From: nattyreb@ix.netcom.com
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 23:44:06
Subject: !*BLU MAGAZINE calling MCs ... Artists ... Poets ... Promoters ... Revolutionaries

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From: Peter Mommsen 
To: "'Revolution in Conscious Hip Hop'" 

INTRODUCING 

BLU MAGAZINE and COMPILATION CDs

"DANCING ON THE GRAVE OF APATHY"

Make contact: 1-800-778-8461

>From Oakland to Philadelphia people are tuning in to the underground
phenomenon that happens every two months: a new issue of BLU. BLU is a new
multimedia force that unites all the energy of hip hop in the rules-breaking
package of a CD plus a magazine. The content of BLU is as varied as the
culture--rap,  spoken word, visual arts, writing, poetry, and reporting are
all represented--but the unifying focus is on spirituality and revolution.
Now in its fourth issue, BLU counts Desmond Tutu, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Piri
Thomas, Rafael Cancel Miranda, and Assata Shakur among its hard-hitting
line-up of contributing writers.  

The Coup, NAME, Dead Prez, Ricanstruction, Momsug Dojo, The Welfare Poets
... look for these warriors of the culture's cutting edge in the CDs that
come with current and future issues of the magazine. People tell us they're
hanging on to BLU CDs for next year--that way they can prove they knew these
about-to-blow-up artists since way back.

"BLU stands on the shoulders of the Panthers, Young Lords, and Brown
Berets," writes the Michigan Citizen. "BLU is a journal of revolutionary
culture, for there are not only interviews and political commentary, there
is most definitely an emphasis on art--art that embraces the political, to
be sure, but also art that most definitely is art for its own sake... A
crucial chink in the armor of youth political culture has been repaired."
In addition to art and politics, BLU brings insights from Christian, Muslim,
Rasta, and other spiritual perspectives.

BLU is unique in the industry as a product and as a publisher. The magazine
and CDs are produced by a collective with bases in New York, London,
Philadelphia, Atlanta, Detroit, Oakland, and Sydney.  Published by the
Bruderhof movement. BLU is dedicated to the revolution in souls and in
society. Since we're a NON-PROFIT magazine, we're happy to sell BLU at
production cost to conscious folks and stores to distribute as a fundraiser.


Even at full retail price of $5 ... where else can you get a full-length CD
and magazine for less than a Star Wars ticket?

A special issue dedicated to Mumia Abu-Jamal dropped at the Millions for
Mumia march on April 24th in Philadelphia. Coming issues will cast a
spotlight on police brutality and the prison-industrial complex.  

TO ORDER BLU MAGAZINE, call 1-800-778-8461, email revcenter@hotmail.com, or
order online at: http://www.gemm.com/r.cgi/GML12170911 (BLU 2 Magazine and
CD)
http://www.gemm.com/r.cgi/GML12170916 (BLU 3 Magazine and CD)

ATTENTION ARTISTS, MC'S, WRITERS, POETS, PROMOTERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS!
Get in touch about how we can work together--this is an opportunity to get
exposure, and nobody's going to get ripped off. Contact Pete (managing
editor) or Russell (music director) at tel 800-778-8461, or email
petem@bruderhof.com.

LOOK FOR THESE ARTISTS IN OUR UPCOMING ISSUES:
Ricanstruction--Fred Ho--Rock Bottom Players--The Blackman--Bruderhof Kids &
The Cuba Gang--The Welfare Poets--Raeven Blu--Grand Ran--Lucid
Dreams--Ewuare Osayande--Dead Prez--Negu Gorriak & Fermin Muguruza--Out of
Space--United Jewels Drop--Jim Page--Seeds of Wisdom--Laddio Bolocko--Bryan
Wilson--Conflict n Friction--Enrique Feliz--The Coup--NAME--Momsug
Dojo--Electric City--Dopadelic--and many more!