Tagged: Gil Scott-Heron
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 »
Contest: Hear Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX’s Album We’re New Here Before Anyone Else In New York
In the past year we’ve done major features on both Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie Smith of The XX’s burgeoning solo career. Not long before either of those stories, Smith got a hold of the acapellas … read more »
FEATURE: Looking to the Future, Gil Scott-Heron Rejoins the Present
It is quite possible that Gil Scott-Heron’s voice sounds so rich because he has the world’s biggest Adam’s Apple. It is giant, the size of an actual apple, shellacked with thin skin and dappled with … read more »
Video: Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX, “New York is Killing Me”
Earlier this year, after four years of planning and pruning, Gil Scott-Heron released I’m New Here, his first album in over a decade. Produced by Richard Russell, owner of XL Recordings, who also released the … read more »
Video: Gil Scott-Heron, “New York is Killing Me”
There’s no better way to visually express New York’s oppressive heft than through the turgid monotony of the subway tunnels. How did director Chris Cunningham know this? He is British, but then he’s an artist, … read more »
Video: Gil Scott-Heron "I'm New Here"
Are we dorks because the first time we ever heard this song we flipped out about the fact that it was a Smog cover? If we are, then we’re okay with that. Gil Scott-Heron keeps … read more »
Video: Gil Scott Heron, “I’m New Here”
A stripped-down acoustic session for the title track from Gil Scott-Heron‘s latest is exactly right—the song, a Smog cover, is so plaintive and weathered, so resolutely human. When he looks directly into the camera, it’s … read more »
Coachella, Day 1
Photos by David Bevan & Paul Familetti We made the weirdo pilgrimage to Coachella yesterday, driving to Indio from Los Angeles and into one of the more breathtaking/brainbreaking traffic jams we’ve ever seen. Traffic defined … read more »
Gil Scott-Heron f. Nas "New York Is Killing Me" (1200squad Remix) MP3
Photo by Gabriele Stabile This just in: DJ Enuff premiered the brand new remix of Gil Scott-Heron’s “New York Is Kiling Me” with Nas chiming in with a verse. What else would you expect from … read more »
Gil Scott-Heron f. Nas, “New York is Killing Me (1200Squad Remix)” MP3
Gil Scott-Heron‘s new album I’m New Here is full of dark and foreboding tales that make his home city sounds like an apocalypse epicenter, but add Nasty Nas to the mix actually talking about the … read more »
