Okay that last one was not really on Sesame Street, but it felt right. (Big ups to Soul Sides)
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2 Reasons Why Sesame Street will always be hipper than MTV
Posted on July 21, 2008 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
Kanye West is the Hottest MC…
Posted on May 18, 2008 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
MTV just held their 10 hottest MCs in the Game program. Kanye West won the top spot. Here is the rest of the list. Click on each name to see the panels explanation on their position on the list. Last year Lil’ Wayne took the top spot.
1. Kanye
2. Jay-Z
3. Lil Wayne
4. Rick Ross
5. [...]
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MTV Loves Atmosphere
Posted on May 10, 2008 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
Minneapolis’ Atmosphere has the #2 independent record and the #5 Rap Album and #6 in the Top 200 charts on Billboard. It is cool thing to see Atmosphere “grow up”. I saw them for the first time over 9 years ago at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. It was just a few months after I [...]
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Pitchfork does what MTV should be doing
Posted on April 6, 2008 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
The music website Pitchfork launches it’s online TV station tomorrow April 7th.
Pitchfork.tv will become the first online video channel to screen full-length feature films, vintage concerts, and music DVDs free of charge. From the Pixies’ 2004 reunion tour film LoudQuietLoud and Todd Phillips’ notorious GG Allin documentary Hated, to Jimmy Joe Roche & Dan Deacon’s [...]
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Scrap Black Friday and don’t Buy Anything.
Posted on November 23, 2007 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
I find Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving pretty surreal with all the advertising. It is a definite attack on my senses. It almost has become a holiday on its own. In my opinion, I think it has corrupted what Thanksgiving and the rest of the holidays truly mean. Don’t get me wrong, I love [...]
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Flashback Video: Genius of Love
Posted on November 18, 2007 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
This weekend I have been thinking of the good old days of music videos and when they played on a station called MTV. Does anybody remember music videos on MTV? For all you kids out there, this was before your time and reality shows. Anyway, I thought once in a while I’ll dig up [...]
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Sharon Jones Leads The Funk Charge
Posted on October 19, 2007 by Scott Mullins
I’ve been a big fan of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings for several years now and it’s exciting to see her finally starting to get some wide spread recognition. The Funk, Soul & R&b revival is picking up steam! Check this recent CNN story about her.
Story from MTV
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