Kanye West: the new Sly Stone?
In his 33 1/3 book on Sly and the Family Stone’s seminal 1971 album There’s a Riot Goin’ On, a highlight in a highlight-heavy series, Miles Marshall Lewis depicts late 90’s/early 00’s urban bohemia as the “Aquarian age.” He cites Erykah Badu, The Matrix and Napster as evidence of a sea change, a “second Sixties” that abruptly ended with the September 11 tragedy and the ensuing jingoism. Read the rest of this entry »
