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SXSW Announces a Couple Hundred More Showcasing Bands for 2010 [Lots of Austin Bands in the Mix]
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Preview: Legs Against Arms EP Release [Club de Ville / Saturday]
Pecan Street Project Gets $10.4 Million Stimulus Grant
Schieffer's Out of Gov Race
Storm Warning: Neko Case to Hit Antone's Tonight
Nas Hip Hop Is Dead (Def Jam)
Nas' 8th studio album (and first with Def Jam) marks the end of the Jay-Z feud and the beginning of post-hip hop recording, should we believe his figurative burial scene. As one of rap's more prominent figures, the imagery begs the question: What exactly is Nas doing with this album if hip hop is dead? Are we listening to the birth of something new, or the funeral march for what he once represented? All we know is that we somehow missed the boat on the leak of "Black Republican", and hope that the collaboration with Jay-Z is as interesting as it should be.
Nas @ Def Jam
Nas MySpace
Nas "Hip Hop Is Dead" (YouTube)
Amy Winehouse Back to Black (UMVD Import)
The British jazz and soul singer, Mercury Prize winner and, let's face it, hot babe Winehouse is finally releasing another full length after a successful debut entitled Frank. The first single from her latest offering, "Rehab", is a clever romp through a variety of genres, telling the tale of her previous management company's desire for her to enter a rehabilitation center. That being said, the video is a perfect companion to the song, mixing visual elements of jazz, blues and hip hop with her soulful voice and cheeky persona to a great end.
Amy Winehouse Official
Amy Winehouse MySpace
Amy Winehouse "Rehab" (YouTube)
Amy Winehouse: Back to Black (Umvd Import)
Blak Jak: Place Your Bets (Republic)
Bob Dylan: Blues [Barnes & Noble Exclusive] (Sony / BMG Import)
Bow Wow: Price of Fame (Sony)
Charles Mingus: Three or Four Shades of Blue/Cumbia and Jazz Fusio (Collectables)
Curtis Mayfield: Gospel Greats (Collectables)
DJ Clue?: Professional, Pt. 3 (Roc-A-Fella)
Do or Die: Headz or Tailz [Chopped & Screwed] (Rap-A-Lot)
The Doors: Doors (WEA International)
The Doors: Strange Days (WEA International)
Eamon: Love & Pain (BMG International)
Jerry Lee Lewis: Rockin' with the Killer (Fuel 2000)
Johnny Cash/June Carter: Live at the Louisiana Hayride (Cbuj Ent)
The Killers: Bones EP (Umvd Import)
Lil' Flip: Welcome 2 Screwston (BCD Music Group)
Lil' Flip: Young Bosses Getting Cash (BCD Music Group)
Mac Dre/DJ Backside: 16 Wit Dre, Vol. 2 (Thizz)
Nas: Hip Hop Is Dead (Def Jam)
Neil Young: Living with War - "In the Beginning" (Reprise / Wea)
Original Score: Blood Diamond (Varese Sarabande)
The Pack: Skateboards 2 Scrapers (Jive)
Paul Oakenfold: Lively Mix
Soft Cell: Demo Non Stop (Some Bizzare)
Styles P: Time Is Money (Ruff Ryders)
Teddy Pendergrass: Platinum Collection (WEA International)
The Sugarcubes: Complete Studio Albums Box (One Little Indian)
Trick Daddy: Back by Thug Demand (Atlantic / Wea)
Various Artists: Grand Hustle Presents: In da Streets, Vol. 4 (Atlantic / Wea)
Yusuf Islam, Friends & Children: I Look, I See (EMI)
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Couldn't Trick Daddy get a little more nuanced with his latest album's title... at least Back By Thug-ular Demand? Why you gotta do me like that Trick Daddy? Maybe it's Trick Daddy "tricking" me into thinking he's not as deep as he really is... hmmm.