Posts tagged NWA
Reflections From a Black Mirror: S3 E1 “Nosedive” (Netflix)
Reflections From a Black Mirror: S3 E1 “Nosedive” (Netflix)

Black Mirror Season 3 Episode  1: Nosedive Recap

Sorry for the delay, I just needed a short Black Mirror recap break. So, let's delve into what social capital really stands for.

Enjoy! 

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Black MirrorJoshua B. HoeS3 E1 Nosedive, Reflections From a Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Netflix, Butcher Billy, Starship Troopers, The Twilight Zone, Charlie Brown, Lacie Pound, Bryce Dallas Howard, Klout, Charlie Brooker, Wipe 2016, Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer, Bravo, The Real Housewives, Naomi, Alice Eve, Mr. Rags, Hip-Hop Evolution, NWA, Straight Outta Compton, Colin Kaepernick, Meryl Streep, The Golden Globes, Terry Gilliam, Brazil, Cherry Jones, Susan, San Junipero Comments
HBO's 'Vinyl': Let's Just Say It - Pitchfork Was Wrong
HBO's 'Vinyl': Let's Just Say It - Pitchfork Was Wrong

Yesterday, HBO announced the cancellation of its show Vinyl.

Today, Pitchfork wrote an article congratulating HBO for cancelling the show (written by a nice fellow named Eric Harvey).

This is my response to that article.

Enjoy!

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoePitchfork, Pitchfork Media, HBO, Vinyl, Vinyl (HBO), #vinylHBO, #Vinyl, Eric Harvey, Twitter, The Nasty Bits, Ato Essandoh, Lester Grimes, E A B, Magical Negro, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Spike Lee, The Green Mile, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Bamboozled, Hannibal, Cece Matthews, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, Susan Heyward, Susan Heward, George Clinton, Ruth Brown, Otis Blackwell, Trey Songz, Ryan Shaw, Bo Diddley, NWA, Run-DMC, Madonna, Donna SummerComment
Blues, Rock, Rap #OPS Throwdown 4/16/2016
Blues, Rock, Rap #OPS Throwdown 4/16/2016

This is a reproduction of the music from my Saturday #OPSThrowdown on Google+

Today's theme was Blues, Rock, Rap. It was a musical companion piece to my articles about NWA and Gene Simmons arguing about if Hip-Hop music counts as Rock.

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoeNWA, Ice Cube, Gene Simmons, Kiss, KISS, Google+, #OPSThrowdown, #OPS, YouTube, Rock n' Roll, Rock Hall, Rock and Roll Music, Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, Spotify, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, This Is Radio Clash, Run-DMC, Run DMC, King Of Rock, Beastie Boys, No Sleep Til' Brooklyn, Public Enemy, Bring The Noise, Scott Ian, Anthrax, Aerosmith, Walk This Way, George Clinton, Atomic Dog, Smell The Glove, Spinal Tap, Cypress Hill, Linkin Park, Rock Superstar, The Bad Plus, Radio Cure, WilcoComment
Is Gene Simmons Not Hearing The Words Coming Out Of Cube's Mouth?
Is Gene Simmons Not Hearing The Words Coming Out Of Cube's Mouth?

Dear God, Gene Simmons is at it again, ghettoizing NWA and Hip-Hop

Maybe he should have listened to what Ice Cube actually said at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony?

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OpinionJoshua B. HoeRock n' Roll, Rock and Roll Music, rock and roll, Rock Hall, Gene Simmons, Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, Ice Cube., NWA, La Weekly, Destroyer, KISS, Lenny Bruce, BB King, Jaco Pastorius, Compton, Jimmy Hendrix, Jimi HendrixComment
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