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The Trouble With Tigers Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 10:51AMThere are 3,000 tigers left in the wild. But there are more than 7,000 in America. Most are not in established zoos -- they're kept as pets, or mascots, even enforcers for drug dealers. NEWSWEEK looks at America's obsession with one of the world's deadliest predators.
Original Jazz Crusaders, George Duke, Al Jarreau, Melanie Fiona & More Set for Long Beach Jazz Festival Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:31AM *Long Beach, CA – Rainbow Promotions presents the 23rd Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival August 13, 14 and 15, 2010. The Festival again takes place at the lovely seaside setting of Rainbow Lagoon Park on Shoreline Drive in Long Beach, California. As with previous Long Beach Jazz Festivals, the 3-day music extravaganza has [...]
Mystikal Recruits Lil Wayne & Pharrell For Album Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 12:15PMNew Orleans rapper Mystikal has already recorded collaborations with Lil Wayne and Pharrell of the Neptunes. Mystical was realeased in the beginning of 2010 after serving a 6-year sentence for sexual battery and extortion.
The Making of OutKast's Aquemini Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 2:06PMAndre 3000, Big Boi and cast look back on a classic by Rodney Carmichael With additional reporting by Jacinta Howard and Phillip Mlynar Man, first they were some pimps. Then they were some aliens or some genies - some shit. Then they be talkin' 'bout that black righteous space. Man, fuck them. I ain't fuckin' with them no mo'. - "Return of the G' skit, Aquemini By the time Aquemini was due to ...
Music Monday: Lil B and White Rainbow, The Skins, Shabazz Palaces Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 1:35PMIn which experimental Portland, OR beat scientist White Rainbow remixes 20-year-old Berkeley, CA Internet-junkie rapper Lil B . I won't be surprised if online music outlets write off this "Real Life" remix as some kind of hopeless hipster hiphop hijack, like they did when Pictureplane remixed it a few weeks ago or when Diplo put Lil B on a mixtape some months back, but the key difference here is ...
Ex-Mayor of Detroit Gets Five Years Tuesday, May 25, 2010 @ 12:35PMThis just doesn't seem to end, does it? From mlive.com: Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is heading back behind bars.
Friday Favorites: Language Arts, Caribou, Gonjasufi UPDATED Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 2:12PMThe other night in Capitol Hill, I closed my eyes and listened to Seattle rapper Language Arts lob punch line grenades over deadpan syllable napalm. He did it for about 30 people at Chop Suey, opening for the opener for the headliner, but really, he did it for rap in general.
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 11:23AMTearful James says threw away Sandra Bullock marriage
Manly Movies, Chick Flicks, Adventures and Comedies Come to the Big Screen This Summer Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 3:35AMBy RAFER GUZMÁN NEWSDAY More and more, summer means familiar names and faces, some from movies you recently saw ("The Twilight Saga: New Moon") and others from long-ago favorites like "The Karate Kid," being remade with Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan, and 1978's "Grease," being re-released with added sing-along subtitles.
Summer movie roundup: Sequels, remakes and adaptations abound Thursday, May 6, 2010 @ 4:11PMBy early May, having been through the serious art of Oscar season, a switch flips in moviegoers’ collective brains, and they start craving adrenaline surges. It’s summer, and even the most self-serious critics start salivating over the latest Pixar movie or that gazillion-dollar effects extravaganza that doesn’t treat audiences like illiterate chumps. Fun is in order, stadium-seating style.The ...
Crib sheet 04.05.10 Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 12:05PMGuess what's becoming the new must-have for today's sharing caring celebrity? Michael Gove, here is something you ought to know. Adorable pop rapper Chipmunk has decided that what he most wants to buy is a school – "for the kids in my home town to see that I'd have my own secondary school instead of driving around in a Lamborghini". Do you see what you're doing here, Mr Gove? All your talk of ...
Man From MARZ Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 2:02AMJesse Jonathon 's name pops up often in this column, and for good reason: The HSU music grad is central in the world fusion band WoMama, leads the Brazilian-style drum/dance troupe SambAmore (along with other less formal drumlines), he's still a member of Humboldt Calypso Band and most recently he's been working for AmeriCorps overseeing the MARZ Project , an Ink People DreamMaker program for ...
Gogol Bordello, Rick Rubin team up for "Hustle" Tuesday, April 27, 2010 @ 7:27PMNEW YORK (Billboard) - Eugene Hutz, guitar strapped over a shirtless shoulder, sweat shining atop his narrow frame, grabs the microphone and raises one arm over his famously mustachioed face, closing the night with a final coda: "We are your f---ing friends Gogol Bordello!"
Gogol Bordello, Rick Rubin team up for "Hustle" Tuesday, April 27, 2010 @ 7:10PMBy David J. Prince
Sanskrit mantras to open Fresno City Council Tuesday, April 27, 2010 @ 3:09AMCity Council of Fresno, the largest inland city in California, will reverberate with Sanskrit mantras from ancient Hindu scriptures on May 13.
The GODS Of Hip-Hop: A Reflection On The Five Percenter Influence On Rap Music & Culture Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 11:36AMHip-Hop has lost its way... or shall we say balance. While flaunting money and drug game exploits run abundant, the lessons in the music have been submerged since capitalism took over and the jewels have been buried.
Check out who's playing and where, in and around town this week Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:04PMLive music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Shaun Brady, Tom Di Nardo, James Johnson, Sara Sherr and Jonathan Takiff.
Rising: Gonjasufi Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 4:25PMPhoto by Alex Rapada Gonjasufi is the latest musical incarnation of Sumach Ecks , a rapper-singer-yoga teacher currently living in Las Vegas. Though he's been making hip-hop records since the early 90s and has released music with the San Diego-based Masters of the Universe crew, it's his recent singles as Gonjasufi-- from his forthcoming Warp debut LP A Sufi and a Killer (out March 9)-- that are ...
Video: John Mayer’s Emotional Apology Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 4:02PMLast night in concert, John Mayer broke down while apologizing for saying the “n” word during a recent Playboy interview. “In the quest to be clever, I completely forgot about the people that I love and the people that love me.” He went on to say “I quit the media game. I’m out. I’m done. I [...]
MC Lars Finds Inspiration In Bayonetta Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 1:07PMBayonetta should feel flattered. The title character from Sega's popular action videogame ...
Tiffany Evans Covers Whitney Sunday, January 3, 2010 @ 9:49AM17 year old Tiffany Evans wants you to know that she can SANG! …without the reverb of bathroom walls. Great vocal range but I have a feeling her label doesn’t know what to do with her. Take that *******! Spotted at That Grape Juice
Listomania: Top Hip-Hop Picks For 2009 Saturday, January 2, 2010 @ 12:22AMWhile year-end, catch-all wrap-ups are common to every musical genre, in no other style of music do they turn into the hand-wringing, "state of the game" examinations that hip-hop seems to p...
Full-album experiences, world music hit right note Sunday, December 27, 2009 @ 3:31AMThe shift in dominance of individual tracks over albums continues apace, but I still prefer to experience music via full-length recordings. My Top 10 list is mostly made up of albums into which I could immerse myself fully, and there was lots to love this year.
The Art of the Trio: John Patitucci, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Marcus Strickland Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 1:25AMPianist {{Brad Mehldau = 9313}} got flak for naming a series of discs "The Art of the Trio." But it really is an art, and no more so than when the lead instrument is not a piano, or any member of the keyboard family. Think about it. Without the myriad capabilities of Mehldau's instrument, a trio's leader must have an adamantine concept for the date, as well as a rhythm section that can do a lot ...
Album review: Robbie Williams' 'Reality Killed the Video Star' Monday, November 9, 2009 @ 8:01PMThe attitudinal crooner and former boy band star remains a novelty stateside, though in England he's basically Justin Timberlake minus the grace.
Shabazz Palaces conjures nighttime in Seattle's Central District, invents boho-gangster rap Monday, November 2, 2009 @ 2:05AM"Capital 5..." (fully titled " Capital 5, recorded after hrs at the gun ballad resource cntr on s Sweeper st. ") starts with a calm beat and a repeated mantra-promise to be "a bright light / on the dark side of town." It quickly turns into dead-serious raps about gunplay in the Central District.
Adrenaline Rush: Madness ignites season Friday, October 16, 2009 @ 8:10PMRespect the past, fear the future. It's the Kentucky basketball mantra of the next generation.
'John the Revelator' has some identity issues Sunday, October 11, 2009 @ 6:34AMIn a famous call-and-response blues tune, Blind Willie Johnson asks, “Well, who's that writin'?” And the answer is his song's title, along with that of Irish music journalist Peter Murphy's contemporary first-person coming-of-age novel.
Indian Werewolf spoof set for terror attack Sunday, October 4, 2009 @ 2:59AMDeputy Mayor Logie Naidoo is concerned that an Indian werewolf in Durban will disrupt the city's plans for the 2010 World Cup - at least in the horror spoof Attack of The Indian Werewolf.
Monopoly with real currency Friday, October 2, 2009 @ 11:50AMIf there's one core event at Nuit Blanche, a single signifying gesture indicating the collective mojo of the dusk-to-dawn art crawl and its 280 or so artists, it's found at Monopoly with Real Money (2009) by Iain Baxter&.
Call It Ludacris: The Kinship Between Talk Radio and Rap Saturday, September 19, 2009 @ 11:23PMThe two forms share more than you think. Just don’t tell the practitioners.
Colin Farrell enjoying the fantasy life Wednesday, September 16, 2009 @ 3:39AMThe importance of imagination and the challenges of creating a fairy tale in a less than magical environment were the main themes of an afternoon press conversation for the film Ondine .
Monday at Bumbershoot, start local Thursday, September 3, 2009 @ 3:50PMExcept for Akron/Family, which is a New York City band, all the other acts I'm definitely seeing Monday at Bumbershoot are (or were) all local: Macklemore, Wallpaper, Cave Singers, Truckasauras, and of course, headlining the whole festival, Modest Mouse. I'll get into those artists individually in a moment.
Emmy continues great year for female music artists Tuesday, August 18, 2009 @ 9:26AMWith women dominating the pop charts and this year's Mercury Prize shortlist, Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter Emmy the Great is the latest performer riding the new wave of talented female artists.
Ya Heard Me? Wednesday, August 12, 2009 @ 7:50PMFrom Africa to America, everyone around the world has a story to tell, and more and more every day this story is being told through the medium of hip-hop.
Jay-Z Is Writing A Book Wednesday, August 5, 2009 @ 12:00AMJay-Z has a novel idea, literally. He is writing a novel. The hip-hop mogul is set to write a book, but his wife Beyonce Knowles insists it's not an autobiography as he would never divulge secrets about their relationship.
Jay-Z writing a novel Tuesday, August 4, 2009 @ 9:38PMJay-Z is set to write a book, but his wife Beyonce Knowles insists it’s not an autobiography as he would never divulge secrets about their relationship.
Beyonce refutes claims Jay-Z is writing biography Tuesday, August 4, 2009 @ 10:23AMJay-Z is set to write a book but wife Beyonce Knowles insists it will not be an autobiography.
MUSIC INDUSTRY: 10,000 Lakes | 07.22 - 07.25 | MN Saturday, August 1, 2009 @ 1:19PMWords by: Herschel Concepcion | Images by: Norman Sands 10,000 Lakes Music Festival :: 07.22.09 - 07.26.09 :: Soo Pass Ranch :: Detroit Lakes, MN 10KLF 2009 The 7th annual 10,000 Lakes Music Festival saw the return of Widespread Panic (who last played the fest in 2005) as well as newcomers Wilco and the Dave Matthews Band. The caliber of these world-class acts ensures 10KLF's position as a major ...
[cover] Road Warriors : A Central Coast hip-hop group’s wild ride into Mexican music. - Monterey County Weekly Thursday, July 30, 2009 @ 2:17AMThere were no top shelf margaritas sipped on Cancún’s white sand beaches or any snorkeling with rainbow-colored parrot fish in Cozumel. There was no air-conditioned tour bus or hotel overlooking the clear waters of Banderas Bay. This wasn’t that kind of Mexico. Instead, as I hit the road with my band PLG (Para La Gente, or “For the People”), it was caguamas of Victoria beer gulped in sweaty ...
The Week: June 8-11, 2009 Monday, June 8, 2009 @ 12:05PMSummer is approaching its daylight apogee, believe it or not, making for no shortage of time to take full advantage of the numerous arts and entertainment options around the city this week. The calendar includes: the opening of the Contemporary Traditions of Folk Art exhibition; book readings by Terese Allen and Matt Rothschild; a talk by Julian Dibbell; and live music from Mr. Lif, Emiko at Mad ...
Eminem, revealing sense of humor, says stunt was planned Wednesday, June 3, 2009 @ 10:28PMYou already know the whole —‰'Bruno's' bare bum in Eminem's face" incident was a stunt (you read it here on Wednesday!
Singer Teena Marie pays tribute to New Orleans jazz (Reuters) Friday, May 29, 2009 @ 7:23PMLOS ANGELES (Billboard) - A recent fan post on YouTube about Teena Marie says it all.
Singer Teena Marie pays tribute to New Orleans jazz Friday, May 29, 2009 @ 6:37PMA recent fan post on YouTube about Teena Marie says it all: "She still sings like she did 30 years ago."
Not all the same song and dance for Slim Shady Monday, May 18, 2009 @ 7:12AMEMINEM Relapse Aftermath ½ As the sound of flatulence emits on We Made You, Eminem's first big single after a four-year hiatus, the rapper born as Marshall Mathers says ``you think that's bad, you should hear the rest of my album.''
Music Snob's Weekly Concert Picks Monday, May 11, 2009 @ 3:58PMSpring is here. I can tell by the fact that there are too many shows coming to town. Particularly on Tuesday and Wednesday. For example, while I'd love to see Mastodon at 9:30 Tuesday, I gotta go see the...
Black Voices Wednesday, May 6, 2009 @ 10:19AMJada Pinkett Smith 's film, ' The Human Contract ,' will be released on DVD on June 30. Starring in the film are Jason Clarke , Spanish superstar Paz Vega , Idris Elba, Pinkett Smith, Ted Danson, Joanna Cassidy and Tessa Thompson.
Billboard CD reviews: Yusuf, Rick Ross (Reuters) Friday, May 1, 2009 @ 9:38PMARTIST: YUSUF
Billboard CD reviews: Yusuf, Rick Ross Friday, May 1, 2009 @ 9:26PMARTIST: YUSUF