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Frustrated at how aggressive music seemed to have largely become the domain of goateed guys angry at nothing and dreaming of Big Black the concept of Error was born late one night a year ago when Atticus wrote the beginnings of Nothing's Working. On... read more
It happens every year. Journalists pour over the recordings that they've received as they create their Top 10 albums of the year. Award show voters tick off boxes that represent their favorites and fans scrutinize these selections and spend time talk... read more
Bad Boy Records is preparing to release BAD BOY'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY... THE HITS! on March 9, 2004. The release of the 10th ANNIVERSARY CD/DVD coincides with the seven-year anniversary of the death of Bad Boy rapper Notorious B.I.G. and is being acknow... read more
Bad Fathers, currently located in Iowa City, have established an extreme reputation based as much on their offstage performance as for their stunning live sets. Known for their rambunctious partying and frequent nakedness, they have still managed to ... read more
Since the group's formation in 1988, the pioneering rap-rock quartet Cypress Hill -- founders B-Real (Louis Freese), DJ Muggs (Lawrence Muggerud) and Sen Dog (Senen Reyes), along with newest member Eric Bobo -- have come a long way from the streets o... read more
dead prez is comprised of emcees and activists M-1 and stic.man. There's so much to be said about dead prez, that it's easy to dip into hyperbole. And considering that hyperbole is the order of the day when hyping a new album, it may seem a bit gratu... read more
A fierce definition and description, and one that applies to a certain Mel Smalls, a young New York-based rhymer known to drop lyrical bombs (or, if you like, spit fire) at precisely timed intervals. Better known in the Ruff Ryders Records camp - and... read more
ATO Records, in partnership with A&R veteran Bruce Flohr, is proud to welcome Welsh singer/songwriter Jem to their family of artists. ATO released Jem's stunning five song EP "It All Starts Here..." on Oct. 14 with the full-length album to follow on ... read more
Gaucho, a platinum-certified Top 10 album that spawned the Top 10 track "Hey Nineteen," will be released in a special DVD-Audio edition via MCA/UME on March 23, 2004. This album has been remixed in surround sound from the original multi-track tapes b... read more
The (International) Noise Conspiracy is currently in the studio with legendary producer Rick Rubin, recording Armed Love, the follow-up to their 2001 "A New Morning, Changing Weather"-album. The band is working in Los Angeles and Sweden, bringing the... read more
