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De La Soul On Trugoy The Dove, Music Ownership, Hip Hop’s Evolution, New Album & More | Drink Champs 0 (0)

In the latest #DrinkChamps episode, hip-hop icons #DeLaSoul join N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN to dive into a discussion about the music industry and hip-hop culture. They reveal how they regained their music rights after Tommy Boy sold their catalog, crediting the support of industry veterans like Jay-Z. The group reflects on clearing samples and their year-and-a-half-long journey to re-release their music. They also touch on their partnership with Nike, their forthcoming album, and their creative process. A notable moment includes resolving a past issue with N.O.R.E, while they also pay tribute to their recently-deceased member, Trugoy the Dove. Tune in [See More…]

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@blur: Setting British Rock on a New Path with Modern Life Is Rubbish | Decades of Sound 0 (0)

In the third and final episode of @Bose x SPIN’s #DecadesOfSound, @blur reflects on how an array of different sonic experimentations and producers led to their seminal album Modern Life Is Rubbish in 1993. #SoundIsPower https://www.spin.com/2023/06/blur-parkside-1994-feature/ GET MORE SPIN: Subscribe to SPIN on YouTube ➡️ youtube.com/@SPIN Shop SPIN merch ➡️ https://spinmerchbooth.com/ Follow SPIN on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/spinmag/ Follow SPIN on TikTok ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@spin Follow SPIN on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/SPIN Like SPIN on Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/SPIN Read more ➡️ https://www.spin.com/ The following comes from a mission statement that appeared in the inaugural issue of SPIN. It means as much to this [See More…]

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@methodman & @ghostfacekillah: The Legacy of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | Decades of Sound 0 (0)

In the second episode of @Bose x SPIN’s #DecadesOfSound, @methodman and @ghostfacekillah play it back as they reflect on how their iconic rap album “”Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)”” was heard across the globe. #soundispower https://www.spin.com/2023/05/method-man-ghostface-bose-decades-of-sound/ GET MORE SPIN: Subscribe to SPIN on YouTube ➡️ youtube.com/@SPIN Shop SPIN merch ➡️ https://spinmerchbooth.com/ Follow SPIN on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/spinmag/ Follow SPIN on TikTok ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@spin Follow SPIN on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/SPIN Like SPIN on Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/SPIN Read more ➡️ https://www.spin.com/ The following comes from a mission statement that appeared in the inaugural issue of SPIN. It means as much to this [See More…]

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@cypresshill on the Evolution of Hip Hop and Their Place Within It | Decades of Sound 0 (0)

When hip hop started breaking ground, the members of @cypresshill came together and made a sound all their own. Now, more than 30 years after their formation, how do the west coast veterans stand the test of time? This is the first episode of the @Bose x SPIN #DecadesOfSound series, celebrating 3 landmark albums that turn 30 this year and the iconic artists who made them. First up: Black Sunday. #SoundIsPower GET MORE SPIN: Subscribe to SPIN on YouTube ➡️ youtube.com/@SPIN Shop SPIN merch ➡️ https://spinmerchbooth.com/ Follow SPIN on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/spinmag/ Follow SPIN on TikTok ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@spin Follow SPIN [See More…]

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Steve Aoki & Taking Back Sunday Interview Each Other | SPIN Artist x Artist 0 (0)

Steve Aoki and all four members of Taking Back Sunday (Adam Lazzara, John Nolan, Mark O’Connell and Shaun Cooper) sit down for a conversation about their unlikely collab, “Just Us Two,” the process of making music together, connections from their decades in the music world, and much more in the latest edition of SPIN’s Artist x Artist series. Read more here: https://www.spin.com/2022/06/steve-aoki-taking-back-sunday-artist/ GET MORE SPIN: Subscribe to SPIN on YouTube ➡️ youtube.com/SPIN Follow SPIN on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/spinmag/ Follow SPIN on TikTok ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@spin Follow SPIN on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/SPIN Like SPIN on Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/SPIN Read more ➡️ https://www.spin.com/ [See More…]

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Tom Brosseau: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

Tom Brosseau possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today. Many people who hear him sing, without knowing his name or face, assume the voice belongs to a woman, as he hovers somewhere around the countertenor range, with an unusually pure tone. The beauty of Brosseau’s voice is magnified in this Tiny Desk Concert by the spare accompaniment of two acoustic guitars. Brosseau is on rhythm, accompanied by Sean Watkins. Watkins, who also plays and sings with Nickel Creek, produced and plays on Brosseau’s new album, Grass Punks. Brosseau is unabashedly sentimental and earnest. It informs his [See More…]

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Pixies: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 0 (0)

The windowsills were lined with people standing, as every nook between every office desk filled to capacity with NPR employees and their assorted guests. Pixies, after getting misplaced for a time in our parking garage during a moment worthy of This Is Spinal Tap, showed up in time to encounter the largest crowd we’ve ever assembled for a Tiny Desk Concert. (Our new office space allows for more guests than the old one did, but it’s still a mark of this band’s significance for so many youthful grownups.) Black Francis played an acoustic guitar for this set, while drummer David [See More…]

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Mary Proud is a single mother who finds stardom as a rhythm and blues singer at a high personal price. Living in Ohio, Mary and her little sister are separated by social services after they are abandoned by their disturbed and drug-addicted mother. Years later, strong-willed Mary finds herself in a nasty divorce with Gary, an unfaithful husband and church deacon. Her determination to provide a better life for her two children and to make a career in the music industry pays off when she meets AC Wells, a successful music producer from Atlanta. After relocating to Atlanta, Mary’s career [See More…]