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English indie outfit Kaiser Chiefs responded Monday after falling beneath the unrelenting crosshairs of slander-spouting Brit-pop rail gun Noel Gallagher. Gallagher spanked the band rather sharply Friday, comparing them to the Monkees and denying any love for the band, even at the heights of intoxicated jollity ... read more |
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This is just a hunch, but this may be referring to Noel’s “I’m not having it” comment regarding Jay-Z’s headlining slot in the Glastonbury music festival earlier this year. It was admittedly a bold statement from the axe-wielding Brit who occasionally speaks his mind a little too loud. Even though he was completely, entirely right ... read more |
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Word on the street is that Jay-Z is the in market for a producer on his next album. Who are the candidates? Long time collaborator Timbaland and producer turned artist, Kanye West. So the scoop is this: Jay-Z is such a p-i-m-p that he says there is somewhat of a “competition” to be the producer to the follow up of last year’s aptly titled American Gangster ... read more |
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Rap’s most creatively philosophical lyricist illustrates the world’s social hysteria, consistently trashing political correctness to make his own rules. A native of America’s largest housing project, this New York rapper poetically reimburses past and present one in the same ... read more |
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Have I ever told you how much I love Jay-Z? Well, I do. I’m not a big fan of the whole hip-hop movement, but Jay-Z, well, he’s a mother-fucking rock star ... read more |
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Beck, who has helmed his tenth studio effort, admitted to Rolling Stone that the album was the ”most intensive work I’ve ever done on anything.” The announcement of the album came as a surprise last month amidst hopes Beck was pushing for new material to see the end of his recording contract ... read more |
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For a major UK festival that has seen the likes of Arcade Fire, David Bowie and Oasis, it seems Jay-Z, Kings of Leon and even Massive Attack just don’t add up. It’s no wonder then that promoters are practically giving away tickets to this month’s Glastonbury Festival via HMV in hopes to sell-out the June 27-29 outdoor music marathon ... read more |
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In one corner we have Jay-Z, president of Def Jam, husband of Beyonce, leader of the rap world. In the other corner we have Noel Gallagher, guitarist for Oasis, admitted pilferer of riffs, beggar of current relevance. One spends his time imagining what’s left for him to do while the other hunches over a stereo tape recorder in hand listening to others’ songs ... read more |
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This is why Jay-Z doesn’t get high, why the masterminds behind Mars Volta only smoke when listening to their original recordings, the ones they did sober. I’m not saying stay in school, drugs ain’t cool. I say do what you want to do, just make sure you remember why you’re doing it ... read more |
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Joining legions of anonymous Internet commentators and virtual message boards hecklers, Noel Gallagher is now taking a stab at choice headlining acts set for these year’s festival circuits. His main gripe? The announcement of Jay-Z for England’s Glastonbury Festival where he says hip-hop does not belong ... read more |
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As a pretty serious music fan, it seems odd I’d only have eight rap songs (nine if you let me count “Hey Ya” by Outkast) on my iPod. Sure, I only have one techno song, but wide-pupiled pseudo-hippy bozos with glow sticks and stashes of ecstasy hardly wield the same cultural relevance as an entire generation of disenchanted, fast-talking urban youths ... read more |
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If you are willing to both haul yourself to the pastoral Pemberton, as well as shell out the whopping $239 dollars to shake your ass to Jay-Z and then act mystifyingly bored during Death Cab For Cutie, the Pemberton Festival will quite possibly be the niftiest place to be this summer ... read more |
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I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a hell of a week. Santa (1) came and visited my household, dolling out Christmas cheer and accidentally leaving one of his Lipitors next to an empty plate of chocolate chunk cookies on my kitchen table. My beloved Chicago Blackhawks have won four straight, and I couldn’t be in a better mood. Now, it’s time to tarnish those good vibes by digging up all the heinous stories of Rock N Roll excess from the last week ... read more |
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Jay-z once claimed he was finished recording music. Since then, he has released the album “Kingdom Come” and, more recently, “American Ganster.” Now, after three years of signing acts like Rihanna and Ne-yo to Def Jam Records, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is finished acting as president for the record label. ... read more |
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The hip-hop star is discussing the possibility of sponsoring a New Jersey arena, which will cost about $600,000 and would be branded by his Rocawear clothing range. He has held talks with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) over naming rights to the Meadowlands venue, which is currently owned by Continental Airlines
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