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Thursday, May 6, 2010
News / Concert Announcement Jam Cruise 9 dates, lineup announced
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Jam Cruise 9 will set sail on Jan. 4-9, 2011, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and make stops in Roatan, Honduras and Costa Maya, Mexico.
Tickets go on sale at noon on June 2 at www.jamcruise.com.
Performing artists include Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman, & Jay Lane are Scaring the Children, The Rhythm Devils featuring Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Galactic, The Greyboy Allstars, Stockholm Syndrome, Lotus, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Anders Osborne featuring sets with Stanton Moore & Robert Walter and with George Porter Jr. & Johnny Vidacovich, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Zach Deputy and many more. (Full lineup after the jump)
News / Videos New Jane's Addiction song
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:05 AM
Jane's Addiction, if you hadn't already heard, has a new lineup these days. Original bassist Eric Avery, who reunited with the group — Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Dave Navarro — for a tour last year, has departed once again and has been replaced by former Guns N Roses/Velvet Revolver bass player Duff McKagan.
The band played a Cinco de Mayo gig last night and debuted one of their new songs, "Soulmate." It has a similar drum beat to "Superhero" and, while it doesn't exactly measure up to the Jane's of old, I'll give it more time before offering a full opinion.
The group has been spending a lot of time in the studio, so fans hope a new album will be out soon.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Concert Announcement / News Concert announcement: Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli + Hi-Tek)
Posted By Mike McCray on Wed, May 5, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Hip hop heads rejoice, Reflection Eternal, better known as Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek, will be performing at Amos' Southend on Friday, June 11 at 8 p.m. Opening for them will be North Carolina-based super producer 9th Wonder's group, Actual Proof and The Mighty DJ DR.
18+, tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. You can purchase tickets online here.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
CD Reviews / News Mixtape Review: Young Jeezy's "Trap Or Die 2"
Posted By Mike McCray on Tue, May 4, 2010 at 4:45 PM
The Deal: New mixtape from trap rap star temporarily blows up the Internet during lunch breaks today.
The Good: Everything people love about Young Jeezy is on display here. A blend of trunk rattlin' and soulful beats, slick lyrics perfectly balance the shine and the grind. "Lose My Mind" with Plies is so dope, I can completely ignore the fact that Plies is a college-educated man playing a goon. "Ill'in" featuring Clipse is exactly why "cocaine rap" has never gone away. "Ride Wit Me" with Trick Daddy and Scarface preaches the gospel of keeping your crews small and close knit from the mouths of seasoned vets in the game. Also happy to see Jeezy get a couple Shawty Redd beats before the producer was locked up.
The Bad: Repetitive, but so what.
The Verdict: Maybe not the classic the first Trap Or Die was but it definitely blows other recent mixtape releases out of the water. If these are throwaway tracks, imagine how good Thug Motivation 103 is going to be. A helluva prequel you'll hear blaring in traffic every sunny day this summer.
Tracklist:
01. Introduction
02. Trap Or Die Reloaded
03. Stop Playin Wit Me
04. Insane
05. Problem
06. Camaro
07. Lose My Mind (feat. Plies)
08. Greatest Trapper Alive
09. Ill’in (feat. Clipse)
10. Just Saying
11. The TakeOver (feat. Bigga Rankins)
12. D Boyz
13. Hood Politics
14. Ride Wit Me (feat. Trick Daddy & Scarface)
15. Go Hard
16. Talking
17. Time
18. I Remember
19. Grape
20. My Tool (feat. Baby & Bun B)
21. Da Greatest
22. Trap Or Die 2 [Bonus]
[Download Young Jeezy's Trap Or Die 2]
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Release date: May 4, 2010
New Releases / News This week's new releases (5/4/2010)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Here's a quick list of some of this week's new releases:
Toni Braxton Pulse
Broken Social Scene Forgiveness Rock Record
Zac Brown Band Pass the Jar
Court Yard Hounds Court Yard Hounds
Deftones Diamond Eyes
The Flaming Lips and Stardeath And White Dwarfs Dark Side of the Moon
Free Energy Stuck on Nothing
Godsmack The Oracle
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
Minus the Bear Omni
New Pornographers Together
Nonpoint Miracle
Mike Patton Mondo Cane
Josh Ritter So Runs the World Away
Videos / News Video: Swagger Wagon
Posted By Mike McCray on Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Toyota is slowly but surely trying to get to us to forget about their little break fail issues.
You may have seen noticed their new commercials trying to paint the minivan as cool for parents featuring a dad who refers to his whip as a "Swagger Wagon."
The goal was to get people to visit their website and learn more about the vehicle and for those that did, they were treated to this surprisingly well done video featuring the commercial parents rapping about their SE Wagon and good they are at parenting.
Shout out to all the MotherFather's in the house! Haha, enjoy!
News Free Music Night at Neighborhood Theatre
Posted By Anita Overcash on Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:34 AM
Whoever said you can’t get anything free has obviously never been to NoDa. With that in mind, Neighborhood Theatre’s Free Music Night on Wednesday, May 5 makes going to a concert all the more enjoyable — because nothing (other than what you spend on drinks and band merch, of course) is coming out of your pockets. Not to mention the band lineup is a threesome. No, not that kind of threesome, but the kind that features not one, not two, but three performing acts, including Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Matrimony and E-S Guthrie. Did I mention it’s free? Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m. Neighborhood Theatre, 511 East 36th St. 704-358-9298. www.neighborhoodtheatre.com.
Photos / Live Reviews / setlist / News Live review: Korn
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:31 AM
Korn w/ 2 Cents, Saint Diablo
The Fillmore Charlotte
May 3, 2010
The Deal: Jagermeister Musictour brings Korn, 2 Cents and Saint Diablo out for a "Ballroom Blitz."
Monday, May 3, 2010
Videos / News Video: Kanye West on The Cleveland Show
Posted By Mike McCray on Mon, May 3, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Admit it. As much as you hate Kanye West, you love Kanye West.
For everything he does that's arrogant and worthy of scorn, he does something else that makes you say, this industry "cry baby" may just be cool. Anyway, for those that didn't catch him Fox's The Cleveland Show last night, the rapper got into a rap battle at a high school party.
From comparing his ho-getting abilities to John Edwards and even dissing people in Klingon before breaking out the auto-tune.
It's silly but funny.
News Checking out Merlefest
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, May 3, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Started in 1988, MerleFest is an annual festival held in Wilkesboro, N.C., named in honor of musician Merle Watson who was killed in a tractor accident in 1985.
I've lived in North Carolina since 1998, but have never made it up to MerleFest until this past weekend. I made the hour-and-a-half drive up from Charlotte on Saturday morning and arrived at Wilkesboro Community College around 1 p.m.
I tried to catch Bearfoot at the Walker Center, but it was much like a quest to the dark side of the moon. By the time I walked what felt like miles to get there, the audience as filing out of the auditorium. No problem - I'd have another opportunity to see them that night.
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