Dividing the Night with some Crystal Method
Sat, 4/07/09 – 13:01 | No Comment

“We’re thrilled with our fans’ reception of Divided By Night,” said Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland of The Crystal Method. “We’ve always done our own thing, making music that we love and we know our …

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The Fire & Reason heat up the industry
Wed, 1/07/09 – 18:31 | No Comment
The Fire & Reason heat up the industry

Forming less then three years ago, The Fire and Reason features Brazil’s Bella Saona and Ecuador’s Steve Narvaez who joined forces to create some of the dirtiest rock, baille-funk-electro-pop dance music blasting out of New York City.

Dangerous MCEES
Mon, 29/06/09 – 20:36 | No Comment
Dangerous MCEES

In the classic song “How High”, Redman says “I get it on like Smif-N-Wess, who cliques the best.” He answers the question on the BO2 intro with “talk that greasy, on and off tv, even pigs love the bosshogg’s cd, what you find hard, I do it easy, I could see why the next guy want to be me.”

Having a One Track Mind at the right time
Sun, 21/06/09 – 16:28 | No Comment
Having a One Track Mind at the right time

Kelly Slater says in interview footage: “A one tracked mind is a good thing to have, at the right time.” The young guns featured in the movie seem to have taken that statement to heart, a point subtly made by Malloy and his team.

Metallica comes full circle with Death Magnetic
Mon, 15/06/09 – 16:16 | No Comment
Metallica comes full circle with Death Magnetic

From start to finish Magnetic is a rollercoaster of liquefied intensity. If you were to put a lump of coal inside one of Xzibit’s pimped out cars and let all 74 bone crushing minutes of this album ride in the sound system, you would end up with a diamond as big as your head.

U2:Hi-Def
Sun, 14/06/09 – 21:31 | No Comment
U2:Hi-Def

For most fans of drummer Larry Mullen. Jr, bassist Adam Clayton, guitarist The Edge, and vocalist Bono, these are the periods that define their loyalty to a band known as U2. But this devotion only covers two-thirds of a career that spans three decades. In the last 10 years alone U2 have released three albums: All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000), How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004), and most recently, No Line on The Horizon (2009), which means that kids who are 18 years old today were nine when the smash hit single, “Beautiful Day,” first hit airwaves.

David Gilmour brings high hopes to Gdansk
Sun, 14/06/09 – 4:06 | No Comment
David Gilmour brings high hopes to Gdansk

From the banshee screams that complete 1971’s “Echoes” to the squealing pig noises of 1977’s “Pigs (Three Different Kinds)” drummer Nick Mason, bassist Roger Waters, keyboardist Richard Wright, and guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour, created some of the most unique music the world has ever known

Global Underground 33: Layo & Bushwacka!
Sat, 13/06/09 – 6:29 | No Comment
Global Underground 33: Layo & Bushwacka!

It’s no accident that Global Underground chose this charismatic pair of DJs to deliver their special recipe of spicy house beats laced with soul-clenching synths on GU’s most recent electronic opus. Layo Paskin and Matthew “Bushwacka!” Benjamin’s story originally dates back to 1993, when Layo was promoting the “Too Much Music” warehouse parties throughout London.

“Scream” is just another brick on the wall
Sat, 13/06/09 – 4:50 | No Comment
“Scream” is just another brick on the wall

Not only does this album reveal another dimension into Chris Cornell’s bottomless soul, it give listeners insight into how this man re-built himself mentally and emotionally from past demons.

Nothing’s Impossible With Sounds of the Universe
Fri, 5/06/09 – 14:06 | No Comment
Nothing’s Impossible With Sounds of the Universe

Groundbreaking, chart-topping electro legends Depeche Mode are proud to announce the release of their long-anticipated new studio album, Sounds Of The Universe on April 21, 2009 (Mute/Capitol). Eclectic and energized, the band’s new release is their most dazzling and diverse album in decades.

Pharoahe Monch’s Verbal Epiphanies
Fri, 5/06/09 – 9:17 | No Comment
Pharoahe Monch’s Verbal Epiphanies

Queens-born lyrical shapeshifter, Pharaohe Monch, has been composing so called “conscious” music since he teamed up with Prince Poetry to form Organized Konfusion in the early 90’s.

N.Y.C. (Never Yet Contested)
Thu, 28/05/09 – 13:50 | No Comment
N.Y.C. (Never Yet Contested)

They say that in the worst of times, in the most dire of situations that often the most important, most miraculous people can arise from the ashes. Coming off of a year in which the art of hip-hop was accused of being deceased and done with, this Brooklyn born emcee has come to stake a claim….

Layo & Bushwacka! embrace fashion week @ Club Cielo
Fri, 15/05/09 – 21:24 | No Comment
Layo & Bushwacka! embrace fashion week @ Club Cielo

Layo & Bushwacka! are one of electronic music’s most esteemed duos. Comprising of Matthew ‘Bushwacka’ B, a percussionist in the London School Symphony Orchestra and Layo Paskin, a North Londoner immersed in the acid house scene, before together setting up their world renowned night club, The End.

Radio Babylon Sounds The Alarm
Thu, 7/05/09 – 9:26 | No Comment
Radio Babylon Sounds The Alarm

With the help of five singers, two percussionists, a horn section, a bass player, and a sitar player Garza and Hilton set out to bring that big band party vibe to their loyal fan base from around the world.

Ya’ll know I got the master flow, Fast or Slow
Fri, 1/05/09 – 10:16 | No Comment
Ya’ll know I got the master flow, <strong>Fast or Slow<strong>

No doubt the game has changed lyric wise. An overwhelming percentage of artists focus on denigrating others over limitable expenditures on materialistic desires via the internet. “The Last Kiss” will make rappers put their webcams aside and work on their lyrical linguistics.

Why Homer is still the Man.
Sun, 26/04/09 – 11:54 | No Comment
Why Homer is still the Man.

There is a lot of debate over the quality of The Simpsons when compared to the incessant craziness of shows like Family Guy and South Park. Yes, the show is not as funny as it was when we were kids, but watch this clip and think to yourself, if they’re going to invest in a brand new HD format, don’t you think the writing would be worthy enough to watch on it? I do.

The Renaissance…
Wed, 8/04/09 – 21:22 | No Comment
The Renaissance…

How many emcees from “1988″ are crafting great cohesive albums without following today’s formula and sounding archaic? Can you name ten? The artists you mention are mired underground and don’t receive any airplay on Bet’s 106 & Park.

Album of the Month: Royksopp’s “Junior”
Wed, 1/04/09 – 10:34 | No Comment
Album of the Month: Royksopp’s “Junior”

‘All we ever wanted was to be touched by the gentle fingertips of Vangelis,’ the men of Röyksopp take a moment to spill their collective thoughts, ‘…but that is still to come.’ They have, however, sold over one million copies of their 2001 debut Melody AM, won an MTV Europe Award for Best Video (for “Remind Me”), and toured the world.

Do The Evolution: Pearl Jam @ Madison Sq. Garden [2008]
Wed, 25/03/09 – 13:38 | No Comment
Do The Evolution: Pearl Jam @ Madison Sq. Garden [2008]

Being fan friendly has been Pearl Jam’s strong suite since the early 90’s when Eddie Vedder made it a point to exploit and challenge Ticketmaster’s unfair monopolistic practices. Despite a valiant fight, fans only saved a few cents, but nobody seemed to mind spending hours waiting on the phone to buy tickets for the No Code tour.

Musicians come together for a Little Joy
Wed, 25/03/09 – 4:12 | No Comment
Musicians come together for a Little Joy

Little Joy is a Brazilian/American rock band formed in 2007 by Los Hermanos singer/guitarist Rodrigo Amarante and The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti. Amarante

Irish Trio Flips The Script
Mon, 23/03/09 – 12:14 | No Comment
Irish Trio Flips The Script

The Script are Dubliners Danny O’Donoghue (keys and vocals), Mark Sheehan (guitar) and Glen Power (drums). Danny and Mark met in their teens on the streets of Dublin. Through their passionate love for music they began their own songwriting and production team.

Sweet Cyanide Strikes Again..this time its personal.
Sat, 21/03/09 – 14:33 | No Comment
Sweet Cyanide Strikes Again..this time its personal.

It appears that Arlene’s Grocery fell victim to a pumping rock show that incited heavy doses of beer swelling and crooked walking patterns, a serious hazard for normal city pedestrians who are trying to catch the subway but constantly miss it because some dumbass won’t get out of your way and you’re left standing there waiting for the next train that smells like pee with a guy named Bubba.

Honor By August earning NYC props in February
Thu, 12/03/09 – 16:00 | No Comment
Honor By August earning NYC props in February

Anyone whose never hear of the band Honor By August should be kicking themselves in the ass. Bassist Chris Rafetto, drummer Brian Shanley, guitarist Evan Field, and lead vocalist Michael Pearsall make up the band that got its first big break opening up for Hanson (yeah, the guys who sang “MMMBop”)

Thursday Night Dinner Theater
Sun, 1/03/09 – 14:21 | No Comment
Thursday Night Dinner Theater

The CW awakened a cult following on September 13th, 2005 when they premiered the sci-fi horror show Supernatural. Starring Jared Padalecki (Gilmore Girls) and Jensen Ackles (Smallville), Supernatural follows two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester who, after the murder of their mother, were raised by a father who taught them to hunt supernatural creatures as they search for their mother’s killer.

Sukiyaki With An Attitude
Wed, 4/02/09 – 18:23 | No Comment
Sukiyaki With An Attitude

Throughout history Japan has been known to borrow things from other countries and make them their own. Among those Japanese imports are Kanji characters (China), Beer (Germany), Baseball (America), Pei Yong Jun (South Korea), Gwen Stefani (America), and most recently, spaghetti western movies like Sukiyaki Western Django by the master of stylized violence, Takahashi Miike.

How Kanpo Can Benefit Your Qi
Wed, 21/01/09 – 9:58 | No Comment
How Kanpo Can Benefit Your Qi

“In order for the body to function properly, Qi [energy] must travel through the body’s five major organs: the heart, lung, spleen, liver, and kidney,” explains Ms. Yuko Nozaki, a certified Chinese Herbologist and acupuncturist from the Ido Holistic Center in Midtown Manhattan.