Archive for the ‘Hip Hop’ Category
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
The only hip hop band that matters - The Roots - are at Roseland and the revived and reinvigorated Black Crowes do Hammerstein. Roots again tomorrow night. Crowes again on Friday.
Here's The Roots doing Dylan's Masters of War
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Yellowman mon! See him at BB Kings.
Here's a taste...
Alternatively the greatest songwriter EVER Bob Dylan is at Prospect Park and Wyclef Jean - a man also worthy of lavish praise - is in Central Park.
Can't resist the excuse to post Subterranean Homesick Blues
and Killing Me Softly...
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
Last night I had a chance to speak with Colin after seeing a very enjoyable set by Roots and Grooves.
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
There was quite a global hootenanny at Webster Hall this past Sunday night. Meanwhile the otherwise unblemished reputation of hip hop stars received a smudge as part of the recent steroid scandal.
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
1 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
2 The Foo Fighters - Echo, Silence, Patients, & Grace.
3 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
4 Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
5 Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
Kanye and some T and A lead the charge into the second ...
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Monday, October 1st, 2007
I caught a 3 song set that Ice-T did at The Plumm on Friday night and it was more than a little cool.
He introduced his hot wife, shouted out to Grandmaster Flash who was on hand, and showed his talent on the mike.
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