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We already know that President Obama loves live music and knows how to weave it into the fabric of his presidency. And now we know a little bit more after hearing him express his thoughts about experiencing Janelle […]
As you know, we’ve been exploring the concert experiences of President Obama and the influence he has on the live music scene. And yesterday I submitted a question for him to answer during the Town Hall that he’s scheduled to have […]
A few weeks ago I was chilling out at home and I was flipping through the channels and stumbled upon a Motown Tribute featured on the PBS series In Performance at the White House. It was really cool to watch […]
On September 30th hip-hop/R&B rising star B.o.B will help kick off the first annual National Gen44 Summit with President Barack Obama. Hey, nothing gets aspiring politicians and government leaders pumped up about the future of our nation like rousing love […]
Have you ever had an idea that you knew was crazy, but you still wanted to share it? And did you ever try to communicate your crazy idea with an image or photo-shopped picture, but were afraid to share your “idea art” because […]
I like asking questions like that. That’s why I’m a little surprised that this bit of important info evaded most reports about the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger. But I’m glad I eventually came across Bill Wyman’s Hitsville post citing this Billboard article about the connections between the Obama […]
This is one of the reasons why I love live hip hop. Take a looky at this excellent and gritty live video brought to my attention via URB Magazine, and listen up as rapper KRS-One mines the soul of the […]
Quick one before shutting down tonight… Here’s a chance to help save internet radio. Tim at Pandora sent this email out this morning to all Pandora subscribers and I thought it would only be right to pass it on. It’s […]
Confetti fell like rain. Flashbulbs popped. Euphoric smiles plastered on faces. Music blasted from the speakers as 75,000 people roared their appreciation and excitement for the group on stage. No, this wasn’t a pop music arena concert. It was the […]
Saturday sent me daydreaming in the afternoon, pondering the response to the rage in the evening and questioning the hype of celeb worship into the wee hours of Sunday morning. Picking up where he left off last year, home- town […]
Senator Barack Obama has all but wrapped up the democratic nomination but how much of an impact did his presence on the live concert stage help in spreading the word? Back in February, I mentioned how I saw flyers of […]
No, I’m not being lazy or trying to sneek in a duplicate post. Actually, I was told by a close adviser and the photo-contributor of this blog that what I wrote […]
Just one day after the start of the presidential primaries I was ambushed and confronted by Barack Obama’s political campaign at a Metro show. Chicago rock quintet Office fronted double drummers who proudly displayed reverberating flyers of the Illinois […]