Sampling the Hip Hop Movement in Bogotá: the Serenata Rap 2014
Hundreds of Bogotanian youths congregated last Sunday August 31 at the Parque el Sol, a green public area located in the neighborhood of Puente Aranda, in order...
Author: andres lombana bermudez
The Changing Practices of the Hip Hop DJ
Since its beginnings the art of DJ-ing has evolved dynamically along with the evolution of audio technologies such as speakers, mixers, storage devices, and mus...
Urban Thinking in Austin: Leveraging Old Buildings for New Ideas
As the fastest growing city in the U.S. (grew 5.4% between 2011-2013) Austin is changing its urban environment and demographics in a pace that is quite shocking...
Understanding Immigrants Assimilation: Classic and Alternative Theories
Researchers, politicians, and the general public have used the concept of assimilation to describe the processes of incorporation of foreign immigrants to a hos...
Supporting Hip-Hop in Austin: the First Weird City Festival campaign
Remixing the famous motto of the city of Austin, the first hip-hop festival in town has been announced. The Weird City Fest will happen in September 2014 and th...
The Suarez Bite Meme: A World Cup Biting Incident
After the grotesque biting act of Luis Suarez during the match between Uruguay and Italy the collective mobilization of the internet meme culture did some sort ...