‘Rock The Bells’ 2008
I wasn’t the only one held back from “Rock the Bells” by fleets of ugly persons driving Chevy Avalanches.
By CHRIS FARAONE | July 30, 2008

Bigmouth strikes again

Immortal Technique goes on the offensive
The few college students who don’t watch The Daily Show get their news from Immortal Technique.
By CHRIS FARAONE | June 24, 2008

Wu-Tang Wednesdays at Tommy Doyle’s
To be among 100-plus heads who rhyme along when the song asks “Remember when we licked the cream out of Suzy Qs?” induces straight-up euphoria.
By CHRIS FARAONE | June 02, 2008

Shaggy frog

Interview: Michel Gondry goes lo-fi
Michel Gondry is not a household name.
By BRETT MICHEL | February 20, 2008

Be Kind Rewind

A shambling charmer
This isn’t Gondry’s best work — it’s too unstructured, labored when it begs to soar.
By BRETT MICHEL | February 20, 2008

Primary concerns

2008 releases offer campaign reform
The last thing people are looking for when they go to the movies is a reminder of the political crapola they are trying to escape.
By PETER KEOUGH | December 28, 2007

Vowel free

Rcrd Lbl's free and legal downloads
Rcrd Lbl pays both artists and labels like Warp and Modular in exchange for permission to post songs.
By CAITLIN E. CURRAN | December 17, 2007

From ’Ye to mixtapes

Hip-hop: 2007 in review
To get the full taste of where hip-hop is at, you also have to seek out the unofficial releases, the mixtapes, which often have a bigger impact than the official albums.
By BEN WESTHOFF | December 17, 2007

A call to action

Fixing hip-hop must come from within
The credits of Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes rolled, and I felt two ways.
By JOE KOSNOW | May 23, 2007

Dead, or immortal?

Nas’s album title challenges a generation
When Chuck D challenges the status quo, a bunch of fortysomethings nod their heads, but Nas can put the young rappers on the defensive.
By MATTHEW GASTEIER | January 24, 2007

Forward into the past!

Oldies and more in the season’s CD releases
Could it be just a coincidence that as I sit here writing this, a grizzled Bob Seger is gearing up for the release of Face the Promise , the Detroit rocker’s first proper studio album in, oh, forever and a day? The Lemonheads, "No Backbone" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE | September 14, 2006

Brut portraiture

Inmate Manning’s art part of outsider tradition
If the paintings of Thomas William Manning weren’t surrounded by controversy and making potent political fodder, there would be little reason to discuss them. Slideshow: Thomas William Manning's now-defunct exhibit at the University of Southern Maine
By IAN PAIGE | September 12, 2006

Dots and dashes

The career of David Morse
Just about any list of the greatest character actors working today would include David Morse. And with good cause.
By RYAN STEWART | June 22, 2006

A little bit Louder Now

Taking Back Sunday's Matt Rubano on flying mics, MySpace, Boston, and playing bass with Shaq
Having risen from post-hardcore bands that even your mom has taken to calling “emo,” they’re now a band with a rock and roll work ethic and aspirations to pop greatness.
By VICKI G. SIOLOS | June 22, 2006

Coachella

This decade's big music festival gets its own documentary
If Lollapalooza, the traveling alterna-tour, was the solution for the ’90s, then Coachella is this decade’s model.
By MATT ASHARE | March 08, 2006

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Enigmatic comedian hosts his dream concert, Michel Gondry documents it
Dave Chappelle has spent his down time on this low-budget documentary — directed by Michel Gondry, of all people — about the comedian’s effort to stage a free rap concert in the middle of a rundown Brooklyn neighborhood, just so folks can have a good time.
By TOM MEEK | March 02, 2006

16 Blocks

Willis can still do Die Hard , but Donner's a long way from Lethal Weapon
Assigned to transport a talky, small-time crook (Mos Def) to court, NYPD detective Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) rediscovers his inner cop when he learns that the kid is about to testify against some corrupt cops.
By CHRIS WANGLER | March 01, 2006

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