Tagged: Gil Scott-Heron
J Dilla: Shine On
In this 2006 feature from FADER #42, collaborators and family tell the stories behind some of the late J Dilla’s great productions. Think twice, youngbloods, precocious hoodrats, beatbox prodigies. Somewhere in the fine print of … read more »
Gil Scott-Heron’s Memoir to be Published in January
The Last Holiday, a memoir by the late Gil Scott-Heron, is slated for release on Martin Luther King Day, January 16th. Among his significant musical accomplishments, Scott-Heron was also a five-time published author in his … read more »
Jamie XX’s Rinse FM Mix f. Jackmaster and Spencer MP3
Jane Austen’s characters always seem to arrange their schedules in fortnights, and so do the dudes from Numbers. Or at least that’s how they do their “fortnightly” radio radio show on Rinse FM (just to … read more »
Video: Jamie XX and Gil Scott-Heron, “I’ll Take Care of You”
AG Rojas and photographer Jaime-James Medina directed this clip from Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX‘s We’re New Here. Medina, who spent a good deal of time with The XX for his Tourist zine, brings a … read more »
Stream: Jamie XX & Yasmin Make Love at The Boiler Room
You’ve got today and the weekend to try and win VIP tickets to Jamie XX’s NYC show next Tuesday. Until then, soundtrack your swan-song workday with the romantic teamwork of Jamie and Yasmin— they got … read more »
Contest: Win Tickets to See Jamie XX in NYC
We already told you Jamie XX would be in town next Tuesday. We love dude and are cosigning the event— tickets are just five dollars now and ten at the door. But want VIP tickets … read more »
Stream: Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX’s We’re New Here
We’re written quite a bit about both Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX, so if you’re curious for a straight up review of their We’re New Here project you might want to ask Andrew Kuo. Or … read more »
Stream the New Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX Album
Well, here are everybody’s dreams coming true in a weird way. Forever FADER fav’s Jamie XX and Gil Scott-Heron, both of whom were featured individually in the magazine last year, have a collaborative remix album … read more »
Stream: Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX, “I’ll Take Care Of U”
As well-documented in our current feature story on Jamie XX, the young Brit’s angle on old New Yorker Gil Scott-Heron’s music is both surprising in its conception and execution. By the time of the pair’s … read more »
FEATURE: Jamie XX Might Have Something to Say
Sometime around 3AM in rainy Boston, the girlfriend of the guy who let us have an after party in his apartment gets curious enough to ask what band we are in. JB says, “The XX,” … read more »
