New Orleans Funk Icon Art Neville of the Neville Brothers Dead at 81

New Orleans legend and all-around funk pioneer Art Neville, of Neville Brothers fame, died on Monday at the age of 81.

How De La Soul Revolutionized Hip-Hop Fashion

De La Soul came out of Long Island, NY, Amityville to be exact, with a fresh style all their own. It wasn’t just the music, either. They ushered in the D.A.I.S.Y. (Da Inner Sound, Y’all) Age via their bouncy, sample-laden take on hip-hop, yes, but also through their decidedly unique fashion sense.

black eyed peas, shakira – girl like me

calvin Harris, The Weeknd – over now

Audrey mika – excuses

ac/dc – realize

Q – Alone

E-40 – MOB

POLAR BEAR ON ICEBERG

Ibis Fight

A little bit of soul

This image of the Soul Nebula (IC 1848) combines 21.1 hours of exposures through Hydrogen-alpha, Oxygen-III, and Sulfur-II filters. This object resides in the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.

Jellyfish in the ocean of space

Supernova remnant IC 443 has the common name the Jellyfish Nebula, and it lies at the top right of this image. The other, larger, nebula is IC 444. Both objects are in the constellation Gemini the Twins. Terry Hancock from Grand Mesa, Colorado

Seven sisters

The Pleiades (M45) is the most famous star cluster in the sky. It lies 444 light-years away in the constellation Taurus the Bull. The clouds of gas seen in this image are not connected to the stars, but are a dust cloud through which the cluster is passing. Dave Doctor from Las Cruces, New Mexico

Old friend

The Orion Nebula (M42) may be the most photographed deep-sky object of all. It’s a huge emission nebula and star-forming complex. In addition to the glowing hydrogen, however, the object also has regions of both reflection and dark nebulae. James Esch from Lovettsville, Virginia