Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
BRING ME THE H0RIZ0N
Fronted by a floppy-haired clothing designer who looks quite a bit like an emo version of Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg and sings in an unusually high-pitched vocal style suggesting that the Darkness' Justin Hawkins was a key unacknowledged influence, Bring Me the Horizon aren't the average deathcore band. The group was formed in Sheffield, England, during 2004; singer Oliver Sykes, guitarists Lee Malia and Curtis Ward, bassist Matt Kean, and drummer Matt Nicholls originally established their own label, Thirty Days of Night, to release their debut EP, This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For, in 2005. Upon signing to the higher-profile label Visible Noise (Lostprophets, etc.), the EP was reissued the following year. Bring Me the Horizon's full-length debut, Count Your Blessings, was released in October 2006. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
*R0C NATI0N*
When Jay-Z makes moves, the entire world pays attention. That’s why the masses stopped wearing throwbacks, relaxed on the rims and bling and even started paying attention to a bespectacled kid from Chi-Town. So when word got out that Hov finally signed someone to his newly-minted Live Nation imprint Roc Nation whose last name wasn’t Bleek, we weren’t surprised when the entire rap world started scrambling to find out who Jay’s new mentee was. By now, we’re sure you’ve seen the newest member of the (new) Roc in a handful of online videos, but if not, allow us to introduce you to Jermaine Cole aka J. Cole.
Being the first artist signed to the best rapper alive’s label would be daunting to even the illest of rappers, but J. Cole, a dude who figures himself a mash up of his influences (’Pac, Canibus and Nas), doesn’t seem too worried—he’s been waiting for this kind of attention since he was 12. While putting the finishing touches on his next mixtape, “The Warm Up”—scheduled to drop at the end of May—and touring with Wale, we sat down with the 24-year-old Fayetteville, North Carolina native and St. John’s University graduate to talk about what got him into rap, meeting Jay-Z and where he sees himself in the rap game. It’s the Roc, you bastards. Pay attention!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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