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electric purgatory

RIP brother James. The FUNK will last forever!

About Me

Electric Purgatory:the fate of the black rocker is a documentary that examines the struggles of the black rock musician and the stigma they face in the black community and the music industry. The film features interviews from Angelo Moore, Vernon Reid, Cody Chesnutt, Burnt Sugar,God Forbid, 24-7 Spyz, Doug Pinnick, Spacey T, The Soul of John Black, Jonah Matranga, Nayrok, and ?uestlove. The film also includes blistering perfomance footage of Fishbone, Living Colour, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, God Forbid, Weapon of Choice, and Sound Barrier.

My Interests

The Talented Tenth

I'd like to meet:

People who champion bands that stay true to their art and film lovers of all genres

Music:

Fishbone, Prince, Bad Brains, Rick James, King's X,24-7 Spyz,Civil Rite, Sound Barrier,Soul of John Black,Burnt Sugar,God Forbid,Living Colour, P-Funk, Cody Chesnutt, JonesBones, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott,Amel Larrieux, Lenny Kravitz, Cree Summer,The Time, Bjork, Nelly Furtado,Public Enemy, Mos Def, Common, De La Soul,Tribe Called Quest,Mobb Deep, Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Santana, Nirvana,Alice in Chaines, Pearl Jam, Janes Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus,Fiona Apple, Nelly Furtado, Tricky, Goldie, MIA, Sade, Sweetback,Zero 7, The The, Dan the Automator, Madlib, K-OS, MFdoom, Seal,Dee-Lite, Esthero, Martina Bird, Goldfrapp, 4hero, Bebel Gilberto,The Smiths, Depeche Mode, U2, Dakah, Metallica, No Doubt, Latasha Nevada Diggs, Alana Davis, Ani Difranco, Bozaque, Brothers From Another Planet, DJ Sun, DJ Chicken George, Prince Paul, Res, Goapele, Adam Falcon, BlaKbushe, Shakira, Charo Sofia, Rage Against the Machine, Body Count, Sun Ra, Joi, Nikka Costa, Candiria, One Line Drawing

Movies:

Empire Strikes Back, Revenge of the Sith, Which way is up?, Bustin Loose, Enter the Dragon, Taxi Driver, Superman 2, Purple Rain, Sign o the Times, Friday13 1-4, Halloween 1&2, The Thing, The Warriors, Play it Again Sam, Annie Hall, Do the Right Thing, School Daze, Mo Betta Blues, Jungle Fever, Crooklyn, X, Casino, Good Fellas, Hero, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Usual Suspects, Man on Fire, Out of Time, Bright Lights Big City, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Cape Fear, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill 1&2, Mississippi Masala, Bend it Like Beckham, Saw, Snatch, Hoop Dreams, High Fidelity, Angel Heart, Sin City, Anniversary Party, Panther, Badasssss, Brother From Another Planet, Alien, Aliens, Predator, Conan, Evil Dead 1&2, Spiderman 1&2, Kids, He Got Game, Chasing Amy, Loving Jezebel, Hav Plenty, Love Jones, Long Kiss Goodnight

Television:

Law and Order SVU, Justice League, Medium, 24, Prison Break, Hell's Kitchen

Books:

Soul on Ice, Who Moved My Cheese, Rebel Without a Crew, Possessed -The Rise and Fall of Prince, Pryor Convictions, Rhythm and Business, Blue Ocean Strategy, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Artist's Way

Heroes:

My Wife!!

My Blog

Pan African Film Festival Cannes, France

Electric Purgatory will be screening at the 2007 Pan African Film Festival in Cannes, France.  The festival takes place April 11-15....
Posted by electric purgatory on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:00:00 PST

Code Z Article

Check out the interview at codezonline.com
Posted by electric purgatory on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:27:00 PST

African Diaspora Film Festival

Electric Purgatory will be screening at the African Diaspora Film Festval. Info below. November 26, 2006 Anthology Film Archives 1:00pm 32 Second Ave. at Second St New York, NY 212-864-1760 December 1...
Posted by electric purgatory on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:44:00 PST

Turks and Caicos International Film Festival

Electric Purgatory will be screening at the Turks and Caicos International Film Festival. Also, there will be a special screening of Purple Rain on October 19 @ 11:00pm at the Alexandra Resort. EP scr...
Posted by electric purgatory on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:36:00 PST

Boston Globe

Electric Purgatory was featured in a recent article on the Roxbury Film Festival in the Boston Globe....
Posted by electric purgatory on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 06:10:00 PST

Variety magazine

Variety magazine posted a review of Electric Purgatory from the San Francisco Black Film Festival. ...
Posted by electric purgatory on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 03:42:00 PST

Evolution of Rock

Join us for a special screening of Electric Purgatory at Morehouse College. When April 17 Time 7:00pm Panel Discussion following the film. Panelist 1.Raymond Gayle (The Director of "Electric Purgato...
Posted by electric purgatory on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:29:00 PST

Screening in Oakland

Electric Purgatory screens in Oakland on April 14. Special live performances by Dr. Madd Vibe, Keno War World Peace, Uncle Funky, and Kent Craig. Details below.FRIDAY, APRIL 14THSHOW SCREENING 7PM,CON...
Posted by electric purgatory on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:20:00 PST

Singapore International Film Festival

Electric Purgatory screens at the Singapore International Film Festival on April 10. Details below. Screening at Singapore International Film Festival Screening on April 10, 2006 at 9 PMGoethe-Institu...
Posted by electric purgatory on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 09:52:00 PST

Independent Black Film Festival

Electric Purgatory screens at the Independent Black Film Festival on March 15. Details below. Screening on 3/15/06 at 8:15 PMIndependent Black Film FestivalCinefe 8 Cinema & Cafe 2244 Panola Road ...
Posted by electric purgatory on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:06:00 PST