Public Enemy

Last night, Rage Against the Machine launched the website prophetsofrage.com, which has a clock counting down to June 1 and a form to submit your email address. The site shows the above picture, which reads “Clear the way for the prophets of rage” (a lyric from Public Enemy‘s “Prophets of Rage” and#TakeThePowerBack (a Rage Against the Machine song). What could it all mean?

Last month, SummerStage announced its 2016 lineup of free concerts happening in city parks all over the five boroughs, including Central Park, Red Hook Park, Betsy Head Park, Crotona Park, East River Park, and more. Here’s what’s going on at Betsy Head Park (located at Dumont Ave & Strauss St)…

The tour hits NYC in July at the Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk.

Also: Neon Indian, psychedelic soul legends Cymande with KING, DJ Kool Herc, the annual Duck Down BBQ, Kamasi Washington, Blonde Redhead, Chairlift, Just Blaze and many more.

Sometimes you travel in style, sometimes you have to bum a ride in a Ford Focus. Case in point, Public Enemy are currently on tour in the UK and Europe with The Prodigy…

It’s that time of year again when folks start publishing their End of Year Best-Of lists. Almost always first out of the gates is UK-based Rough Trade Shops who dropped their 100 Best Albums of 2015 list today…

Jimmy Kimmel Live wrapped up its week in Brooklyn on Friday (10/23) with a tribute to Spike Lee’s classic 1989 film Do the Right Thing. The Park Slope Two Boots they transformed into Sal’s Pizza was for a short called Do the White Thing that poked fun at Brooklyn’s current rep for being home to kale-eating beardos and features, among other, Billy Crudup, Zooey Deschanel, Jay Duplass, Rosie Perez (reprising her original role), and Mr…

Jimmy Kimmel has been doing his ABC talk show live from Brooklyn Academy of Music this week which has involved a whole bunch of high-profile stunts…

The lineup for Brooklyn’s 2015 Afropunk Festival was already pretty great, and now it got even better. Death Grips, Gary Clark Jr., Kelela, Jessie Boykins III, SZA, Candiria and more were added to the festival, which already included Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Kelis, Danny Brown, Suicidal Tendencies, Kele, Thundercat and more…

photos Kenneth Bachor “Public Enemy verbally assaulted my consciousness and tore the roof off the Brooklyn Bowl last night. Epic.” – Adam Levy Hip hop legends Public Enemy have been laying low this year, but they did grace their hometown with a Brook…