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  2 Live Crew Returns

  The original members bounce back. And without Uncle Luke, thankyouverymuch.

  By Jason Handelsman

  Thursday, July 03

  "Life is life. There's only X amount of time to shine," says Chris Wongwon, a.k.a. Fresh Kid Ice, a.k.a. Chinaman, on a recent Wednesday... More >>
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  Common Is in Rare Form

  The MC-turned-actor looks to the movie biz to expand his musical freedom.

  By Cole Haddon

  Thursday, July 03

  "Put it this way: I want to not only be the leading man, I want you to be able to say, 'Common's one of the great actors of our time,'" the... More >>
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  Head Spins: Mark Leventhal

  This keen-eared classicist boasts a mental musical encyclopedia.

  By John Hood

  Thursday, July 03

  If you've been to any club on South Beach over the past decade, you've swung to the beat of Mark Leventhal. Okay, maybe not any club, but any... More >>
• They Won't Go Quietly

  Not even death can stop Foghat's slow ride.

  By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

  Thursday, July 03

  As much as some of us might fantasize about it, becoming a household name obviously has cruel consequences. This is particularly true for artists... More >>
• For the Red, White, and Blue

  A patriotic mixtape for July 4.

  By Cole Haddon

  Thursday, July 03

  With Independence Day around the corner, we've been debating what songs qualify as the most patriotic ever recorded in these here United States.... More >>
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  N.E.R.D.

  Seeing Sounds (Star Trak/Interscope)

  By Ben Westhoff

  Thursday, July 03

  Seeing Sounds is the third album from N.E.R.D., the "artist" project from Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of production team the Neptunes, along... More >>
• The Electric Bunnies

  Chewing Gum (Florida's Dying Records)

  By Abel Folgar

  Thursday, July 03

  The Electric Bunnies' music makes me feel like I'm beating off to pornography while my wife sleeps in the same room. Good thing I ain't married... More >>
• Silver Jews

  Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Drag City)

  By Michael Roberts

  Thursday, July 03

  Singer-songwriter David Berman is as much of an ironist in life as he is in art. After landing in rehab following a Xanax overdose (an act with... More >>
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  The Virgins

  The Virgins (Atlantic)

  By Jonathan Garrett

  Thursday, July 03

  The Virgins may be inexperienced, but on their debut album, naiveté proves to be an asset. Where the Strokes (to whom the NYC foursome is... More >>
• Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

  By Nicholas L. Hall

  Thursday, July 03

  Joan Jett never seemed overly concerned with glass ceilings. A very tough girl in a very male-centric industry, Jett simply showed up, rocked her... More >>
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  Fourth of José and Nastie Fourth of July

  By Abel Folgar

  Thursday, July 03

  We have come a long way since July 4, 1776. A real long way. But pseudo-commentary on the Bush administration aside, one thing a bunch of dead,... More >>
• Gilberto Gil

  By Ernest Barteldes

  Thursday, July 03

  "I have a hard time with modern technology," Brazilian icon Gilberto Gil says, describing the theme of his latest CD, Banda Larga Cordel. "I... More >>
• Peter Murphy

  By Arielle Castillo

  Thursday, July 03

  The pale, delicately boned wraith known as Peter Murphy gained his seat as an anointed dark king in the Seventies and Eighties as frontman of the... More >>
• Kill the Noise

  By Eric W. Saeger

  Thursday, July 03

  Ewun, hailing from Rochester, New York, has made a lot of drum 'n' bass hay out of his love for hip-hop, distortion, and glitchy breakbeats.... More >>
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  Sane in the Membrane

  Believe it or not, Lil Wayne is cool, calm, and calculating.

  By Ben Westhoff

  Thursday, June 26

  Lil Wayne is not batshit insane. Let's be clear about that. Okay, he regularly refers to himself as an extraterrestrial and seems to have an... More >>
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  Shooting Stars

  Wisin & Yandel aim for crossover staying power.

  By José Dávila

  Thursday, June 26

  I first met Wisin & Yandel a year ago, in the swank lobby of a San Juan hotel in their native Puerto Rico. At the time, they were the most... More >>
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  Metal Rules

  My iPhone says Buckcherry is worthy of rocking with the Crüe.

  By Arielle Castillo

  Thursday, June 26

  I first discovered my iPhone's musical taste this past March, at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Watching a very epic metal bill at the outdoor barbecue... More >>
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  Head Spins: DJ Irie

  The king of clubs, and official Miami Heat DJ, now boasts a namesake party weekend.

  By John Hood

  Thursday, June 26

  How Miami's own DJ Irie handles his heavy schedule is anybody's guess. He boasts residencies at the Delano, the Forge, the Ganesvoort, Cameo, the... More >>
• The Gardis Say Adios

  Local Argentine rock stalwarts play their last show at Finnegan's.

  By Julienne Gage

  Thursday, June 26

  It's hard to hold an interview with Argentine rock band the Gardis at Finnegan's Pub on Lincoln Road. Each question is interrupted by a... More >>
• Power Pop Rocks

  Rooney and Locksley snap and crackle at Revolution.

  By Arielle Castillo

  Thursday, June 26

  The L.A. quintet Rooney has not exactly suffered from its Hollywood connections or good looks. Frontman Robert Schwartzman is the brother of... More >>