The odds were stacked against Tricky. Born Adrian Thaws in Bristol in January 1968, he grew up in Knowle West, one of city’s most deprived
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In the late 1980s, 3rd Bass were regarded as the Def Jam label’s next “great white hopes.” However, reductively assigning emcees the caliber of MC
Last night’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, kicked off with a star-studded tribute to Sly Stone, who died earlier
If backing singers are 20 feet from stardom, the best sidemen in rock are rubbing elbows with it. A charismatic singer and flashy lead guitarist
In and out of the studio, I felt myself existing in a world bigger than my house in Brooklyn. I wrote in different libraries all
Neil Diamond had nothing left to prove in 2005. But with the late-career classic 12 Songs, he proved it anyway. By now Diamond had been
Today (November 7) is a big day for Hayley Williams. Physical editions of Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, the Paramore leader’s third solo studio
Counting Crows’ 1996 sophomore album Recovering the Satellites is set to return to vinyl. The record has been remastered from the original 1/4″ production master
Damon Albarn has released another song from the forthcoming Gorillaz album The Mountain. The new single, “The God of Lying,” features Idles. Check it out