While thousands of runners are limbering up for the ING New York City Full Marathon, just weeks away, New York is host to another marathon. The CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival kicked off it’s 30th year Tuesday October 19th at various venues. No training is required for this marathon, just huge amounts of love for music and film.
On Friday October 15th, Les Nubians’ month long tour that started in L.A. came to a close at New York’s (Le) Poisson Rouge. The sister singing duo, accompanied by a world class nice piece band, unveiled new music from their upcoming third studio album Nu Revolution. Prior to the duo coming to the stage, J. Period warmed up the crowd spinning a mix of classic 70s and 80s R&B and Hip Hop.
If you follow us on social networking site Twitter, you may know we attended a party at the ultra exclusive Top of the Standard ( or the Boom Boom Room) a few weeks ago. We spotted everyone from Courtney Love to Lance Bass.
Before attending a N*E*R*D show for the first time, there are a few tips at surviving their extreme energetic show:
Anyone who calls themselves a hip hop head should know Gil Scott-Heron. Like James Brown, Fela Kuti, and Michael Jackson, Gil Scott-Heron’s music has been sampled by many producers. Not to mention Gil Scott-Heron has influenced many in pushing the 
envelope in their artistry and voicing their political views.
Check out singer/songwriter MoZella‘s performance from the Girls Who Rock benefit concert. MoZella, who has toured with bands such as Dave Matthews Band and Lifehouse, has also had her music featured in TV shows such as One Tree Hill and national commercial campaigns for Nivea. Her album Belle Isle is in stores now!
Watch rising young superstar Vita Chambers rock out at the Girls Who Rock benefit concert. Be sure to catch her this summer on tour with Justin Bieber.