Is Vanilla Ice trying to make his third (or is it fourth?) comeback? From "Ice Ice Baby" to his brief hardcore rocker image, to appearing on the Surreal Life, Robert Van Winkle has made a career out of, well, pretty…
Continue Reading →Here is a little Thursday bubbly electro-pop for everyone. The Norwegian band Röyksopp (think Justice, except a bit more Scandinavia) has put out their new single "Happy Up Here." Aside from being a tune we've been jamming to all day,…
Continue Reading →If you feel like your favorite artists have sold out, there are still a select few within the music world who continue to craft an incendiary message. They are known as poster artists, and they are as punk as ever.…
Continue Reading →The great thing about hip-hop being a young genre is that the greats are still alive, and in some cases, still dropping records. Grandmaster Flash, the man behind The Message, brings us a his latest offering, The Bridge. Budding with…
Continue Reading →Liam Howlett, the brain behind the big beat sound of The Prodigy, has been manning the production since the beginning. The cast of characters he surrounds himself with (including Keith Flint and his famous haircut) have been out of the…
Continue Reading →Between the happy hours, film festival, art showings, discussions about technology and concerts, there isn't much not to love about the Noise Pop festival that's dominating San Francisco until March 1. One of the highlights of the 17th year of…
Continue Reading →The distinctive voice and basic flow of B Real was one unmistakable trait of what made Cypress Hill big. The group pushed forward with a sound that was apart from the common feel of West Coast at the time, and…
Continue Reading →I didn't think I liked country music until I heard Cajun Moon. I realized that I had judged country the way people judge hip-hop ... by what's on the radio. JJ Cale came before it all and he's stuck to…
Continue Reading →Countless new hip-hop acts are loved for sounding like they came out 15 years ago -- turning modern rap into an ironic party favor. Because ingenuity is rare, those looking for quality in boom-bap dig back. That's what the Hoarsemen…
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