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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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This week we have an actual legend with us, no really a man without whom some of the biggest British bands and artists would not exist. We are of course joined by Mr. Alan McGee co-founder of Creation Records. Alan joins us over skype on what was week 1 or 2 of the Lockdown in Britain. We chat about music, film and of course her madge and family being overrated!
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