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Ex-Black Flag Members Play Moose Lodge

Fri, April 19 2013 6:11pm - Source: Rolling Stone

In 1979, Black Flag played their first show at Moose Lodge 1873 in Redondo Beach, California.

Mixtape Of The Week: Bodega Bamz Strictly 4 My P.A.P.I.Z.

Wed, March 27 2013 8:31pm - Source: Stereogum

His nicely sculpted beard, his vague A$AP Mob affiliation, and his name, the last of which is either great or terrible, depending on which mood I'm in.

Like, Omigod! Digging Through the ’80s Pop Culture Box, Part 6

Wed, March 20 2013 1:38pm - Source: Pop Dose

This week's batch of songs are – well, they're certainly songs that were on the radio in the 1980s.

One Track Mind: Stone Blind Valentine, “Think What You Will” from Burn Like a Field (2013)

Wed, February 13 2013 12:40pm - Source: Something Else!

A song about hard-won acceptance, Stone Blind Valentine's "Think What You Will" begins with a raw acoustic riff from Colby Maddox before Emily Hurd enters — all steely resolve, but barely obscuring a sweeping moment of heartbreak.

Le1f: Fly Zone

Fri, February 08 2013 6:24am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Le1f's 2012 mixtape Dark York established him as one of the more idiosyncratic rappers in a year defined in large part by a vast number of debuts by folks who don't fit the popular conception of what people expect from an MC.

Rapture & Verse #19

Tue, February 05 2013 12:01pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Happy new year to all our Facebook likers, tweeters, and secret lemonade drinkers.

Mixtape Of The Week: Master P Al Capone

Wed, January 23 2013 8:52pm - Source: Stereogum

One night in 1997, at the summer camp where I was working, after all the kids had gone down to sleep for the night.

Abteen Bagheri: American Music Stories: Portland and New Orleans

Fri, January 18 2013 1:45pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Recently, I was given the opportunity by Nokia Music and the Sundance Channel to travel with a small crew and explore the music scenes in two American cities.

Hi, Doctor Nick! - Wedding DJs, Jamming with Ableton, and Building a Career in the Music Industry (When You're Not a Musician)

Thu, January 10 2013 3:39pm - Source: XLR8R

Without tooting our own horn too loudly, we think that there are some pretty talented folks here at XLR8R.

Video: P.A.P.I. ft. French Montana, Pusha T & 2 Chainz – Tadow

Sun, January 06 2013 8:53pm - Source: Nah Right

Nosign Pusha T rapping with these nigga.

2012 REWIND: RAP MUSIC

Sun, December 23 2012 8:46pm - Source: Soul Sides

I was asked if I thought 2012 was a "good year for hip-hop" though I'm not sure what that question means anymore.

Fool's Gold Comp Loosies Features Danny Brown, El-P, A-Trak, AraabMuzik, Freddie Gibbs, More

Thu, December 06 2012 7:24pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Back in July, we posted Danny Brown and Araabmuzik's "Molly Ringwald" and mentioned that the tune was set to appear on a forthcoming hip-hop compilation from Fool's Gold , Loosies.

Q&A: BOY London on Outfitting the Punk Movement

Thu, September 20 2012 9:03pm - Source: Rolling Stone

For 35 years, the British streetwear brand BOY London's logo has appeared on major music players from both sides of the Atlantic, including Boy George, Madonna, Sid Vicious and Rihanna.

GOING RIGHT HOME

Thu, August 23 2012 7:14pm - Source: Said the Gramophone

Every so often I am getting ready to bicycle down to a concert and I bump into a friend.

Bodega Bamz, Willie Hex & Friends 'Eat Good' in 'P.A.P.I.' Video

Wed, August 22 2012 10:57pm - Source: The BoomBox

If there's one thing to take away from rising rapper Bodega Bamz ' "P.A.P.I." video, it's that he and his team, the Tan Boys, "eat good."

Lydia Netzer: LISTEN: 'I Wrote Songs To Accompany My Book'

Wed, July 18 2012 5:08pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

I'm a mom, a minivan driver, a homeschooler, a novelist, and I'm also a singer in a rock and roll band.

KEEP IT TO YOURSELF: PERMISSION TO ROCK DENIED, or, EXCUSE MY FRENCH

Mon, July 09 2012 6:18pm - Source: Pop Dose

The popular practice of pinching pop tunes for political purposes — without permission.

The Parlotones Q&A: Climbing Kilimanjaro Without Proper Training and the Complex South African Music Scene

Fri, July 06 2012 5:08pm - Source: Spinner

After establishing themselves as the biggest rock band on the African Continent, the Parlotones have set their sights on the United States.

Charlie Watts Q&A: While Rolling Stones Are Idle, Drummer Focuses on Jazz Band and Playing Small Clubs

Tue, July 03 2012 7:06pm - Source: Spinner

Much has been made of the Rolling Stones ' 50th anniversary, and while the other members continue to ponder the group's future plans, drummer Charlie Watts is taking time to work with jazz quartet the ABC and D of Boogie Woogie, which just released its first album, Live in Paris.

Gangster Politician

Wed, June 27 2012 11:24pm - Source: The Portland Mercury

KILLER MIKE is a knife to the throat of conventional wisdom.

Patrick "P.A.T." Barnett's Early Arrival

Tue, June 19 2012 6:40pm - Source: MOG

With several features circulating on the mixtape circuit Patrick "P.A.T." Barnett is creating quite the buzz for himself.

Tuesday Lunchtime Fever: Johnny Vana & The Big Band Alumni

Mon, June 04 2012 9:59am - Source: The Quietus

When I pitched the story about Johnny Vana & The Big Band Alumni to The Quietus editor John Doran, I blithely assured him that the players had more than 700 years combined experience.

An Interview with Lloyd Cole

Thu, May 24 2012 4:36am - Source: WFMU's Beware of the Blog

The first question I had was about your latest record, Broken Record.

El-P: Cancer for Cure

Mon, May 21 2012 5:29am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Even the best relationships acquire baggage.

Rashad Feat. P.A. Flex – “Be True”

Thu, May 17 2012 3:05pm - Source: The Smocking Section

If you're stuffed into a gerbil cage of a Midtown elevator, then it's going to suck despite the music.

Saturday Live & Under Covers in Seattle - channeling Hendrix

Sat, May 12 2012 8:32pm - Source: MOG

Phenomenal Live disc by this amazing and incredibly gifted & talented guitarist featuring 15 tracks (73 mins.) of top-shelf, soul-powered, blues-based, retro-vintage, Hendrix-inspired six string mojo of monumentally serious world-class proportions.

Madeline Carey: Team StarKid Catching the Attention of Teens Everywhere

Mon, April 09 2012 5:59pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

The eighties brought us tape players and hair-bands.

Popping Up: Charlene Kaye

Mon, April 02 2012 5:18pm - Source: Idolator

Popping Up is our recurring look at new artists making noise on the music landscape.

SXSW Day 6 – Critical Sun, Community, Traveling Circus, Bearded Lady

Fri, March 23 2012 1:26am - Source: Seattle Subsonic

I was going to skip this last Critical Sun gig because I needed a day to get some writing done, both for this whole SXSW shindig and for some short stories and poems and new books and such.

Wiz Khalifa featuring Juicy J “T.A.P.”

Thu, March 15 2012 11:52pm - Source: Mixtape Maestro

Wiz Khalifa may have broke out as one of last year's biggest hip-pop superstars, mostly thanks to the at-one-point deathless "Black & Yellow", but even with all the commercial success and household-name status achievement that came with the release of his major label debut Rolling Papers , not even the rapper himself could disagree with the general consensus of the album being a limp mixtape-to-mainstream move that came across a bit too distracted with pushing out radio-baiting pop hooks.

Live Review: Henry Rollins at Florida’s Capitol Theatre (3/10)

Sun, March 11 2012 11:50pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

At this point in Henry Rollins ' career (of more than 30 years, almost 10 of which have been exclusively dedicated to his well-known "spoken word" career) and life (he celebrated his 50th birthday last year), can we all pretty much agree that he's just as identifiable as a writer and orator as he is as the former lead singer of Black Flag and Rollins Band?