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Goodie Mob Rages Hard In Age Against The Machine

by MJ on Aug 30, 2013 • 2 Comments

The whole is still greater than the sum of its parts. Goodie Mob is back to save hip-hop.

New Release Report 8/27/13

by Jesse on Aug 27, 2013 • 6 Comments

music / New Release Report / New Releases

The last week of August brings forth a trio of releases from some artists that I either a) Never cared about, b) Used to love but don’t care about now, and c) Kinda sort of like but don’t care about anymore. As for a): There is something about Avenged Sevenfold that I vehemently hate. Is it that they’re headlining over deftones and Ghost on their upcoming tour or is it because, frankly, their music is awful? Regardless of my opinion, […]

All Hail the Return of Goodie Mob!

by MJ on May 23, 2013 • No Comments

hip-hop / music / Spin Cycle

Who needs an OutKast reunion anyway?

Spin Cycle: Cee-Lo’s “The Lady Killer”

by MJ on Nov 17, 2010 • No Comments

Album Reviews / music / New Releases / Pop Music / soul music / Spin Cycle

Talk about unsung. For fifteen years, Cee-Lo has stood on the precipice of stardom, and he’s actually gotten there a time or two. Still, the guy’s nowhere as appreciated as he should be. He’s a great songwriter (do you know he wrote “Don’t ‘Cha” for The Pussycat Dolls?..OK, maybe that’s not the best example of great songwriting), he’s an intense singer (a throwback to the gospel-influenced vocalists of yore) and to top things off, he’s a top-shelf emcee. With all […]

My New Favorite Song: Cee-Lo Green’s “Fuck You”

by MJ on Aug 21, 2010 • 4 Comments

music / soul music

Cee-Lo is kinda sorta one of music’s best kept secrets. Starting out as the nimble-tongued rapper/singer of Atlanta hip-hoppers Goodie Mob (and an obvious musical and sartorial influence on OutKast’s Andre 3000) and progressing through two excellent (though unheralded) solo albums through his brief turn in the pop sunshine as 1/2 of Gnarls Barkley, my man has been bringing heat for over fifteen years. And I think he has just recorded and released my favorite song of the year. Sure, […]