Category: Lit
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Iconic photographer Dennis Morris talks new book Growing Up Black
Dennis Morris is revered for his music photography. After working with legends such as The Sex Pistols (becoming the band’s official photographer), Jimmy Cliff, Gregory Isaacs and Bob Marley, the east-ender has etched out an iconic career spanning the years.
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‘Bape Archives by Nigo’ chronicles Bathing Ape founder’s creative archive | Books
The founder of the innovative brand Bathing Ape and respected creative director, Nigo, will soon be releasing a book chronicling his favourite items during his 20-year career with the company. The book will simply be called Bape Archives by Nigo and will contain a personal selection of favourites dating back to when the label first…
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Cee Lo Green to publish memoir in 2013 | Book News
F—k you, Cee Lo Green is writing a book about himself. Grand Central Books has announced that they’ve signed the rapping, singing, songwriting, acting, talent-judging showstopper to write an as-yet-untitled memoir to be released next year.
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J.K. Rowling signs new deal for adult novels | Books
Acclaimed author JK Rowling has announced that she has signed a new book deal for novels written for adults. Following the success of her record breaking and award winning book series Harry Potter, Rowland says, “Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, my next book will be very different to the Harry Potter…
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Harold Green III – “Play Nice” [Video] | Poetry
“Play Nice” is the latest offering from Chicago spoken word standout Harold Green, III, whom we first featured in 2011. Once again teaming with director Sanicole (who shot Green’s masterful Honey Moon, a collabo with soul standout B.J. The Chicago Kid), “Play Nice” is a gritty reminder of the dark realities many face. Unafraid, Green…
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Dean Atta – “I Am Nobodys Nigger” [Video] | Poetry
Renowned writer, performer and poet Dean Atta opened many an eye and gained much attention with his recently penned poem “I Am Nobody’s Nigger”; inspired by the [much delayed] sentencing of Stephen Lawrence‘s murderers, and the discovery that the n-word was the last the teenager heard before being stabbed to death in a racist attack…
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Elton John pens first book Love Is the Cure: Ending the Global AIDS Epidemic
Top global singer, songwriter and pop/rock icon, Sir Elton John is penning his first book for release in July; Love is the Cure: Ending the Global AIDS Epidemic, sharing a “very personal story of Sir Elton’s life during the AIDS epidemic.”
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G.R.E.Ed.S : Get Familiar
G.R.E.Ed.S (Generating Rhymes to Engage the Enlightened Soul) is a British Nigerian Spoken Word artist from London. Quite well known and well loved within London’s underground live music and poetry circuits, G.R.E.Ed.S has been creating and performing glorious spoken word/music for over three years and it is simply about time this music reaches the masses.
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Watch The Throne tour photography book in the works | Music News
With the Watch the Throne American tour all wrapped up now and Kanye working on his next fashion collection as well as a G.O.O.D Music project, you would think he would have enough on his creative plate, but here’s another project to add. Kanye has also been working with the talented Nabil Elderkin on a…
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G.R.E.Ed.S. – “Riot” (Stinkahbell Mix) | New Music
Proving that it is indeed the year of the poet, spoken word poet G.R.E.E.D.S (Generating Rhymes to Engage the Enlightened Soul) has recently unleashed “Riot” in the run up to the launch of his new project Ready EP. Making poetry instantly accessible to a wide audience by merging it with acoustic sounds, indie, reggae, hip-hop…