CCulture Read More 2 minute read Now on TheRoot.com: "Black Rock Rolls On"byRob FieldsJune 29, 2010 The state of black rock circa 2010.
CCulture Read More 1 minute read Now on The Huffington Post.com: Dash’s Blakroc disses black rockbyRob FieldsOctober 21, 2009 How can you call something “BlakRoc” when the black folks on the project only rap and the rockers are all white?
CCulture 2 days to the Afropunk jumpoffbyRob FieldsJuly 3, 2008 My friends Boston and Shena just concluded three nights of amazing (yes, it was that good) music this…
CCulture Friday, June 13: Stephanie McKay at Central Park SummerstagebyRob FieldsJune 12, 2008 My friend Stephanie brings her powerful vocals and infectious brew of soul and funk to bear to kick…
CCulture NY Times on J*DaveybyRob FieldsJune 10, 2008 Further reinforcing my point of a cultural shift: When J*Davey first appeared three years ago, it presaged a…
CCulture Bo Diddley, 1928 – 2008byRob FieldsJune 3, 2008 By now, it’s no news to most of you and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Bo Diddley passed away…
CCulture Rock is the new BlackbyRob FieldsMay 27, 2008 So writes Jim Farber of the NY Daily News, as he gets into the whys of the mainstreaming…
CCulture MTV asks: Is theater finally catching up to the street?byRob FieldsMay 20, 2008 MTV News recently ran a piece that explores how the rock musical is attracting a new, younger generation…
CCulture Black rock musical “Passing Strange” racks up multiple Broadway nominationsbyRob FieldsMay 14, 2008 Over at Bold As Love, I’ve listed the awards and categories that "Passing Strange" is in contention for. …
CCulture Why “Passing Strange” MattersbyRob FieldsFebruary 7, 2008 Tomorrow marks the Broadway debut of the musical "Passing Strange". It was just this past May when the…
CCulture Listening Post: Shrine for the Black Madonna–“Mona Lisa”byRob FieldsJanuary 24, 2008 As many of you know, over at Bold As Love, I’m chronicling what I see as the cultural…
CCulture The cultural shift towards Black rockbyRob FieldsJuly 31, 2007 At last weekend’s launch of BoldasLIVE, I reiterated a case I’ve been building over the most of this…