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TONIGHT – BIRMINGHAM 9PM Bullring (Debenhams) 10pm High Street – HMV 11pm High St, Bordersley 12am Symphony Hall, The Waters Edge, Brindley Place SATURDAY 25 MAY – MANCHESTER 9pm Canal Street 10pm University of Manchester, Oxford Road 11pm City Tower 12am Dorsey Street SUNDAY 26 MAY – GLASGOW Times and locations to follow…

There’s handful of movies that I can remember having a big impact on me as a kid. Of course the classics like Scarface, Goodfellas, Wallstreet, etc are a given. However, certain flicks, low-budget ones at that, resonated with those of us that were actually “kids” in the 90s more than those Hollywood classic. Specifically, I can remember Belly and Harmony Korine & Larry Clarks’ KIDS having a lasting impression on me. KIDS definitely came first. Honestly, I think I was way too young when I first watched it. It’s portrayal of young Manhattan teens running wild through the city was almost memorizing. In retrospect, a lot of their behavior with sex and drugs weren’t that different from what a lot of city kids from all over the map experienced but to see it captured so honestly and vividly made these group of KIDS underground stars. Most of the characters had never acted before, which just made things even more realistic. Stars like Chloe sevigny, Rosie Perez, Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce (RIP) and of course Harold Hunter (RIP) were introduced to the world. It’s been nearly two decades since the film was released, but it’s still a cult classic to this day. Fans of the movie must read this retrospective piece on the film. It covers EVERYTHING. Two decades after a low-budget film turned Washington Square skaters into international celebrities, the kids from “Kids” struggle with lost lives, distant friendships, and the fine art of growing up. Read the article after the jump August 1990, St. Marks Place. Priscilla Forsyth, one month shy of her fourteenth birthday and just home from summer camp, straddles one of the two lion statues guarding the downward staircase to the apartment building her family has owned since 1975. Naturally blonde Liza and dyed blonde Margaret idle with her. It’s hot out, and Priscilla is becoming more curious about the world beyond her sidewalk. An energetic kid with a scrawny but chiseled build named Harold Hunter rides up on his BMX bike. “I’ve never seen blonde people in New York” before, he tells the girls, giggling. He was from the Campos Plaza Housing Projects nearby–a different world, to be sure, although he’d obviously seen blonde girls before. “That was his little excuse to start talking to us,” Priscilla recalls. “Harold was known for that.” The superlatives, the tall tales and jokes, the genuinely amicable first encounters–anyone who knew him knew that was Harold. A month later, Priscilla and her friends were meandering downtown drinking forties, celebrating her birthday. They passed the Astor Place cube, a favored location for New York City’s premiere skateboard crew at the time. Priscilla and her girlfriends exchanged numbers with the skaters, and joined them the next day at the Brooklyn Banks, a world-renowned skateboarding mecca underneath the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge–that is, until the city shut it down a few years ago to use as storage space for bridge restoration. When the girls arrived at the Banks, they met Harold and his friends, an infamous crew of amateur and professional skateboarders who rode alongside moving taxicabs and jumped off building and museum steps. Wherever they went throughout the city, the boys rode with a gutsy and fluid style. “It looked like art on a skateboard,” says Peter Bici, a skater and close friend of Harold’s. “It was a combination of New York City and the movement of streets and constant continuity of the city’s energy.” The kids loved each other like family, and didn’t give a shit about what anyone else thought of them. “We were minding our own business,” says Peter. “We don’t bother you. You don’t bother us. We all had each other’s backs.” It was an era when skateboarding wasn’t cool. If they heard wheels coming down the street, they’d run after them. Read the full article here

Yesterday, Peter Rosenberg from Hot 97 revealed (watch above) on air that J. Cole has a song called something like ‘I Disappointed Nas’ on his new album Born Sinner where he’s rapping about his idol Nas not being happy after hearing Cole’s ‘Workout’ single. But in an interview with Soul Culture in London, Jermaine has [...]

XXL - Hip-Hop On A Higher Level Montgomery’s Doe B gets Young Chop on the beat on this new cut off the Trap-A-Holics’ Trap Music: Gold And White Edition. Stream “WTF” below and download the mixtape in it’s entirety at LiveMixtapes. Find out more about Doe B in his spotlight on The Come Up from earlier this year. The post Doe B “WTF” appeared first on XXL.

“Oh man this is just the best place to play shows," Portugal. The Man's bassist Zach Carothers told VIBE before taking to stage for a raging NYC show at Irving Plaza. If you haven’t had the opportunity to listen to the beauty that is ‘Portugal. The Man’ (that’s right, their presence demands a period), then now is perfect time to get down to it. The band’s diverse and unique sound is any music lover’s dream, covering an array of genres and styles, and New York audiences had the pleasure of listening to the group perform live as they graced the stages of Irving Plaza last Monday. Ticket holders waited in anticipation as minutes passed after the band was scheduled to perform when out of nowhere the theme song from the movie ‘Ghost’ started to fill the theater’s speaker system. Community uproar commenced as the screen covering the stage lifted up and a fog developed from the smoke machines. A strong smell of cannabus filled the air and energy levels rose as the final scores of “Unchained Melodies” played out, and Portugal. The Man members came out from the smoky haze. The band’s founders John Gourley (lead vocals/guitar) and Zach Carothers (bass) position themselves in the forefront while remaining members – Noah Gersh (guitar), Kyle O’Quinn (keyboards), Kane Ritchotte (drums) – followed behind. Immediately they open up with their latest track “Purple Yellow Red & Blue”, sending the crowds into frenzy while neon-colored strobe lights spewed forth from the stage. "Every time we come here its like the biggest show we ever played,” Carothers told VIBE. “We never thought we would be able to do any of this stuff so the fact that we're playing at a place like Irving Plaza is pretty fucking crazy.” The entire duration performance was like a trip through various times and components of music, with Portugal playing out seven years of experience and material, covering everything from indie rock to punk to...well as we said, everything - even hip-hop. There was also the pleasant surprise where they would play well-recognized rock classics in their jam sessions, including snippets of Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So”, and the Beatles’ “Hey Jude” and “Helter Skelter”. After over an hour of playing songs from their past, present and future, Portugal. The Man honored fans with an encore jam session performance. Members (and even the backup singers) danced together, showing audience members the group’s true knowledge and appreciation of music. Catch Portugal. The Man as they hit your local concert hall during their U.S. tour, and be on the lookout for VIBE’s review of their new album, Evil Friends, dropping June 4 via Atlantic Records.

The-Dream‘s last feature, single selection Where Have You Been, saw him sharing a tender moment with Kelly Rowland. Now, with his new album so close I can almost taste it, the Radio Killa has unleashed a project standout featuring that other Destiny’s Child alumnus. Yes, I’m talking about Beyoncé. Specifically, Turnt features the … Click the link for the stream.

Another day and another U.O.E.N.O remix, this cool but the Black Hippy remix is still the best. Download : Trinidad James – U.O.E.N.O (Remix)

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