Online: Janelle Monáe, Donald Glover and why Atlanta Exports Culture
If we could rank artists by their ability to start and shift conversations about America’s most divisive issues — sex, politics, guns and media culture, to name a few — […]
Category Archives: Music
ONLINE: The return of FX’s “Atlanta” brings realistic, nuanced voice to the city’s Black spaces
The historical success of Atlanta’s music community — and Atlanta as a visual extension of that — shows that there’s still value in these Black spaces, both in human capital and cultural […]
In Print: Signature Sounds, Cultural Architecture
I was pleased to contribute to the Fall 2017 issue of Art Papers Magazine. This was the “sound” issue, so each article maintained some focus on the culture of sound, […]
ArtsATL: OPINION – UnMasking Future?
We still have a long way to go in 2017, but Future’s “Mask Off” has already staked its claim as a Top-5 anthem. With a new video for the song, […]
Today Maybe Forever: The Debut
Today Maybe Forever is a conversation series hosted by Floyd Hall about Art, Design, Visual Culture, Business and Pop Culture that highlights the importance of cultural memory and the notion […]
Taking the Long View with Ruby Velle
A while back I got the chance to visit with singer Ruby Velle and talk about how she she got started, how she approaches making music, the support she’s received […]
Mimi Valdes on Career Lessons, Hip-Hop, and i am OTHER
Mimi Valdes’ story is one of my favorites. Through her leadership stints at Vibe Magazine, Latina Magazine, BET.com, and i am OTHER, she’s had her finger on the pulse of […]
