Friday's Music Roundup
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Inception brings the trend for slow music to the big screen
| Composer Hans Zimmer's ultra-slow manipulation of an Edith Piaf song displays the beauty in bringing the BMP right down Down with the BMP ... Inception's soundtrack is so slow it sent cast members t...
Big Boi of OutKast overcomes hurdles with debut CD
| ATLANTA-Despite his success with the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum group OutKast, Big Boi felt artistically stifled when he tried to step out on his own as a solo rapper. | But after his recently re...
Field Day: Free download and ticket offer
| Field Day has firmly cemented its place in the UK festival calendar with a plethora of aural delights and rustic merrymaking including sack-racing, splat the rat and their world-famous tombola. With...
Lil B Is Taking The Net By Storm, One Freestyle At A Time
| Fire Starter: Lil B | Hip-Hop has always been filled with eccentric, over-the-top personalities. Acts like ODB, Kanye West and even Lil Wayne have drawn plenty of "oohs" and "ahhs" with their rhymes...
Big Boi of OutKast overcomes hurdles with debut CD
| ATLANTA – Despite his success with the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum group OutKast, Big Boi felt artistically stifled when he tried to step out on his own as a solo rapper. | But after his rec...
Big Boi of OutKast overcomes hurdles with debut CD
Despite his success with the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum group OutKast, Big Boi felt artistically stifled when he tried to step out on his own as a solo rapper. | But after his recently released alb...
Mark Wahlberg Gets His Walk of Fame Star
| Getty Images | He started off as a ripped rapper, then became a lusted after underwear model, before finally settling into a respectable career in Hollywood that's been capped with a star on the Wal...
Music critics' picks
| Philadelphia Daily News | staff POP . . . plus | Our scene opens in Topeka, Kansas, where a teenage Andy McKee starts taking guitar lessons at Steam Music, then a year later takes over as teacher. A...
Here's the music lineup on Philly stages tonight & in the coming week
| Philadelphia Daily News | staff Live music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Shaun Brady, Tom Di Nardo, James Johnson, Sara Sherr and Jonathan Takiff. | POP . . . plus | Cyndi Lauper: ...
Hot Tix: Cirque offshoot Cavalia, Gorillaz, Drake and more
| Cavalia is a Cirque du Soleil offshoot closely following the path of its main branch. The Montreal company, started in 2003 by Cirque co-founder Normand Latourelle, will bring "A Magical Encounter B...
Armatrading's new CD is strictly rock
| On Joan Armatrading's new rock album, "This Charming Life," the songwriter plays everything except the drums. (Getty Images file photo ) | A few years ago, Joan Armatrading had the blues. This year ...
Nas, Damian Marley not so 'Distant'
| Nas, son of a jazz musician, and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, son of a reggae legend, merged their talents and styles on a recent album and now are on tour together. | At the House of Blues...
Wyclef Jean steps toward Haitian presidential race
| PORT-AU-PRINCE – Grammy-award winning singer Wyclef Jean said on Thursday that he has taken legal steps toward running for president in quake-devastated Haiti, but has not made a definite decision...
Field Day - A field of dreams for new talent
| Field Day at East London's Victoria Park this weekend is the festival known for spotting the hottest new bands. Last year the xx, the band of the moment, who were Mercury nominated last week, played...
The Barometer: Gorillaz; David Rotheray; Brad Mehldau; Robyn; Grinderman; Bombay Bicycle Club; Julian Marley; The ...
| Gorillaz | On Melancholy Hill | Second single from 'Plastic Beach' is a gloriously mournful tune. Almost makes you forgive them for their lacklustre Glastonbury set. | David Rotheray | The Sparrow, ...
Avant samba
| Without reading the track listing, it takes a moment to place the familiar lyrics: "Relax your mind/ Lay back and groove with mine,'' coos the heavily accented baritone over a spare beat and seducti...
'You heard them here first' - London festival keeps picking the hits
By Charlotte Cripps 6:47 AM Friday Jul 30, 2010 Email Print Expand Shrink | Field Day at East London's Victoria Park this weekend is the festival known for spotting the hottest new bands. Last year th...
Back to the future
| It's not exactly big news that artists in search of tomorrow's dance music find their inspiration by combing through the past. Lately, it's more the rule than the exception. And these days, confront...
Newport news
| Similar to recent years, this year's Newport Folk Festival lineup is a smartly curated mix of veterans and new faces. John Prine headlines Saturday, with Levon Helm doing the honors on Sunday. Mixed...
Outdoor Music Festival Presented by Mustock LLC Puts Nearly Two Dozen Music Artists On Mustock 2010 Line Up July 30, 2010 - August 1, 2010
Asheru and The ELs, Fort Knox Five, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Rob Paine of Solomonic Sound System featuring Lady Alma, Mustabar SoulBush and Thunderball to headline | , April 13 /P...
'Jersey Shore' Cast Land Clothing Lines, Books Deals
| As season two of the 'Jersey Shore' kicks off, find out what else the crew is up to! | by Jocelyn Vena | Sure, the cast of are back to "beat the beat" for the show's second season, this time in Miam...
VH1 Amplifies its Original Programming Development to Debut a Record 44 Series in 2010
| , April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1 will produce a record 44 original series in 2010 to further build on the network's connection to young adults and their hunger for programming centered around m...
Chart-Topping, Heavy-Hitting Rap Star Plies launches 'The Goon Affiliated 25 Day Giveaway'
Giveaway Kicks Off May 1st and Ends When his Album 'Goon Affiliated' Hits the Streets - May 25th | Rapper Plies is Set to Giveaway Gifts of Personal Diamond Jewelry, Health Insurance, Sh...
Music Review: The Definitive Collection of Federal Records (1964-1982)
| This two-disc compilation covers the output of Federal Records from the mid-sixties through the early eighties. The label was founded by Kenneth Khouri in the early sixties. Khouri got his start in ...
Mike Tyson And Tupac Shakur Documentary To Air In September
| One Night in Vegas, a doc detailing Tyson and 'Pac's friendship, will air on ESPN on September 7, 14 years after the rapper was shot. | by Mawuse Ziegbe | In the 1990s, Tupac Shakur and Mike Tyson w...
Kanye West's 'Power' Video Is 'Apocalyptic,' Director Says
| Artist Marco Brambilla says the 'video work' expresses the 'very dark, personal conflict' in the song. | by Steven Roberts | Ever since Kanye West joined Twitter on Wednesday, the world has essentia...
Eminem Is The 'Godfather Of The Hip-Hop Game,' G-Unit Members Say
| Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks attribute Eminem's chart-topping success to his fan base. | by Shaheem Reid | His reign at the top is not short like leprechauns, but long like scowling giants: Eminem is e...
Foxy Brown Says She 'Applauds' Nicki Minaj
| 'When you're a boss bitch, you give it up,' Foxy says, squashing any talk of a rivalry with the Barbie, in Mixtape Daily. | by Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Sway Calloway | Celebrity Favorites: Fo...
Mike Tyson And Tupac Shakur Documentary To Air In September
| In the 1990s, Tupac Shakur and Mike Tyson were two of the most explosive personalities in entertainment. Both overcame scrappy upbringings to snag major fame and success. Both served time at high-pr...
Are you ready for the British MCs?
| The next generation of UK MCs are ambitious and uncompromising. They want to use their own language and background – to get No 1 records Brit parade ... Professor Green. Photograph: Alex Sudea / R...
