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This is a bummer, but also shows how out of the loop I am: Beastie Boys have been working on a new album?!? Beastie Boys have canceled all upcoming concert appearances to allow time for Yauch's surgery and recovery. The release of the band's forthcoming album Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 will also be pushed [...]
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Wow. Even though I have Paul’s Boutique on vinyl it is very tempting to pick up this classic Beastie Boys album in every one of its newly remastered versions….and the t-shirt as well. (How else will I announce to the world that I am “in the know,” “down,” “hip,” or “skiffy.”) It’s such a bourgeois [...]
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Finally googled that song today and found out it’s M.I.A’s “Paper Planes”. And apparently M.I.A. is British but of Sri Lankan Tamil descent! Once again I am late to the game. A lot of people have suggested I give M.I.A. a closer look over the years. I think I lumped her in with Aaliyah and [...]
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Went to the Rocks the Bells tour Hip-Hop show in Tinley Park on Saturday (July 19, 2008) with a group of guys I know from High School. Mostly my brother’s friends. The day started rainy, on and off between drizzling and pouring. It cleared up by the time we got there, but we missed Dead [...]
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Saw Planet B-Boy at The Century the other night, and it is fantastic. My companion even compared it to Hoop Dreams and put it in her top 3 documentaries. It’s extended until the 24th of April so go and get a ticket now! Visit the film’s YouTube channel for clips. [Side note: The Hoop Dreams [...]
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IN A WORLD…Where one man…must fulfill his DESTINY…of reuniting…the Wu-Tang Clan! Rock the Bells is his story.
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Surprise, surprise. There’s also a new doco about the world-wide graffiti movement showing at the Tribeca Film Fest. It’s called Bomb It and features a pretty diverse range of artists. Not just bombers from big crews in LA and NYC, but paintbrush wielding femmes from Barcelona, truly old school innovators, Dj-ing crossover hotties, and the [...]
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