Just excavated this phenomenal Mercenaries video from 1999 on YT. Had a ton of insane conversations recently about the Inevitable Return of the Underground as evidenced in the rise of Kid Cudi, the reboot of Raekwon and the disappointing performance of the Obama Administration. I got chills watching this video. I’m remembering the day I first heard “The Fire in Which You Burn Slow” and sad, nostalgic and hyped all at the same time.
And hear I am blasting this out to thousands on FBook, Twitter, my site, a-yadda-yadda. Can anything even be underground anymore if it is overexposed the instant it is shared? The music object is dead; fuck a CD nevermind a TAPE. Kids wear pictures of cassette tapes on their shirts because it’s an artifact of a dead era.
SOUL POWER is a verite documentary, by Jeffrey Levy-Hinte chronicling the legendary festival Zaire 74, and made entirely using the original 1974 footage.
The dream child of musician/producer and life long friends Hugh Masekela and Stewart Levine (Grazing In The Grass, Don’t Go Lose it Baby), this music festival became a reality when they convinced boxing promoter Don King to combine the event with The Rumble in the Jungle,” the epic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
SOUL POWER highlights the experiences and performances of such musical luminaries as James Brown, BB King, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz, Miriam Makeba, The Spinners among a host of others. These artists were inspired by this return to their African roots, as well as the enthusiasm of the Zairian audience, to give the performances of their lives. The concert has achieved mythological significance as the definitive Africa(n)-American musical event of the 20th Century.
BOLT CUTTER will have a booth at the Cargo Tradeshow in Lower Manhattan on Monday and Tuesday. This isn’t just an industry show; it’s open to the public! We will have some new styles you haven’t seen anywhere yet (not even here). The brands that are showing will have goods for cash & carry. Be there or be oblong.
MISHKA’s astute observations of the past decade in Streetwear. One of the reasons Mishka remains so relevant in the marketplace is because they don’t just love the culture they reference, they love streetwear as a phenomena equally. From my experience, Mishka recognizes that streetwear is an authenticity-based branding system and that there is really room for everyone in the market (so long as they speak from the heart). With such a positive attitude, they can write an article about the streetwear scenario from the inside-looking-out without condescension, fluffing or conveniently leaving out competitors. Worth a read for sure.
Chapter 39 of the Frank151 Book is available as a downloadable PDF and at your dopest Frank Distro Shop everywhere (and I mean everywhere). BOLT CUTTER has a full-page ad and soon the world will know our collaborative madness in the form of a Frank151 x BOLT CUTTER t-shirt!! MUAHAHAHAHA!
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BOLT CUTTER is happily smothering the sweet California sunshine at the dopest location in Cali– Premier Boutique!
