Barack Obama And Hip-Hop: Does The Support Of Jay-Z, Nas, T.I. Hurt His Chances? (Vh1) '[Rappers] need to be super quiet on Barack,' Scarface says, or critics will 'smash on him because of what somebody else said.' He's on fire in the streets. Kids and adults alike are wearing bootleg T-shirts emblazoned with his face and phrases. us.rd.yahoo.com
Barack Obama And Hip-Hop: Does The Support Of Jay-Z, Nas, T.I. Hurt His Chances? (MTV Music Television) Barack Obama has been openly embraced by the hip-hop community but has been reluctant to return the love. Jay-Z, Nas, LL Cool J, Young Jeezy and others talk about the situation. us.rd.yahoo.com
Randy Newman: Harps and Angels (Prairie Public Broadcasting) Many albums I receive in the mail include an artist bio that describes something other than the album I'm listening to. Emo bands cite Van Morrison influences. Metal ensembles insist their album isn't like all the rest; that it features more in the way of inventive melody. us.rd.yahoo.com
Three former Tiger farmhands try to recover from a minor setback (Detroit Free Press) His tenure as a Tigers employee included one summer in Oneonta, N.Y., and one spring in Lakeland, Fla. His aggregate contribution: a 2-2 record, 1.66 ERA and 19 appearances in the New York-Penn League. us.rd.yahoo.com
What’s up with the Entertainment Industry? (Jackson Free Press) Is it just me or have we decided involuntarily to accept any and all things thrown at us by artists and radio? I am just stunned to see that so many artist these days lack actual talent. This is really not just music, it's affecting the entertainment industry all together. us.rd.yahoo.com
Unplugged tunes in a neon city (Las Vegas Sun) Thu, Aug 7, 2008 (2 a.m.) One of the most plugged-in cities in the world, Las Vegas seems to have every kind of entertainment you could wish for. But we’re not operating at full power in some categories — for one thing, there’s hardly anywhere to get unplugged on the Strip. us.rd.yahoo.com
Mother Load: The Boss, his music and the ties that bind (The Record) There’s a moment in every rock concert when you hear a few recognizable drum beats, or the beginning of a legendary guitar riff, and you know it is coming: The song you had prayed the band would play. us.rd.yahoo.com
@-bat music: Arizona Diamondbacks (Arizona Diamondbacks) At-bat music: D-backs us.rd.yahoo.com
Obama in tune with Urban League (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) Barack Obama was warmly received Saturday as he used the annual convention of the National Urban League to recall his days as a community organizer in Chicago shortly after he graduated from college. us.rd.yahoo.com
Lolla Day 1: Radiohead's triumphant return (Chicago Tribune) Greg Kot: A hot, sticky opening day of Lollapalooza is in the books, with a record crowd of 75,000 in attendance. Here's how it looked and sounded from Grant Park: us.rd.yahoo.com
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