Hiphop är inte blingbling, tajta byxor, lamborghinis och nakna brudar indränkta i champagne. Hiphop är mörka luvtröjor, tunga sneakers som trampar asfalt och gäng från den hårda betongen. I alla fall om man frågar Havoc. Hans andra soloalbum är en hård motherfucking platta. Andra spåret,...

Now that her slasher flick “Friday the 13th” has slaughtered the box office competition, fast-rising scream queen Danielle Panabaker is setting her sights on another hopeful box-office monster: “The Maskâ€� director Chuck Russell’s upcoming sci-fi flick “Prodigy.” “...

Filed under: Entertainment, Tasty Vittles Required listening from the Week in Music ... We think "flower punk" garage band Black Lips are the coolest, and not just because lead guitarist Cole Alexander let us touch his tiny mustache. Buy their album "200 Million Thousand" or they'll make... Read mor...

I am one of very few that thinks U2 really isn’t that great, other than The Joshua Tree and a few other random songs. The fact that Rolling Stone gave the new release five stars pretty much guarantees I won’t like it. But Neko Case… ohhh Neko Case. If only you were ten years younge...

First off, how did one of Chart Rigger's 10 Worst Singles Of 2008 slink into the U.K. Top 10 this week? Yes, I'm talkin' about you and your "T-Shirt," Shontelle! Geez, someone really oughtta class this broad up a bit with some decent songs. (Although the fact that her album is called Shontelligence ...

The Rock-Bottom Moment: any band who've been around a bit have had one. What separates groups who last from those who don't is how they deal with theirs when it arrives. For the Prodigy, the Essex rave/rock outfit who seem to relish having their backs against the wall, down times are a creative spur...

Is it any surprise that print is dying? Not for newspapers. In fits and starts since the 1970s and 1980s, they (and others) have been looking to go electronic but they screwed it up. Watch! Ceefax, BBC's "teletext" service, got its start in the 1970s. In 1981, KRON, a San Francisco TV station, repor...

Below, the year's best songs. But first, a few awards: Best Crazy Song by a Crazy Person - Cam'ron, "Bottom of the Pussy Hole" Was there ever any doubt about which song would win this award? The title and the Alexyss Tylor samples (NOT AT ALL SAFE FOR WORK. OR ANYONE, PROBABLY. AND NOTE THAT SHE'S T...

The story goes like this: Lupe Fiasco has said he would be retiring after his next album (which is not yet out), but said retirement may only refer to his tenure as a rapper. And now there's this supposedly British band called Japanese Cartoon (MySpace tagline: "SILENCE IS GOLDEN!!!") that supposedl...

Party Music of Some Random Songs on my Ipod: Happy New Year everyone. I am not in a terribly festive mood given the events over the last year (come to think of it, 8 years). But music is the most important thing for keeping one's sanity. So here are some great tunes for a party or even just to hang ...