written by Mary Ishimoto Morris Saeed Younan’s warm dark eyes sparkle when he’s asked about his back to back #1 Beatport Tech House downloads (“Backroom Honey,” October; “Yeah Ha,” November—still #1 for December at press time). “That’s the way I wanted to go into the new year,” he grins. Impressively, “Backroom Honey” just placed a… read more »
DC’s Saeed Younan Drops “Spotlight 2” New Mesmerizing Tribal House Mix
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From Rock Star to Runway
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Celebrity Musicians Get Their Design On written by Kelly Jew These days it seems like any A-to-C list celebrity has his or her own fashion line. From hotel heiress Paris Hilton to reality hag Heidi Montag-Pratt, anyone who’s had 15 minutes of fame has suddenly become a designer. But all criticism aside, there is one… read more »
Hip Hop Pantsula
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South African Hip Hop Star Comes to DC written by Cristina Flagg One of South Africa’s leading Hip-Hop artists, Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP), is traveling to DC this month thanks to an invitation from DC non-profit and arts venue, BloomBars (read more about BloomBars in this issue’s “In The Spotlight”). When John R. Chambers, owner… read more »
BloomBars
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Planting the Seeds of Change written by Christina Flagg Stepping off the Metro escalator in Columbia Heights, your eyes are drawn to the big-box retailers’ mega signs glowing in the moonlight. But the Target/Best Buy shopping oasis is not what you came for, so you spin on your heels and head due east on Irving… read more »
