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Rock the Bells expands lineup (Deltron 3030, Action Bronson, J. Cole, Wale, Big Daddy Kane, Girl Talk, Pretty Lights & more)
As mentioned, hip hop festival Rock the Bells is returning in 2013 to a few different cities including East Rutherford, NJ at the Meadowlands Racetrack from October …
Schoolboy Q, Action Bronson (who has a new video) & more played the XXL Freshman show; Rock the Bells tix on sale
Thanks to TDE’s recent success, Q found himself as the most established performer at the Freshman show. With no one to accompany him on stage, he fared better in the larger crowd as a solo artist, breezing through tracks from and throwback collaborations with A$AP Rocky…
Lee Ranaldo Band touring; Thurston Moore w/ Lou Barlow & others on Joyful Noise 7" series, playing Yoko Ono's Meltdown
Lee Ranaldo on stage w/ Dinosaur Jr. in 2012 (more by Gretchen Robinette)
The Lee Ranaldo Band, which features Lee along with his Sonic Youth bandmate Steve Shelley, Alan Licht, and Tim Luntzel, are about to head to Spain and Portgual for a short tour this month, and upon returning to NYC they’ll play a hometown show at Union Pool on April 28…
Public Enemy, Immortal Technique, Monie Love & friends took over Irving Plaza (pics, video, setlist)
The Public Enemy-headlined Hip Hop Gods Tour hit Irving Plaza in NYC on Thursday night (11/29). We’ve got pictures, videos, and a shot of PE’s setlist…
this week in hip hop (Aesop Rock, Talib Kweli, RJD2, Nina Sky, Homeboy Sandman, Oddisee, Biz Markie, Wu-Block & more)
DOWNLOAD: Homeboy Sandman – “Watchu Want From Me?” (prod. Oddisee) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Nina Sky – Nicole & Natalie (ZIP)
Aesop Rock at McCarren Pool in 2008 (more by Jason Bergman)
Homeboy Sandman is set to release his first full length album on Stones Throw, First Of A Living Breed, which is due out on the label on September 18…
Rock the Bells 2012 full lineup (Nas, Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, Dipset, Schoolboy Q, Missy Elliot, Wiz Khalifa, much more)
Nas @ Rock the Bells (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
That didn’t take long. We just announced the intitial lineup. Check out the almost-full thing below…
Michael Moore covers Bob Dylan for Occupy CD (listen), performing live at Occupy benefit tonight (on sale)
Tonight at City Winery:Join Music for Occupy on May 8th to inspire and celebrate through music the Occupy Wall Street movement and the 99% who’ve been adversely affected by the economic corruption that has permeated our Democracy, created a near insurmountable disparity in wealth, and hindered life, liberty, justice and the pursuit of an honest living for all…
Tom Morello, the 'Guitarmy', Dan Deacon, Das Racist & others marched & occupied Union Square (pics, video)
#Guitarmy w Tom morello leaving the park (via)”The Occupy movement that mobilized thousands of protestors last fall was mostly quiet through the winter in New York, as both the cold and the NYPD chased demonstrators out of their makeshift camp in Zuccotti Park…
Occupy Guitarmy marching & performing on May Day (with Tom Morello, Das Racist, Dan Deacon & more)
May Day flyers & posters @ Terminal 5 (more by BBG)
As you may have heard, the Occupy community has organized a protest to strike on May 1st as part of May Day…
L.A. Rising in pics (Rage Against the Machine, Lauryn Hill, Muse, Immortal Technique & more)
…When Rage Against the Machine lead singer-provocateur Zack de la Rocha stood before 60,000 people, raised his fist, barked out wicked smart, superbly flowed calls to action, pointed out the disparity between rich and poor, spit venom at the billionaires and wondered on their power, the sense of no future that has ignited unrest throughout the world in 2011 felt shockingly, palpably present…
