Control – a “darkwave township house” cover of the Joy Division classic She’s Lost Control – is the fourth single to be taken from South African producer/DJ Spoek Mathambo’s latest album, Mshini Wam. With an eerily distorted vocal and one of those “wamp...

A film about the blackface tradition of Zwarte Piet in the Netherlands. Problematic? Or are the Dutch just having holiday fun? Black Pete, Zwarte Piet: The Documentary is a film about the blackface tradition of Zwarte Piet, a Dutch folklore character associated with the celebration of...

  That B.E.A.T A PORTRAIT OF THE NEW ORLEANS “BOUNCE” SCENE, THIS RACY SHORT DOCUMENTARY IS, AMAZINGLY, BRANDED CONTENT FOR NOKIA. The increased legitimacy of branded content as a commercial and artistic form, has, ironically, made it seem harder to find examples of it done well. I...

Introducing a groundbreaking technique that seamlessly merges computer-generated and hand-drawn animation techniques, first-time director John Kahrs takes the art of animation in a bold new direction with the Oscar®-nominated short, “Paperman.” Using a minimalist black-and-white...

The unicorn is a creation of fantasy, a majestic quadruped that canters through our dreams, spreading rainbows as it eats from a feedbag of hopes. These positive neigh-sayers soar through the skies of our imaginations, all the while looking like a horse that evolved with a weapon on its...

For video of Obama’s full speech click here President Barack Obama has said the US must do more to protect its children in the wake of Friday’s shootings at a school in Newtown, Connecticut. Speaking at an inter-faith vigil in Newtown, Mr Obama said he would use the powers of his...

A friend told me about this story and the documentary made by Carol Morley, about the life and death of Joyce Carol Vincent. I have to say that nothing has shocked me so much as this unbelievable but true story. Watch the trailer and seek to find out more. This will definitely open your eyes...

Barely two weeks into the semi-final rounds of Africa’s biggest talent hunt, Nigeria’s Got Talent, and the nation is fixated on array of breath taking talent on display on the show Shaking the music landscape is hip hop violinist Godwin Ogechukwu who performed Davido’s ‘Dami Duro’...

The wait is nearly over, we finally get to see the much anticipated all black western, from writer, director, producer Jeymes Samuel of the Bullitts. Starring Michael K Williams, Isaiah Washington, Nate Parker, Rosario Dawson, Jesse William, Erykah Badu and Giancarlo Esposito. Four outlaws...

Barak Obama wins second term Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News   President Obama won a second term tonight as ABC News projects he will be re-elected and he promised his thrilled supporters “that for the United...

In which the ultimate Devendra Banhart soundalikes roll on with ‘Tessellate’, the most Devendra Banhart of all Alt-J songs. Doesn’t matter though, ’cos its piano lollop is as pleasingly creepy as all their other stuff, helped by the superbly delivered line, “And all your friends...

A bird’s eye video from the eye of the storm in New York. This time lapse clip shows the severe weather that has hit New York and the rest of the East coast over the last couple of days. A perfect location means that we can see some of the most shocking moments like the loss of power to...

President Barack Obama has declared a “major disaster” in New York state after storm Sandy smashed into the US East Coast, causing flooding and cutting power to millions. A record 4m (13ft) tidal surge sent seawater cascading into large parts of New York City’s subway system....

Jake Gyllenhaal in East London, killing Dalston hipsters, with a fencing rapier and pretty much anything else that comes to hand… No, not just a fanciful idea. That is Daniel Wolfe’s new video for The Shoes’ Time To Dance: an eight-minute American Psycho-style rhapsody of mayhem...

Although Ron Fricke’s followup to the stunning Baraka arrives almost 20 years later with his methods virtually unchanged, it still seems just as fresh and interesting. His collection of beautifully shot, enigmatic images from his globetrotting large-format cameras are this time assembled...

In 2008, the Peruvian government divided Peru into more than 100 blocks covering 70 per cent of the country. It then sold the rights to exploitation of this precious rainforest to multinational companies. In protest, a group of indigenous people decided to occupy the airfield of the oil...

DJ/Producer Tedsmooth did it again! After killing the summer with the remix of Beyonce’s “Love On Top,” the remix genius is back in the HOT seat once again with a Bad Boy treatment of Miguel’s hit “Adorn.” Featuring Diddy and his new signee, French Montana,...

One of our favourite songs from The Bullits has had a makeover by The Howls, judge for yourself. Now check out the...

Blood Brother is the story of group of children infected with HIV and Rocky Braat, a disenchanted young American drifting through India. He wanted to save them all, but in reality he couldn’t cure even one of them. He had to stay. It’s a hard life. He faces opposition in many...

Solange Knowles is making a miraculous return with the exhilaratingly funky new single “Losing You.” The singer/DJ premieres the new tune along with the fresh music video. Incorporating her stylish fashion taste, with retro themes the song pops off the screen in the Melina Matsoukas...