Marvin Gaye lived in Ostend, Belgium for almost 18 months. During that time he cleared his spirit and mind from women and drugs. Coastal healing if you wish. He also wrote his comeback hit ‘Sexual Healing’ during his stay in Belgium. All that, and more, was captured in the now-classic ‘Transit Ostend’ documentary by Richard [...]

So often it seems to be forgotten how strong a latin community NYC has. We’ve seen it in ‘Our Latin Thing‘, about the haydays of the Fania label, but watching ‘From Mambo To HipHop’ makes things more clear even. I love it how documentaries like these smash stereotypes into pieces. It might also help understand [...]

Although comment-wise it has been a bit of a downer, on-point’s weekly documentary section called ‘The Long Play On a Lazy Day‘ has gained a vast fanbase over the last year. You probably wouldn’t believe it, but people have actually stepped up to your favourite blogger to thank him for this section, saying how he [...]

Back with another installment in the on-point tv series: Dâm Funk for ya! OndaSonora‘s BLA had the opportunity to interview the man called Dâm Funk and was kind enough to let me capture the moment, and even add a little extra question (the last one). Honestly, I haven’t been captivated by a voice like Dâm’s [...]

‘NewYorkCity is where the future comes to practice’. If that is the case, then what to expect out of the current financial crisis, if you know that in 1977 the city almost filed for bankruptcy? Seriously, think about this for a minute. What happens when a city goes bankrupt? “Today New York is America’s greatest [...]

One of the greatest musicians finally gets his well-deserved shine Still Bill honours the musical legacy Bill Withers left us with. The film premiered last week at SXSW, let’s cross fingers this gets a top-notch dvd release soon. In the meantime, check out the trailer, so inspiring: “It’s ok to head out for wonderful. But [...]

Presumably everybody and their mama are on Facebook nowadays, and with the new updates the site has run lately, I had to start a fan page, for it’s just too much fun (for now at least). So, if you’re a fan, please do join in. Now I wanted to write a more indepth piece on [...]

It’s been a long time since I discovered Anattitude Magazine. But it was only last month that I had the chance to sit down with the lady behind the mag, which is all about the female forces in hiphop. A very niche-oriented magazine indeed, so I was intrigued by that, and decided to get the [...]

You know Friday it’s CheebaCheeba time again, and you know that means vic&lloyd are sharing the decks with the infamous FunkyBompa, and vice versa. After the huge success of his ‘Take Twelve‘ hiphop megamix – previously podcasted very on-pointly – here comes Bompa again, with a special tribute to the Pulp Fusion compilation series. Download [...]

Fourth edition already, of our bi-monthly CheebaCheeba night. Behind the decks, the usual suspects: FunkyBompa and Vic&lloyd (that’s yours truly and the hilarius aquarius: JtotheC). Allow me to add the official CheebaCheeba Radiospot and you it’s official, so you better act like you know: listen. This Friday, March 20th, Café Bota, Brussels. Entrance is free.

As you may have noticed, I was in Luxemburg-City over the weekend, attending Colophon2009, the biennial symposium, celebrating independent magazines from all over the world. Saturdaynight was closing my second day in the city of Luxemburg, and the second day of magazine craze, and although champagne at the Yummy party was free and delicious as [...]

Allright okay now, time to give your inner-nerd a dose of needed sci-fi knowledge. Introducing: On the Edge of ‘Blade Runner’, the making-of documentary about one my alltime favourite movies. Simply beautiful: For anyone that hasn’t read Paul Sammon’s book, you’ll be amazed at the problems encountered making this film, a true up-hill struggle. But [...]

Stack is a new site aiming to introduce you to a vast array of new independent magazines. This seems like a crazy concept to me. Basically, you get your one-year subscription, and every month a new independent mag will fall into your letterbox. You never know what you’re going to get. I’m digging the idea [...]

POSTRMagazine just stepped into the place over at Colophon2009, where the magazine was almost instantly removed because posters simply aren’t allowed on the inside.. then again, it’s a magazine, in the form of a poster. Makes you think, doesn’t it? Sure thing, the mag is here to make us think, from their mission statement: “Screw [...]

Over two years I’ve spent being mad at myself for missing the previous edition of Colophon (2007), the ultimate international magazine symposium. But here we are now, thoroughly showing love to the world of independent magazines. Entered the Casino Luxembourg, got the goodiebag, the free book, and a pile of free mags: Coming up: keynotes, [...]

Sozyone Gonzalez seems to be on some big things once again. Sozyone.com just got a thorough update, presenting some of his latest work. Two videos were put online, to tease you and yours: Danzig – the most violent movie ever made. Life is fast, but Sozyone plays faster. And bigger: Here’s a mood piece of [...]

Brand new Jim Jarmusch coming up: ‘The Limits Of Control’. I won’t get any sleep untill this one hits the cinema: “The film is the story of a mysterious loner, a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his [...]

Let me be honest with you, I don’t know anything about bags. All I know is, people are after mine, so my bags tend to get stolen, usually packed with exquisite exclusiveness. I then end up in tears, hysterically shouting at strangers down the road. Because your bag is just that personal when you’ve had [...]

This next trailer is already 5 years old, but I haven’t seen this documentary popping up yet, but “Apache Line – From Gangs To Hiphop” seems like one hell of a must-see. This isn’t the tough gang bragging, but the story of how gang culture morphed into hiphop culture, breakdancing most specifically. Savage Skulls, Nomads, [...]

Streetwise must be the best documentary I’ve seen in a long time. Touched me just as much as Dark Days, 80 Blocks from Tiffany’s and Children Underground – all three must-see documentaries if you ask me. The year is 1984 and this gritty documentary looks at the life and lives of teenagers living on the [...]

October 2008, I had the chance to sit down with Frank-N-Dank at Kid Sublime’s studio in Amsterdam. For a while I had been waiting for this moment, as I had always wanted to hear their stories on the late J Dilla. I have always felt their part of the story was overseen. Frank-N-Dank were Dilla’s [...]