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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
Posted by Sam on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 4:06 am
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To mark this anniversary, Roni Size has returned to re-edit New Forms. “The first generation of heads who were there with the rise of Reprazent & Roni Size will be able to reminisce over the last decade with the classics “Brown Paper Bag”, “Share The Fall” & “Heroes”.
Posted by Sam on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 12:26 pm
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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.
Posted by Sam on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Filed under Concerts/Events, Galleries · Tagged 2008, Boom Gasper, Eddie Vedder, live, Mike McCready, NYC, Pearl Jam, PJ, Rock, Stone Gossard, Ticketmaster

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.
Posted by Sam on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 4:16 pm
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All the photos in this gallery are of The Yoshida Brothers at Highline Ballroom, NYC in late May 2008. No pictures or material may be reproduced without written consent from the owner, all pictures and video are copyrighted. Thank you.
Posted by Sam on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 9:34 am
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Although Goldfrapp’s musical style has changed over time, they are considered to be an electronic music band. Goldfrapp has explored a range of musical styles in their songs, although many songs are characterized by Alison Goldfrapp’s distinctive breathy, soft vocals and Will Gregory’s multi-layered synthesizer and string arrangements.
Posted by Sam on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 12:26 am
Filed under Galleries · Tagged 2008, alison goldfrapp, art, artist photos, celebrity photos, cover stories, culture, dance, dj, entertainment news, fashion, free music, future, goldfrapp photo, hip hop, indie, live, MC, movie reviews, music, music downloads, music flashbacks, music news, music reviews, music videos, NYC, online exclusives, photo galleries, pro audio, Producer, production, radio city, underground, urban

Keller Williams (also known as K-Dub or just Keller) is an American musician from Fredericksburg, Virginia who began performing in the early 1990s. His music combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative rock, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, funk, and other assorted genres. He is often described as a ‘one-man jam-band’.
Posted by Sam on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 7:20 am
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Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow jumped at the chance to be the first-ever headlining turntablists at the legendary 16,500 capacity venue, the site of infamous concerts by everyone from John Williams to the Beatles to the Doors.
Posted by Sam on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Filed under Galleries, In The Spotlight · Tagged 2008, Beat Juggling, brooklyn, Cut Chemist, dj, dj shadow, hip hop, july, July 2008, live, mccarren park pool, NYC, rap, Rock, The Hard Sell, Turntables, Visual

Just who is LTJ Bukem? Ground breaking DJ? Inspirational musician? Record label entrepreneur? Club visionary, perhaps? When the man behind those wire rimmed glasses and that disarming smile writes his job description just what does he put?
Posted by Sam on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:16 pm
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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.
Posted by Sam on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 6:29 am
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All the photos in this gallery are of Bon Jovi at New York City’s Central Park on July 12th, 2008. No pictures or material may be reproduced without written consent from the owner, all pictures and video are copyrighted.
Posted by Sam on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Filed under In The Spotlight · Tagged 2008, all-star, art, artist photos, bon jovi, celebrity photos, central park, cover stories, culture, dance, dj, entertainment news, fashion, frank, free music, future, have a nice day, hip hop, indie, Jon Bon Jovi, july, live, live at central park, MC, movie reviews, music, music downloads, music flashbacks, music news, music reviews, music videos, online exclusives, photo galleries, pro audio, Producer, production, publicity, sam, Sam Frank, underground, Unfiltered, unrated, UnRated Magazine, UnRated magazine New York, UnRated Magazine NYC, UnRated New York, unrated nyc, urban

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

“The heat wave is following us, ” Jakob Dylan told an enthusiastic crowd at New York City’s Blender Theatre.
Although this was the second consecutive night that Jakob and his traveling band, The Gold Mountain Rebels, performed in sweltering conditions it was his New York debut as Jakob Dylan, the solo artist. Backed by [...]

To fully comprehend ….The Dream one must recognize it as a singular entity that recreates itself at various key points in the sequence. For example, when moving from a bright area to a dark area your eyes require an adjustment period in order to function properly.