Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEYONCE clashed with Columbia Records bosses over her debut solo album DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE - because label executives were convinced none of the tracks had the potential to...
SOHH.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Wyclef Jean recently talked about what it would take to get his past associates Lauryn Hill and Pras back together for a Fugees reunion and his anticipation to put together new records. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
Word on the Street (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Hear that rumbling beneath your feet? It's the sound of local female rappers just below the surface, striving to break through in a male-dominated industry. MCs including Psalm One, Amina and Ang13 still reign, but RedEye caught up with some...
Love B. Scott (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Love muffins, I wanted to bring your attention to a new super talented artist that’s on the rise. MATEO graduated from Atlanta’s Morehouse College with degrees in music and marketing and is now making a name for himself with his newly released live EP Get To Know Me: Live at Swing House. With his influences listed [...]
Jakob Montrasio's Net. (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Is Facebook down? [yakobusan] Inglourious Basterds is FUCKING AWESOME! Loved it. Amazing movie. My name is Shosanna Dreyfus and THIS is the face… of Jewish vengeance! [yakobusan] Listened to This Sacred Line - Akira Yamaoka. [...]
Shiny & New (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
We can't even remember what music we were into in 2002. One thing's for sure, we'd never heard of ANY of the above artists. Except for Christina that is. Oh and ['the'] Sugababes. We suppose we may have been vaguely aware of Missy Elliott, but overall the year of 2002 was more about Shakira's "Whenever, Wherever", and the world-shaking significance of Avril Lavigne's debut than any 'serious'...
Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Filed under: News , Theater The best of The Great White Way has come to Harlem USA, and it's proving to be a perfect combination. The new version of the legendary Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls,' which is premiering at the world's famous Apollo Theater, is being extended. Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. announced that audiences will get an additional week to see the brand-new...
ImFlashy (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Join Maestro & his friend Jonathan Mannion as they spend an afternoon at Mannion studios digging through past, present & future works of the seasoned photographer including the likes of Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Usher, Aaliyah and many others. Plus J. Mannion let’s Maestro get a spot on the ‘Wall Of Fame’. [...]
MSNBC.com: Music (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Katy Perry reveals how she feels about stripping her songs bare, writing scandalous lyrics and how her next album will make people dance. Lyrics - Katy Perry - Music - Arts - Song
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
A.V. Club head writer and hip-hop writer Nathan Rabin recently decided to spend a year or two immersing himself in the canon of country music, a genre he knew little about, but was keen to explore. The result: “Nashville Or Bust,” a series of essays about seminal country artists. After 52 entries, Rabin plans to travel south and explore some of country music’s most hallowed landmarks...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
"American Idol" contestants should be thankful that they have caring, sharing Ellen DeGeneres on the panel now and not Katy Perry.
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
A fresh and different take on the mixtape that is sure to isolate some listeners and dazzle others. Ultimately, though, this project is worth at least a spin or two. The concept behind this duo's The Vodka & Rum Mixtape intrigues. It's a blend of beats, both new and remixed, by producer Alexei Jendayi with emcee Kowboy Kom handling vocal duties (except for the verses lifted from the likes of 2pac,...
Monday Night Brewery : Atlanta, GA (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Jeff and I have decided to branch off and start our own company, Wednesday Night Kegging. We won’t brew beer, we’ll only keg it. We haven’t fully fleshed out the business plan and revenue model, but we tested the concept last night when we kegged our fresh hop IPA in the hopes of having real, [...]
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Here's some light-hearted fare. These are some funny auditions for African versions of "American Idol." Hat tip to Lorraine Spencer and Shaundra Jackson . The first one is hi-damn-larious. Wassa, wassa, wassa LOL. My stomach is still hurting from laughing so hard. Buhle Mkwanazi: A Roberta Flack / Lauryn Hill Wannabe With Her Own Remix At South African "Idols" Michael Jackson Wannabees...
"Trying To Outwit Shakespeare" (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I’m sitting here again in the Owl Nest working on these online articles. I’m kind of distracted right now, but I wanna finish up these articles before Wednesday. I highly doubt that’s going to happen because the hunger issue is coming up. I’m really just ready to get this semester over with. I’m about tired [...]
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