Monthly Archives: February 2014
← Older postsRespect The Shooter: Marc Baptiste Speaks On Photographing Shakira, President Obama, Lauryn Hill, & More
February 27, 2014Classics like The Fugees’ The Score, Erykah Badu’s Baduizm and Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill are revered for an array of reasons, which includes the albums’ production, songwriting and impact. One of the most undervalued facets of those … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design | Tagged art, life+times, marc baptiste, ms. lauryn hill, music, photography, president barack obama, prince | Leave a commentHead of American Art at Christie’s Discusses The Work Of Artist Jacob Lawrence
February 27, 2014Running online through March 4, Christie’s is celebrating the life and works of Jacob Lawrence. Spanning decades through the artist’s career, from the late 1940’s-1990’s, the online-only sale of Jacob Lawrence: Works from the Collection of the Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design | Tagged art, christie's, Jacob Lawrence, life+times, liz sterling | Leave a commentLife+Times Premiere: Broken Bells “Holding On For Life” (Doc Mckinney & Ali Shaheed Muhammad Remix)
February 27, 2014Broken Bells (Danger Mouse and James Mercer from The Shins) released their sophomore album, After The Disco, the first week of this month. The album – which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart – has received much acclaim … Continue reading
Posted in Music | Tagged Broken Bells, danger mouse, Doc Mckinney, esthero, james mercer, life+times, music, the shins | Leave a commentBrendon Urie Of Panic! At The Disco Talks Hip-Hop And Fish Eyes
February 26, 2014A few days prior to speaking with Brendon Urie, frontman for Panic! At The Disco, he almost collapsed on stage. Well, not him. The floor actually, while playing a set on tour at The Tabernacle Atlanta where the stage floor … Continue reading
Posted in Music | Tagged andre 3000, Brendon Urie, fall out boy, haim, life+times, music, panic at the disco, Too Weird To Live Too Rare To Die | 3 CommentsCheck The Credits: Jake One On Producing For Rick Ross, J. Cole, Drake, Wale, & More
February 26, 2014Jake One spent the majority of the early 2000’s building a diverse and impressive catalogue as a producer with his work with some of the hip-hop underground’s most elite like MF Doom and a Top 40 mainstay at the time, … Continue reading
Posted in Music | Tagged chance the rapper, check the credits, dr. dre, FUN., j. cole, jake one, john cena, life+times, mmg, rhymesayers, rick ross, sc, t.i., wale | 2 CommentsG-Star Goes RAW For The Oceans With Pharrell Williams
February 26, 2014G-Star and Bionic Yarn have partnered to present RAW for the Oceans. The long-term collaboration will use Bionic Yarn’s expertise in developing and manufacturing premium yarns and fabrics made from plastic waste collected from oceans that have been recycled and … Continue reading
Posted in Style | Tagged bionic yarn, fashion, g-star, life+times, pharrell williams, style, Thecla Schaeffer | Leave a commentThe Genesis: Wardell
February 25, 2014Life+Times caught up with siblings Sasha and Theo Spielberg, better known as Wardell. The Los Angeles duo shared about how The Strokes, The Velvet Underground, and other artists influenced their sound, and how they first formed the band and started writing … Continue reading
Posted in Music | Tagged music, Opossum, Sasha Spielberg, Theo Spielberg, video, wardell | Leave a commentFlux Pavilion Talks New Music & Premieres “I’m The One” Music Video Featuring Dillon Francis
February 25, 2014“If you don’t take a risk, you’re not in the running for the success. If you take no risks, then you’ll just plateau,” Joshua Steele (Flux Pavilion) interjects in our conversation about his reinvigorated outlook on music. Risk-taking in the … Continue reading
Posted in Music | Tagged dillion francis, flux pavilion, im the one, life+times | Leave a commentSundance Film “Through A Lens Darkly” Documents African-American Photography
February 25, 2014Although the written word is strong, images have always appeared to have a more powerful connection with people when it comes to detailing American history. And when it comes to the history of Black America, the image is the ever … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design | Tagged Anthony Barboza, art, Carrie Mae Weems, Deborah Willis, Don Perry, film, glenn ligon, Gordon Parks, hank willis thomas, hrough A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers And The Emergence Of A People, life+times, lorna simpson, Lyle Ashton Harris, photography, sundance, Thomas Allen Harris | 1 CommentWichita State, The Nation’s Last Undefeated Team, Is Navigating A Perfect Season
February 24, 2014For all the chatter about the Kansas Jayhawks and Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid and NBA teams tanking, the best team in the state of Kansas – and the country – is Wichita St. The Shockers (29-0, 16-0 Missouri Valley) … Continue reading
Posted in Sports | Tagged basketball, Cleanthony Early, Fred VanVleet, Gregg Marshall, ncaa, sports, WIchita St. | Leave a comment ← Older posts