To celebrate the release of his latest album in the US, Eli “Paperboy” Reed talked to NPR’s Weekend Edition about his nickname (started when he was a Massachussetts high school student, and stuck), his improbable stint playing juke joints in Mississippi and how legends ranging from Sam Cooke and Ray Charles helped inform his own [...]
Chiddy Bang’s “The Swelly Life” goes backstage at Glastonbury
Aug 9, ’10
8:05 PM
Episode 2 of Philadelphia Hip Hop duo Chiddy Bang‘s web series, “The Swelly Life” captured some of the flavor of their appearance England’s Glastonbury Festival last month. Check it out below — and is that a certain Professor Green we see giving them a shout out? The Swelly Life – Episode 2 – Glastonbury Chiddy Bang | MySpace Music [...]
Empire of the Sun make a splash from Lollapalooza to the Big Apple
Aug 9, ’10
6:57 PM
Australia’s Empire of the Sun played Perry’s Stage at Lollapalooza over the weekend and headed straight east to to headline their first show at NYC’s Terminal 5 on Sunday night. In the first of two dates at this Big Apple venue, frontmen Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore pulled out all the stops, including dancers and a spectacular [...]