Where Artists Come To Shine
As part of the Blue Note Jazz festival, Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson performed at New York City's Highline Ballroom before a sea of gray-haired fans enthusiastic about doing the hippy hippy shake to classic hits like "California Girls," "Help Me Rhonda," and "Heroes and Villains." The first … [Read more...]
Linfinity are a New York City based group of musicians who helped form a band around enigmatic front man Dylan Von Wagner. The initial impetus behind the endeavor could best be described as a spark, or the clicking on of a light bulb. He began the project after something unknown popped in his brain … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Mr. "Can I Borrow a Dollar?" himself, Common Sense, the Chi-Town native with a penchant for the type of rap us writers like to call...good. He sports an old school style of rap reminiscent of lyrical geniuses such as Kool G Rap, Rakim, and KRS-One, and on a chilly saturday night … [Read more...]
By Sam Frank Back in 1996, I was a high school junior obsessed with two genres of music: Rock and Rap. If Alice in Chains' thrashing sound wasn't inciting head-banging madness then Tupac Shakur's poetic "Thug Life" anecdotes grabbed my attention. While kids today learn about up and coming artists … [Read more...]
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five taught us that clever wordplay backed by head bobbin rhythmic beats can incite revolution throughout the masses. Mele Mel's lyrics about his neighborhood resonated with listeners because he was talking about problems that every listener could relate to such as … [Read more...]
All the photos in this gallery are of The Yoshida Brothers at Highline Ballroom, NYC in late May 2008. No pictures or material may be reproduced without written consent from the owner, all pictures and video are copyrighted. Thanks for visiting UnRated, NYC. CLICK ANY PHOTO TO INITIATE … [Read more...]