Above is previously unseen rehearsal footage of Prince & The Revolution from the summer of 1984. NPR writes,"It's remarkable how seamlessly this "Nothing Compares 2 U" fits alongside Prince's classic mid-'80s works. It's no bare-bones demo: Prince recorded it with engineer Susan Rogers, Eric Leeds on saxophone, and backing vocalists Susannah Melvoin and Paul "St. Paul" Peterson. Its video is a treat, too, as it pairs the song with a charming assortment of previously unseen Prince & The Revolution rehearsal footage." It was in this very room at Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota that Prince created and committed to tape one of his most beloved and iconic compositions, which six years later would become a worldwide hit for Sinead O’Connor. Prince’s original studio version of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ is presented here for the first time. Video directed by Andrea Gelardin and Ruth Hogben. Listen now on all streaming services: https://lnk.to/NC2UMP
Ari Berman at Mother Jones breaks down the country’s worst voter suppression laws, architects of voter suppression & biggest myths about voter fraud in new video series for @motherjones. This is how Trump & GOP are rigging elections
On Moby's 15th studio album Everything was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt, the electronic music pioneer presents a view of the apocalypse with an undercurrent of beauty and a dash of hope. KCRW brings us highlights from a live session recorded at Apogee Studio, including some of his classic tracks.
CREDITS
Musicians: Moby- Guitar, Vocals Jonathan Nesvadba- Bass, Vocals Tripp Beam- Drums Julie Mintz- Keys, Vocals Mindy Jones- Vocals
Technical support: Bob Clearmountain, Brandon Duncan, Sergio Ruelas: Recording Engineers JC Swiatek: Editor Justin Preston: Web Video Producers: Subtractive Lighting
Special thanks to Betty Bennett and Bob Clearmountain
“When I straightened up my back so oppressors could no longer ride upon it, some of the same people said I was arrogant...what they call arrogant, I call confidence. What they call argumentative, I categorize as articulate. What they label temperamental, I cite as human.” - Jackie Robinson
by Gregg Chadwick (all photos by Gregg Chadwick) Today in Downtown Los Angeles, an empowered crowd joined Parkland, Florida father Manuel Olivier as he created a moving artistic tribute to the 17 shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School - poignantly including his son Joaquin Olivier. We were comprised of Stoneman Douglas students and their families, past Stoneman Douglas graduates, and concerned community members. Manuel Olivier began with a blank surface set in place outside the Standard Hotel on 6th Street. With a deft combination of wheat pasted paper elements, brushwork, and bold spray painted passages, Olivier created the framework for a memorial to those senselessly cut down at their High School in Florida.
Manuel Olivier creates a moving artistic tribute to the 17 shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School - including his son Joaquin Olivier
Once the artwork's structure was in place, Olivier moved to a more performance based piece, paint dripped like blood, loud hammer thrusts burst the surface of the painting echoing like gunshots off the buildings surrounding the outdoor space, and the gaping wounds were filled with sunflowers.
Olivier filled the gaping wounds with sunflowers. Life, death, and renewal.
Olivier then implored us to fight for change and said that his son Joaquin would always be marching and fighting with us. Olivier's clear backpack was a rebuke to the politicians who offer only pollyannas and ineffective symbolic gestures. Then Marjory Stoneman students and family who had flown out to Los Angeles from Florida, picked up crayons that Olivier had placed in clear buckets attached to the artwork and wrote their tributes to the slain students on this new remembrance wall. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg, who with Jaclyn Corin, Emma González, Cameron Kasky and Alex Wind has led a nationwide movement against gun violence since the shootings in Parkland, picked out a red crayon and wrote a quote from MLK onto the artwork - “If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
David Hogg quotes MLK in honor of his slain HS friend - Joaquin Olivier:
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” ― Martin Luther King Jr
Today in #DTLA we joined Parkland father Manuel Olivier as he created a moving artistic tribute to the 17 shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School - including his son Joaquin Olivier @ChangeTheRef@davidhogg111
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says Martin Luther King Jr.'s "dream has not been realized" 50 years after King's assassination, but "we know it's now our responsibility to carry it on." #MLK50https://t.co/vysLbhE5r8pic.twitter.com/O9YmGXt5at
The day before Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, he delivered his historic "I've Been to the Mountaintop" at Mason Temple in Memphis. pic.twitter.com/cQUvkmkW4z
Our Science Expo booths will be open from 9 AM - 4 PM and will be centered around celebrating science through science education, communication, policy, and outreach. From 11:30 AM - 4 PM, Nerdist's Science Editor Kyle Hill will MC the expo stage, which will feature live interactive demos, science-inspired music, and include a series of focused sessions. Session topics include: What citizens need to know about science, How to get Involved in Policymaking, Environmental Justice: Can you make a difference?, and Inspiring the next STEM generation in LA.
