11/2/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Solange – Don’t Touch My Hair

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Solange released two music videos for her album A Seat at the Table. Cranes in the Sky and Don’t Touch My Hair are both visually stunning depictions of stripped-down, ethereal dreamlands. Continue reading

11/2/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Envisioning President Trump’s First Term With Trevor Noah

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Trevor Noah and The Best F#@king News Team at the Daily Show take a terrifying look into the year 2020 to find out what America could look like if Donald Trump is elected president. Continue reading

10/30/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez HALLOWEEN SONG OF THE DAY: Evanescence- Going Under

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Going Under, a song by American rock band Evanescence released on September 9, 2003, as the second single from their debut album Fallen. Continue reading

10/31/16 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Addams Family- The Mamushka!

Hollywood-MondaysIn The Mamushka!- Dance of Brotherly Love Gomez (Raul Julia) dances with fake Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd).  Continue reading

10/30/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Cab Calloway And Betty Boop- Minnie the Moocher (1932)

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Cab Calloway And Betty Boop- Minnie the Moocher cartoon begins with actual film footage of Cab Calloway dancing a slow and sensuous dance in front of his orchestra as they perform the Prohibition Blues. This is the oldest known film footage of Cab. 

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The haunting and beautiful instrumental, Prohibition Blues, is an old Missourians piece that was recorded by them in early 1930, right before Cab took over as leader of their band. This cartoon has the only recording of the piece with Cab Calloway. By early 1932, when this cartoon was produced, the group had been renamed Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, but in this film, they are still wearing their old Missourians uniforms. 

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10/30/16 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: GKBrizzy- Order My Steps/Unstoppable

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New Christian Rap artist Gkbrizzy shares his music video for his rendition of Order My Steps/Unstoppable.  Continue reading

10/29/16 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope Tour

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The Velvet Rope Tour, the third concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson, launched in support of her sixth studio album The Velvet Rope (1997).    Continue reading

10/29/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez GOING BACK TO AFRICA: Davido- Gobe

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Gobe (Yoruba for “Trouble”) is the debut song by Nigerian recording artist Davido released on February 25, 2013. Continue reading

10/28/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: The Concert- Jerome Robbins/ Frédéric Chopin

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The Concert (or The Perils of Everybody), by choreographer Jerome Robbins with music by Frédéric Chopin portrays a cast of quirky characters at a piano recital and their laugh-out-loud antics.  The premiere took place at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, on Tuesday, 6 March 1956. Continue reading