Wax Poetics magazine Issue 38 on the shelves
November 19, 2009 by M. Gosho Oakes
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The latest issue of Wax Poetics [my favourite music magazine] is out now – with features on Curtis Mayfield and Spike Lee. The issue includes: Re:Discovery – Melvin Van Peebles, Manfred Krug, Marvin Gaye, Judgment Night OST, John Carpenter Roc Raida – The Grand Master Shadows And Phonographs – This sinister role of the turntable [...]
Spike Lee on BBC Newsnight: “I never drank that post-racial Kool Aid” (VIDEO)
October 13, 2009 by M. Gosho Oakes
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Passionate aggressive interview with Spike Lee and BBC Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman on changing race relations in America since Lee made Do The Right Thing. In the interview which aired a few weeks ago, the two argue about the impact of Barack Obama’s election on modern day racism. My personal favourite snippet: Spike Lee: Look. How [...]
