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Legend has it Peanut Butter Wolf, head honcho of indie hip-hop label Stones Throw, didn't believe the tracks Andrew Cohen had created for his Mayer Hawthorne alter-ego were his own.

Who says a rabbit and a wolf can't get along? Details: With Ceeplus Bad Knives and Dayta.

In the strange wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc.

Local dreamy disco haze-maker Nite Jewel only just wrapped up a European tour, and she's making headlines again back home.

The 45 RPM 7" single never really caught on in Hip Hop. Though the format has gained some minor cachet amongst rap collectors in recent years but the 12" always reigned supreme, Twelves held more music, were easier to scratch and the jukebox culture that popularized 45s was already on the wain by the '80s. So the concept of Peanut Butter Wolf 's [ ...

Mayer Hawthorne's "A Strange Arrangement" is one of the most unlikely albums of the year.

When EDGE caught up with Hawthorne, whose debut full-length record A Strange Arrangement was released last month, he was in the car en route to a photo shoot with Rolling Stone.

Over the years, a series of unfortunate court decisions has made it pretty much impossible for anyone but the biggest major-label stars to construct hip-hop albums out of sampled music.

WHO'S THE NEW GUY?: Mayer Hawthorne doesn't pack the vocal prowess of Boston's own white-soul survivalist Eli Reed, but his music is years more contemporary.

In this week's print edition of LA Weekly, John Payne spills good ink on Mayer Hawthorne, the new Stones Throw artist whose A Strange Arrangement is drawing rave reviews.

Blogwire ​For Chris Manak , the 90s will always hold a special place on his turntables.

Monday Night Football doesn't start for another week, so why not kickstart this week with a VJ set by indie hip-hop vet Peanut Butter Wolf.

The two-day festival featured performances by saxophonist Mindi Abair, Skeleton Crew, Pat Rizzo, the Joni Mitchell Band, Pete Escovedo and Sheila E., featuring The E. Family Project and more.

One Parallel Group presented an exclusive live performance by DJ and hip-hop producer Peanut Butter Wolf at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs Friday night.

BETTER WITH PEANUT BUTTER: One Parallel Group presents an exclusive live performance by DJ and hip-hop producer Peanut Butter Wolf at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.

Chris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, has been pushing forward the music industry for decades.

Custom Search Aug 17, 2009 Boutique label Five Day Weekend launch with a classic rap mix from the Stones Throw head honcho.

Look out Los Angeles, Peanut Butter Wolf is back with his popular numbered night series.

MOST HEAVILY QUESTIONED GENRE: HIP HOP With the Beastie Boys originally set to headline and Jay-Z stepping in Friday as their replacement, the first afternoon and evening of All Points West 2009 took on a vaguely beats-and-rhymes orientation -- from the eagerly flailing hipster rap of the Knux to the reformed Pharcyde's good-natured '90s-jukebox to ...

Nightly blog, 1 of 3: On July 30th, DC hosted an exclusive event featuring Peanut Butter Wolf at The Standard, Downtown LA to kick off The Gold Standard 2009.