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Public Enemy Wants Your Help in Raising $250K for New Album
The music business, in a rather traditional sense, works like so: band releases album, fans pay for album. Bands get money, fans get music, everybody wins. But Public Enemy has decided to fight the powers that be; the uber-influential rap group has asked fans to pay before they get the album. Why? So that said album can actually be made.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTwenty Ridiculously Literal Album Covers
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Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPick Up the Phone: Seven Songs that Want to Give You Their Digits
Singing a full seven-digit phone number in a song can mean the risk of plaguing innocent non-Jennys with your curious fan base's calls, but there's still no shortage of digits getting dropped into lyrics. Catchy, concise and a good viral marketing strategy if the number leads to a pre-planned voicemail, songs with a dial-ready number are usually a good call, at least for the artists, anyway. The following songs have got your number.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBack To Middle School: My 20 Favorite Rap Songs Circa 1991
I graduated from elementary school in June of 1990. Almost immediately after, my Dad—who worked for Digital Computers—switched from manufacturing to sales, and my family moved from Marlboro, Mass., to Alpharetta, Ga. I'd already gotten into a little bit of rap music while I was still in New England, listening to more poppy stuff like DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Tone Loc, Young MC, LL Cool J, and even a little Digital Underground. But when I got to Georgia and started at Taylor Road Middle School (which I attended from August 1990 to June 1993), I met some new... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTen Songs About Print Journalism
Once upon a time, being a newspaperman (or woman) was something to stand up and shout about. Journalism was a noble occupation. Reporters and critics worked for peanuts but fought the good fight. The public loved us, believed us, hung on to every word of our investigative stories and critical analyses. We were in the trenches, dodging threats and insults from criminals, corrupt politicians (and cranky rock stars), ferreting out Truth for the sake of Justice and the American Way. That was a long time ago.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPublic Enemy's Chuck D to speak at NYU on Jan. 26
A wise man once said, "Rap music is the CNN of black America." And at a certain point in hip-hop's history, he may have been right.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsPitchfork Fest '08 Day One: Looking Back On 'Don't Look Back'
(FLAVA FAV!)It took a field of hipsters to hold back reality t.v.’s favorite half of Public Enemy last night in Chicago’s Union Park, as Chuck D shot the gun on Pitchfork’s third effort in the festival realm with the opening diatribes of hip-hop’s seminal album, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, sans his counterpart. Chuck D upon Flavor’s belated entrance: “Where the fuck were you on “Bring The Noise?”Flavor Fav: “I don’t know Chuck, I was with the family.”... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusDaydream Nation
It’s a Tuesday night at 2Kolegas, a squat, rundown bar at the edge of an anachronistic drive-in movie theater. In a joint packed with local denizens and cigarette smoke, it’s a crush to find standing room, much less a deep breath. Tonight’s bill includes... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesPitchfork Music Festival announces inital lineup
If you really think about it a battle of the bands is really passé; who wants to watch one band at a time, when you could hop between four? What’s cool these days is a battle of a group of bands, maybe over several days with sets running concurrently. Lo and behold, the summer music festival battle royal, and Pitchfork Music has recently entered into the fray. This year the Pitchfork Music Festival starts off nostalgic as they team with All Tomorrow’s Parties to bring Hip-Hop legends Public Enemy performing the entire It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPitchfork Music Festival posts initial lineup
If you think about it, a battle of the bands is really passé; who wants to watch one band at a time when you could hop between four? What’s cool these days is a rumble between a group of bands, maybe over several days, with sets running concurrently. Lo and behold, the summer music festival battle royale—Pitchfork, a recent entry into the contender field, recently announced the heavy-hitting headliners for the third annual Pitchfork Music Festival. This year, the Pitchfork Music Festival starts off nostalgic as they team with All Tomorrow’s Parties to host hip-hop legends Public Enemy's performance of... read more
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