A Resource for Black Spirituals
HymnChoir.Org is a great resource, archiving foundational Black American gospel expression. The origins of call n response has always been survival, communal, necessity… built out…
ARCHIVE PULLS: DAWN OF HUMANS
In Sermon 3’s new series, ARCHIVE PULLS, we unlock the underground outfit Dawn Of Humans. The Iconic punk band’s last release was 2015, and if you weren’t put on then…we’re putting you on now.
Ninety Nine Years Ago This All Black Community of Tulsa Was Burned to The Ground
The deadliest race riot of all time was swept under the rug. 99 years later that lynch mentality still runs its course through America’s veins.
This Juneteenth The 83rd Releases Solitary Souls
Solitary Souls, a sonic and written documentation of mass black incarceration America, is released today via web archive site www.solitarysouls.net
I AINT LYING: MISSISSIPPI FOLKTALES KICKS OFF TESTIFY MAY VIDEOS
This May we’re bringing you William Ferris’ 1975 doc on the Mississippi delta’s community, music and oral traditions. Along with Eartheater, DJ Slugo, SMTB, Bjork, Hank Wood, TESTIFY May is OUT NOW.
How Black Prominence Attracts The FBI
In 1980, Darthard Perry, a black ex FBI informant that went rogue, went on TV and broke down how the agency infiltrates and breaks up powerful Black organizations.
THE VULNERABILITY OF DANIEL JOHNSTON
We explore the conduit of creative consciousness that is Daniel Johnston and feature his moving 2015 short film, ‘Hi How Are You, Daniel Johnston?’
CHICAGO BLUES DOCUMENTARY (1972)
Chicago Blues uncovers Black Americans ongoing fight for justice and the lost promises of the Great Migration, which birthed the evolution of Blues & Rock.
DON’T FORGET ABOUT DEAD MANS BONES THIS HALLOWEEN
We revisit Dead Man’s Bones, a classic experimental folk album from Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields this Halloween.
1990’s CHICAGO SOUTHSIDE JUKE PARTY – DJ CHIP
Archival footage of a mid 90’s Southside Chicago Juke Party thrown by the legendary DJ Chip.