--  Big Fun in the Big Town , the 1986 hip-hop documentary that features footage of Grandmaster Flash, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, and others, will be available on DVD on May 22. It's the first time the film has been commercially available in 25 years. Check out a trailer here . --  The Light the Dead See  is the new album from UK production duo  Soulsavers , out May 22 via Mute . The album features contributions from Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan. Listen to the album here . -- Today,  RWD Magazine  released  RWD - The Legacy , a three-CD compilation collecting UK garage, grime, and dubstep. The ...

Back in the 80′s. Clyde Kingrap aka The Real Fake MC déboule en 2012 en fier représentant de la scène boogie/hip-hop des années 80. Dans la même veine qu’un Kurtis Blow, qu’un Blowfly ou qu’un Grandmaster Flash, The Real Fake nous balance son premier LP Rock It Up et c’est du lourd. Il y a [...]

"Deaf? If you are near there, no wonder you are deaf." - Prince Philip, to group of deaf children standing next to Jamaican steel drum band, visit to new National Assembly for Wales, 1999 20th Century Steel Band Love's Theme 20th Century Steel Band Hold On, I'm Coming My admiration for the gaffe-prone Royal Consort is mostly predicated upon his predilection for incredibly out-of-touch comments (he once said he practiced Dontopedalogy - the science of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it)...  I don't agree with the comments, but I appreciate his tendency to make them. And ...

It’s been more than 25 years since Jann Wenner completed the machinations which resulted in the creation of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concept that took tangible form in 1995 when the I.M. Pei designed building opened its doors in Cleveland, Ohio. At its inception, the entire concept seemed ripe with possibilities and existed as a truly inspired focal point for acknowledging the musicians that invented, innovated and propelled rock and roll. Initially, the choices for induction hardly needed qualification; the initial class that included Chuck Berry, Presley">Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Little Richard was followed up quickly by classes that brought The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding and The Who into its then-fictional hallowed halls. With artists becoming eligible 25 years from the date of their first release, the ’90s and most of the ’00s saw many classic rock stalwarts like Elton John, The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band receive their rightful ...

This is a balls out little rush of a song that I came up with on my iPhone of all places. After I got the first line I realized it was going to have to continue in the same vein so I went over to AskMe for help. I just meant this to be a rough sketch but I ended up liking the feel of it even though it's ridiculously ragged. The song's a sort of statement of intent, I guess. Equal parts Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick and the Stones, more or less. Here's the lyric, including ...

New York : 1986 ! Run DMC, LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash…, & Hip Hop legends ! Jamais publiées, des vidéos qui datent de 1986 feront l’objet du prochain dvd documenteire « Big Fun in the Big Town » consacré au Hip... Read more

In celebration of his new restaurant’s opening, Gene Simmons took the time to tell everyone to fuck right the fuck off, especially Nazis. Just remember: don’t feed the troll . From Rolling Stone : “I’m not outspoken, I just say things that make people say, ‘yeah, you’re right.’ I hate Nazis like you do and I hate bullshit.” Simmons connected the populism of his restaurant with everything from disco’s inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame (“What an insult to the memory of Little Richard and Chuck Berry to have disco artists who don’t ...

From Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five to Mos Def, Hip Hop lyrics offer a sadly prescient warning of how various institutions allowed for the murder of Trayvon Martin.

Falcona and Emi present The ‘Welcome to Wonderland’ Tour After a brief sojourn overseas seeing her in LA to play the Grammy’s Afterparty, NYC for a few shows and finishing up in London for the Brit Awards Afterparty, Alison Wonderland returns to Australian shores with news of her hugely anticipated “Welcome To Wonderland” National Tour. Kicking off in March the tour will see her whip around the country taking in 15 cities and playing at a bevy of Australia’s top venues. With performances in Ibiza at Pacha, Ibiza Rocks, Mambo and Ministry of Sound in London, Splendour in ...

Time Out New York recently compiled a list of the 100 best songs about New York City, flush with videos and blurbs sizing up each song’s merit. It’s a wide-reaching list, pulling in from all sorts of styles across different eras, from Sinatra croonerism (guess which song?!) to Broadway to Grandmaster Flash. With that in [...]

One of my favorite beats of all time, originally from Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message.” Take a trip back to ’93-’94 with this one. Ice Cube – …

New York hip-hop met London punk as the Clash embarked on their love affair with the music of black America As well as being comfortably the best thing the Clash ever recorded (sue me), this song, recorded in April 1980, comes from one of the really exciting moments in pop history. Just as the fire of early punk was starting to ignite more interesting experiments in Britain, hip-hop was emerging from its long underground gestation and breakbeats and rapping were starting to reach an audience beyond the Bronx. Here, you can hear the sparks fly from one genre to another ...

n light of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s single “The Message,” being inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame, The Elite Money Empire sits down with Grandmaster Mele Mel (@therealmelemel) to talk about what he’s been up to, his upcoming musical projects and fitness projects. He also speaks on listening to current...

Alien Sex Fiend are true outcasts. Arriving too late for punk's party, the band's glamorous yet distorted take on the Rockabilly look marked them out on the nascent goth scene. Famously formed at infamous nightspot the Bat Cave, Nik Wade (Nik Fiend) and Chrissie Wade (Mrs Fiend) had a harder, brittle edge which their contemporaries lacked. Adding inspiration to the Industrial scene, the band's output is still difficult to classify. Effectively a genre of their own, ClashMusic writer Sam Walker-Smart recently tracked down Alien Sex Fiend in order to explore the sonic and sartorial developments of the ...

Tracklist: CD 1: 01.The Sugarhill Gang – Rappers Delight 03:58 02.Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five – The Message 03:13 03.Run Dmc – Its Like That 04:48 04.N.W.A – Express Yourselfremix 04:21 05.Naughty By Nature – O.P.P 04:31 06.Young Mc – Know How 04:02 07.Jungle Brothers – Because I Got It Like That 04:32 08.Dj Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince – Hes The [...]