Listen to De La Soul's New Single "Get Away"
"Get Away" serves as the leadoff single of the group’s newest album, You’re Welcome, which is scheduled to be released later this fall. read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Roots Announce 5th Annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia
For the fifth year in a row, hip-hop collective and late night band-extraordinaire The Roots will curate The Roots Picnic in their hometown of Philadelphia. This year, the event will take place at Festival Pier at Penn's Landing June 2-3. read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 80 Best Albums of the 1980s
The 1980s might conjure up images of leg warmers, parachute pants, moonwalking, Flock of Seagulls haircuts and any number of John Hughes movies. But looking back at the decade’s best albums, those years were extremely diverse. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySummerfest Announces Complete 2011 Lineup
Milwaukee’s Summerfest is the big kahuna of music festivals. The 11-day event boasts over 700 bands shared between 11 stages, and it’s been rightfully tagged the world’s largest music festival. This year’s festival will run from June 29-July 10.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNoel Gallagher (Kind of) Praises Gorillaz
Last night at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London, former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher had some good things to say about his nemesis, former Blur frontman and current Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTen Hip-Hop Home-Improvement Companies
According to the best press release we’ve received in some time, washed-up rapper Rob “Vanilla Ice” Van Winkle will soon debut a television show “focusing on his passion for home renovation.” Here is a teaser: “In this 10-episode series, Rob is ready for his biggest project yet—a complete overhaul of a six-bedroom and five-bathroom, 7,000 square-foot lakefront home in Palm Beach, Fla.”... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayStooges, De La Soul, X, Many More Play NXNE 2010
Just as this year’s Bonnaroo festival wraps up, the NXNE festival in Toronto will commence. Headlining the week-long music and film extravaganza this year are Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Iggy and the Stooges as well as The Raveonettes, De La Soul, Mudhoney, X and Les Savy Fav.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDe La Soul Does 45-Minute Nike Song
What do you call a 45-minute track? An album? A song? An accomplishment? For De La Soul, it's just business as usual. The hip-hop trio, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its debut, 3 Feet High and Rising, contributed a piece to the Nike+ Original Run Series in collaboration with mash-up duo Flosstradamus.... read more
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