History
Oakland Love: The Morcom Rose Garden
May 16th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in 38th Notables, Featured, History
Oakland is for lovers. Nothing affirms this more than spring in the Morcom Rose Garden. Sunken in a valley-like amphitheater at 700 Jean st. off of Grand Avenue, the rose garden is a floral oasis amidst the buzz of the city. This past Saturday, while [...]
“THE NEW KBLX” SAYS GOODBYE TO BELOVED RADIO HOST KEVIN BROWN AFTER 22 YEARS
May 10th, 2012 | by Rayana | published in Featured, History
If you’re like me and most Bay Area natives, you’ve spent your early morning car rides listening to your “cousin” Kevin Brown and the rest of the Kevin Brown in the Morning crew on KBLX.
Happy 160th Birthday to Oakland, Cali
May 5th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, History, Thursday Throwbacks
I propose a toast to the city that raised me along with so many others. There has been fame and fortune in this town; Struggle and triumph; Grief and grace. There is a toughness to Oakland too. You had to be a little crazy or desperate to leave it all [...]
Michael Miller’s West Coast Hip-Hop: A History in Pictures
May 2nd, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured, History, Music
You ever hear the phrase, “Shut up when grown folks is talkin”? Well that’s exactly what we did when Zsa Zsa from Fusicology sent us this video of legendary Bay Area journalist Davey D interviewing long time hip-hop head Paul Stewart. Stewart has been [...]
What Does Hologram Tupac Mean for The Music Industry?
April 25th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, History, Music
When Pac was first resurrected on the Coachella stage 2 weeks ago, it sent the internet into a frenzy. The first response was awe, despite how viewers came to feel in the aftermath of the event. But the second thought for me and many others was, how [...]
Video: “You Can Give All My Grammys to Oakland” -2Pac
April 4th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, History, Music
There is often much debate about where 2Pac is “from.” This has been a hard thing to pin down because he was born in New York, raised in Baltimore and Marin City, came up in Oakland, and called LA home. All of these cities have their righteous claim to [...]
Video: Bay Area Bands on Soul Train
February 18th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, History, Music
In the wake of Don Cornelius’s passing, much has been said about the cucumber-cool Cornelius and his long-running and iconic show, Soul Train. I won’t wax poetic about the show’s societal impact and influence because it’s been done by many who can say [...]
Happy 138th Birthday to Oakland’s Gertrude Stein!
February 3rd, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, Featured, History
Author and art collector Gertrude Stein holds an infamous place in Oakland lore. She is the source of the often un-contectualized and misused quote, “there is no there, there,” frequently used to down Oakland. Beyond that, not many Oaklanders are too familiar with her.
Needed Perspective on Occupy Oakland from Kazu Haga
February 1st, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, History
In 1968 Armory Douglass wrote a book entitled, Oakland’s Not For Burning. Douglass himself was no real authority on Oakland or it’s social movements, as he was a Yale-educated Wall Street Lawyer who tried to ice out the Printers union on behalf of the [...]
Video: Etta James Live In Oakland Backed By The Grateful Dead & Tower of Power
January 23rd, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, History, Music
Etta James is famous for bridging a myriad of genres with her music, but this collaborative effort takes the cake. On New Years Eve of 1982 Etta James and Tower of Power’s famous horn section joined Jerry Garcia’s Grateful Dead on stage for a 30+ minute [...]
Tonight At The Theater: A Movie Classic & the Oakland Premier of Red Tails
January 20th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured, History
There are many who long for a bygone era. A time when ladies and gentlemen stepped into the streets of a glistening downtown adorned in dresses, suits, trench coats and fedoras. An era when there was a certain air of class that made urban Oakland feel [...]
Event: What is Your Dream? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
January 14th, 2012 | by niema | published in Art, Events, Featured, History
Most folks love a holiday weekend. That extra day off to chill, sleep or play catch up is one that we anticipate. But we here at 38th Notes are hoping you use Monday as more of a day on than a day off. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the good [...]
