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Posts by Author Archives: Avery

The Conspiracy Against The People Opposed to Greenpoint Landing

by Avery December 13, 2013December 16, 2013

I hate the term conspiracy theory. It irks me. Often valid ideas get this moniker, as well as ideas that clearly deserve the term. That said, if Joe Blow murders […]

This is your last chance to stop Greenpoint Landing! Last Meeting! Get Active. Do it now! (12/5)

by Avery December 3, 2013December 5, 2013

Ok, here we are.  This is your last shot. I’m not playin’.  Either are the developers who  will soon turn Greenpoint into a Disneyfied vision of Brooklyn.  The last of the […]

Greenpoint Landing “One Gigantic Brownfield Site”: If You Care About Greenpoint – Sign This Petition Now!

by Avery October 2, 2013October 1, 2013

New York City is a place where change is inevitable, and where change comes, real estate development follows. It would not be the place it is without it.  However the […]

Missing Foundation – The Most Underground Band You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Recorded on Kingsland Ave (1988)

by Avery September 9, 2013September 5, 2013

On an afternoon in 1988: I turned on my television set after school and saw an upcoming promo for week long “special report” on CBS about a band called Missing […]

Chris Brown and Drake? How sad.

by Avery June 19, 2012June 19, 2012

As if you needed any more indication that hip hop is in a bad place right now, the Drake Chris Brown saga solidifies this fact.  The music that once brought […]

You aint that gangster, trust me.

by Avery June 5, 2012June 5, 2012

56 years before Sean “Puffy” Combes went into Steve Stout’s office accompanied by several burly bodyguards and allegedly smashed him over the head with a champagne bottle, a percussionist named […]

History Lesson: “Ancient” Hip Hop

by Avery May 21, 2012May 22, 2012

The most intriguing thing about hip hop music is that for at least the first 3 years of it’s existence, it was not professionally recorded.  Unlike any other genre of […]

Guido Music: A Brief History

by Avery May 14, 2012May 15, 2012

Three years ago, I went to a friend’s record release party at a club in New York City. In an adjacent room, there was a DJ playing Noel’s “Silent Morning“. […]

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