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"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish, and tyrannies of evil men.
Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness,
For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children.
'And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance' and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.
'And you will know My name is the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon thee.' (Eze. 25:17)"
-Jules Winnfield

The very first On Point post on THL was a feature on artist Fish McGill.  He's been doing his thing since then, but most recently is putting on a workshop that essentially asks the question.  What lies beneath?

Robot G.U.T.S.
2/1/10 - 2/3/10 6:00PM-10:00PM
Reception 2/4/10 6:00-10:00PM
Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Brant Gallery - 3rd Floor South Hall
621 Huntington Avenue Boston MA

"You are invited to join the installation & creation of a twelve foot Robot drawing on Monday-Thursday evenings in the Brant gallery in South Hall. Come help work on a giant drawing of a Robot's guts and gears on the a portion of the gallery walls through out the week.

Lessons on creating stencils and how to make wheat paste will be demonstrated on Thursday afternoon in the gallery followed by a Robot Birthday Party reception. Come and answer the age old question, "What is inside a Robot anyway?"; The collaborative drawing project will shine light on this subject. Computers, cell phones, weiner dogs, rocket parts, you name it and it is in there." ... No, seriously, "you name it and it is in there."

Silent Storm Sound System hits Boston with Silent Disco!

We are proud to be a part of TOGETHER - The New England Electronic Music Festival!

We are excited to present RECESS at the MILKY WAY in JP!

'Silent Disco' is a unique music/dance party experience where you hear the music only if you are wearing our special wireless headphones (provided at entry). Once you have them on, a quiet atmosphere instantly transforms into a raging dance party.

Silent Storm Sound System brings a totally different and dynamic way to experience music at a party which allows conversation while encouraging dance.

CORALCOLA

KAZ GAMBLE

FLAVORHEARD

VOLTRAN

VISUALS by v.KA$H

21+

You got ears, we got headphones - Come get'em on and get down!

The Freshest Banana in top underground scenes and prime public events has taken it national! Coast to Shining Coast, Fresh Events has gone bi-coastal so keep up and dig in!

Officially the most BADASS animated - and arguably real-life progressive hip hop group: GORILLAZ.

Their new single music video, Stylo, features none other than BRUCE WILLIS! Can you get anymore badass than that!?

Cop their new album Plastic Beach (info under the video)

New Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach, is out now!!!  Plus they'll be headlining a night @ Coachella 2010.

Watch: Stylo ft. Bobby Womack & Mos Def (Official Video)
Download: Stylo ft. Bobby Womack & Mos Def

A comprehensive skewering of the modern brand culture.  Directed by the French animation collective H5, François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy + Ludovic Houplain.  Winner of the 2010 Academy Award for Best Animated Short. 

THE POWER

THE GLORY

 

Wassup fam! A happy Wednesday to you all, and a special Happy Birthday to mi madre!  I know it's hump day, and some of you may be feeling it.  So to pick you up a bit, here's The Jumpoff for today. We're doing it jet-set style on The Jumpoff today. We'll start by jetting off to Jamaica, to say hello to one of my mom's favorite artists,  for the first two tracks.  This artist really needs no preamble, but these tracks are from his pre-solo days with the Wailing Wailers.  So if you don't already know who i'm talking about, this is Bob Marley & The Wailing Wailers - Mr. Chatterbox

Simmer Down (thanks Sean MC)

The next track of the day is courtesy of a group of talented Frenchmen.  The song wants you to think it's going to lull you to sleep, until it brutalizes you with a heavy dose of synthesized sound.  So here is Phoenix - If i ever feel better

and finally to bring you back to the ground, we'll head back to the states with one of the more promising hiphop artists today. From his latest album The Cool, this is Lupe Fiasco ft. Snoop Dogg - Hi Definition

So that concludes this jet-set edition of The Jumpoff.  Hope you enjoyed it. Don't worry the weekend is almost upon us. Till then, keep livin' the dream. Be easy.

Afolabi

First edition Daily Track here.  I'll keep it simple.  The track suggestions are courtesy of some of the finer musical minds out there.  This first post is specifically dedicated to the Afrobeat.  A genre created by a Nigerian music legend, Fela Kuti, and carried on by his sons and many other talented artists out there. 

But we're not here to focus on the old, but the new.  So the first track is a Fela Kuti song performed live by his son, Seun Kuti - Gba mi l'eti kin d'olowo (slap me so i can get rich)

 

Continuing the theme these next artists also perform a Fela Kuti cover.  Rhythm Roots Allstars - JJD (Johnny Just Drop)

 

the next track is by a Boston based group, The Superpowers. which i think is one of the sweetest band names ever. They used to be known as the Boston Afrobeat Society, but have since upgraded monikers. I saw their first live show as The Superpowers at Matt Murphy's, i spent most of the show dancing on a bench because there was no space on the floor!  The Superpowers - S.L.D.R

 

That's it for the daily track. til' the next time. Be easy.

Afolabi