Website review: Across The Pond: Marvel Art Exhibit...
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ReggiesRetreat discovered 9 months ago- Marvel: Urban Pop Culture Recently, Marvel Comics held an art exhibit in London. This article is a report of that and I particularly liked the following part on urban pop culture..: ... Why do Marvel comics play an important role in the culture Urban Species is a part of? HASH: Well, whether any one likes it or not, the urban or street culture that has taken over the world originated in [New York City]. In my opinion, the very first "urban," song was Jimi Hendrix "Cross Town Traffic." He was talking about the melting pot that was this crazy urban thing happening, and he couldn't get over it while he was in the traffic Around that time, there was a lot of ethnic uprising, cross culture beginnings, political strife, race riots, campus riots, the baby boomers, the love generation etc. During that time, Afrika Bambaata got kids off the streets, out of various troubles and got them to join Zulu Nation. They created the elements of hip hop, break dancing, graffiti, MCing, and the DJ. They created bloc parties, workshops, and believed to further themselves politically, financially and spiritually. Around this time Stan Lee created the [Marvel Universe] and as we all know, he tapped into everything he saw around him. There was this brilliant synergy of all the arts/culture in NYC during the '60s and the '70s and Stan had his finger RIGHT on that pulse. It also bounces back and forthâ€"when Bambaata joined Soul Sonic Force, the cover for their seminal record "Renegades of Funk," was a reworking of an AVENGERS cover. This started a trend of superstar DJ's dressing up as superheroes. " ... Funky-ass history neh!?
