Posts tagged Disco
5 Things #Netflix "The Get Down" Got (Really) Right
5 Things #Netflix "The Get Down" Got (Really) Right

A Show that captures the rise of hip-hop in 1977 NYC? Didn't I already write hundreds of pages about a show like that? Wasn't that last year? 

I hate to admit it, but in many ways, the new Netflix series "The Get Down," got more about the rise of hip-hop right than did HBO's Vinyl. 

Here are five things "The Get Down" got (really) right!

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OpinionJoshua B. Hoe#Netflix, The Get Down, Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge, HBO, Vinyl, New York City, Punk, Funk, Disco, Hip Hop, Max's Kansas City, Ed Koch, The Four Pillars, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Freedom, Grafitti, Emcee, DJ, B-Boys, Kool DJ Herc, Zulu Nation, Nelson George, Nas, Rahiem, Furious Five, Kool Herc, Kurtis Blow, Do The Right Thing, Breaking Bad, Sam Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Buggin' Out, Gustavo Fring, Funky 4 + 1, That's The Joint, Shaolin Fanstastic, Shameik Moore, Mamoudou Athie, Jimmy Smits, Doug WimbushComment
The Race of Rock? (Simmons v N.W.A. part 3)
The Race of Rock? (Simmons v N.W.A. part 3)

This is my third post concerning the dispute between Gene Simmons of the band Kiss and Ice Cube of the hip-hop group N.W.A.

I am writing this because I was concerned with several of the responses I received yesterday and wanted to make my arguments even more directly to these arguments. 

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OpinionJoshua B. HoeGene Siimmons, Hank Aaron, Ken Burns, Jackie Robinson, PBS, Harrison Ford, Blues, Delta Blues, Otis Blackwell, Robert Johnson, Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones, Keith Richard, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, Squeeze Box, Cherry Pie, Rap, Hip-Hop, Funk, Disco, Jazz, Country, Run DMC, Run-DMC, Walk This Way, King Of Rock, Yes, Iron Maiden, The Eagles, Fats Domino, Bad Brains, Fugazi, Joy Division, Living Color, Ice Cube, Kiss, Chicago Comments
Pirate Transmission 1: Haunted Faith Attack
Pirate Transmission 1: Haunted Faith Attack

Pirate Transmission #1: Haunted Faith Attack

This post includes my weekly playlist, an explanation of my rebranding of my playlists, my site manifesto, and much more information about the bands included.

This week, my playlist includes Frankie Cosmos, Stars, The Saints, No Age, Cloud Nothings, Black Mountain and many others. 

As always, ENJOY + Explore!

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoeThe Clash, This Is Radio Clash, Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, punk, Punk Rock, Post Punk, Disco, Funk, Hip Hop, Rap, Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), Tropical Hot Dog Night, End Of Faith, The Autumn Stones, Escapists, Wasted Days, Cloud Nothings, Attack On Memory, Here And Nowhere Else, From The Night, Stars, No One Is Lost, I'm Stranded, The Saints, (I'm) Stranded, 90210, The Courtneys, Dinosaur Jr., Florian Saucer Attack, Black Mountain, IV, On The Lips, Frankie Cosmos, Next Thing, No Ground, No Age, An Object, Haunted When The Minutes Drag, Love and Rockets, Seventh Dream Of A Teenage Heaven, Peter Murphy, Dali's Car, Bauhaus, Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven, Malcolm McLarenComment