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Filo & Peri re-invent trance music on Nightplay

sfrank115 December 28, 2009

Filo & Peri re-invent trance music on Nightplay

A defining beacon of U.S. trance since their earliest volley of hit releases, Filo & Peri, have been shaking loose the floor tiles of the world’s dancefloors since 2003. Through an initial convoy of tracks (including ‘Ordinary Moment’ and ‘Shine On’), their sound has become indelibly engrained in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Albums, In The Spotlight Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Caicos Bay, Closer Now, club, Filo, Filo & Peri, Fisher, Music Matters, Nick Stufano, Nightplay, paul van dyk, Peri, pvd, trance, Vandit

Audio Sheep

sfrank115 December 22, 2009

Audio Sheep

Hard to believe it’s been a decade since Shawn Fanning’s original Napster took the music industry by storm when it popularized P2P (Peer-to-Peer) file sharing. Before Napster hit the mainstream there were only a few ways one could exchange music: either with a CD writer (which was also considered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: audible, Best Buy, cassette tape, cd, Compact Disc, compression, Emusic, flac, in rainbows, iTunes, jack johnson, Jay-Z, Lars, Linkin Park, Live Earth, lossless, lossy, M4a, Madonna, mp3, MPEG Audio Layer III, napster, P2P (Peer-to-Peer), Philips, Radiohead, raekwon, record companies, Rhapsody, sony, Target, Tower Records, Virgin Records, wav

Echoes from the Broken Glass on Sparkle Lane

sfrank115 December 16, 2009

Echoes from the Broken Glass on Sparkle Lane

In Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking Glass Alice wonders what life is like on the other side of a mirror. Following her curiousity Alice enters the mirror where she discovers a vast world of unanswered questions and paradoxes that actually exists within herself. Her journey is one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Albums, Editorials, In The Spotlight Tagged With: "Guy Fawkes Day", "last of the artful dodgers", "Symbols 'n Mascots", "you sometimes win", 2010, Amanda Thorpe, Bedsit Poets, Edward Rogers, England, February, George Usher, Green Rooftops, Marty Willson-Piper, New York City, Plan A Media, Rod Argent, Roger McGuinn, Sparkle Lane, Sunday Fables, You Haven't Been Where I've Been

Raekwon keeps Wu alive on Only Built for a Cuban Linx 2

Editor December 14, 2009

Raekwon keeps Wu alive on Only Built for a Cuban Linx 2

The years 1992-1993: A down period for East Coast rap, as New York MCs cowered at the larger-than-life exploits of the West Coast movement, fronted by Death Row Records, Dr. Dre, and his protégé Snoop Dogg. Enter a nine-man battalion from Staten Island, with honed lyrical swords and gobs of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Albums, In The Spotlight Tagged With: "Baggin Crack", "Broken Safety", "Canal Street", "House of Flying Daggers", "New Wu", "We Will Rob You", Allah Mathematics, Ason Jones, Dr. Dre, Erick Sermon, ghostface killah, Ice H2O/EMI Records, J Dilla, Marley Marl, Method Man, Ol Dirty Bastard, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II, Pete Rock, raekwon, RZA, Scram Jones, Slick Rick, The Alchemist, wu-tang clan

Pearl Jam’s Backspacer has got some if you need it

Editor December 11, 2009

Pearl Jam’s Backspacer has got some if you need it

For its ninth album, Pearl Jam chose to return to producer Brendan O'Brien. The album was the group's first album produced by O'Brien since the 1998 album, Yield. "At this point, I think we're willing to let somebody cut the songs up a little bit," says lead vocalist Eddie Vedder. "In the past, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Albums, In The Spotlight Tagged With: "Johnny Guitar", "Just Breathe", 2009, atlanta, backspacer, Brendan O'Brien, Cameron Crowe, Conservation International, Eddie Vedder, Georgia, Into The Wild, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, National Geographic's Great Turtle Race, No Code, Pearl Jam, Seattle, Stone Gossard, Vitalogy, Yield

Rakim shoots balls of conscious fire on The Seventh Seal

Editor December 11, 2009

Rakim shoots balls of conscious fire on The Seventh Seal

After months, if not years of Internet speculation and rumor, the man many call The God MC, Rakim Allah released his long awaited new album The Seventh Seal on November 17, 2009. Guest artists include Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Maino, Tracey Horton, IQ, Styles P, and others, including Destiny Griffin, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Albums, In The Spotlight Tagged With: "Eric B. is President", "Lyrics of Fury", 2009, eric b & rakim, hip hop, Jake One, legend, Maino, Needlz, Nick Wiz, Nottz, queens, Ra Records, rakim, SMC Recordings, The Seventh Seal, William Michael Griffin Jr.

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