In true Peach fashion, we thought we’d wait until closing week to post pictures from opening night.You can check the exhibits until July 27th at OMCA 1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607. Photos by Viviane Oh (thank you!)
Uncommon Nasa has respectfully released this song today regarding the senseless killing of an innocent man by the NYPD just footsteps from his home in Staten Island, NY. Video from the attack can be seen only at the New York Daily News‘ website currently – fair warning, it is graphic.
The song is called We Living In These Dark Times and it was produced by Black-Tokyo and written and recorded by Uncommon Nasa. He says:
“I made this song because I don’t know what else to do. I live in this community and I love this community, but I’m not the kind of person that is best to go out and protest in the streets, although I still might. I’m an artist and a song writer and what I think serves best as my form of protest over what happened is creating something. So I made this song today because I’m sick to my stomach and disgusted by the actions of the NYPD on one of my neighbors. I did not know Mr. Garner personally, but this is a small community and I’m sure I walked right passed him at one point or another. The fact that someone could be killed over allegedly selling loosies, after breaking up a fight between teenagers is flooring. This isn’t the first time an injustice has been carried out by police against an African American and it won’t be the last, but I hope that this song can respectfully bring attention to this in order to get some justice and hopefully bring some peace to the family. All wishes and prayers are with the Garner family, RIP to Eric Garner aka Big E”. – Uncommon Nasa
It was just announced at the DC Loves Dilla event that Dilla’s MPC and custom-built Moog will be placed in the Museum of African American History and Culture. The Smithsonian is currently building the museum which is set to open late next year/early 2016. Formal announcement on the J Dilla Foundation’s FB page. Video from the event below.
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I need to spend more time hanging out with Andrew from REBEL8. He filled me on the back story for Major Lazer’s “Aerosol Can” feat Pharrell video. Giant freaked all of the lyrics…check it out above.
Mobb Deep free show this Thurs July 17th at 7pm in Queensbridge Park. All ages.
TGIF! Take an additional 25% off items in the Sale Section with the code 25OFFSALE. Offer good from now until Monday, July 14, 2014 at noon PST. More details here.
New arrivals from Retrosuperfuture in collaboration with the Warhol Foundation. Sleek grey acetate frames with a reproduced collage Warhol self portraits. Zeiss ultra black lenses, silver hardware and Andy Warhol’s signature are engraved on the inside of the frames.Proceeds from the sale benefit benefit the Warhol Foundation which provides grants to independent artists. www.warholfoundation.org
Lyrics Born’s first single from the forthcoming album, Real People. Check out his indie go-go campaign with Oxfam here.
