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Copyright Has Kept De La Soul’s Classic 1st Album Off Streaming… Until Now

3 years ago
For years, we’ve written about the copyright nonsense around sampling in hip hop music, and how it was treated with very, very different rules than things like cover songs and paying homage to previous artists in other forms of music. As we’ve mentioned for over a decade, filmmaker Kembrew McCleod did a full (fascinating) exploration […]
Mike Masnick

Rosati-Kain celebrates staying open, leaders share detailed plans for the future

3 years ago
A century-old school celebrated its new path forward at a news conference Friday morning. Rosati-Kain High School has been in the Central West End for decades and school leaders hope the legacy continues for years to come. This is after it was revealed at the end of September that the all-girls high school would be forced to close by the end of the school year because the Archdiocese of St. Louis has a new restructuring plan called "All Things New." The archdiocese's plan addresses declining numbers,…
Justina Coronel, KSDK

The Bad Plus

3 years ago

The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals. A democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For the past two decades, they have played with

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How one local woman became an ironworker — and is encouraging others to start construction careers

3 years ago
Aurora Bihler is a union ironworker in St. Louis. She’s working to bring more women and minorities into the skilled labor force as director of the “Building Union Diversity” program, which has graduated some 300 students since its founding in 2014. Bihler discusses her path to the skilled trades, and AFL-CIO Missouri president Jake Hummel provides insight into the ongoing labor shortage.