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Classic Paste: The Best of Issues 1-10 (2002-2004)
(JUST A FEW MORE REASONS TO HELP SAVE PASTE)In a little more than two weeks, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste couldn't... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayVan Hunt and EMI split, new album without a label
Last Friday, Paste received a notice from Blue Note Records stating that the label would not be releasing Van Hunt's upcoming third album, Popular. After inquiring further, we received the following statement from a publicist at Capitol Records, which, like Blue Note, is owned by EMI Music: "Van Hunt and EMI/Blue Note Records have mutually agreed to part ways. Van Hunt would like to sincerely thank EMI for their support over the years. With everyone's commitment and dedication from both Capitol Records and Blue Note Records, Hunt has enjoyed incredible critical acclaim as well as multiple Grammy nominations and a... read more
Found in: Music, NewsVan Hunt: The Soul Man Returneth
For some people, it’s quitting smoking. For others, it’s losing weight. Everybody has a New Year’s resolution. Preparing to release his third album, Popular, a slab of Prince—style funk and acoustic soul, Van Hunt discusses his resolutions for 2008... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesVan Hunt - On the Jungle Floor
Van Hunt blends funk, rock and R&B into soul panopticon with pop appeal read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsVan Hunt to Appear Tonight on Conan
R&B, rock and funk artist Van Hunt will appear on Late Night with Conan O’Brien tonight, June 7, and then on the CBS Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Wednesday, June 21. During both shows, Hunt will perform his new single, “Being A Girl,” from his album On The Jungle Floor (4 stars in Paste). For additional tour dates, visit vanhunt.com. (Photo by Matt Jones)... read more
Found in: Music, NewsR&B Crooner Van Hunt To Open For Mary J. Blige
Singer-songwriter Van Hunt will join Mary J. Blige on tour in June, opening a series of European and U.K. dates for the fellow R&B crooner. In addition to the international tour, Hunt will headline a string of U.S. dates this summer. Hunt, who will soon wrap up a tour alongside soul singer Anthony Hamilton on May 21, has shared the stage with such acts as Coldplay, Seal, The Roots and Angie Stone. For complete tour dates, click here.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsVan Hunt
Strolling into Six Feet Under, a restaurant on Atlanta’s Eastside, Van Hunt looks like a jive-era GHOST summoned from the cemetery across the street... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesVan Hunt - S/T
Dedicating his record “to the pimps, ho’s and hustlers for whom I strive to provide background music,” Van Hunt might give the impression he’s little more than another streetwise poet penning his thug memoirs, but all such contemporary clichés are dispelled by the timeless mixing of soul, funk, blues, pop and R&B... read more
Found in: Music, Reviews
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