The 10 Most Memorable Bands Who Only Released One Album
Here then are 10 artists that avoided the sophomore slump by completely avoiding it. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLauryn Hill Announces More Concert Dates
Lauryn Hill announced the second half of her tour, releasing dates on her website.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLauryn Hill Announces Tour Dates
Ellusive R&B songstress Lauryn Hill has revealed a smattering of U.S. shows that kick off next week and extend into the spring.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to a New Lauryn Hill Song
Lauryn Hill fans, get psyched! We were excited to hear that Hill would join the crew set to headline this summer’s Rock the Bells tour. And now, the multi-Grammy winning and reclusive R&B songstress has inched a little further out of her self-imposed shell.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTribe, Lauryn Hill, Snoop, DJ Premier Added to Rock the Bells Lineup
It’s been 17 years since Snoop (Doggy) Dogg released his breakthrough album, Doggystyle, but now a whole new generation will get to experience jams like “Gin and Juice” and “Doggy Dogg World” when he performs the album in its entirety at the 2010 Rock The Bells Festival.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen Up: My Month of Rap, Pt. 2
I may have overstated my ignorance... read more
Found in: Music, ColumnsAbsence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: 25 Notable Recluses
Many a celebrity has sought a life of obscurity after realizing the toll of the persistent gaze of the public eye. Ironically, that often serves to make them even more interesting to fans and journalists alike. Poor health, mental illness, sordid secrets and a simple desire for privacy can all turn a famous person into a recluse, and all of them have. From Salinger to Chappelle, here are 25 recluses and what made them shun the limelight:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWatch Lauryn Hill Perform for First Time in Nearly Three Years
Although Lauryn Hill’s made some appearances and recorded a few new tunes since her excellent 1998 album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, she’s been mostly quiet in recent years. This served to only make her performance at last weekend’s Raggamuffin Music Festival in New Zealand all the more newsworthy.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPlunk, Plunk, Plunk: Grizzly Bear Sounds Like M.I.A. Sounds Like Lauryn Hill?
So, Grizzly Bear has a new album, Veckatimest, and people are freaking out about it almost as much as they'd freak out about, like, an actual grizzly bear. We just heard it clocked in at #8 on the Billboard chart for its first week of sales, 40% of which came from the Internet. Paste's own Matt Fink called it "a masterpiece" in his review last week. By all means, it's shaping up to be one of the biggest albums of the year—although when it comes time for the Paste staff to duke it out for our Best of 2009 list,... read more
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