The Apollo Theater launches initiative to refresh its image: 'The 21st...
Harlem's Apollo Theater has been recognized worldwide as a landmark institution exemplifying the best in black music and culture for eight decades now.
View ArticleChadwick Boseman Set For Summit's 'Gods Of Egypt'
He joins Gerard Butler, Geoffrey Rush, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, and Courtney Eaton in the pic and will play Thoth, the god of wisdom.
View ArticleJohn Weigle: List of possible stamp subjects growing
Singer James Brown and former NBA star Wilt Chamberlain are among the figures rumored to be subjects for U.S. postage stamps in 2014.
View ArticleRoll with the Krewe of King James: Super Bad Sex Machine Strollers
Inviting all fun people in New Orleans to join a new marching krewe, which will debut as part of the KreweDelusion parade on Saturday, February 15, 2014 rolling in front of Krewe du Vieux.
View ArticleAndrew Hewitt and Bill Silva Presents Bruno Mars at the Hollywood Bowl
There was no power-outage at this year's Pepsi Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime show as Bruno Mars and guests The Red Hot Chili Peppers energized 83,000 spectators.
View ArticleBruno Mars' Super Bowl halftime show fun, but flawed
Bruno Mars, left, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform during the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014.
View Article'Finding the Funk' excavates R&B artifacts
Every wondered where funk came from? So did journalist and filmmaker Nelson George, whose 'Finding the Funk' explores those roots and in the process dug up the elusive funk giant, Sly Stone.
View ArticleMick Jagger Talks James Brown on the Set of Biopic 'Get On Up'
On the second-to-last day of filming for the upcoming James Brown biopic, Get On Up , Chadwick Boseman, resplendent in a mustard-colored mock turtleneck, dark vest and dark pants, slides across the...
View ArticleChadwick Boseman to Receive "Cinemacon Male Star of Tomorrow Award"
Chadwick Boseman will receive the "CinemaCon Male Star of Tomorrow Award" at this year's CinemaCon, it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon.
View ArticleI Get Tired of the Sad Stuff
There is something to be said for an artist that got his start in in 1969 with the Godfather of Soul James Brown's band the J.B.'s, rose to fame with George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic during...
View ArticleThe Seven Best Instrumental Bands of the Last 20 Years
With Los Angeles' El Ten Eleven at Dada on Saturday, we at DC9 thought it would be a good time to roll out a list of the best instrumental acts.
View ArticleBlack History Month: James Brown 'The Hardest Working Man in Show Business'
Papa's got a brand-new bag, and this time it's in the form of a biopic. James Brown will finally see his life play out on the big screen now that Universal and Imagine Entertainment are moving forward...
View ArticleAbout Last Night' remade but not to be remembered
With the release of the new remake "About Last Night," a four-decade transformation is complete.
View ArticleWhat do the Bard, rock 'n' roll and sci-fi have in common? It's on Port...
The Bard and the Godfather of Soul. Jerry Lee Lewis and "The Tempest." It's the stuff that rock and soul dreams - and theater - are made of, and it continues the Little Theater stage tonight, Saturday,...
View ArticleJames Brown inspires an evening of choreographic celebration
Those of us who spun vinyl records long before pop music was subsumed by technology remember what it was like to dance to an infectious groove a real groove, made by artists with musicality and taste...
View ArticleJill Scott Talks 'The Voice,' James Brown Biopic and New Album
Tapped as guest mentor for Team Usher on the sixth season of NBC's "The Voice" -- which kicks off Feb. 24 -- Jill Scott has also been busy juggling two other major projects: a co-starring role in the...
View ArticleREVIEW: a About Last Nighta
About Last Night opens cold to the funky sound of James Brown's "Sex Machine," which is good because a) that song is awesome and b) it lets you know this remake has more "movin', doin' it, you know" on...
View ArticleA Motherlode of a Week
Dear Humboldt, our local talent bookers have been going a little nuts making sure you have no excuse to stay home.
View ArticleHalf the City - St. Paul & The Broken Bones
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View ArticleExpanding Their Legacies: Jimi Hendrix, Wilt Chamberlain Slated for Postal...
Nothing like having career receipts that add up to a legacy worth commemorating via your likeness on a postal stamp.
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