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Underworld vs The Misterons: Athens British techno duo, Underworld have been cranking out music since 1986. In America, the group was never able to duplicate the success of their debut single, "Underneath the Radar". The duo has done much better in Britain and around the world. Athens is a ...
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Underworld
With retailers looking to cash in on the upcoming holiday season, songs with remotely wintry themes are going to be licensed for commercial use. One such song is "Icicles" by Let's Go Sailing. The Los Angeles-based indie pop group licensed their song to Radio Shack. What a California band ...
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Juicy J is dropping a new mixtape with DJ Smallz, called Cutthroat , on Thanksgiving. The street single from the tape is "Break It Down". The track features frequent Three 6 Mafia collaborator and Juicy J's older brother, Project Pat . Check out the track and let me know what you think. MP3: ...
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Three 6 Mafia
Mr. Gnome: Heave Yer Skeleton When I think of duos, I think of Simon and Garfunkel or the White Stripes ; Mr. Gnome doesn't really sound like either of those bands. Lead singer, Nicole Barille plays guitar and fiddle while drummer Sam Meister doubles as a pianist and backing vocalist. On ...
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The White Stripes
Eagles
Beanie Sigel must be bored. Or maybe he needs the press. But even The Game at the height of his beef with 50 Cent didn't come out with two diss tracks on the same weekend. Beanie has apparently never heard of "pacing yourself". "Think Big" is slightly more scathing than "Kill a Jigga Man" . ...
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Beanie Sigel
Jay-Z
50 Cent
Mannie Fresh has produced some of hip hop's best party track. He produced Lil Wayne 's "Go DJ", T.I. 's "Top Back" and "Big Shit Poppin'", and Juvenile 's "Back That Azz Up". He's long been producing tracks for rapper B.G. and he produces his latest single "My Hood". The track is the third ...
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Lil Wayne
T.I.
Juvenile
"Up All Night" is Harris Robotis' first release on Sweat It Out Productions. The track is a blazing disco track full of hard cuts, stuttered samples, and techno synths. It bravely walks the line of catchy-as-hell and repetitive-to-the-point-of-annoying. The track has remixed been Australian ...
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About a month after we brought you the first diss track from Beanie Sigel directed at Jay-Z , Beanie is aiming at jigga a second time. This time it seems more serious as the track is called "Kill A Jigga Man". Should Jay-Z be worried about this beef? Does Sigel have the skills to take down ...
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Jay-Z
Beanie Sigel
Miami, Florida rapper, Smokey is a new artist hoping to make an impact by bringing some humor to hip hop. He's not exactly Biz Markie or Afroman , but his insouciance can only be seen as a good thing. His latest single is "Swimming in My Money" which features Juelz Santana . Check out the ...
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Juelz Santana
Afroman
The Little Heroes: Thank You The Little Heroes' debut album, Cinematic Americana was mired by mediocre reviews. One critic described the band as "talented...but they seem to be in search of a style". The band hopes to sure up their sound on their sophomore record, Thank You . The group ...
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Heroes
The Co-Op is a hip hop trio based out of Washington DC. The group consists of rapper Decon, rapper/producer D-Daye, and R&B; singer Frankie D. The group has released two mixtapes, and now they are releasing their second single, "Dumb It Down". Check out the DMV remix, of course standing for ...
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Frankie Delgado
Rita J: Artist Workshop Chicago rapper/singer Rita J releases her debut album, Artist Workshop via All Natural Records. Rita J reminds me of Queen Latifa . The girl is multi-talent; when she raps she commands the track but she also has a very soulful singing voice. She combines both talents ...
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Bodies of Work: Flyers Bodies of London formed in London in 2008. Since that type they released their debut single "Better Sorry Than Safe" and now their debut EP Flyers . The band's sound is a mixture of new wave and post-punk. Their synthesizer parts are reminiscent of Hot Fuss -era the ...
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The Killers
Interpol
Arms and Sleepers: Matador Trip-hop duo, Arms and Sleepers have produced a prolific amount of material for only three years of activity. After a touring schedule that brought them to Europe, the group decided to focus on a new proper full length. The result is Matador , released by Fake ...
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Portishead
We All Have Hooks for Hands: The Shape of Energy South Dakota isn't exactly a mecca of music, but if there is one bright spot it is the wacky-named, We All Have Hooks for Hands. The sextet gained national acclaim for their self-released debut album, the Pretender . The band hopes to garner ...
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Mass Fiction: Genre Fans of Dubious Ranger should knowledgable of Jonathan Eccles. He's the guitarist. When Eccles isn't jamming out with Dubious Ranger, he's playing in Mass Fiction . Eccles produced Genre with the band and released it November 10th through The Nothing Room. Most of the ...
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Billy Joel
Them Crooked Vultures: Them Crooked Vultures There is a great history of rock supergroups, but that legacy has been recently tarnished by such bands as Chickenfoot and Damnocracy . Them Crooked Vulture seeks to make the supergroup something great again. The group is comprised of Dave Grohl of ...
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Dave Grohl
Queens of the Stone Age
Chickenfoot
Nirvana
Aaliyah is a touchy subject for a lot of people. She was young and slowly redefining what a female r&b; star was when he life was cut short in a plane crash. "Try Again" was her highest charting single, reaching number 1 in the US. The Timbaland produced track was the peak of Aaliyah's ...
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Aaliyah
Timbaland
João Orecchia: Hands & Feet João Orecchia's story may be as great as his debut album, Hands & Feet . His father was an Italian immigrant based in New York City who had dreams of a music career. Orecchia's father passed away during the recording of Hands & Feet so Orecchia turned his father's ...
