Baltimore MC Height (known by his mother as Dan Keech) got his start rapping with Wounds and Dogg and Pony and Keech's first solo show was opening for Animal Collective in mid-2000. Eight years later, Keech started collaborating with other Maryland musicians, starting Height With Friends. As part ... More >>
When our sister paper The Village Voice publishes the results of its annual Pazz & Jop poll next February, there will be three or four albums that invariably get a nod on every ballot. See: Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues, Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne, and Girls' Father, Son, Holy Ghost. ... More >>
All hail A Thousands Suns, the finest dystopian fusion a major label can buy
In a few months,Snoop showing some love for AZ with a Cardinals hat and a blunt. medical marijuana will be legally available in the state of Arizona.Come spring, Proposition 203 will go into effect and a new era will begin -- one where many, many sick people will receive the remedy that thei ... More >>
Lady Gaga: She doesn't want to be friends.This week's music feature is on Lady Gaga's seemingly overnight rise to super-stardom. Ever wonder exactly how or why this happened? Nearly everyone agrees she's awesome. But is she really? We get to the nitty gritty.We also take a took at the subtle diff ... More >>
We owned two copies of this album on cassette when I was 6Does it matter if it's a slow week for show announcements if one of those announcements features MC Hammer?I say no to that, and such is this week's fate. Sure, this week features a fewer number of shows than in previous weeks, but c'mon p ... More >>
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The Boss Hogg and Aeon Flux of the PHX hit the Hidden House and cop a bag of hip-hop at The Shop
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