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LL Cool J, satanist: Studies in Crap presents Dancing With Demons
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets.
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Grandmaster Dee of Whodini Talks Fresh Fest and The Secret to His Band's Longevity
Over 25 years ago, the original "Fresh Fest" helped to push hip-hop beyond New York's borders and across the country.
Rap-rock has seen better days. Sure, you could scarcely escape Limp Bizkit or Papa Roach on rock radio just a few years back.
Russell Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and Procter &...
A Hometown Event in Cincinnati Celebrates Creativity of Local Youth CINCINNATI, Feb.
Colt Ford plans to release his second official LP, a oeChicken & Biscuitsa in early April.
" American rapper DMC, formerly of legendary band Run DMC, was warmly welcomed by the audiences in HCM City.
Even in the hands of audacious Lil Wayne, rap-metal still ends up sounding ghastly.
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Let's conduct an experiment. Leave a triangle of Kraft Dairylea in your airing cupboard, and come back to it six months later.
Simon Cowell's potential music business replacements
Monday, the always enlightening Nikki Finke published a scandalicious account of the back room talks between "American Idol" and "The X Factor ," claiming that both were courting music-industry veteran Tommy Mottola for a spot at their judges' table.
Jay Z and Linkin Parka s a oeCollision Course.a When given the opportunity to create a mash up by MTV, notorious rapper Jay Z chose angst-ridden metal group, Linkin Park.
Russell Simmons: Heeding Hip Hop's Higher Calling
The man who helped propel hip hop out of the ghetto and into the Mall of America talks about poetry, politics, and prison time.
January 21: First book published in America, President Carter pardons Vietnam draft evaders
Maine Fast Fact : In the 1600's, fishermen from Europe stopped on Damariscove Island, Maine, south of Boothbay Harbor, to salt their fish.
Hey, what's that sound: Turntablism
From early vinyl-desecrating experiments to world championship tournaments, turntablists have honed their techniques to become hip-hop's answer to the lead guitarist Up to scratch ... turntablists refine their DJ skills.
Top Ten Rap/Dance Songs of All Time
Back in the early nineties, hip hop music was becoming more popular than ever. Ever since Run DMC broke through with their smash cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" in 1986, rap and hip hop have continued to reach the mainstream in a myriad of ways.
Madonna - Madonna Ready to Rock
Madonna is set to take a new rap ock direction on the follow up to her hip-hop influenced last album 'Hard Candy'. Madonna is set to take a new rap/rock direction on her next album.
The next Lady Gaga and Laura Marling and the saviours of guitar pop and indie - among them Ke$ha, Paperplain, the Drums Dain Cairns THE AVETT BROTHERS Sibling folk-rockers from North Carolina, Seth and Scott Avett plug straight into the emotional mains with songs of heartbreaking directness.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler in rehab for addiction to painkillers
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, 61, has entered rehabilitation for an addiction to painkillers stemming from a ten year history of chronic pain from performance injuries.
Public Enemy in Aspen a " and Chuck D's rap against hip-hop
A stripped-down version of Public Enemy performs Sunday, Dec. 27 at Belly Up Aspen.
Rev Run: The Story Behind 'Christmas In Hollis'
Although Hip-Hop Christmas records do not get as much airtime, the genre has produced a number of notable holiday records.
The history of hip hop Christmas songs goes back to the early days of the genre itself.
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