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Artists Remember Gil Scott-Heron

By Caitlin Peterkin at 6:00 PM on June 2, 2011

The world lost one of the pioneers of hip hop, rap and neo-soul when Gil Scott-Heron passed away on Friday, May 27, at the age of 62.... read more

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This Week's New Album Releases (2/22/11)

By Josh Jackson at 3:48 PM on February 22, 2011

Each week, hundreds of albums get released. We chose 10 we think are worthy of your time, from Portland chamber-pop to a Platinum-selling British diva.... read more

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You Can Stream Jamie xx and Gil Scott-Heron's Album...if You're Willing to Work for It

By China Reevers at 2:30 PM on February 9, 2011

Jamie xx and Gil Scott-Heron have been working on a remix collaborative album, We’re New Here, which will be released Feb. 22.... read more

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Watch Gil Scott-Heron Cover Smog

By Lindsay Eanet at 11:30 AM on June 10, 2010

Gil Scott-Heron may not be new here, but a new video of him covering a song from D.C. indie-folk singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, aka Smog, proves he’s more than willing to try new things.... read more

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Download Nas' Remix of Gil Scott-Heron's "New York is Killing Me"

By Rachael Maddux at 1:00 PM on April 7, 2010

Download Nas’ remix of “New York is Killing Me” by Gil Scott-Heron. The original appears on Scott-Heron’s new album, I’m New Here. (Thanks to Vulturescott-heronsn.html for the tip.)... read more

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Gil Scott-Heron: My First...

By Jim Welte at 6:00 AM on March 8, 2010

The revolution still isn't on your flat panel, but... read more

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Gil Scott-Heron: I'm New Here

By Jeff Leven at 9:00 AM on February 19, 2010

A triumphant, if unlikely, comeback After years of crime and punishment, casual obscurity and a half-sung hip-hop canonization, Gil Scott-Heron has released a new album. On it, he covers Smog, enlists a guitarist from Oakley Hall, samples Kanye West and invokes Burial, all with a scant sniff of regard for what anyone might have to say about it. The prophet of revolution smolders deeper into himself—a gnarled, wise tree in an urban glade. The album sounds heavy and elusive, like a field recording, and it will surely be studied with the most powerful of cultural microscopes, but its author will... read more

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Ten February 2010 Albums Worth Checking Out

By Austin L. Ray at 7:00 AM on February 6, 2010

Welcome to February, everyone... read more

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Watch Gil Scott-Heron Cover Robert Johnson

By Rachel Bailey at 10:00 AM on January 27, 2010

Don’t let the title of Gil Scott-Heron’s upcoming album, I’m New Here, fool you. The poet/jazz musician has been around since the late 1960s. His work, including the critically-acclaimed “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” has inspired generations of hip-hop artists, thinkers and fans of witty, thoughtful art.... read more

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