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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter X
It is nearly impossible to get a bunch of passionate hip hop fans to agree on anything. But I tried anyhow, starting with a series of polls on Facebook that aimed to figure out which emcee or group...
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This weekend in live music: Usher, Hallucination Before Christmas, Trampled...
Lots on tap this Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 13-14. Breakdown below.SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13Hallucination Before Christmas The annual holiday shenanny thrown by underground electronic music label...
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The Five Best-Selling Vinyl Records of 2014
Physical media may or may not be facing its imminent demise, but vinyl managed to have another record year with nearly eight million records sold over the last 12 months — a 49 percent increase over...
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D’Angelo finally releases follow-up to Voodoo, stream the whole thing now
If you need proof that relevancy doesn't depend on an album release schedule, then look at the curious case of Michael Eugene Archer, better known as D’Angelo. The 40-year-old soul crooner supreme has...
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Tonight in live music: The Black Keys with St. Vincent
I remember seeing the Back Keys back at a half-full Skipper’s Smokehouse in 2005. It was raw, unhinged, blues-licked rock n’ roll by two on-the-rise instrumentalists who were on the verge of...
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New music releases out through the rest of December: Charli XCX, Teen Idols...
The music release schedule winds down as the year comes to a close, so I've put together info and links for the scattering of releases coming out over the next few weeks – with audio & video for...
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Concert review: The Black Keys with St. Vincent at Amalie Arena, Tampa
There was a slightly awkward, nearly 10-minute lull between the end of The Black Keys’ set and their encore on Tuesday night, and while lighters burned and phone flashlights illuminated the stage, a...
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Tampa punk vet Bob Suren's new book Crate Digger to be published in June
It’s virtually impossible to have been involved in Tampa punk during the ’90s and ’00s and not know the name Bob Suren. A musician, zine publisher, mail-order music distributor, show promoter,...
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The Books Issue: Sonic journeys in nonfiction
A profusion of music-related bios, memoirs and oral histories hit the shelves in 2014 along with the odd unexpected gems. In addition to the suggestions offered forth by William McKeen's Book Blog,...
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Tonight in live music: Gregory Porter, Puddles Pity Party & more
A diverse smattering of concerts on this Thurs., Dec. 18... breakdown below.Gregory Porter In the hand-clapping title track of Liquid Spirit – the 2013 third full-length and Blue Note Records debut...
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Gasparilla Music Festival announces the first round of acts for its 2015 lineup
Organizers of Gasparilla Music Festival have revealed the first round of acts due to hit the stages at the fourth annual event, set to occur Sat.-Sun., March 7-8, 2015, and spread over four stages set...
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Tonight in live music: THX-Mas Holiday Party with Underhill Family Orchestra,...
A nice fatty live music Friday to usher in the weekend. Breakdown below...THX-Mas Holiday Party with Underhill Family Orchestra, The Sh-Booms, Little Sheeba & the Shamans Juggling both the IGO...
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The Well-Played List Best of 2014 Round-Up: from Hookworms to Wye Oak to...
It’s been a rather diverse and frankly great year in music, and we've had our ears to the ground to report back to you about it here for the ongoing listening series otherwise known as The Well-Played...
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This weekend in live music: SWIMM, Fleetwood Mac, Yoni Wolf & Astronautalis +...
A high quality smattering of shows taking place this weekend. Take a look below...SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20Fleetwood Mac There are at least a half-dozen classic rock artists that I love but whose...
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Tonight in live music: 93.3 FLZ's Jingle Ball with Fall Out Boy, Demi Lovato,...
If you didn’t get your Fall Out Boy fill earlier this month when the arena rocking outfit played 97X NBT, or you just want another fix, the Patrick Stump-Pete Wentz-piloted quartet hits town again to...
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Concert review: Fleetwood Mac lands at Amalie Arena in Tampa
It's often said that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. That age-old adage is particularly relevant in reference to rock bands that attempt to forge ahead and record or tour without a key...
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Tonight in live music: Eighth Annual Brokenmold Holiday Party
The last throwdown before the Christmas holiday is staged by none other than multi-Best of the Bay award-winning promo company, Brokenmold Entertainment; it even has its own longtime favorite logo, a...
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Joe Cocker: The Legacy of a Spirit
I spent last night listening to Joe Cocker. Not because I had a sudden, undirected urge, of course, but because he passed away yesterday at age 70 after a battle with cancer. It’s a writer’s ghoulish...
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Live and local spotlight: New Granada Records 20-year Anniversary Celebration
Perennially BOTB-winningNew Granada Records has been in the midst ofareleasingspree leading up to its 20-year anniversary celebration this week, and the final and most exciting music to drop comes...
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A Year in Lists: 13 Albums that Rocked 2014
I could put together a list of artists on virtually every other music rag’s Best of 2014 lists that I expected to be on mine, too, but that didn’t quite do it for me this album around, or a list of...
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