Fuck yeah, this is good! Lots of very cool 1970s era film footage and music in this well-researched BBC documentary on the birth of punk, disco and hip hop in New York […]
Once Upon a Time in New York: The Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk.
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Here are the 20 most popular blog snacks on Bongorama as of June 1, 2011: Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the Secret Life of Hotels 01 Bob Dylan by Ken Regan 02 Andrej Krahne’s […]
George Clinton to speak at British Library
Funk legend George Clinton is to make a one-off appearance at the British Library in London. The Parliament-Funkadelic founder will speak about science fiction, Afro-futurism and, er, gettin’ down. Clinton will appear […]
Atlantic City’s rise and fall
Four years ago, some Atlantic City casino customers were shelling out $1,000 for a brownie sprinkled with edible gold dust in a Baccarat crystal they could take home. Nowadays, some wait until […]
Peter Saville on his album cover artwork
Next month sees the release of Total, the first compilation to combine the back catalogues of Joy Division and New Order – who shared band members, a record label and a sleeve […]
How The Government Has Merged With Corporations
The 20th century was the bloodiest and most violent in human history. This led some countries to fascism – a system characterized by the state and large business becoming almost indistinguishable. The […]
Lionel Messi
Later we would all say, “I was there. I saw it happen.” At the time, when he was brought on as a substitute, it was actually a welcome break, a chance for […]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the Secret Life of Hotels
The Dominique Strauss-Kahn incident has incited lively conversations among industry colleagues as well as among most of my staff at a private company that supplies concierges to hotels, where many of us […]
Interview with Francis Fukuyama
We start with the news of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest, which has just broken. “Isn’t that an amazing story?” Fukuyama says. “Even if it was an entrapment of some sort, the way he […]
Lady Gaga takes tea with Mr Fry
It takes quite a bit to excite the staff of The Lanesborough Hotel, one of London’s more self-consciously luxurious five-star residences. Princes, sultans, presidents, oligarchs and film stars have been coming here […]
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