It’s been around for a while, but this documentary does a good job of explaining the origin of the ‘Amen Break’, an oft-sampled drum loop. You’ll recognize the break as soon as you hear it. Check it out:
Month: January 2008
John McCain’s emergence as the front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination has some pundits wondering whether the vaunted Reagan coalition has collapsed. McCain – a maverick…
Endorsements in the Presidential Primaries or How the Kennedys are their own primary These days you can’t throw a harpoon without hitting a story about…
See below for some of my current favourites. Ranging from jazzy funk to underground dopeness, these tracks are courtesy of several of the nicest music…
Black-Focused School to open in Toronto Right away, this is probably one of the most controversial topics that has hit the Canadian school system in…
I recently discovered how much fun futures markets can be. If you’re a political junkie, buying and selling political futures is a great way to…
Three weekends ago I headed down to Seattle to catch Lupe Fiasco perform live at the Showbox. If you ever get a chance to see…
I managed to catch Mos Def playing in Ann Arbor the other night. His show was on MLK Day and was dedicated to the memory…