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Zion-I tours with Mistah F.A.B., Amplive frees Radiohead remixes
Today, in a pleasantly surprising turn of events, Zion-I producer Amplive has decided to release his Radiohead remix project, Raindayz Remixes, after all. As has been widely reported, Amplive planned to offer an EP’s worth of remixes of Radiohead’s new … Continue reading
Ill Insanity promotes “Ground Xero” with Guitar Center
Ill Insanity, the superstar DJ crew comprised of Rob Swift, Total Eclipse, and Precision, release their debut album Ground Xero tomorrow (February 12) on Swift’s own Ablist Productions. To celebrate the occasion, the trio will do a quick tour of … Continue reading
9th Wonder and Buckshot schedule “The Formula”
As most 9th Wonder fans know by now, Asylum Records has put the North Carolina producer’s major-label debut The Wonder Years on hold … for now. However, it’s full speed ahead for the second leg of 9th’s spring attack: a … Continue reading
Tony Silver, director of Style Wars, passes away
Tony Silver, the director behind the seminal independent film Style Wars, passed away on February 1. Originally shown at the 1984 Sundance Film Festival (where it won a Grand Prize for documentary films) and on PBS-TV, Style Wars was the … Continue reading
Food for Animals mount East Coast tour
With their critically-acclaimed debut Belly in hand, Washington, D.C.’s experimental hip-hop unit Food for Animals will head out on the road for a month-long tour. The group will be accompanied by San Francisco upstart Mi Ami. And yeah, I know … Continue reading
Peanut Butter Wolf assists Chow Nasty
Somehow, it completely escaped my attention that Peanut Butter Wolf recently produced his first full-length album in nearly 10 years. For long-suffering Peanut Butter Wolf fans, this is big news. Since focusing his energies on turning Stones Throw into a … Continue reading
Murs runs for president
Next month, Murs will host another edition of his increasingly successful Paid Dues Festival in San Bernardino, Calif. But fans of the veteran West Coast rapper will get another treat by this summer: a new album titled Murs for President. … Continue reading
Tonedeff triumphs over Gibson Guitars, pops up on new EP
Earlier today, New York MC Tonedeff announced victory in a years-long business dispute with Gibson Guitars that drew considerable interest around the Internet. He’s also set to appear on a new EP, Baby Blue for Pink, that drops February 12 … Continue reading
Take issues two new EPs
Last year, West Coast hip-hop producer Take issued a much-admired debut, Earthtones & Concrete. Next month, he’ll satisfy lovers of abstract beats with two EPs. The first, Plus Ultra EP, dropped earlier in January on Brooklyn imprint Inner Current. It … Continue reading
Amplive tangles with Radiohead over “Raindayz Remixes”
In the grand Plug One tradition of reporting stories long after they cooled, we take a look at the unfortunate debacle surrounding Zion-I producer Amplive and his aborted project, Radiohead: Rainydayz Remixes. Last November, Amplive began leaking tracks from the … Continue reading
Masta Ace + Punchline + Wordsworth + Stricklin = EMC
Juice Crew legend Masta Ace, Lyricist Lounge vets Punchline & Wordsworth, and onetime major label prospect Stricklin (remember Tommy Boy’s Black Label?) have been performing together as EMC for the past several years. Masta Ace featured the crew on his … Continue reading
DJ Vadim adds dates to “Soundcatcher” tour
After a lengthy fall tour for last year’s impressive reggae/future soul/electronic/hip-hop hybrid The Soundcatcher, DJ Vadim will head back out on the road in February to complete some West Coast dates. This time, it will be a mix of full-on … Continue reading
Saul Williams tours for “Niggy Tardust”
It’s unfortunate that the press chose to focus on the way Saul Williams’ The Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! was sold instead of the music itself. The last you probably heard about the album was when Trent Reznor from Nine … Continue reading
RJD2 heads back on tour
Columbus, Ohio producer RJD2 has carved out a dependably lucrative touring career. Thanks to his catalog, which includes one undisputed classic (Deadringer), a decent follow-up (Since We Last Spoke), and impressive production stints for others (Aceyalone’s Magnificent City, Soul Position’s … Continue reading
The Procussions: 1998-2008
On January 17, J. Medeiros sent out a MySpace bulletin announcing that the Procussions have broken up. The Procussions — rapper/multi-instrumentalist/producer Stro and rapper/keyboardist/producer J. Medeiros — may be best remembered as one of the groups that anchored Rawkus Records’ … Continue reading
Paid Dues Festival returns for 2008
In 2006, Paid Dues Festival emerged as the indie conscience of the fast-blossoming Rock the Bells Festival. Organized by Murs’ 3:16 Productions and Rock the Bells’ Guerilla Union, it championed many of the smaller artists that had helped launch Rock … Continue reading
Dizzee Rascal reissues “Maths + English”
Last year, Dizzee Rascal’s label XL Recordings shocked a lot of people when it announced that his new album, Maths + English, would not be available on a physical format in the U.S. Instead, the label made it available as … Continue reading
Brother Ali spreads more “Undisputed Truth”
Brother Ali isn’t scheduled to release a new album this spring, but that isn’t keeping him from reclaiming the road. In February, he’ll travel the states again in support of last year’s acclaimed The Undisputed Truth. On this tour, the … Continue reading
Power Douglas slices “Pentecostal Fangbread”
If you like Saul Williams’ brand of poetry, hip-hop, rock and electro, then watch for Power Douglas. The Brooklyn-based trio is prepping its debut album, Pentecostal Fangbread, for King Britt’s FiveSixMedia, and is scheduled to arrive on April 15. Guests … Continue reading
Bisc1 writes “When Electric Night Falls”
Embedded Music, the “sister” label to indie rap powerhouse Definitive Jux, is set to issue its latest disc: the debut album from Queens rapper Bisc1. When Electric Night Falls is set for release on March 11. According to a press … Continue reading