Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, January 8, 2009… The alleged final version of Eminem’s Dr. Dre-produced, “Crack a Bottle” has hit the world wide interweb. It features Fitty and Dre, each contributing a verse. The reclusive rapper even takes a jab at himself in reference to the…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, January 7, 2009… Finally, a music feud we can all get behind: Lily Allen is still mad at Katy Perry for referring to herself as “the skinny Lily Allen.” So Lily said that if Perry says one more thing about her…
There was a time when Ice Cube was known as one of the fiercest lyricists in music. And the NWA co-founder’s four-album solo run of AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted, Death Certificate, The Predator and Lethal Injection ranks with some of the best four-album runs in history. But then he traded in…
It’s hard to associate the word “comeback” with an entertainer who’s often associated with being a cog in hip-hop’s “golden age.” But the term is fitting here; it’s been nine years since the release of Q-Tip’s first solo album Amplified, an album that saw the former Tribe Called Quest leader…
For a moment, imagine that you’re Caleb Followill. You front Kings of Leon, and on your band’s just-released fourth album, things finally seem to be falling into place. That disc, Only by the Night, is (for the most part) critically acclaimed and commercially successful—in the U.K., your album debuted atop…
Uh Huh Her garnered immediate attention with its first EP, 2007’s I See Red, which was followed by this year’s equally acclaimed full-length debut, Common Reaction. Why the love? The group’s combination of buzzy guitars, electronica and catchy lyrics combine to create a sound that’s instantly appealing—and not dragged down…
With the new millennium, the world’s most famous two-person band, The White Stripes, entered the public eye. Since then, it seems, a never-ending stream of tandems have released albums on an almost weekly basis, hoping to cash in on the success. Some have been stunning; most, like Matt & Kim,…
When you’re a rock band pegged with the “power pop” descriptor, it usually means you’re cursed. But for Los Angeles’ The Broken West, that curse seems to have turned into a blessing. The Los Angeles quartet’s combination of infectious indie rock stylings and power pop charm has made it one…
Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” has been the undeniable hit of the summer. The best indication of the song’s prowess: its sustained ability to stay on the charts. The song has been atop the singles chart (in several countries) for several weeks at a time. And it has something…
