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It's been five years since British rap star Tricky's last LP, Vulnerable , and with all that time he's managed to put together his most eclectic collection of songs yet.

If you're reading XLR8R you probably already own 'nuff albums on XL or Domino, Def Jux and Lex artists have repeatedly rocked your headphones, and you know what's coming out on Minus or Stones Throw before we ...

As the de facto CEO of Hieroglyphics Imperium, Tajai Massey only wishes he could get behind a microphone more often.

On previous recordings like Rounds and Everything Ecstatic , Kieran Hebden has displayed a penchant for cutting and looping melodies from a variety of genres - most often jazz, soul and hip-hop - creating a ...

Domino will perform July 3 at Celebration 2008 at the Martinsville Speedway. Monday, June 23, 2008 The Domino Band calls Roanoke home, but the soulful horn band could certainly call the residents of ...

While the oft-discussed debut album from Yo Majesty will arrive in no time , Tampa, Florida's sauciest trio of ladies have a little something to tide fans over until that day.

Rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley died Monday of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida, at age 79.

Music In This Section Rising Up Roots' drummer ?uestlove on their new album, touring with Erykah Badu and the present state of hip-hop Tales of Treachery Alleged blackmail, real-estate tycoons and tax dodging ...

Chapel Hill Yo Majesty Local 506 - When Tampa hip-hop duo Yo Majesty releases its debut album via Domino , you'll hear it tagged as a breath of fresh air for the form and for feminism.

That makes two free Dirty Projectors shows this summer because they're playing the Seaport in August too . via Brooklynvegan

“It's a white ghetto. I didn't know what racism was until I left. My family's mixed race, so we don't see colour. I grew up on a council estate more as a white kid, but with Jamaican roots. But all of us there had something in common...we were poor.”

From his early days in Massive Attack to his storied solo career and onward into films like The Fifth Element , Adrian Thaws has come a long way, baby. via Wired News

Domino are proud to announce the release of Knowle West Boy, the new album from Tricky , on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 . via Brooklynvegan

Nightlife in Bend is peppered throughout the downtown area but for whatever reason, it's on the fringe of downtown that live music is taking hold. via The Source Weekly

“All tracks find Animal Collective exploring strange new waters.”

Reviews: NIN, No Age, The Priddle Concern, Sleepercar and more Tuesday May 06, 2008 @ 04:00 PM By: ChartAttack.com Staff ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Water Curses Animal Collective return with the follow-up to 2007's ... via ChartAttack

Domino laptop wizard Kieran Hebden finally leaves the odd folktronica category behind in this latest EP, eschewing beat-driven hip-hop and jazz-infused free-form in favour of something akin to vintage techno or ... via Now Toronto

“My nuts play Ping-Pong from the noise.”

" I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me " Over a funktastic synth groove that sounds like Paisley Park circa '85, Norway's Anne Lilia Berge Strand breathlessly coos not-so-sweet nothings, ensuring that, yes, your ... via The Georgia Straight

Though they had a well-received SXSW stop, These New Puritans have yet to have a full US tour. via CMJ New Music Monthly

Sometimes, three eyes are better than two. Hieroglyphics, the Oakland-based hip-hop group, prove this point very well: Their band's famous logo is a three-eyed and tight-lipped variation on the smiley face, a ... via The Daily Nexus

“I'm a mama's boy and I wanted to be like her, so I played guitar and piano too.”

The report card on this Oakland rap star is a perfect score of 100 percent entertainment. via SF Gate

THE KILLS Midnight Boom Domino To record their third album, the London-based guy-girl duo the Kills went to, of all places, Benton Harbor, Mich. via Hartford Courant