7/19/2011
Guitars, drums, and keyboards are usually props in the stage setup of hip-hop performers, backdrop to two turntables, a microphone, and a handful of hype men. Not so with The Roots. Since meeting in a …
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7/12/2011
The connection between Kanye West and Common reaches much farther than a couple remixes and their collaborations on Common's last two albums, Be and Finding Forever. In fact, Common estab …
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7/12/2011
The soulful, ?uestlove-guided direction of Like Water for Chocolate did more than help Common reach a new audience; it showed yet another side to one of hip-hop's most enigmatic MCs. That patien …
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7/12/2011
One of the most versatile outfits in rock, Incubus pepper their alt-metal core with shades of funk, rap, and beautifully controlled heaviness. Building on a dedicated nucleus of California support, the …
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7/12/2011
Since their inception in the mid-'70s, Iron Maiden have not only delivered, but also defined the very essence of British heavy metal. Their imagery is that of hell, damnation, and warfare; their sound …
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7/12/2011
They're the most popular band in the history of legendary Los Angeles radio station KROQ - above Nirvana and U2. Why? With cuts like "What I Got," "Santeria," "Wrong Way," and "Caress Me Down," Sublime …
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7/6/2011
Considering that he grew up - literally - in the shadow of Wolfman Jack's home, the 250,000-watt border radio mega-station XERF, it's no surprise that Radney Foster's Texas twang rocks like a mustang o …
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7/6/2011
Usually when Radney gets rockin', he's tuned in to an inner radio station whose dial is stuck somewhere around 1960 and where the Johnny Burnette Trio is still on the playlist. But in "I've Got a Pictu …
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7/5/2011
Formed in 1984, Simply Red took its musical cues from the fundaments of soul and its name from frontman Mick Hucknall's love of Manchester United (who play in red jerseys), his left-leaning political v …
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