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Throwback Thursday: M.I.A.

Throwback Thursday: M.I.A.

In the past year, you’ve most certainly heard the radio hit “Paper Planes” by M.I.A. made popular by the stoner comedy Pineapple Express.  It’s hard to miss a hip-hop song where the chorus is comprised solely of gunshots and the sound of a cash register, but somehow the message is still delivered.  What many people don’t know is that M.I.A. released two albums circa... [Read more]

k-os

k-os

I’m just gonna put this out there, and you can do with it whatever you want—k-os is the best all-around hip-hop musician you’ve never heard of. Okay, I thought that was going to come off as this huge, bold statement, but it’s reading a little vanilla bean. I don’t mean it to. In terms of artists who legitimately care about the poetry of rap as well as the legitimacy of the music, few do it... [Read more]

New Music Tuesday: Broken Bells

New Music Tuesday: Broken Bells

Musicians seem to be born with the natural ability to collaborate.  Everyday creative forces are uniting to unleash awesomeness on the world.  It has been 24 years and I am still in love with the Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith partnership that birthed “Walk This Way”.  Now, if only the world’s politicians could learn to collaborate.  I won’t hold my breath on that one. James Mercer... [Read more]

Artist Interview: Avett Brothers

Artist Interview: Avett Brothers

There’s something you should know about celebrities. No matter what kind of persona they might show on stage or on TV or on the playing field, you’ll never know with 100% certainty who that person really is until you actually get some time to sit down and have a conversation with them. You’d be surprised how many celebrities would disappoint you, no matter how big a fan you’ve been over the... [Read more]

Weekly Jukebox: 3/8/10

Weekly Jukebox: 3/8/10

Civil Twilight – “Letters From the Sky” Just having the word “Twilight” in its title, this song probably upped it’s Google hits by 10,000% in the 12-17 year-old female demographic, but you don’t have to love Edward Cullen to love this song. Trust us, this has nothing to do with Stephanie Meyer. Instead, we get a haunting piano piece with a smooth, driving drumbeat and emotional... [Read more]