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Concert review: Lauryn Hill, Tribe & Wu Tang @ Rock the Bells
Baltimore Sun reporterFrom the Midnight Sun blog: Rock The Bells had the potential to be epic. The tour, which came to Merriweather Post Pavilion last night, boasted some of hip-hop's most legendary acts: Lauryn Hill, Wu Tang Clan, Rakim, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg and A Tribe...Tags: John F. Williams, Music, Lauryn Hill, Rakim, Nas
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ODB's widow files cease-and-desist order against Rock the Bells
When Tupac Shakur returned from the grave to "perform" at last year's Coachella, fans' jaws dropped. But the family of at least one hip-hop luminary isn't quite as thrilled about the prospect of a post-mortem show. Icelene Jones, the wife of deceased...Tags: Wu-Tang Clan (music group)
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Rock the Bells 2013 books Tyler the Creator, Big Krit, Wu-Tang Clan
When Rock the Bells sets up in San Bernardino this fall, the traveling hip-hop festival will feature two of hip-hop’s most revered – and dead – voices: Wu-Tang Clan’s uproarious fallen member Ol’ Dirty Bastard and godfather...
Tags: Festive Events, Trips and Vacations, Kendrick Lamar, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Wu-Tang Clan (music group)
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Coachella 2013: Wu-Tang Clan, Jurassic 5 bring 'real hip-hop'
"How many of y’all in here love real hip-hop?,” Raekwon asked during the Wu-Tang Clan’s performance at Coachella on Sunday night. “No disrespect to none of y'all," he continued. "But we came to steal this … tonight."...
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Chi-Tunes: N.O.R.M.
Chicago rapper N.O.R.M. answered our Chi-Tunes questionnaire. Do the same and your band could appear in RedEye! What makes your live show great? It features laser lights, video animation, and (unfortunately) ME! I'm kidding...we DON'T have laser...
Tags: Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Music
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Lollapalooza parties recap: Shot down by Vampire Weekend -- twice
I like to think I dress nice. I could be wrong, but I do make an effort to fit in at these swanky events. And yet, I couldn't help but question my style when I went to W Chicago-City Center Thursday for Pete Yorn's show. When I arrived, one of the PR...
Tags: Celebrities, Music, Lollapalooza, Pete Yorn, Lindsay Lohan
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Notes on a Year: Ann Powers on pop music
"Let's have a toast," sang Kanye West in September of this sometimes seemingly endless year, debuting a new song, "Runaway," on the MTV Video Music Awards. Over a glassy keyboard sample and an old-school breakbeat, West intoned a gentle melody. "Runaway,"...Tags: MTV Video Music Awards, F-bomb Dropping, Arcade Fire (music group), Twitter, Inc., Kanye West
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'Rock the Bells'
Special to The TimesOne of the most surprisingly tense experiences at the movies so far this year is "Rock the Bells," a documentary about a promoter's attempt to reunite rap superstars the Wu-Tang Clan for a July 2004 San Bernardino festival. Chang Weisberg hustles to...Tags: Festive Events, Death, Local Government, Movies, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California)
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Feed your iPod
JUNE 5 The Long Blondes, "Someone to Drive You Home" The Long Blondes are British. They also have mad style, great songs and a singer (the effortlessly fresh Kate Jackson) with enough flair to command the top spot of last year's NME magazine "Cool List."...Tags: Marilyn Manson, The Smiths (music group), Amy Winehouse, Apple iPod, Jay-Z
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Movie review: 'Rock the Bells'
Tribune staff reporter3 stars (out of four) "Making-of" films have a glorious history of heroic impediments to be overcome: the boat in "Burden of Dreams," Marlon Brando in "Hearts of Darkness" and in "Rock the Bells," a recalcitrant Bastard. "Bells," a documentary opening...Tags: Mickey Rooney, The Rolling Stones (music group), Death, Movies, Marlon Brando
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Backstage confidential
If you want to hear true awards show dish, ask the stage managers.
They're not in the public eye, their credits go by quickly on-screen, and they're only on camera when things go wrong. But these crucial crew members — a handful of them on...Tags: Robin Williams, American Music Awards, Television, Tom Hanks, Carol Burnett
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Caution: Contents are extremely hot
Metromix.comYou've been waiting for summer for nine months now, and you can barely stand another second of suspense. But these much anticipated picks have yet to make their summertime debuts-which just means they'll be absolutely sweltering once they do ignite. Get...Tags: Kanye West, Personal Service
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