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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
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 10: Zelig, Carnac, or "Record Man"
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 10: Zelig, Carnac, or "Record Man"

This is my Episode 10 recap of Vinyl (HBO) - The Season One Finale

They call the episode "Alibi" and I call my recap: Zelig, Carnac, or "Record Man."

In this episode, Richie kind of  wins, Zac definitely loses, and The Nasty Bits are fictionally amazing?

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeKill The Lights, Indigo, Nile Rodgers, Alex Newell, DJ Cassidy, Kick Out The Jams, Motor City 5, MC5, Vinyl, Vinyl (HBO), Vinyl Episode 10, Alibi, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Zelig, Woody Allen, Forrest Gump, The Factory, Andy Warhol, Kool DJ Herc, Ingrid, The Velvet Underground, Velvet Underground, Hip-Hop, Rap, Mercer Art Center, New York Dolls, Hilly Kristal, CBGB, CBGB OMFUG, CBGIBs, CBGB's, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Country Bluegrass Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers, The Nasty Bits, Nasty Bits, Jamie Vine, Juno Temple, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, Corrado Galasso, Armen Garo, Chuck Negron, Three Dog Night, Spinal Tap, Kip Stevens, James Jagger, American Century Records, Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, Pulp Fiction, Carnac the Magnificent, Terence Winter, Martin Scorcese, HBO, Mick Jagger, Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, The Stooges, Iggy + The Stooges, Ramones, Pixies, The Pixies, The Ramones, Nirvana, Richard Hell, Woman Like You, Johnny Thunders, That Thing You Do, Change The Channel, Alibi Records, Julie Silver, Max Castella, Max Casella, Tony Bennett, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Ray Romano, Zak Yankovich, The Godfather, Scott Leavitt, P.J Byrne, Xavier, Joe Corso, Bo Dietl, NYPD, FBI, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Clark Morelle, Jack Quaid, Booker T, Jimmy Castor, The Jimmy Castor Bunch, Aretha Franklin, Queen, Mr. Robot, Who Is Mr. Robot's LandlordComment
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 3: "Record Man" vs. Music Man
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 3: "Record Man" vs. Music Man

This is the recap for Episode 3 of Vinyl (HBO, "Whispered Secrets")I call it "Record Man vs. Music Man."

Every Monday throughout the season, you will find my recaps here early on Monday Morning.  This weeks Richie remains in a drug-induced haze while everything continues to fall apart around him. You know...The usual!

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeEngland Dan, John Ford Coley, Kool DJ Herc, Milk Carton Kids, Maury Gold, Whispered Secrets, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Howlin' Wolf, Chester Arthur Burnett, Smokestack Lightning, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, NYC, New York City, American Century Records, Andy Warhol, John Cameron Mitchell, The Music Man, Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, Willie Dixon, New York Dolls, Paste, Andrew Dice Clay, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Alice Cooper, Jack Quaid, Dustin Ingram, Eva Marie Snake, Ray Romano, Juno Temple, The Kinks, Nasty Bits, Sniper, Jeff Hymen, Joey Ramone, Jeff Starship, Mick Jagger, Julie Silver, Johnny Thunders, The Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers Comments
5 Reasons Why Vinyl (HBO) is Awesome
5 Reasons Why Vinyl (HBO) is Awesome

Not sure you want to dive in and start binge watching Vinyl (HBO)? 

Here are five strong reasons you should take that plunge and start loving Vinyl!

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeHBO, Vinyl (HBO), Vinyl, The Walking Dead, TWD, Millers Crossing, Gabriel Byrne, Ruth Brown, Bo Diddley, Bobby Cannavale, Richie Finestra, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, Sex Pistols, John Lydon, Ariana Grande, Vince Staples, Chris Brown, Protomartyr, Juno Temple, Andrew Dice Clay, Ray Romano, Ato Essandoh, Max Castella, P.J Byrne, Mercer Art Center, James Jagger, Jerry Lee Lewis, Iggy + The Stooges, New York Dolls, Kool DJ Herc, Mott The Hoople, Jimmy Castor, The Jimmy Castor Bunch, The MetersComment
Vinyl Episode 1 - Darkness at the Heart of "Record Man"
Vinyl Episode 1 - Darkness at the Heart of "Record Man"

This is my recap of Episode 1 of Vinyl (HBO, "Pilot").

I call my recap "Darkness At The Heart Of Record Man."

In this, the first, episode Record Mogul Richie Finestra considers selling his label American Century Records + discovering hip-hop and punk all while inhaling large amounts  of cocaine.

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeTWD, Vinyl, HBO, Vinyl (HBO), Terrance Winter, Tin Cup, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, American Century Records, Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, Ruth Brown, Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Chris Kenner, Allen Toussaint, I Like It Like That, Bo Diddley, Polygram, Polygram Records, Kool DJ Herc, Quentin Tarantino, New York Dolls, Mercer Art Center, Personality Crisis, Nasty Bits, Juno Temple, James Jagger, John Lydon, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Dead Boys, The Roundhouse, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay Comments
The Clash - The Clash (1977, CBS Records International)
The Clash - The Clash (1977, CBS Records International)

Every Wednesday I post an All-Time Album.

This week's All-Time Album is "The Clash" by The Clash

Enjoy!

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All Time AlbumsJoshua B. HoeThe Clash, This Is Radio Clash, 70 Animals, Sergeant Peppers, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The GAP Band, Joe Strummer, Topper Headon, Paul Simmonon, Mick Jones, The Sex Pistols, Starship Records, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Booker T. Washington, Booker T. Washington High School, Ramones, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Echo and the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Prince, Grandmaster Flash, Kool DJ Herc, Parliament, Ohio Players, The Ohio Players, Don Letts, Punk, Funk, Country, Music, Rock and Roll Music, Rock Music, Rock, Hip-Hop, Joey Ramone, Paul SimonComment
Vinyl: 3 Reasons I am Excited For The HBO Premier
Vinyl: 3 Reasons I am Excited For The HBO Premier

This is my pre-cap of the television show Vinyl (HBO). 

These are the three reasons I am very excited for the series premier later this month!

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeVinyl (HBO), vinyl, Vinyl, Africa Bambaataa, Mick Jagger, Bobby Cannavale, David Johansen, Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean, The Meters, Mott The Hoople, Dale Griffin, New York Dolls, NYC, New York City, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Martin Scorcese, Terrance Winter, The Sopranos, Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Ramones, Television, Blondie, The Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders, Grand Master Flash, Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five, Kool DJ Herc, Atlantic Records, Jimmy Castor, The Jimmy Castor Bunch, It's Just Begun, Ruth Brown Comment
LA Weekly's Punk Rock Fantasy
LA Weekly's Punk Rock Fantasy

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Ramones album Ramones and also the rise of punk rock in London. Unfortunately, this has caused the punk rock haters to come out of the woodwork to mock punk rock's ultimate impact on music as a whole.

One of these punk rock "hater" articles  was published by LA Weekly, this is my response to that and most of the others.

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OpinionJoshua B. HoeLA Weekly, Nicolas Pell, Punk Rock, NWA, Sham 69, The Velvet Underground, Velvet Underground, White Light White Heat, Punk Magazine, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Ramones, The Ramones, Patty Smith, Patti Smith, Television, 100 Club Punk Festival, Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Bad Brains, Bikini Kill, Queercore, MDC, Downtown Boys, Never Mind The Bollocks, Never Mind the Bollocks Here Come The Sex Pistols, Can't Stop Won't Stop, Jeff Chang, Kool DJ Herc, Run DMC, This Is Radio Clash, Africa Bambaataa, Soul Sonic Force, Time Zone, World Destruction, John Lydon, Malcolm McLaren, Duck Rock, Grandmaster Flash, Dead Kennedys, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, Minor Threat, Fugazi, La MismaComment