Rob Fields's Page

It's that time of year again.

As was the case for last year and in 2007, this is completely up to you, the readers. I'm not trying to come up with a ranked list like other publications. Rather it's an opportunity for you, the members of the black rock community to shout out artists who were in heavy rotation on yo… Continue

That's right: I'm looking to add more regional coverage. Someone's already raised their hand to cover the East Bay, but I'm definitely interested in bringing regular coverage of what's happening in the black rock/Afro-Punk/black alternative scenes in some other cities such as:

• Atlanta


• The DMV (that's DC, Maryland, Virginia, for those who don't know)


• Chicago


• London

If you're interested, or if you can recommend so

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Thanks. I'm looking forward to sharing the results of this with everyone. Remember the more people who respond, the more detailed the results.

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So thrilled to let you all know that the compilation album

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The profile I wrote on Living Colour ran this morning on TheRoot.com. Here's a taste:

“When they play together, I’ll put them onstage w

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