Rick Ross Cancels Tour Dates Over Gang Threats
December 7th, 2012 No comments »
Rick Ross has canceled his shows in Charlotte and Greensboro North Carolina this weekend after receiving death threats from the Gangster Disciples gang The Charlotte Observer reports The North Carolina chapter of the gang warned Ross against visiting the area in a YouTube video seemingly because the rapper had "dishonored"...
Alicia Keys Gala Raises $1.3 Million to Fight AIDS
December 7th, 2012 No comments »
Alicia Keys' Black Ball Redux gala last night raised $13 million for her charity Keep a Child Alive The Associated Press reports Keys got a big assist from pharmaceutical billionaire Stewart Rahr who pledged $1 million to the charity which helps those affected by HIV and AIDS in Africa The...
Jay-Z Unrecognized By Subway Passenger, Video Goes Viral
December 7th, 2012 No comments »
Jay-Z's eight-night stand at Brooklyn's new Barclays Center in September was historic and a feat few of his contemporaries could pull off So it was fitting that the experience would warrant its own documentary "Where I'm From" that debuted on Jay-Z's Times+Life website Tuesday the hip-hop mogul's 43rd birthday But there's...
Best Country Albums of 2012
December 7th, 2012 No comments »
That girl who almost became a Kennedy may be the new face of country music but our picks for the best country albums of the year are more the down-home type Kellie Pickler 100 Proof American Idol also-ran Pickler is an unlikely trad-country heroine But 100 Proof may be the best...
A Silent Film Follows a Starlet’s Heartbreak in ‘Harbour Lights’ – Premiere
December 7th, 2012 No comments »
Oxford alt-rockers A Silent Film are currently crossing North America in support of their latest effort Sand and Snow released this June on Creative Media and EMI Now the band's got a new video for their enchanting sing-along track "Harbour Lights" which intersperses shots of the band playing the cut...
Best Dance Albums of 2012
December 7th, 2012 No comments »
What's that whooshing stomping skittering warping-and-woofing sound? Why it's the uniquitous sound of electronic dance music invading the ears of 2012 Flying Lotus Until the Quiet ComesQuiet is relative for this antsy LA-based producer who convenes Thom Yorke Erykah Badu and a rushing data stream for a stoned soul-jazz picnic Actress RIP...
Neil Young: ‘It’s Time to Get Real on Carbon’
December 7th, 2012 No comments »
Neil Young was an early advocate of biodiesel and spent years trying to build an electric car so you might say he's interested in cleaner transportation Now he writes in The Huffington Post that higher gas-mileage requirements for American vehicles won't have the intended effect of lowering our carbon output...
Gaslight Anthem Bring Sturdy ‘Here Comes My Man’ to ‘Conan’
December 7th, 2012 No comments »
The Gaslight Anthem brought no flash or fanfare to Conan last night just a gutty performance of the band's latest single "Here Comes My Man" Brian Fallon sang with his eyes closed strumming an electric guitar while he delivered the wistful lyrics and his bandmates backed him with harmony vocals and oh-sha-la-las on the...
‘Dark Horse’ by Ladyfinger (ne) – Free MP3
December 7th, 2012 No comments »
Artist Ladyfinger (ne)Song "Dark Horse" Album Errant Forms "Simply put 'Dark Horse' is about growing up A departure from selfishness and moral ambiguity Despite the overwhelming urge to eascape the convivial main character upon reflection realizes he wants to stay with his preganant girlfriend" Ladyfinger (ne)'s lead ...
Justin Vernon Consoles Grizzly Bear Over Grammys Snub
December 6th, 2012 No comments »
Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has some encouraging words for Grizzly Bear frontman Ed Droste who took to Twitter today after his band's critically lauded album Shields was snubbed by the Grammys Lamenting Grizzly Bear's lack of nods last night Droste reached out to Vernon (@blobtower) specifically asking "Don't know how you...