Category: TV

Check Out ‘Trading Spouses’

I caught the encore presentation of the first episode of Fox’s new show ‘Trading Spouses‘ last night and I’m hooked. Here’s a little bit about the first ‘trade’ (via Culture Critic Seeks Home) As a budding anthropologist, I could not help but read this as an unabashed look at race and class in America. A… Continue reading Check Out ‘Trading Spouses’

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Trio Brings the Pain

Trio is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. I was just scanning through the listings on my TiVo and came across several music shows airing on July 16 and 17. You may want to set your recorders to catch some of these: Montreux Jazz Festival – “Alternative Montreux” – Marcus Miller, Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Mad… Continue reading Trio Brings the Pain

Chuck D Takes over Trio TV

If you get the Trio channel you may want to take a look at their line-up for the week or so. Here’s what’s up: TV is a powerful thing. See what happens when Chuck D takes over TRIO. Movies, music and documentaries, chosen by Chuck D. Powerful pop culture that has influenced this multi-platinum recording… Continue reading Chuck D Takes over Trio TV

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2004 BET Awards

I have to give huge props to BET for the award show last night. That had to be the best award show I’ve ever seen. I hardly skipped any of it on my TiVo, unlike other award shows, which seem to be made to be time-shifted. The hip-hop tribute was the part that had me… Continue reading 2004 BET Awards

Bill Cosby on Tavis Smiley’s TV Show Tonight

Another ‘set your TiVo’ alert. Bill Cosby will be on Tavis Smiley’s show tonight (it also airs tomorrow afternoon here in Atlanta) discussing his recent comments that got everybody up in arms: The legendary Bill Cosby addresses the controversy over his recent comments that were intended to be a call to action to “turn the… Continue reading Bill Cosby on Tavis Smiley’s TV Show Tonight

FrontLine: The Way the Music Died

Set your TiVos for FrontLine’s special report on the music industry, ‘The Way the Music Died’. Here’s what the show is about: The modern music scene was created in 1969, at Woodstock. Half a million fans, dozens of artists, and the politics of the times came together as a big bang moment that eventually would… Continue reading FrontLine: The Way the Music Died

Marcus Dixon on ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel’

Those of you who have been following the Marcus Dixon story be sure to see the current episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. Here’s what’s on that episode (which is running several more times over the next week or so): Marcus Dixon In a major development following REAL SPORTS’ probing report last fall on… Continue reading Marcus Dixon on ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel’