SATURDAY MATINÉE: All the Streets Are Silent
Watch how hip hop and skateboarding converged over a 10 year period from the 80s to 90s.
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SATURDAY MATINÉE: Asia Rising: The Next Generation Of Hip Hop
Asia Rising: The Next Generation Of Hip Hop is an exploration into the success of Asian hip hop artists over the past 3 years. It’s been a mighty long time since we did a Saturday Matinée film. This time around, our feature presentation is Asia Rising: The Next Generation Of Hip Hop. In conjunction with …
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Basquiat (1996)
Our Saturday Matinée movie this week is Basquiat, starring Jeffrey Wright as Basquiat and David Bowie as Andy Warhol. I recommend you visit the Basquiat: Boom for Real exhibition at the Barbican. I went last month and it broadened my mind to his life and work. Downtown 81 wasn’t available online for this week’s Saturday Matinée …
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Panther (1995)
Panther is our Saturday Matinée feature presentation. Black Panthers are pretty popular in the cinemas right now but back in 1995, a movie about the BPP was released. Directed by Mario Van Peebles and based on his father’s novel and screenplay, the film chronicles the Black Panther Party. The film is notable for its strong …
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Rapping, Deconstructed: The Best Rhymers Of All Time
Vox asked some of the greatest rappers ever how they made rhymes.
SATURDAY MATINÉE: House Music, According to Chicago News in 1986
Still in its infancy, house music made it onto Chicago TV news in 1986. Here’s what they thought.
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Isao Tomita's RBMA Lecture (2014)
Often sampled, Isao Tomita is an electronic music pioneer. Here’s his RBMA lecture in Tokyo last year. Isao Tomita’s influence on electronic music cannot be understated. Since the 60s, Tomita’s pioneering work with the Moog synthesizer helped change the perception of electronic instruments from expensive toys to soundscape creators and bridging the gap between “real” …
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Behind The Scenes)
On this day in 1983, Billie Jean went to #1 on the Billboard chart. Here’s a short behind the scenes look at the video for this week’s Saturday Matinée. Another short one for this week but nevertheless iconic and influential for many reasons. Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean was arguably the best single from his seminal …
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Black Milk Discusses Sampling And His Live Instrumentation
A quick feature for Saturday Matinée – Black Milk talks about sampling, his live instrumentation, and his EP, Glitches In The Break.
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Detroit Techno City (Documentary)
Relive the origins of Detroit techno with our Saturday Matinée documentary, Detroit Techno City.