#LLoyd Riggins

[dance-world]

Edvin Revazov and Tadzio and Lloyd Riggins as Gustav von Aschenbach - Hamburg Ballet’s production of Death in Venice - photo by Stephanie Berger

[porlosteatros]

Nijinsky (de John Neumeier)

Vaslav Nijinsky nació en Kiev en 1889 (a veces se menciona 1890) fue un bailarín de gran fama por sus saltos, interpretaciones y por sentar las bases para pasar de la danza clásica a la moderna. Estudió ballet de 1898 a 1907, fue solista en el teatro Mariinsky, invitado en el Boshoi y bailarín principal en los Ballets Rusos de Sergey Diaghilev.

Michael Fokine creó algunos de sus ballets más conocidos especialmente para Nijinsky, tales como Carnaval, Las Sílfides, El espectro de la rosa, Petrushka y Sherezada por mencionar algunos. Vaslav coreografió Siesta de un fauno, Juegos, Consagración de la primavera y Till Eulespiegel.

Diaghilev fue su director, protector y amante, sin embargo Nijinsky se casa con Romola de Pulszky en un tour por América del Sur. A su regreso a Europa se da el rompimiento con el empresario.

En 1919 Vaslav tiene un colapso nervioso lo que lo obliga a dejar los escenarios, posteriormente es diagnosticado con esquizofrenia. Desde ese año y hasta su muerte en 1950 vive en Suiza, Francia e Inglaterra, entrando y saliendo de instituciones mentales.

Nijinsky baila en público por última vez el 19 de enero de 1919, a los 29 años de edad, teniendo una carrera de apenas 10 años, tiempo suficiente para lanzarlo a la fama y hacerlo una leyenda.

John Neumeier, director del Ballet de Hamburgo, estrenó en el año 2000 Nijinsky, ballet en dos actos que rinde homenaje al conocido bailarín. La versión que revisaré a continuación es el video producido en 2017 por C Major Entertainment, NHK, NDR, Arte y Hamburg Ballet John Neumeir. También disponible en medici.tv

El primer acto se centra en la última presentación de Vaslav. Se entrelazan música, vestuarios, personajes y motivos coreográficos de varias de las obras que bailó (enumeradas anteriormente). Se van mezclando también episodios de su vida. Es una alusión a todo lo que pasaba por su cabeza ese día, tal vez una alegoría a aquello de “ver pasar toda tu vida un momento antes de morir”.

Particularmente me llamaron la atención los pasajes coreografiados con la música de Sherezada. Donde en la versión de Fokine, Sherezada y el esclavo dorado (creado para Nijinsky) bailan un pas de deux, en la obra de Neumeier, Vaslav y Romola se conocen. Más adelante, con la música que Fokine usó para mostrar la orgía entre el harem y los esclavos, y el posterior retorno del sultán descubriendo la traición, Neumeier presenta la boda entre Nijinsky y Romola así como el descubrimiento de la misma por parte de Diaghilev. Así como el sultán decidió si le perdonaba la vida o no a Sherezada (su favorita), Diaghilev decide si perdona o no a Nijinsky (su favorito)

En el segundo acto se presentan los días de Nijinsky en las instituciones psiquiátricas, siguen mezclándose pasajes de su vida y cuerpos de baile vestidos de militar. Le tocó vivir ambas Guerras Mundiales. Es un acto más oscuro. Hay personajes de su familia como su esposa y hermano. Se enumera a su mamá y a Leonid Massine que en lo particular se me escapa exactamente quienes son dentro de la obra.

A mi gusto destacan los papeles de Aleix Martínez como Stanislav Nijinsky, su hermano, quien también padece problemas mentales y Lloyd Riggins que interpreta a Petrushka, un muñeco melancólico. Es verdaderamente triste ver a Petrushka como reflejo de Nijinsky. El papel de Vaslav lo desempeña muy bien Alexandre Riabko

El ballet me parece magistralmente bien logrado. Muy difícil de bailarse por la técnica e interpretación. Seguramente difícil de coreografiar y para apreciar sus recovecos es necesario conocer sobre Nijinsky. El periódico El País, el 6 de septiembre de 2003 citó a Neumeier diciendo “Nijisnky tuvo 10 años para crecer, 10 años para aprender, otros 10 años para bailar y, en segundo lugar, 30 años para morir”

Para conmemorar los 100 años de la última presentación en público de Vaslav Nijinsky, Por los Teatros inicia su vida presentado la reseña de esta obra.

Andrés Reynoso

[tomorrowhittoday]

Blood Lemon, guarda il video di "Black-Capped Cry"

Blood Lemon, guarda il video di “Black-Capped Cry”

Il 23 Aprile uscirà il disco di debutto delle Blood Lemon, band femminile di Boise formata da Lisa Simpson (Finn Riggins), Melanie Radford (Built to Spill, Marshall Poole) e Lindsey Lloyd (Tambalka). In anteprima potete ascoltare il brano “Black-Capped Cry”, di cui è stato realizzato anche un videoclip:

[ballerinaoftheopera]

BALLET IN GERMANY: HAMBURG BALLETT JOHN NEUMEIER

HISTORY AND MISSION: All is started in 1973, when John Neumeier became the Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer of the Hamburg Ballett. John, already Director of Ballet Frankfurt was creating interest in the ballet world with two new interpretations of classics as The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet. This attitude, of preserving the tradition but giving a deep innovation and modernization to well known ballets remained an important focus of all his production for the Hamburg Ballett. An important project he brought to the company, was the workshops associated to matinee performances, used to explore and illuminate the creative process and the historical background behind Neumeier's work. In 2006 he also founded the Foundation John Neumeier, a place designed for dance study and research, giving a chance to the public to access at his collection about Ballets Russes, Nijinsky, the history of dance and the archive of his company itself. From 2011, Neumeier has given rise also to the National Youth Ballet, the junior company which features 8 dancers from 18 to 23 y.o. They have their own programme and take dance in unconventional places as schools, prisons and museums. In the end, the whole house features the Ballet Company, the School, the Youth Company and the Foundation; becoming a great cultural ambassador in Germany and all over the world, spreading the unique vision about dance and art of John Neumeier. TECNICAL INFORMATIONS: > where they're based: Ballettzentrum and Hamburg Opera House > how many: 60+8 dancers > choreographers and repertoire: NEUMEIER, Balanchine, Wheeldon, Bejart, Limon, Mats Ek, Cranko... > principals: Carolina Agüero, Silvia Azzoni, Hélène Bouchet, Leslie Heylmann, Anna Laudere. Karen Azatyan, Carsten Jung, Edvin Revazov, Alexandre Riabko, Lloyd Riggins, Alexandr Trusch. > most famous works:Lady of the Camellias, The Seagull, The Little Mermaid, Illusions like Swan Lake, The Saint Matthew Passion... Website: http://www.hamburgballett.de PERSONAL COMMENT: I fell in love with this company after I have read a book about Neumeier and since then I have started to search about their works because I was totally fashinated by their poetic. They're quite different from other worlwide known companies because of their strong identity and the way they make art. Their performances are pure poetry.

[djlook]

Off the Air 7/15/17 Playlist

The Lloyd McNeill Quartet - Home Rule

S.O.L.A.R. - Rainbow

Balla Et Ses Balladins - Paulette

Mammane Sani - Tunan

The Comet is Coming - Start Running

Yussef Kamaal - Yo Chavez

Jitwam - Keepyourbusinesstoyourself

Connan Mockasin & Dev Hynes - Feelin’  Lovely

Ariel Pink & Weyes Blood - Morning After

Bullion - My Lar

HOMESHAKE - NANKHATAI

Matt Martians - Dent Jusay

Karriem Riggins - Summer Madness S.A.

Carlos Niño - Into Eternity

Lianne La Havas - I Say A Little Prayer (Live)

Ryo Kawasaki - Dreams for Radha Part I, II and III

Leong Lau - Another Morning No. 37 + 2

Sue Barker - Groovin’

Scott Three - Runnin’ Wild (Ain’t Gonna Help You)

The Apostles - Don’t Huzzle For Love

Sunny & The Sunliners - Should I Take You Home

Esperanza Spalding - On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Jose Mauro - Obnoxious

Os Brazões - Pega a Voga Cabeludo

Wildcookie - Slave Music

Blood Wine or Honey - Anxious Party People

IGBO - Gimme Gimme

Sasac - Boot Man

79.5 - Terrorize My Heart (45 Edit)

Jeff Parker - Get Dressed

Helvetica - Old New Bicycle

Sugar Candy Mountain - Windows

Chaz Bundick Meets Mattson 2 - Star Stuff

Beach House - Chariot

Forth Wanderers - Slop

TOPS - Dayglow Bimbo

The Cobra Lamps - The Indicator

[phillmatic365]

(Tissue In The Tape)Listen to the Best Mixtape of 2017 TISSUE IN THE (MIX)TAPE - #RESPECTHEATHOLDERZ 🔥 VOL 4 One Last Gift 4 The People [Mixed DJ Rick Geez]11. Phillmatic365 - #RespectHeatHolderz 🔥 vol. 4 Intro (Prod. by Vers) 2. Dell-P & Samad Dawson - ATQC Fan for Life  (Prod. by Samad Dawson) 3.  A Tribe Called Quest -  Black Spasmodic ft. Consequence (prod by Q-Tip) 4. Common - Black America Again (Remix) ft. BJ The Chicago Kid, Pusha T & Gucci Mane (prod. by Karriem Riggins) 5. LOX - Move Forward (prod by DJ Premier) 6. Jadakiss & Beanie Sigel - Dinero (Prod. Bb Buda & Grandz) 7. Torae - Get Down Remix Ft. Freeway & Styles P (Prod. by Pete Rock) 8. Ras Kass - Bardom Ft. KRS-One (prod. by Illinformed) 9. No Panty - Hola (Produced by Salaam Remi) 10. Khemist - Hard to Breathe (Prod. by DJ Rick Geez) 11. General Steele & Es-K  ft. VVS Verbal & Sean Price - Unforgettable (Prod by Es-K) 12. Dave East, NaS, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Aloe Black - Wrote My Way Out (Prod by !llmind) 13. Dj Khaled ft. NaS - NaS Album Done (Prod. by DJ Khaled, Cool & Dre & 808-Ray) 14. Juelz Santana Ol’ Thang Back Ft. Method Man & Redman, Busta Rhymes & Jadakiss (Prod. by Jahlil Beats) 15. Lloyd banks - Transitions Ft. Joe Budden (Prod. by Doe Pesci) 16. Mickey Factz & Nottz - Vs. Ft. Styles P (Prod. by Nottz Raw) 17. Termanology - Krazy Thang Ft. Cyrus DeShield (Prod. by Nottz Raw) 18. Rapsody - 2AM Ft. Ab-Soul (Prod. by Khrysis & 9th Wonder) 19. Manolo Rose Ft. Dave East - Monopoly (Who You Kiddin) (Prod by Fame School Slim) 20. D.I.T.C. - New wave (. Fat Joe & AG) (Prod. by Vinny Idol) 21. Czarface - Machine, Man & Monster Ft. Conway (Prod. by 7L) 22. Apollo Brown & Skyzoo A Couple Dollars Ft. Joell Ortiz (Prod. by Apollo Brown) 23. Smoke Dza & Pete Rock - Hold The Drums (Prod. by Pete Rock) 24. Dell-P & Samad Dawson  - Winter Schemes Freestyle (Prod. by Samad Dawson) 25. Termanology - I Dream BIG Ft. Sheek Louch & Styles P (Prod. by Buckwild) 26. Rapsody - OooWee Ft. Anderson .Paak (Prod. by Khrysis) 27. Ras Kass Reverse Engineering Ft. Torae & OC (Prod. by DJ Kingflow) 28. 183rd - CottonMouth ft. Smoke DZA (Prod. by 183rd)

[sociologyontherock]

A Meandering Life in Politics

By Marilyn Porter 

Stephen Riggins asked me to write an article for Sociology on the Rock about the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). He knew I had once been a member. This is true. I had to be very quiet about this affiliation when I applied for immigration to Canada in the early 1980s. At the time, membership was an absolute bar to entry to the US, and while such a bar was not explicit in Canada, I chose not to mention it at my immigration interview. In any case, my sojourn in the CPGB was neither long nor very significant. I will come to why I joined a little later in this meandering saga of my political life.

My first memory of politics came when I was about eight. It may have been the 1950 election that kept Attlee and the Labour Party in power. More likely, it was the 1951 election that restored Winston Churchill and Tory rule. My mother was a die-hard Tory mostly, I think, because she saw conservative politics, like attending church, as some kind of class obligation. My father took no interest at all. The men who worked on our farm in Wales were devout working-class labour voters. The trigger issue in 1950 or 51 became what colour of ribbons to put on the farm’s cats and dogs. I forget how it was resolved but I do remember absorbing the remarkable tension around the issue. 

Our Welsh constituency (Caernarvonshire at the time, later Gwynedd) had been Liberal under its most famous MP, David Lloyd George, but became a safe Labour seat until Plaed Cymru took over the seat in 1974 and they have retained it ever since. The MP when I was growing up was Goronwy Roberts. He had a long and fairly distinguished career as Minister for Foreign Affairs and later as Leader of the House of Lords. He was also a very good constituency MP. Even my mother had to admit that. In 1960, I became 18 and eligible to vote. Despite my blinkered education, I already knew that I was aligned with the progressive Left, although I had little notion of what that might mean. I did know that I would not vote Conservative. So I wrote to Goronwy Roberts and asked him why I should vote for him. He replied with a detailed and personal letter, which not only convinced me to vote for him but also instilled in me the importance of elected representatives taking a personal interest in every one of their constituents.

At this point, I was also starting my degree in history and political science at Trinity College Dublin. While Labour and socialism in Ireland have a distinguished record (think James Connolly), by the time I got there official party politics had been reduced to irrelevant squabbles between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael. The real action was, and continued to be, the situation in the North.

The Trinity population was a strange mix. Literally in the middle of Catholic and radical Dublin, it had very few Irish Catholic students partly because John Charles McQuaid, the Archbishop of Dublin, was an extreme conservative and expressly forbade Catholics from attending Trinity on pain of excommunication. And partly because University College Dublin had moved to a much bigger campus, Belfield, and was expanding rapidly with considerable government (and church) support. My two closest friends were both Anglo-Irish, one a daughter of a general in the British Army and one the daughter of a tea planter in India. Of my two closest classmates, one was a Protestant from Belfast and the other was an Ibo from Nigeria. For both of them “home” was fraught with danger and division. The Northern Irish fellow student survived at least a bout of violence, but the Nigerian became involved in the civil war and was killed the year after we graduated. I learned from both of them that politics was not a game to be taken lightly. My activism at the time tended to be short term and practical. I sat under Nelson’s Pillar in Dublin fasting for some cause in Africa and picketed to stop police “moving on” itinerants, meanwhile learning a radical version of Irish history and a sympathetic version of the nascent IRA movement in the North. 

At this point – 1967 – I had another transformational experience and added another layer to both my analysis and action, although it did mean that I missed a good deal of the political action of 1968. 

My husband and I went to Africa, to work as volunteers at a socialist run school in Botswana. Swaneng Hill School was specifically founded by Patrick van Rensburg to challenge the apartheid state of South Africa. It was designed on Nyrere-inspired socialist principles and staffed entirely by volunteer teachers. I have written elsewhere about some of the problems caused by enthusiastic but untrained volunteer staff trying to provide the only secondary schooling in the country, while at the same time trying to develop a socialist commune. (“My First Day at School,” Your Voice: Newsletter of the MUN Pensioners’ Association, December 2020. See also “The Edge of Experience” in Creating a University: The Newfoundland Experience, edited by Stephen Harold Riggins and Roberta Buchanan). However, while the practice may have been a little bumpy, theory was flourishing. A good proportion of the staff were American draft dodgers and many others had come from repressive regimes. We had study groups on radical theorists like Laclau’s Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory; Marcuse’s One Dimensional Man; Lukacs’ History and Class Consciousness, and education pioneers like Paulo Freire. I actually read Marx’s Capital for the first time, or most of it. At the time there was scarcely anything written about Botswana apart from the anthropologically interesting Bushmen. However, trying to find something relevant to teach the students introduced me to a range of literature on development and social issues and set me on the path to sociology.

There was, however, no feminism and the structure of the school and the culture around it was downright sexist. My husband was a teacher; I was just “a wife.” Progressiveness only goes so far. I noticed this – how could I not, stuck teaching staff kids in the school-run primary school and hanging out with other “mothers.”

In the summer of 1969, we came back to the UK and settled in Bristol so that my then husband could get an education degree. With a two-year-old and pregnant, I risked boredom and frustration. That soon ended when I became simultaneously involved in the local women’s liberation movement and a PhD student in sociology at Bristol University. This marked my true birth into academia, politics, and feminism.

I will try to deal with the three strands separately although, obviously, they were not distinguishable in real time. Nor should they be as it was the mingling and interaction among the three that led to my individual, probably idiosyncratic version of them.

The PhD program, which took me 5 years to complete (1974-79) enabled me to acquire a full – and hitherto missing – education in the philosophy and theory of Marxism and socialism. I studied all the usual Marxist texts and learned about Maoism and forms of socialism emerging in Latin America. Most of all I studied Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks and related writings. Like many of my generation, my introduction to Gramsci came through John Berger’s A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor. In particular, Berger’s reading of the Gramscian distinction between “common sense” and “good sense” resonated with me. Reading Gramsci threw a whole new light on how to understand what “ordinary” people meant when they talked and how better to interpret it while leaving “ordinary” people with the dignity they deserve.

Meanwhile, my fellow feminists were educating me in contemporary left politics. This was particularly messy around the fracturing Trotskyist groups. While Leninism was attractive in its lean rigor, I could not handle the authority of the “dictatorship of the proletariat,” which obviously was not going to include me. The Maoist groups wore really drab clothes and always shouted everyone down at meetings, but supporting strikes and movements like the Night Cleaners and the Ford Seamstresses was becoming an important part of my life and the Women’s Movement on its own did not seem to provide all the tools I needed to become fully aware and involved. I had noticed for a while that many of my feminist friends were members of the CPGB, and that they exhibited a kind of discipline that was markedly lacking in the broad women’s movement. If they said they were going to be on the picket line at 6 AM, they were, and with coffee for the rest of us. So I joined, although in Bristol it made very little difference to my activities. The difference occurred when I moved to Lancaster 1978-84 to teach at the University of Manchester (sorry, complicated husband troubles).

In Lancaster, feminism was largely confined to the university and not many feminists got involved in local left-wing politics. However, the Communist Party in Lancaster was small but very active. We even had a band that marched with strikers and other labour demonstrators. Alas, the CP’s Women’s Band marked the lowest point of my musical career. I was demoted from the cymbals to the triangle. As a local branch, we were able to send delegates to the regional meetings held in Manchester. I remember them as smoke-filled and full of testy disagreements about tactics, but I did also meet and learn from older members who could remember times when the CPGB had been much larger and more influential than it was in its dying days. (The CPGB effectively vanished in 1991 when Nina Temple disbanded it in favour of a more European-focused organization.)

I was also gone by then, taking up a one-year position at Memorial in 1980, which I eventually transformed into a proper position in 1984, via a number of summer sessional appointments. I also began my Newfoundland-based research, mostly on women in the fishery, which led to my 1993 book Place and Persistence in the Lives of Newfoundland Women and introduced me to a network of women scholars working on rural and fishing issues in Scandinavia. It also led to two co-edited collections of writings, Their Lives and Times: Women in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Collage (with Carmelita McGrath and Barbara Neis, 1995) and Weather’s Edge: A Compendium of Women’s Lives in Newfoundland and Labrador (with Carmelita McGrath and Linda Cullum, 2005).

By this time, my attention had turned to women’s issues in international development, especially Indonesia and Pakistan. I learned countless lessons about both countries, especially Indonesia, and about doing fieldwork in such a different place and about conducting research with colleagues from different backgrounds. 

In terms of politics, I learned a lot about how people, and especially feminists, put their ideas together in very different circumstances. I learned to keep my mouth shut and my eyes open.

Meanwhile, back home I, along with Ken Kavanagh and Bill Hynd, established a successor to Oxfam, which had closed its St. John’s office, the Social Justice Co-operative of Newfoundland and Labrador. This is now in the hands of a new generation, as it should be. I remain a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party, and have served on the executive several times. For me, the NDP fills one of the lowest common denominator roles for my political identity because I live here and feel a sense of duty to contribute to the best possible political party. However, most of my current concerns and activities are national or international, and mostly around peace and environmental movements such as being an active member of Oxfam and Inter Pares, a Canadian social justice organization.

So my political life dwindles, in step with the state of my hips and, indeed, the state of the world. But as we dwindle, the next generation steps up. My own family is an illustration that ideals and activism and political knowledge do pass down to the next generation. All is not lost. The world will turn again.

[makingascenedotorg]

Making a Scene presents “The Voice of Indie Blues” LIVE from the Midnight Circus

This is the INDIE Blues Double shot show! This is the show where we bring you 2 songs from every Indie Blues Artists on our playlist .. These artists are creating the future of the blues by honoring the true tradition of the blues, innovation and creativity .. These ARE the Indie Blues Artists

This week we have a great Lineup of Music ..

Buddy Guy The Blues Is Alive And Well Buddy Guy Cognac Featuring Jeff Beck and Keith Richards Lloyd Spiegel Betcha Bottom Dollar Lloyd Spiegel Man On Fire Kara Grainger Living With Your Ghost Kara Grainger You’re In New Orleans Billy Price No Time Billy Price Get Your Lie Straight Kat Riggins Johnnie Walker Kat Riggins Fistful O’ Water GREG COULSON STITCH ME UP GREG COULSON SICK NOTE Joyann Parker Envy Joyann Parker Memphis Little Boys Blue w/Kid Memphis Going Back To Memphis Little Boys Blue w/Kid Memphis Morning Train Artur Menezes Keep Pushing – 03 – Come With Me Artur Menezes Keep Pushing – 07 – Pull It Through Matty T Wall Something Beautiful Matty T Wall Mississippi Kkkrossroads Deb Ryder Red Line Deb Ryder Life Fast Forward Spencer Mackenzie Cold November Spencer Mackenzie Your Mama’s Crying Steve Krase Crazy For My Baby Steve Krase Travelin’ Mood Ally Venable Band Cast Their Stones Ally Venable Band He Caught The Katy Big Harp George Just Calm Yourself Big Harp George Uptown Cool Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen Out Of My Mind Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen No More Tears To Cry Markey Blue & Ric Latina Project Raised In Muddy Water Markey Blue & Ric Latina Project Mississippi Soul Willie Jackson Sleepin On The Job Willie Jackson You Just An Old Dog Tas Cru Give A Little Up Tas Cru Memphis Song Mike Zito Mississippi Nights Mike Zito First Class Life Grand Marquis It Don’t Matter Grand Marquis Many Rivers to Cross Jamie Lynn Vessels Storm Coming Jamie Lynn Vessels Georgia Moon Tom Hambridge Faith Tom Hambridge I Love Everything Danny Franchi My Only One Danny Franchi Don’t Steal My Time Keeshea Pratt Band Believe Keeshea Pratt Band Home To Mississippi The Lucky Losers Take The Long Road The Lucky Losers Last Ride Russ Green First Thing Smokin’ Russ Green Somethin’  New Victoria Ginty You Don’t Love Me No More Victoria Ginty Lying (In Each Other’s Arms)

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[chronohh]

Henriette Muus and Lloyd Riggins as Romeo and Juliet. Ballet by John Neumeier w/ The Royal Danish Ballet 1993. Photos by John R. Johnson

[audiofixationnews]

#OverloadMonday: New Music, Visuals + More

Here's some overload for your Monday blues. Check out what went down this past week, Jan. 15th-21st.

Singles

Apple

After coming out of the rock he’s been living in, Cozz emerges in 2018 with a lot of new music. First he announced a new album, Effected, and then released its lead single, “Questions.” Now he’s teamed up with Curren$y for the smooth-jazzy “Badu.” Listen above, and stay plugged for more from.

We got new music from Wolftyla, OnCue, Joey Bada$$ x Dessy Hinds, Syd x Leven Kali, and Black Milk.

Drake hit us with two back to back joints, check them out!

We also heard new music from ToBi, ABRA, Audio Push, Rotimi, A$AP Ferg and Skyzoo x Raheem Devaughn. 

Lloyd Banks continues on with his At Your Request series with another fire freestyle.

A new band is amongst us! Lyricist Common, pianist Robert Glasper, and drummer Karriem Riggins form August Greene. And first act as August Greene is to release music of course. Listen to their first single, “Optimistic,” featuring guest vocals from Brandy.

Oh and then…yes there’s more…we had new music from Step Brother (Alchemist and Evidence), Chris Dave x Anderson .Paak, and Pollári.

We heard from the likes of Nino Man and Jadakiss…yes, again Nino Man and Jadakiss. I know, they just released “I Hate You", but check it, they got some new heat for us with “From Trap to Rap.” Mmm, what are these two up to?

And then we heard from Dreezy x 2 Chainz, Russ, Fat Joe x Dre, and Rudimental teamed up with Macklemore, Jess Glynne and Dan Caplen.

Despite all the drama with his Generation Now label, Lil Uzi Vert is still releasing new music. Check out his new single, “200 My Dash.”

After making a surprise announcement, 38 Spesh and Benny the Butcher have teamed up with Jadakiss and Styles P for “Driver’s Seat.”

Remy Ma teams up with Chris Brown with what may be the leading single for her next album, “Melanin Magic.” We also got new music from hubby, Papoose. Definitely take a listen to him “Set Trippin” all over the previously owned by Casanova track. Looks like we’re getting two new projects from the love birds.

Visuals

After releasing Paranoia 2, Dave East reverts back to its predecessor, Paranoia, for his newest visual. He released a short film for joint track with Mass Appeal boss, Nas, titled “The Hated.” My favorite track off of the mixtape, it’s great to see East go beyond just the usual music video treatment. And the guy hasn’t even released a debut album yet - well, damn. Watch the Kid Art-directed video above, it’s gritty and raw as is the track itself. A must watch, check it out. With Victory Lap right around the corner, Nipsey Hussle gave us a second offering featuring YG. He followed up the release of the single with a visual, check out “Last Time That I Checc’d." 

Tinashe is back! Teaming up with Offset for her new single, and visual, “No Drama."

Watch new videos from Ye Ali x K Camp, Young Buck, Jorja Smith x Stormzy, and Joell Ortiz x Fred Da Godson.

After riding that “Unforgettable” wave, here’s French Montana with a visual for another track from Jungle Rules.

NF dropped some a visual treatment for his lead single from Perception. “No Name” packs some heat, a must see.

We also saw visuals from Sylvan LaCue, Vic Mensa, Moneybagg Yo, and JaqueBeatz.

Young Thug dropped new video with Trouble and Shad Da God in tribute for “MLK.” 

Young M.A dropped a visual for her freestyle over Gucci Mane and Migos’ “I Get The Bag.”

Famous Dex teamed up with A$AP Rocky back in October and now they have released a visual for their joint track, “Pick It Up."

Right before the release of November, SiR releases the album’s leading single, “Summer in November," along with a visual treatment.

Let’s add them right to list: O.T. Genasis, Russ, Cousin Stizz, and Tyga.

Back in 2016, Lin-Manuel Miranda had a wildly successful run with his broadway musical Hamilton. He also released a mixtape that followed up the musical. Now he's back with HamilDrops, a new series where Miranda will be releasing visuals from the mixtape on a monthly basis. First he dropped “Ben Franklin’s Song,” now he’s here with a visual treatment for the track “Wrote My Way Out,” which features Nas, Dave East, and Aloe Blacc.

Projects

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Over the weekend, SiR dropped his debut album, November. Right before it’s release he dropped the album’s first single. Pick your poison above, definitely a must listen.

Dave East’s Paranoia 2 is here! The 15-track project features the likes of Matt Patterson, Marsha Ambrosius, Lloyd Banks, T.I., Tory Lanez, Pimp Pimp P, and Nino Rideaux. Available on iTunes, stream via Spotify and Apple Music.

Kollision dropped his debut tape this past week. The ATL-native recruited the likes of Twisted Genius, D. Hill, OG Parker and more on the production tip. Better Than Yesterday dives in deeper into his own world. Worth a listen, check it out via SoundCloud.

Well, looks who’s back. Paul Wall released a new album, Bounce Backs Over Setbacks.

Check out Juicy J’s newest surprise project, SHUTDAFUKUP.

Fetty Wap dropped his final chapter of his For My Fans series.

Coming Soon...

Keep an eye out for Audio Push’s new project, Cloud 909. It’s slated to release February 9th, and scroll up for its leading single. Pre-order available via iTunes. After dropping The Wild last year, Raekwon took to Instagram to confirm a new album is officially on the way. 

While it’s been a long time coming, the collab project from DJ Premier and Royce da 5’9 is coming soon. When the duo comes together, they are known as PRHYME, and rumor has it that the sequel to their self-titled debut is set to release March 16th. That’s hope this time it comes out. 

While we still wait on SremmLife 3, Swae Lee still plans on dropping a solo joint. After some success with featuring on hit singles last year, he has spoke about Swaecation. It did fuel rumors of the duo splitting up, but they put those to rest. No, this is just Swae riding the solo wave for just a bit. While we have no official date for both project, just “soon,” now Swae announced that Swaecation will be out for the masses in “less than a month, confirmed.” So stay plugged. 

August Greene are gearing up to release their debut self-titled album on March 9th. It will be an Amazon Music exclusive drop. Scroll up to hear their first single and to find out who August Greene is. 

38 Spesh took to Instagram to make a surprise announcement that he and Benny the Butcher have a joint project on the way. Stabbed & Shot is slated to drop February 16th, scroll up to catch the first single released. 

After four years since his last solo project, If There’s A Hell Below, Black Milk is back in 2018 with new music on the way. He took to Instagram to announce a new album is on the way, titled FEVER. Set to release February 23rd, scroll up for the album’s first single.

Let’s not forget Nipsey Hussle debut Victory Lap that drops February 16th.

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Joey Badass started 2018 with some major news. Along with announcing that we’ll be hearing more from the Pro Era clan, as well as a sneaker, he also revealed that his debut project, 1999, has now become available everywhere to stream. Let’s not forget that his TIDAL podcast, “47 Minutes,” is on the way, and he has also become PONY’s creative director. Now has officially become a platinum-selling artist with his hit “Devastated.” Quick timeline for the single: Released May 2016, hit Gold January 2017 and now platinum in January 2018. A joint project with XXXTentacion has been teased. Stay plugged, the year is just beginning and Joey is too. 

Black Panther, where the hell do I start. I was originally excited to see the movie, but um…can we talk about this soundtrack though?! Once confirmed that Kendrick Lamar and the TDE clan were recruited to piece together the album, we received its first offering from both Kendrick and label mate SZA. Then there was that new trailer for the movie that featured an untitled track from Kendrick and Vince Staples. And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for - literally. (Ha, can you tell I’m from Jersey yet?) It was pretty much confirmed through TDE’s MackWop’s Twitter that we are getting a track from Kendrick and Isaiah Rashad. Yasss, come through TDE! After taking over 2017, it’s pretty much safe to say they’ll be making a huge impact on 2018.

A biopic is underway for Gucci Mane, fueled by his autobiography he released back in September 2017. The same autobiography that made Gucci Mane a New York Times best-selling author. He took to Twitter to make the announcement. Stay plugged for more updates on Guwop. Not only is the film on the way, but The Evil Genius is on the way too.

From the underdog to top bitch, 2017 was Cardi B’s year. Breaking record after record, Cardi is on a streak that doesn’t seem to end any time soon. She recently teamed up with TIDAL and put out a documentary, I’m Here MuthaF*cka. A must watch, so don’t pass it up if you have TIDAL.

Big news for Future. While he wiped his Instagram clean, we all expect new music and it turns out we were right - well, sort of. It was announced that Director X will be taking on the remake of the 1972 cult-classic Superfly. Where does Future play in all of this? Well, Future is set to co-direct the film. Let’s not forget that he will be curating the soundtrack along with Joel Silver. Yes, new music indeed. It was also revealed that 21 Savage plays some role with the film, but nothing has been confirmed yet. Director X took to Instagram to make the announcement revealing some of the cast and crew. So far we know that Grown-ish star Trevor Jackson will be playing the part of Youngblood Priest. Jason Mitchell, who played Eazy-E in Straight Outta Compton, will be playing the part of Eddie.

Released Sunday, and yeah I missed it…I’ll just leave this right here.

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— AtlantaFX (@AtlantaFX)

January 14, 2018

Stay plugged

That sums up this past week in Hip Hop. Come back next week for more.

Oh and I’ll just leave this right here. And while it’s not Friday, we’ll pretend he said “Monday MOOD,” because well, Diddy just makes everything better.

A post shared by Diddy (@diddy) on Jan 19, 2018 at 11:50am PST

[tittpodcast]

(Tissue In The Tape)  Listen to the Best Mixtape of 2017 TISSUE IN THE (MIX)TAPE - #RESPECTHEATHOLDERZ 🔥 VOL 4 One Last Gift 4 The People [Mixed DJ Rick Geez]11. Phillmatic365 - #RespectHeatHolderz 🔥 vol. 4 Intro (Prod. by Vers) 2. Dell-P & Samad Dawson - ATQC Fan for Life  (Prod. by Samad Dawson) 3.  A Tribe Called Quest -  Black Spasmodic ft. Consequence (prod by Q-Tip) 4. Common - Black America Again (Remix) ft. BJ The Chicago Kid, Pusha T & Gucci Mane (prod. by Karriem Riggins) 5. LOX - Move Forward (prod by DJ Premier) 6. Jadakiss & Beanie Sigel - Dinero (Prod. Bb Buda & Grandz) 7. Torae - Get Down Remix Ft. Freeway & Styles P (Prod. by Pete Rock) 8. Ras Kass - Bardom Ft. KRS-One (prod. by Illinformed) 9. No Panty - Hola (Produced by Salaam Remi) 10. Khemist - Hard to Breathe (Prod. by DJ Rick Geez) 11. General Steele & Es-K  ft. VVS Verbal & Sean Price - Unforgettable (Prod by Es-K) 12. Dave East, NaS, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Aloe Black - Wrote My Way Out (Prod by !llmind) 13. Dj Khaled ft. NaS - NaS Album Done (Prod. by DJ Khaled, Cool & Dre & 808-Ray) 14. Juelz Santana Ol’ Thang Back Ft. Method Man & Redman, Busta Rhymes & Jadakiss (Prod. by Jahlil Beats) 15. Lloyd banks - Transitions Ft. Joe Budden (Prod. by Doe Pesci) 16. Mickey Factz & Nottz - Vs. Ft. Styles P (Prod. by Nottz Raw) 17. Termanology - Krazy Thang Ft. Cyrus DeShield (Prod. by Nottz Raw) 18. Rapsody - 2AM Ft. Ab-Soul (Prod. by Khrysis & 9th Wonder) 19. Manolo Rose Ft. Dave East - Monopoly (Who You Kiddin) (Prod by Fame School Slim) 20. D.I.T.C. - New wave (. Fat Joe & AG) (Prod. by Vinny Idol) 21. Czarface - Machine, Man & Monster Ft. Conway (Prod. by 7L) 22. Apollo Brown & Skyzoo A Couple Dollars Ft. Joell Ortiz (Prod. by Apollo Brown) 23. Smoke Dza & Pete Rock - Hold The Drums (Prod. by Pete Rock) 24. Dell-P & Samad Dawson  - Winter Schemes Freestyle (Prod. by Samad Dawson) 25. Termanology - I Dream BIG Ft. Sheek Louch & Styles P (Prod. by Buckwild) 26. Rapsody - OooWee Ft. Anderson .Paak (Prod. by Khrysis) 27. Ras Kass Reverse Engineering Ft. Torae & OC (Prod. by DJ Kingflow) 28. 183rd - CottonMouth ft. Smoke DZA (Prod. by 183rd)

[71crm]

"A Sad Poet (Lloyd Riggins) is Released from the Bride's Veil in John Neumeier's Ballet "The Little Mermaid" (2011)"

[jankoraven]

Here are images taken from the San Francisco Ballet's production of John Neumeier's "The Little Mermaid" accompanied with the paintings I created from them last semester.

I just watched this again with my Mom on DVD.  I saw it performed live twice, the season it premiered and then again with Mom the season following.  Every time I watch it I am moved, more and more, by the human honesty of emotion behind all of it.  It is beautiful and breathtaking, and easily the most powerful live performance of any kind I've ever seen.

The images I made were experiments in abstraction, and I don't think they do the emotions I felt in creating them justice.  

[anna-ballerina-blog]

Yuan Yuan Tan and LLoyd Riggins in Neumeier's 'The Little Mermaid'.

© Erik Tomasson

Ballet in 14 scenes, after Hans Christian Andersen Choreography by John Neumeier Music by Lera Auerbach Scenic, lighting and costume design by Mr. Neumeier Orchestra conducted by Martin West War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco March 21, 2010

[71crm]

"The Poet (Lloyd Riggins) Wants Edvard (Tiit Helimets) to Stay With Him in John Neumeier's Ballet The Little Mermaid (2011)