Sound of the City

Hunter Hayes - Webster Hall - 6/18/13

2013-06-19 11:05:06

Hunter Hayes w/ Ashley Monroe and Striking Matches Webster Hall Tuesday, June 18 Better Than: The shows my band was playing when I was his age. It can be tough playing a two-hour headlining set...

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The Time LL Cool J Rapped as a Genetically Modified Shark

2013-06-19 03:10:00

Thursday night, veteran rhymesmith and mic controller LL Cool J leads the charge of hip-hop's all time greats, including Ice Cube, Public Enemy and De La Soul, for a night of rap royalty at Rosel...

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What Artistic Movements Do These Rappers Exemplify?

2013-06-19 03:05:00

Stylistically, rap has exploded, and the pieces fall everywhere from the mind-bogglingly complex to the unbelievably simple, from the brazenly dissident to the unapologetically mainstream. Rapper...

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Rancid Can Do No Wrong: A Guide to Their Bands, Sideprojects, and Collaborations

2013-06-19 03:00:00

Rancid are an institution. Fervently punk rock roots mixed with songs catchy enough for people who've never seen the inside of a squat, these Californians ain't fuckin' around. But while we take t...

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Fashion-Forward (and Courtney Love Approved) Starred are Ready to Explode

2013-06-19 02:55:00

'I'm on the Elliott Smith diet," jokes Liza Thorn. "When he was really strung out toward the end, he only ate ice cream." It's midnight on a Thursday, and both members of Brooklyn-via-Los Angele...

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Steve Gunn Added to Our 4Knots Music Festival Lineup

2013-06-18 14:20:23

Just last week we ran a feature about Kurt Vile guitarist Steve Gunn's wicked good new solo album, Time Off. We really like it. So much, in fact, we asked Gunn if he would mind playing an early s...

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Who Said It: Kanye West, Donald Trump, Steve Jobs or Joffrey Baratheon?

2013-06-18 03:15:00

Twice last week people the world over stopped what they were doing to quote Kanye West via Twitter. First from his interview with New York Times; "I am the nucleus," "I just want dopeness," "It'...

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Everyone's Covering "Get Lucky," Some Better Than Others

2013-06-18 03:07:00

If the world has learned anything at all this summer--besides what's in your online browsing history, thanks NSA!--it's that Random Access Memories by Daft Punk is perfection in a digital bottle...

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Yeezus: Innovative or Simply Another Example of the Mainstream Aping the Underground?

2013-06-18 03:05:00

As you might have noticed, Kanye West's feverishly anticipated Yeezus arrives today. If you're reading this, chances are you were aware that Yeezus leaked last Friday, and maybe you've already bee...

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Ask Fan Landers Slug From Atmosphere: How Old Is Too Old to Break Into the Rap Game?

2013-06-18 03:00:00

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publici...

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Hanson Brew a Beer Called MmmHops

2013-06-18 02:00:29

This month, lovers of beer and irony everywhere have been thoroughly enjoying the fact that everyone's weirdest kid band, Hanson, have not only grown up, come of age and started playing music aga...

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Introducing ZUUS, the Voice's New Music Video Partner

2013-06-17 15:05:12

The Voice is happy to announce our partnership with ZUUS Media. Through the ZUUS widget, you'll be able to watch a playlist of music videos hand-selected for Voice readers. Check it out after the...

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The 10 Best Concerts in New York This Week, 6/17/13

2013-06-17 04:00:00

For more shows throughout the week, check out our New York Concert Calendar, which is updated daily. ...

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Chrisette Michele Wants You to Propose to Her on Vine

2013-06-17 03:10:06

Newly Brooklyn-based R&B chanteuse Chrisette Michele released her fourth studio album last week. Titled Better, the project is headed up by the sultry slow-jam single "A Couple Of Forevers." As s...

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A Track-By-Track Analysis of Black Sabbath's New Album 13

2013-06-17 03:05:00

Last week, Black Sabbath released 13, their 19th studio album. In case you haven't heard, it's kind of a big deal. This is the first album since 1978 to feature original lead singer Ozzy Osbourne ...

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These Are the Worst Band Names in Indie Rock

2013-06-17 03:00:00

This past Saturday, at the soon-to-close Maxwells, Scottish indie quartet We Were Promised Jetpacks performed. It served to remind us just how great a band this is. Sadly, we frequently forget, t...

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Baths - Webster Hall - 6/15/13

2013-06-16 10:42:09

By Jonah Bromwich Better Than: a performance of The Magic Flute being interrupted by a robot invasion. Complaining about low quality sound after the concert of an artist you like is kind of lik...

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Dead Prez React to Kanye's New York Times Comments About Them

2013-06-16 10:14:46

Thank God for the remix. Without it Dead Prez and Kanye West may never have established a working relationship and thus shared a certain kinship. Although his contribution to the seminal Dead Pre...

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Mark Rose "Looking Forward to Cracking a Beer" With Freshly Reunited Spitalfield

2013-06-14 13:26:48

In Chicago during the early millennium, pop punk and emo bands reigned supreme and helped produce heavy hitters like Fall Out Boy who left a massive mark on alternative rock and paved the way for...

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Ben Weasel Punched Two Women, So Why Do I Still Want to Watch His Band?

2013-06-14 10:42:14

Remember that time Screeching Weasel's singer Ben Weasel lost his freakin' mind onstage and punched, not one, but two women? On camera? And very obviously on purpose? And then had to be held back...

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