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Meth & Red to Blackout For the Second Time Next Month

Posted in Music News with tags , , , on Friday, March 20, 2009 by Tim Althaus

howhigh-method-red_2 It seems as though Blackout 2 will find itself on the shelves next month. Talk about another amazing release to look forward to. Blackout 2 will come 10 years after the original Method Man & Redman album was released. This album promises to be a great one with production from Pete Rock, Rockwilder & Eric Sermon. The release date that has been put on the album is April 28th, so just like me you guys can be waiting at the store for this one.

It also appears as though Meth & Red are working on a sequel to the stoner classic How High which will be creatively titled How High 2 which will see starting production this summer.

It looks like all you Hip-Hop heads that love to smoke weed are in store for a wild ride this year. Make sure you get Blackout 2 when it hits shelves next month, it promises to be one hell of a hit.

Copywrite to drop 3 projects in ’09 + new MHz?

Posted in Music News with tags , , , , , , on Friday, March 20, 2009 by Tim Althaus

copy It looks as though your favorite emcee who never fails to give you the punchlines you always crave is back in action this year. In an article I read on HipHop DX, I found out that Copywrite has three different projects coming out this year. It made me wonder, is everyone putting out a shitload of material this year? The answer seems to be a constant yes. This year is going to be a great year for Hip-Hop. As many of you know Copywrite burst onto the scene in the Ohio group MHz with Rjd2, Camu Tao, Jakki Da Motamouth and Tage. Table Scraps was the only album that they put out as a collective, and many people consider it to be a classic.

Copywrite will be putting out an EP of all new material this year, which will serve as a preface for his Sophomore album entitled The Life and Times of Peter Nelson. 2 months after he releases the EP he will be re-releasing the 2002 classic The High Exhaulted which will be in digital and physical format. Continue reading

Junior Boys kick start North American tour at end of May

Posted in Concert Dates, News with tags , , , , , , on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 by Nicholas Blexrud

Junior Boys!Grooving to a beat unmistakably of their own, Junior Boys kick off their North American tour on March 28th in Ontario, Canada. No need to worry though, they will be slowly steppin’ into First Ave on the 3rd of April. These slippery melodies are easy-on-the-ear, while allowing space to wander back to days of innocent youth. The track “Like a Child” is simple and fun, just like being a child. Soft vocals and subtle synths are enough to make any inner-child feel warm and cozy.

Enjoy the song Like a Child off their 2006 album So This is Goodbye.

DIG DEEPER: MySpace

We’ve got all the tour dates listed – after the jump! Continue reading

Gojira schedule debut headlining tour in North America for summer

Posted in Concert Dates with tags , , , , , on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 by Ryan Buege

Gojira, the peerless French progressive metal with a proactive message, has found a captive audience during the last few years in the United States. After opening some of the best attended small “big” metal package tours to cross the country (with bands such as Lamb of God, Behemoth, Job for a Cowboy, and In Flames), a young audience of fans has been turned on to the ultra-heavy, technical, groovy death metal attack of Gojira. Finally, after releasing the most ambitious and successful album of their career, these veteran Frenchmen have booked their first headlining tour of the continent. For those of us who have followed Gojira’s developing career from afar for the last decade, these full-length shows will be our first chance to see the band bring their complete, complex concert to an American audience. It’s great that the success of The Way of All Flesh has finally afforded them with this opportunity, and fans both old and new will undoubtedly be very excited for these shows.

Although, I’m not sure how well Gojira fans will respond to the chaotic hardcore stylings of The Chariot (fronted by former Norma Jean vox man Josh Scogin) or the grindcore of Car Bomb, it should be an exciting show for open-minded fans. They’ll be at Station 4 in St. Paul on May 11th, but you can keep reading for all of their tour dates…  Continue reading

Public Enemy with The Roots perform live on Late Night W/ Jimmy Fallon

Posted in Music News, Video with tags , , , , , on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 by Erik Burg

Jimmy Fallon’s got a few things going for him with his new late night tv show. The Roots as his house band, and now this. Chuck D, Flava Flav, Black Thought, and crew team up with the roots to do “Bring The Noise”. It all sounds awesome too, so check it out below for sure!

Aphex Twin hints at possibility of 2009 album

Posted in Music News with tags , , , on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 by Ryan Buege

Apparently some new Aphex Twin has been recorded, but there is no release date set yet. In fact, it appears like his record label doesn’t even have any idea about what kind of madness the world is in for. Here’s what Warp Records mainman Steve Beckett said to the BBC about Richard’s newest:

“We’re definitely going to be putting out a new album by him,” he told BBC 6 Music. “Hopefully it will be this year, if I can prise it out of his hands. It’s definitely on its way.”

Beckett added, “I don’t know a single note or anything about it. It will be as much of a surprise to me as anyone else. Basically I find out what it sounds like when we go into the mastering room and he puts it – well how it used to be, he’ll put the DAT player in and there it’ll be – so that’s the first time I’ll hear it. Then I’ll go onto my knees and thank him and then we’ll put it out.”

(via P4K)

Soundset ’09

Posted in Music News with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on Monday, March 16, 2009 by Tim Althaus

Soundset '09

On Sunday, May 24, 2009, Rhymesayers Entertainment and Rose Presents brings you the second annual Soundset: the official Midwest kick-off festival of the summer with over eight hours of the best independent Hip Hop music in one day. It all goes down at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN (rain or shine).
This is the first round of artists we are announcing, this IS NOT the final lineup.

What fun would it be to tell you everything right away?

Confirmed to perform on the Soundset main stage are:
Atmosphere, MF Doom, Brother Ali, Sage Francis with B. Dolan, Immortal Technique, P.O.S, El P featuring Mr.
Dibbs, Eyedea & Abilities, Abstract Rude and I Self Devine
.

Ticket information is already available, and the festival is only two months away. It’s all after the jump… Continue reading

Ghostface and Doom team up for new GTA

Posted in Audio, Downloads, Music News with tags , , , , , , , on Sunday, March 15, 2009 by Erik Burg

The theme track for the new Grand Theft Auto game, coming out March 17th for the Nintendo DS, features two hip-hop heavyweights. ghost-and-doomGhostface Killah and Doom tag-team this Oh No produced track, once again showing why the GTA series leads the gaming industry in its soundtracks and original music. Titled “Chinatown Wars”, the track has a bit of a far eastern feel to the production and beat throughout the track, obviously tailored to fit the game. The two rappers switch off verses, with Ghostface starting and Doom really steals the show with his first verse, just as the song really settles into it’s own. It’s certainly worth checking out, the game and the song of course. Enjoy!

MP3: Ghostface and Doom – “Chinatown Wars” (Produced by Oh No)

MP3: Ghostface and Doom – “Chinatown Wars” (Remix)

Dig Deeper: GTA Chinatown Wars   Ghostface Killah   Doom

Krisiun, Destruction, and more scheduled to decimate Station 4 tomorrow

Posted in Concert Dates with tags , , , , , , , , , , on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Ryan Buege

Calling all death metal fans! Calling all thrash metal fans! Tomorrow, Station 4 in St. Paul; it’s on!

What? Destruction, Krisiun, Mantic Ritual, Anal Blast, Rivet, We Are Legion, Hate Beast @ Station 4 in St. Paul, MN on March 13, 2009

Substance makes “official” introduction with Manifest Station concert on March 27

Posted in Concert Dates with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Ryan Buege

Substance, the Minneapolis based progressive arts, activism, and action organization that brought us the unforgettable Ripple Effect concert outside the capital during the RNC, has announced plans for their first followup to the Ripple Effect. While it’s pretty much impossible for them to top the RE lineup (that featured such amazing appearances as Dead Prez, Michael Franti, Anti-Flag, and the infamous RATM acappella set that sparked a much larger march to the RNC gates), Substance has admittedly done an amazing job to put together a praiseworthy collection of performing artists for the Manifest Station event that will take place at First Avenue on March 27th. As they recently announced, the ever-gracious Sage Francis has signed on to headline this very reasonably priced event, and support is set to be provided by a variety of (mostly) local hip-hop heavyweights; so far the list includes the P.O.S. fronted modern hardcore punk band Building Better Bombs, B. Dolan, Cecil Otter of Doomtree, and the God Damn Doo Wop Band. Not to mention, if you arrive early enough you’ll be able to catch a Cecil Otter headlined local pre-show with The Battle Royale and El Guante,  and Big Cats at the 7th St. Entry! And the crazy Rage Against the Machine performance was never announced, so who knows if the Substance guys have anything else crazy up their sleeves for this event… you’ll just have to attend to find out. Visit ManifestStation.org for all the details!

Basic Info: Friday, March 27th, 2009 at First Avenue, Minneapolis; 18+ (Main Room), $13 in advance, $15 door, 8pm; 7th St. Entry Pre-show, All Ages $7