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Chris CataniaFeatures Music"Bigger Than Hip-Hop or Oprah": An Interview with Mr. J. Medeiros[17.Dec.07] :. From Fisher Price to Phillipino porn, this smart rapper takes in all in and talks with PopMatters about his career as a b-boy, graffiti artist and social activist.  MusicThe Exact Wrong Person: An Interview with Michelle Shocked[21.Sep.07] :. Michelle Shocked attempts to meld her politics, her religion, and her art while taking the scorn and criticism.  MusicNot Ready to Die: An Interview with Plan B.[7.Aug.07] :. Plan B delivers his brutally raw socio-rhymes to not only rip open the ears of listeners but inject a poignant message that entertains and lingers. The UK rapper describes the world he's taking on and the unusual way that he's a racist.  MusicMore Than One Story Out There: An Interview With Henry Rollins[2.Jul.07] :. "I just don't think we know the whole story... and for America that is very dangerous." The seminal hardcore rocker and sage spoken-wordist chats with PopMatters about Iraq, Iran, music and activism, and how contemporary culture profits off those who defy it.  MusicCloser, Still: Reflections on Joy Division[12.Jun.07] :. To some, Joy Division's music is depressing. To others, who've trailed along where the music takes them, it's cathartic. Music One of Those Bands: An Interview With the NoisettesFilm Rattling the Cage: An Interview with Screamers Director Carla GarapedianSports Inside a Chicago Fan's Super Bowl ScuffleReviews EventsDJ Rekha[30.Apr.08] :. Rekha is a one-woman movement pushing hip-hop forward while successfully re-introducing Punjabi folk music to an American music culture, one show at a time.  MusicYak Ballz: Scifentology II[23.Apr.08] :. Sophomore experiment straight off the mean streets flows beyond the Petri dish of NYC and into your ears like good indie-rap should.  MusicDamemas: Let Your Tape Rock[17.Apr.08] :. “Give me more!” screams the Spanish moniker. And boy do they, in just three songs!  MusicDub Trio: Another Sound is Dying[16.Apr.08] :. A trio of bloody kittens are starving and their favorite meal is dying. Will they get fed?  MusicP.O.D.: When Angels & Serpents Dance[8.Apr.08] :. Meet the new P.O.D. same as the old P.O.D. (minus the hip-hop, that is.) Marcos is back! Cue the power ballads and let the dance begin, again. Music Two Ton Sloth: Self TitledMusic DJ Green Lantern: God's Own CountryMusic Rhymefest: Rhymefest: Man In the MirrorMusic Yea Big and Kid Static: Self TitledMusic Mac Lethal: 11:11Music Cannonball Jane: Knees Up!Music DJ Rekha: Basement BhangraMusic Scotland Yard Gospel Choir: Scotland Yard Gospel ChoirMusic Blue Scholars: BayaniMusic Cracklin Moth: My Heart Is LeakingMusic DJ Alibi: Lets Ride 12Music Rainman: Bigga Than LifeMusic Yea Big/Kid Static: The Heavy 7 InchEvents Paid Dues Fest feat. Sage Francis, Slug, and the Living LegendsBooks Border Film Project by Rudy Adler, Victoria Criado, and Brett HuneycuttDVDs Various Artists: Urban Spotlight DVD-Zine: US West Coast World Premiere [DVD]DVDs Various Artists: Hip Hop Life [DVD]Events Tyrone Wells + Ernie Halter + Leigh NashMusic Apostle of Hustle: National Anthem of NowhereMusic Patriarch: Son of a RefugeeMusic Faux Pas: Entropy Begins At HomeMusic The Pack: Skateboards 2 ScrapersMusic The Manhattan Love Suicides: The Manhattan Love SuicidesMusic Moros Eros: I Saw the Devil Last Night and Now the Sun Shines BrightMusic P.O.D.: Testify |
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