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Public Display of Defectionnew

Interpol sheds its 'dead weight' and turns the bright lights back on.

Colorado Springs Independent | Matthew Schniper | 10-25-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Savant of Rarebreed: The Delayed Entry EPnew

The latest salvo from the burgeoning Tucson hip-hop community is this impressive debut by Savant, one half of the hip-hop alliance Rarebreed.

Tucson Weekly | Gene Armstrong | 10-25-2010 | Reviews

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Gray Young's staysailnew

To Gray Young's credit, the group doesn't settle for making the same record twice.

INDY Week | David Raposa | 10-25-2010 | Reviews

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Coo de Gracenew

Underground hip-hop eccentric Pigeon John gets ready to detonate.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 10-25-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Mac to the Futurenew

Apples in Stereo's Robert Schneider trips the electric light fantastic.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 10-25-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Lyrics Bornnew

Since his 2003 solo debut, Berkeley native Tsutomu Shimura has cemented his reputation as one of those nice guy underground rappers, all social justice and post-marital sex.

East Bay Express | Rachel Dovey | 10-25-2010 | Reviews

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Last Year's Mennew

Not quite out of high school, Last Year's Men have made one of the year's most addictive records.

INDY Week | Grayson Currin | 10-25-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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The reissue gurus at Strut Records are at it again with Salsa Explosion!, a collection of salsa essentials first released in 2004 from the greatest American-based Latin record label of them all, Fania Records.

Tucson Weekly | Carl Hanni | 10-25-2010 | Reviews

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Big Boi and MSTRKRFT Throw a Dance Partynew

Georgia native Big Boi and fellow Outkast collaborator Andre 3000 put the South on hip-hop's map. .

Charleston City Paper | Stratton Lawrence | 10-25-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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When With Rome: Sublime's New face Accepts His Newfound Responsibilitynew

Drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist Eric Wilson reunited for an unannounced show in early 2009 with the 20-year-old singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez under the Sublime name.

YES! Weekly | Ryan Snyder | 10-22-2010 | Music

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Neil Young: Le Noisenew

Few artists have the credentials of Neil Young. This is why an uneven but intriguing work like Le Noise would be a risky debut or mid-career gamble for most unknown or established acts. For Young, it is enigmatic and pleasantly surprising.

Tucson Weekly | Michael Petitti | 10-22-2010 | Reviews

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