Monday, August 31, 2015

a moment of clarity.



words. 

"...Confident black men are constantly held under by society, frequently told to not say much and accept what society (i.e. the whims of white men in power) gives us. This is a tactic to hold us "in place," to make sure we don’t "overstep our boundaries" (i.e. gain a level of influence as to overthrow the people in power, which, again, are a bunch of white dudes). We as black men are treated as secondary, even though our efforts have created some of the greatest art forms our society has been given. And when we hold onto our dignity by believing in ourselves, we are conditioned to hold it at a distance so as not to upset those nebulous powers that be.

Because if we black people actually did show the full confidence of a generation of trendsetters (jazz, rock'n'roll, hip-hop, fashion, visual art, and a plethora of other mediums of art), it would disrupt the status of white men as the gatekeepers of American culture. They would prefer we didn’t believe in ourselves so they could give us little slivers of praise and award the real accolades to white artists who have half the talent and cultural cachet in order to bring them up. We as black men are always under the white man’s thumb, but Kanye West created a body of work to where he could escape.

...What will it take for people to stop conflating confidence with arrogance when it comes to black men? We’ve spent our lives with a strike against us for intimidating society’s hierarchy simply by having darker skin; we just want to believe in ourselves and not catch flak for it."

THE PITCH: Op-Ed: On Kanye West and Black Humility

dooo it.

a video.

from miley cyrus & the flaming lips.



PITCHFORK: Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips Release Collab Album After Explosive VMAs Performance

Sunday, August 30, 2015

what do you mean?

a video.

starring justin bieber.


mood.


Saturday, August 29, 2015

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Sunday, August 23, 2015

mood.


black.

an ongoing discussion/moment of clarity.


words. 

"“When we’re talking about race in this country that’s often what happens — white people get uncomfortable,” Yancey said. “What we’re looking for is to push through that discomfort to really get to the root issues and get to the root solutions.”

Later, Jones explained why “All Lives Matter” — a phrase which, “on its face seems like a really valid response” — is actually not: “It’s actually a violent response because the only time you hear it is in response to when someone says ‘Black Lives Matter.'”



SALON: Larry Wilmore talks to Black Lives Matter activists who confronted Hillary Clinton about the importance of “making white people uncomfortable”

meanwhile in obama's post-racial america...


Thursday, August 20, 2015

depression cherry.


an album stream.

starring beach house. 

stream here.  


poision season.


an album stream.

from destroyer.

stream here.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

singalong.

a video.

from karen o.


good for you.

a video.

from selena gomez & a$sap rocky.


basquiat ghostwriter.

a video.

from yasiin bey.

nardwuar v. dej loaf.


close up.

a video.

starring peaches and kim gordon.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

body on me.

a video.

starring rita ora & chris brown.



 

wit a indigo.

a video.

from diaspora. 


90059.

a video.

starring jay rock.


let it happen.

a video.

from tame impala.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

doctor pepper.

a video.

from diplo, cl, riff raff, & og maco.


Thursday, August 13, 2015

high by the beach.

 a video.

starring lana del rey.


M3LL155X.

a video.

from fka twigs.

back together.

a video.

starring robin thicke & nicki minaj.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Saturday, August 08, 2015

how deep is your love.

a video.

from calvin harris & disciples.


Friday, August 07, 2015

a moment of clarity.

an ongoing discussion. 

words. 

"Let’s say you’re a teenaged black male living in public housing in an impoverished neighborhood. Your local public schools are far inferior to those in wealthy neighborhoods, and you’re financially cut off from private schooling. Without a good education, your opportunities for economic betterment are few, so you turn to selling drugs. Because drug enforcement across the country favors arrests in poor and nonwhite communities, you’re arrested outside your apartment. You become one of the 30 percent.

...Meanwhile, the white college senior across town has been selling coke to partygoers for his entire four-year tenure. The cops don’t patrol his dorm building like they do your housing project, and they don’t make Terry stops in his upscale neighborhood like they do in your ghetto. You’ve committed the same crimes, but he never encounters the police, never gets wrapped up in the criminal justice system. You are one of the 30 percent. He is not. He goes on to become a doctor, a lawyer, a banker, a cop."

GAWKER: The American Police State Hates Black and Poor People

coming attractions.




PITCHFORK: Ryan Adams Previews Covers of Taylor Swift's "Out of the Woods", "All You Had to Do Was Stay"

my house.

a video.

from warren g & nate dogg.


100 grandkids.

a video.

starring mac miller.


off top.

a video.

from earl sweatshirt.

Thursday, August 06, 2015

'cause i'm a man.

starring haim.



PITCHFORK: Haim Remix Tame Impala's "'Cause I'm a Man"


why.

an ongoing discussion/moment of clarity.

words.

"Abortion is basic health care. One in three women have abortions, and they are doing nothing wrong. Women are fully capable of making their own moral decisions, and suggestions to the contrary are just plain sexism. There is no hope for gender equality – social, political, legal, economic – until every person is free to have sex and have children on their own terms. This can't be achieved through access to contraception or abstinence alone. Abortion must be accessible and affordable for women to have a fair shot, plain and simple. It is equally important to embrace a full reproductive justice agenda that affirms the right to abortion, the right to be pregnant and have quality health care to support positive birth outcomes, and the right to raise families in safe and healthy communities.

...Our movement is losing because we act like losers who are truly, deeply sorry. We apologize for abortion. We accept the opposition's premise that the only way to fund other forms of health care is to defund abortion. We celebrate every time President Obama offers a new "compromise" on birth control; contrast this to leading LGBT movement funder Tim Sweeney, who has put out a goal to shut down the religious liberty debate in three years. We reinforce the lie that abortion, birth control and sexuality are matters of naughty behavior that can be corrected, and we fail to stand up for the dignity of women and all people. That's not proactive. That's a blushing and stammering apology."

ROLLING STONE: Why We're Losing the Planned Parenthood Debate, and How We Can Win 

SEE ALSO:

THE NEW YORK TIMES: How to Really Defend Planned Parenthood

sharpness.

starring jamie woon.



PITCHFORK: Jamie Woon Returns With "Sharpness"

rocking chair.

a video.

from tune-yards.

a knife in the ocean.

a lyric video.

from foals.