

The Bullitts, a new musical sensation out of the UK with previous work with
Jay Electronica, have struck again recently. The Bullitts is the brainchild of 
musician Jeymes Samuel, and not only is he releasing a new album on June
4th called They Die By Dawn, he’s also releasing a short film that inspired it.
With an impressive cast featuring Michael K.Williams, Harry Lennix, Rosario
Dawson and Isaiah Washington among others, They Die By Dawn is a Black
Western that might be as free-ranging and majestic as The Bullitts’ music.
Check out the first single below featuring Yaasin Bey, Jay Electronica and Lucy
Liu on the narration!

Jay Shells "Rap Quotes"

Artist Jay Shells, famously remembered for the epic burn of Fox News back in 2011,
brings a new project to the streets of NYC that shows off his skills and love of the
hip-hop quotable. ANIMAL followed him on his journey and learned more about the
project, check out the video below. (props to egotrip & ANIMAL)

 

El Mac Mural

Check out this piece by El Mac, and all of the vibrant hues of blue on this angel…

Dert

Dert Floyd can’t simply just be referred to as a beatmaker. This man has put out 
quite the collection of beat tapes and remix albums, enough to solidify his stature
as one with a distinct flair for merging and creating sounds that stick to you. The 
Los Angeles native put out one collection, a remix of the guitarist Jose Gonzales’
second album, In Our Nature back in 2006 that still rattles and hums in speakers
everywhere. Dert’s worked with LMNO, KRS-ONE, Pigeon John and is a member of
the Tunnel Rats collective. Do yourself a solid and check out more of this cat’s work.

http://www.dertbeats.com

"Bill Hundreds" Mural

Check out this piece done by Mad Steez…*cue The Cosby Show Theme music circa 1990*

Obey Giant Mural 3.15.13

Here’s another mural by the Obey Giant team, done in Wynwood, Florida.

A Primitive Evolution - The Prize

There are times where, in order to gain a grip on what your purpose is, you have to
dig deep into your own marrow, into your existence. And as evidenced on The Prize,
the latest album from alt-rockers A Primitive Evolution, the digging may just be the
journey and the destination. The trio from Toronto, Canada have proven committed
to this journey for the past five years with critical acclaim, their self-titled debut in
2009 being born with the idea of breaking barriers, in thought as well as in music.
This new album, an inspired collection of re-worked tracks from their debut along 
with new songs is sonically stirring and magnetic. “Coming and Going” is a lush poem
composed with tight vocals and lead guitar work that accentuates but doesn’t dictate
the flow. “I Feel It All” is hard-charging, and pulls you into the rhythm so deep that
you not only don’t notice the tempo change of the song near the end at first, you 
don’t even mind where it takes you. And ‘The Prize’ becomes a fluid centerpiece of 
the album with its taut bass work and chords rising with the crisp songwriting. A.P.E.
has proven with The Prize that creativity is not only a tool for evolution, but the 
defining home for it to lay its head.

http://aprimitiveevolution.com/fr_aprimitiveevolution



A Primitive Evolution - “Lord Of Reason” Official Music Video

'Reception At Ibo Landing'

‘Reception At Ibo Landing’ is a stunning piece of art, courtesy of Laura R. 
Gadson, a quilt, fiber and mixed media artist who calls Harlem, New York
home. She owns her own gallery, and more information can be had about
the gallery and her work here: http://www.thegadsongallery.com

Concept Rendering For Seattle's Newest Stadium?

A story that has two West Coast cities on edge, just got another intriguing 
footnote. The Maloof brothers, former owners of the Sacramento Kings at
the moment have agreed in principle to sell the team to an ownership group
that will relocate them to…Seattle. A city starved for NBA basketball ever
since their beloved Supersonics were sold and moved to Oklahoma City.
And today, this concept rendering hit the web courtesy of Complex Media.
Take a look above. 

two chapels - 'Free You'

When Jenn Grosman and Marc Wilhite met while studying at NYU, they each happened
to represent two different forms of musical creativity; Grosman being a multi-media
artist and vocalist, and Wilhite being a electronic music producer/composer and programmer.
Two different creative minds coming together to create a new musical mood with the
same rapture one finds in religion, hence their name, two chapels. Their first single,
‘Free You’ is a slow-paced, hypnotic tune that in the first few notes brings you into a
haunting mood. But Grosman’s vocals are like a beacon cutting through and adding
to the murkiness of the beat, leaving you totally enveloped in the ensuing sound. If
their upcoming EP due out this summer is anything like this song, there may be
quite a few more devotees to the sound of two chapels.

Free You by two chapels  

http://www.twochapels.com
http://twochapels.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/twochapels
http://www.twitter.com/twochapels