Click to Play Here’s some neat footage I took of rhythm hoofer Maurice performing with a drummer and bass today at the American Museum of Natural History. This was part of an all-day program on African american music and dance.
Category: New York
Video preview of “ICED” immigration computer game
I just threw together a quick video preview of the first level of the computer game "ICED," which I just posted about on this blog. "ICED" — which stands for "I Can End Deportation" — allows the player to step into the shoes of five immigrant teens and find out what it takes to avoid…
“Planet B-Boy” premiering in New York March 21!
I am ridiculously excited about the theatrical release of the breakdance documentary "Planet B-Boy." This is one of the best dance movies I have ever seen, rivalling "Rize" and "Wild Style." The premiere will be on March 21 at the Landmark Sunshine Theater in New York! Then it goes on limited release in eleven other…
“The Freshest Kids” Quick Movie Review
I just watched the documentary "The Freshest Kids: A History of the B-boy" (2002). It’s an entertaining introduction to how breakdancing got started in the Bronx in the 1970s. The documentary intersperses awesome dance footage with interviews with legends of the hip-hop world — from Cool Herc to Ken Swift to Mr. Wiggles to Africa…
Biking through Prospect Park with Django (video)
I apparently have been on a video jag lately. Yesterday, I captured a quick bike ride through Prospect Park on an unseasonably warm and beautiful winter’s day. I then sped up the trip to a five-minute speed-through. Warning: it might make you a bit motion sick if you don’t like shaky camera technique. Click here…
Swifty’s first photo show January 26 (tomorrow) in Bushwick!
If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, my roommate Swifty will be doing his first photo show tomorrow night in Bushwick. Independent filmmaker Derek Doane Deems is hosting a Photo Show and Dance Party at the Old Red Schoolhouse as a fundraiser for his short film "Landing." The Schoolhouse is at…
I’ll have fried rice, General Tso, and a Pepto, please
This is an actual conversation I had with a co-worker this week: Me: I’m headed to the Chinese place on the corner, you want anything?Him: No, I’ve had some… problems there.Me: Oh. Like, gastro-intestinal problems?Him: Yeah.Me: I see. Well, maybe I won’t get what you got. What did you order there?Him: Oh, I’ve had everything….
Akemi and Mickey dancing to Baby Soda Jazz Band at Union Square
Here's a sweet video of my friends Akemi and Mickey dancing to the Baby Soda Jazz Band yesterday evening in the Union Square subway station. Akemi is one of my favorite lindy hop follows on the planet and Mickey is a badass balboa, fast lindy dancer. Baby Soda is somewhat of a frankenstein pick-up band…
How to eat fried chicken and waffles (video)
Spuds explains how to eat fried chicken and waffles. Shot at Cafe Shane in Brooklyn two nights ago. And yes, those waffles and chicken were delicious. I’ll definitely be back.
Virtual Harlem: a 3d immersive homage to the Harlem Renaissance
I got a chance to explore briefly the new Virtual Harlem sim last night (teleport link), the latest in a number of New York City recreations in Second Life. The brainchild of Dr. Bryan Carter, an assistant literature professor at Central Missouri State University, Virtual Harlem is a "collaborative learning initiative whose purpose is to…