Bobby Digital, 'Digi Snacks' (Koch)
Was the problem really that the RZA wasn't wacky enough?
By Mosi Reeves 06.23.08 5:47 PM
Are you stuck in a "booby trap"? Would you rather have a "digi snack"?
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The Inquisition: Nas
Rapper talks Jay-Z, Bill O'Reilly, and about the controversy over his album title.
By Chris Ryan 06.20.08 12:15 PM
You gotta give Nas points for trying. After a year in which he caught flak from Bill O'Reilly for participating in a benefit, saw his nemesis turned label boss Jay-Z leave Def Jam, and shot a failed reality show with his wife Kelis, the 34-year-old Nasir Jones lost his long, contentious struggle to name his ninth album Nigger, replacing the title at the last minute.
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Coldplay, 'Viva La Vida' (Capitol)
Chris Martin and Brian Eno take off for a new galaxy.
By Mikael Wood 06.17.08 1:00 PM
When Coldplay opened 2005’s X&Y with a sly riff on Richard Strauss’ “Also Sprach Zarathustra” (known to movie fans as the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey), the message was clear: The wimpy Brits behind “Yellow” had completed their studies at Bono’s School for Boys and would now be turning their attention to weightier fare.
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Jennifer Cardini, 'Feeling Strange' (Kompakt)
French mixmistress shatters minimal techno's glass ceiling.
By Andy Beta 04.01.08 1:50 PM
The first female artist to release a record on the famed Kompakt label, Jennifer Cardini distills those disorienting moments when you first plunge into the murk of an underground club.
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