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News Archive in the week of March 9, 2006

Ambulette
In an alternate life, Ambulette’s Maura Davis might have been a barroom jazz singer - her soulful, permeating voice swirling along with curls of cigarette smoke to hypnotize a late-night crowd of the sleepless and broken-hearted. She once took it upo... read more
DJ A-Trak
In March 2006, A-Trak will release the DVD "Sunglasses Is A Must" on Audio Research. This DVD is the long-awaited tell-all biopic about turntablism's boy wonder. "Sunglasses Is A Must" takes you from A-Trak's first purchase of turntables with bar-mit... read more
Do or Die
With ten years in the game and five albums to their credit, veteran Chicago rappers AK, Belo and Nard have done more than lived up to their namesake Do or Die. As one of the first hardcore reality rap group to emerge from the Windy City’s thriving ra... read more
E-40
The term “legend” is not loosely thrown around in hip-hip and for good reason. There are not many rappers that fit the bill. But E-40, “The Ambassador of the Bay,” is one that definitely does. After 12 albums and 15 years, three gold and one platinu... read more
Edge City Outlaws
Based out of Toronto, Ontario Canada, the Edge City Outlaws have signed with Universal Republik Records. Without being signed the band, after three years of being together, gained attention from the labels after receiving tons of radio play. read more
Gladys Knight
On Tuesday, October 10, 2006, the one-and-only Gladys Knight will release Before Me, her debut recording on the venerable Verve Records label. The album is a heartfelt homage to the great legends of song who paved the way for her to become a legenda... read more
Hot Chip
There’s something odd about Hot Chip. Some fracture between conception and actuality that makes them all the more intriguing. Ostensibly Hot Chip sign up to the Hip-Hop dream as espoused by MTV Cribs and presumably as lived by, ooh, Pharrell Williams... read more
Jehro
New York, New York, February 1st 2006 - As a child Jehro’s imagination was fuelled by the dreams of his Greek-Italian-Corsican mother, and the songs of his Georges Brassens-inspired singer of a father. So it’s no surprise that he grew out of an event... read more
Momentan
After releasing three successful 12" Singles, including collaborations with Asheru, Wordsworth and The Saint and loads of live performances with the likes of De La Soul, Brand Nubian and Looptroop to name a few, Momentan from Cologne, Germany has bec... read more
Raekwon
Raekwon is a legendary MC straight out of the Wu Tang camp. There is not much more we need to say to introduce Raekwon. "The Vatican Mixtape Vol.1" is the first release from the Shaolin rep since 2003's "The Lex Diamond Story". Featuring both new and... read more
Sondre Lerche & The Faces Down Quartet
Still in his early twenties and with two impressive, critically acclaimed pop albums already to his credit, you might expect Sondre Lerche to launch into his third recording by adopting the same music-making credo. However, Lerche has instead taken a... read more
Talkdemonic
One night, shortly after Kevin O’Connor moved to Portland, OR in 2002, the now 28-year-old musician was hanging out at a local club when he heard a voice uttering a single word: TALKDEMONIC. It’s a name that O’Connor says fit perfectly with the hip-h... read more
The Churchills
For those of you who haven’t heard The Churchills, tune into prime time television and all of that will change. The band’s songs have appeared on a number of hit television shows like “ER”, “Scrubs”, "Meet the Barkers", "Making The Band" and “Everwoo... read more
The Streets
Mike Skinner returns with his first single since The Streets’ number one album ‘A Grand Don’t Come for Free’, with a sure sign that his life hasn’t got much easier. ‘When You Wasn’t Famous’ is as brash, immediate and witty as anything he has previous... read more
Tom Russell
With his latest offering, LOVE & FEAR, Tom Russell shakes off his folk troubadour shackles to bare his soul with his most personal recording to date. He takes his prolific songwriting skills in a new direction touching on the poignant subjects of age... read more