Andrei MihaiKanye West’s flamboyant tour in support of Yeezus will continue on into the new year. He added several additional North American dates, due to extensive fan requirements. There’s still no word on who’ll support him, but we’ll join Pitchfork in hoping it will be his new best friend, Drake. Kanye West: 02-13 University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center 02-14 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Arena 02-15 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center 02-17 Montreal, Quebec -…
The full Kanye West – Zane Lowe interview on BBC
A few days ago, I was telling you about the totally crazy interview Kanye did with Zane Lowe. Here’s the interview in its entirety, and I’m gonna go no comment on this one.
Kanye’s absolutely crazy interview
It didn’t take Kanye long enough to show off his megalomania once more – the interview with Zane Lowe had barely started when he 36-year-old rapper said “people are going to be talking about this interview in five years time”. Thing is, that may very well be. During the course of 60 fist clenching cringe-inducing minutes Kanye addressed anything and everything, from Lady Gaga to jogging pants, and from the Internet to being the biggest…
My 50 Favorite Kanye West Songs
Joseph ReidIn honor of Kanye’s SNL performance tonight I’ve listed my 50 favorite Kanye West songs, including features and collaborations. Because of short notice, only the top ten have descriptions. Enjoy and debate. 50. DJ Khaled Feat. Kanye West, Consequence and John Legend – Grammy Family Grammy Family 49. John Legend feat. Kanye West – Number One Number one 48. Rhymefest feat. Kanye West – Brand New Brand New 47. Common feat. Kanye West – Southside…
New Music Round-up: Soundgarden, Torche and Kanye West
Steve LampirisHoly hell, has it been quite a six-day run for new music. New tracks from Soundgarden, Torche and Yeezy all came out since the middle of last week. First up, the reunited grunge gods Soundgarden put out a single from the forthcoming Avengers Assemble album (the soundtrack to the Avengers film) called “Live to Rise.” I was initially excited cause, ya know, it’s fucking Soundgarden. It is, sadly, simply meh: a do-nothing riff over the…
(Semi-legitimate) study: Nickelback not helpful in getting you laid
So, for all the shit that I’ve given Nickelback over the years, apparently it has been warranted – at least a little bit. A blog calling itself Tastebuds.fm has named the Canadian rockers the “number one musical turnoff.” Tastebuds, a similar site to Last.fm, did their research thusly: Each user was allowed to specify up to 12 acts that turned them off. Nickelback – regularly lambasted by the music press – came out on top…
Tedeschi Trucks Part 2 – Live From Boston
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The Tedeschi Trucks Band Live in Boston August 17th, 2011
Quickie album reviews: Jay-Z and Kanye West, “Watch The Throne”
The two biggest (and, honestly, most important) names in rap come together to brag. A lot. As has always been the case, Kanye has some great lines (“Luxury rap, the Hermes of verses/ Sophisticated ignorance, write my curses in cursive”) and Jay-Z has some better ones (“Cocaine seats, All white like I got the whole thing bleached/ Drug dealer chic”). Since Kanye didn’t produce the entire album, it isn’t as cohesive as his best work. …
5 Questions For The Tedeschi Trucks Band
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Kanye West: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”
Album name: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Artist name: Kanye West Genre: Rap Released: November 22, 2010 Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def-Jam ZME Rating: 9.5/10 Website: kanyewest.com I remember when OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below came out. It was the album that convinced me OutKast could fucking do anything. They were incapable of committing mistakes. OK, the album was too long (mainly The Love Below, of course), but “Hey Ya!” is, like, the greatest thing ever. Then something happened:…