Media visionary Dave Mays, creator of The Source magazine, and business and finance heavyweight Kendrick Ashton have partnered to launch Breakbeat, a multi-media podcast network built to serve the interests and perspectives of the global Hip-Hop community. Breakbeat will deliver authentic, premium, and relevant audio and video content capturing the Hip-Hop community's distinct point-of-view. The […]
Back in the 1980s, rapper Chuck D and Public Enemy urged people to “Fight the Power.” Now he and hip-hop artist Pete Colon are urging people in the Black and Latino communities to "check your behind" and get screened for colon cancer. Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) teamed with health equity organization Hip Hop Public […]
LA VISTA, Neb. (KPTM) — A new, live, indoor and outdoor music venue has the potential to see more big-name stars tropping to the Omaha area, according to Josh Hunt, Co-Owner and CEO of Mammoth Inc. The Astro Theater will be a 52,000 sq. ft. indoor theater that connects to an outdoor amphitheater, according to […]
Eau Claire-based musician Jerrika Christianson – known for her solo project Jerrika Mighelle – premiered a soothing new music video on Sept. 18 that was recently named song of the week by Country Queer – a national magazine that amplifies country and Americana musicians who identify as LGBTQ+. “ I FEEL SO PRESENT NOW. And […]
BETHEL — Music can transform people. How? According to penfieldbuildingblocks.org, (a Kohl’s/Penfield Children’s Center project), music can stimulate the brain’s alpha waves which in turn invokes a feeling of peace and tranquility. It also boosts the development of perceptual skills that enhances language. “Sometimes music helps us to articulate things that we wouldn’t be able […]
After pleading guilty to assault last year, Tom Meighan uses music as a "form of therapy". The former Kasabian frontman was disbanded after he assaulted his wife Vikki last year, and whilst he is no longer part of the group, he has turned to music again and explained how it "feels fresh again". He wrote: […]