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Dinosaur Jr. @ First Avenue
November 20, 2009 – 10:59 am | No Comment

The Amherst trio had towers of amps stacked up all over the stage, including one that was pointed directly towards front man J Mascis, in case his monitors weren’t providing him enough of his own guitar sound. And not having enough sound has never really been a problem for the group, and it certainly wasn’t on this evening as the band tore through a fiery 90 minute set that spanned the band’s entire career.

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Slapping Purses’ Favorite Albums of the Decade
November 6, 2009 – 10:30 am | No Comment
Slapping Purses’ Favorite Albums of the Decade

A list of the best albums of the decade as compiled by Jason Powers of Slapping Purses.

Beneath The Surface: Raekwon, Ghostface, Rye Rye, KRS-One & more!
September 20, 2009 – 7:40 pm | 3 Comments
Beneath The Surface: Raekwon, Ghostface, Rye Rye, KRS-One & more!

Beneath The Surface: A recap of various hip-hop styles on the radar, just beneath the surface… this week: Raekwon, Snoop, Rye Rye, M.O.P., and much, much more!

N.A.S.A. feat. M.I.A., Spank Rock, Santigold, & Nick Zinner “Whatchadoin’?” Video
July 24, 2009 – 1:28 pm | No Comment
N.A.S.A. feat. M.I.A., Spank Rock, Santigold, & Nick Zinner “Whatchadoin’?” Video

Music video for “Whatchadoin’?” from the album “The Spirit of Apollo.”

Rye Rye feat. M.I.A. “Bang” Video
July 1, 2009 – 1:59 pm | No Comment
Rye Rye feat. M.I.A. “Bang” Video

Music video for “Bang” by Rye Rye directed by M.I.A.

Buraka Som Sistema “IC19″
May 5, 2009 – 11:00 am | No Comment
Buraka Som Sistema “IC19″

A year ago Buraka Som Sistema broke loose globally with a video for “Sound of Kudoro,” which at the time, seemed as though it was piggybacking off of the success of one of the song’s contributor’s, M.I.A.

M.I.A., Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne & T.I. at Grammys
February 9, 2009 – 2:17 pm | No Comment
M.I.A., Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne & T.I. at Grammys

Jay-Z is joined by M.I.A., Kayne West, T.I and Lil Wayne for a performance of his “Swagger Like Us” at the 51st annual Grammy Awards.

N.A.S.A. “The Spirit of Apollo” Review
January 30, 2009 – 3:01 pm | 8 Comments
N.A.S.A. “The Spirit of Apollo” Review

N.A.S.A.’s new album, Spirit of Apollo, confirms for me a longstanding suspicion I have had about famous musicians: they have a secret island somewhere that they sneak off to in order to have fantastic parties …

Pale Young Gentlemen “Paper Planes” (M.I.A. cover)
January 7, 2009 – 2:05 pm | 4 Comments
Pale Young Gentlemen “Paper Planes” (M.I.A. cover)

Recorded for Cokemachineglow’s ridiculous brilliant Fantasy-Podcast, Madison’s Pale Young Gentlemen give M.I.A. the I-never-saw-that-one-coming treatment with their rendition of “Paper Planes.” Making mention of the inspiration behind the cover, percussionist Matt Reisenauer noted, “We chose …

The Top 15 Mashups of 2008
December 22, 2008 – 1:31 pm | 10 Comments
The Top 15 Mashups of 2008

A year end list collecting the best mashups of 2008.

THE HUB: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
October 15, 2008 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Twin Cities:
— Dosh & the Notwist played Webster Hall. (link) (link)
— In preparation for the group’s CD release show this Friday at the Triple Rock, Max Ross profiles Invincible Kids. (link)
— Atmosphere & Abstract Rude …

This Week In Mashups (04/19/2008)
April 19, 2008 – 3:31 pm | 4 Comments

This week’s best mashups featuring ToToM, DJ Schmolli & the Hood Internet.

Buraka Som Sistema feat. M.I.A. & DJ Znobia “Sound of Kuduro” Video
March 7, 2008 – 8:08 pm | No Comment

Music video for “Sound of Kuduro” by Buraka Som Sistema from the album “Black Diamond.”