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Lil' Jean: How a 16-Year-Old Jean Changed Calgary’s Musical Landscapenew

Highschool wunderkind Jean Sebastien Audet is the city's most prolific musician, releasing countless singles from indie to hip hop. He just happens to be good at all of it.

Fast Forward Weekly | Josiah Hughes | 05-04-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Jane's Addiction: Still F***ing With You After 27 Yearsnew

Jane's Addiction is credited as being the granddaddies of the Alternative Nation, and for good reason.

San Antonio Current | Jaime Monzon | 05-02-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Stephen Jackson Delivers on Hardwood and Mixtapenew

NBA player Stephen Jackson has dabbled in music over the years, and during the NBA's recent stoppage of play he embraced the opportunity to step back to the mic.

San Antonio Current | M. Solis | 03-30-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: NBA, stak5, stephen jackson

The MC on Decknew

With Memphis rap having a moment, Young Dolph is up next.

The Memphis Flyer | Louis Goggans | 03-26-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Memphis Rap, Young Dolph

Mary J. Blige on Life, Death, Drugs, and Whitney Houstonnew

"I wanted Whitney to make it ... I didn't want her to die like that."

Miami New Times | S. Pajot | 03-12-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club artist Jann Haworth updates the icon cover with "SLC Pepper" mural illuminating a more diverse array of 21st century pioneers. She also shares some of her favorite songs from the musicians in the mural.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Austen Diamond | 03-02-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Beatles

War and Peacenew

Ani DiFranco lets go of her inner conflicts.

Colorado Springs Independent | Alan Sculley | 02-27-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Ani DiFranco

Nothing Mattersnew

Nika Danilova is liberated by nihilstic rhetoric on meaninglessness to create meaningful music.

Salt Lake City Weekly | Austen Diamond | 02-24-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Meditations of D.M.C.new

We sat down with rap icon D.M.C. to talk music, West Africa and the history of hip-hop.

NUVO | Katherine Coplen | 01-26-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Darryl McDaniels, Run D.M.C.

G. Love's Special Sourcenew

With help from the Avett Brothers, the eclectic frontman covers some of his favorite songs.

Colorado Springs Independent | Lynne Margolis | 12-22-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: G. Love, Paul Simon, Avett Brothers

Mic Checks and Protestnew

Exclusive interview with political activist and revolutionary hip hop artists Immortal Technique.

Eugene Weekly | Dante Zuñiga-West | 12-09-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: protest, Immortal Technique, hip hop, #OCCUPY, The Martyr

The Only Solid Fact About Robert Johnson is his Music — Everything Else is up for Grabsnew

Robert Johnson might the be the most effective musician in history. He died at 27 and only had 29 known recordings (16 of them produced in San Antonio); his music wasn’t widely played during his lifetime, and few facts are known about his life.

San Antonio Current | Enrique Lopetegui | 11-17-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Robert Johnson

Public Enemy’s Chuck D — Still Angry After 24 Yearsnew

Anytime I receive a second-rate demo by a third-rate rapper, my first reaction is to grab him by the throat and ask, “Have you heard about Mandela? Have you read Malcolm X? Have you ever listened to Public Enemy?”

San Antonio Current | Enrique Lopetegui | 11-02-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Public Enemy, Chuck D