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New music to hear in 2009
Los Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times music writers offer a look at some of the artists they expect to make noise in 2009. Artist to watch: Mapei Why her? The missing chip between Santogold, Kid Sister and Rye Rye falls into place at last. The Rhode Island-born Mapei...Tags: Lou Reed, Mos Def, Rhode Island, Bob Marley, Bars and Clubs
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Best music of 2008: R.E.M. to Lil Wayne
R.E.M. at Langerado
Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, March 8
Knocked sideways by wind and rain, the Langerado festival took a day or so to become memorable for something besides foul weather. The Beastie Boys were experts at using merry chaos to...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Fillmore Miami Beach, Columbia University, Radiohead, Everglades
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Wu-Tang looks back but sells to the future
Special to the TribuneGiven the continuing spate of alt-rock nostalgia, it is easy to understand why Wu-Tang Clan jumped on the bandwagon Sunday at a packed House of Blues. After all, the innovative hip-hop crew hails from the same era—the early '90s—presently...Tags: RZA, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Music, Dining and Drinking, Method Man
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And here is the Wu-Tang Clan
Who is the Wu-Tang Clan? The Wu-Tang Clan is the hip-hop sum of nine distinctive parts. Here's a character breakdown: RZA: The Wu-Tang founder and chief producer finds just the right music / sample / sound / lyrical combination. GZA: Co-founder and...Tags: RZA, Music Industry, Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon
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'Hip Hop Honors' with a Long Island beat
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comTHE SHOW "VH1's Hip Hop Honors" WHEN | WHERE Tonight at 10 on VH1 THE DEAL The fifth annual Hip Hop Honors - taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan last Thursday - recognizes Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Naughty by Nature, Slick Rick and Too Short....Tags: Chuck D, Fiction, Busta Rhymes, Hip Hop, Chuck (tv program)
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Rock the Bells' raucous roar
Special to The TimesYou know a music festival is stacked to the gills with talent when Rakim, considered the father of modern hip-hop lyricism, is stuck playing the 2:30 p.m. slot in the scorching San Bernardino summer sun. But Rock the Bells isn't just any festival, having...Tags: Kobe Bryant, Popular Music, Nas, Anaheim, Mos Def
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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' turns 25
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comIt should be a no-brainer. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the biggest-selling album in music history by reworking several of its best-known hits with today's hottest singers and producers should really be a sure thing. And it would be - if it didn'...Tags: Dance, Ceremonies, Sales, Super Bowl, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Coldplay, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen to rock this summer
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comTrue Colors Tour (June 1 at Nikon Theater at Jones Beach and June 3 at Radio City Music Hall). It turns out last year's excellent debut for Cyndi Lauper's package tour was just a warm-up. This year's version is even stronger, with Lauper and The B-52s...Tags: Elvis Costello, Joe Cocker, Nikon Corp, Bruce Springsteen, Carson Kressley
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Amy Winehouse
MetromixALBUM: "Back to Black" (Universal) Add another name to the list of British women recently hyped as the next big thing in pop music: Amy Winehouse. But unlike fellow imports Lady Sovereign, Corinne Bailey Rae and Lily Allen, Winehouse's current...Tags: Music, Popular Music, Amy Winehouse, Ella Fitzgerald
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Fabolous
Special to MetromixALBUM: "From Nothin' to Somethin'" (Def Jam) Ever since his arrival, Brooklyn rapper Fabolous has been an unlikely candidate for hip-hop superstardom. His lethargic flow and low-key delivery make Fab the antithesis of most MCs, but his witty lyrics...Tags: RZA, Music, Hip Hop, Jay-Z, Raekwon
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Mark Ronson
Metromix StaffALBUM: "Version" (RCA) Backstory: This is the moment Mark Ronson has been prepping for for years. After the DJ/NYC socialite's underrated 2003 debut album "Here Comes The Fuzz" went unnoticed by most (even with cameos from the likes of Jack White and...Tags: Paul Smith, Robbie Williams, Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse, Ol' Dirty Bastard
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Hell Razah
MetromixALBUM: "Renaissance Child" (Nature Sounds) Nearly 10 years after his arrival on the hip-hop scene as part of Wu-Tang spin-off the Sunz of Man, Hell Razah finally drops his full-length solo debut, "The Renaissance Child." The Brooklyn rapper helped...Tags: Method Man, Wyclef Jean
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