Massive shout out Rhymesayers for organizing this incredible event. More info at Rhymesayers, A Benefit For Haiti . "It's embarrassing to admit how unaware I've been of the living conditions in Haiti. And that's before the earthquake hit. I'm honored to be involved with this fundraiser and I'm thankful for the conditions that allow me to be on the giving end of this charity. I trust that our fans feel the same way." -Sage Francis "The great people of Haiti live in the poorest nation in our hemisphere and have [...]
Hip-hop celebs Muja and Maria take us on a winter shopping adventure. See what styles they came up with.
Muja came through the University of Wisconsin-Madison (go Badgers!) last Friday to perform with Illuminous 3 and Toki Wright. It would have been silly for me to not go. More footage from that night to come.
A handful of locals pay tribute to the ODB this Friday night.
The Airtime Collection's new mixtape collects some of the Twin Cities' freshest young MCs.
Zoo Animal performs on the Local Show, new mixtape drops featuring plenty of TC talent, M.anifest releases a new track & Motion City Soundtrack to play the Triple Rock on Halloween.
A nice collaborative collection of indie hip-hop artist from the Midwest from rising design collective Airtime Collection of Minneapolis and PWELBS.com of Bad Service radio at DePaul in Chicago with March of Time mixtape of new material featuring Muja Messiah , Mike Posner, Add-2, Nero, St. Paul Slim , Illuminous 3, Dodiy Phy ft. Manifest, Mally, Big Cats,Chuck L.I., Background Noise Crew and others. Airtime Collection & Pwelbs.com present March Of Time -mixtape
Exclusive one-time-only joint written for and performed at the “3 the hard way show” with Atmosphere, Brother Ali, M.anifest, Muja Messiah, Toki Wright, St. Paul Slim, and DJs Plain Ole Bill &Jimmy 2Times +++ Big Quarters opens for Heiruspecs @ the Aquarium in Fargo, ND on 9-26-2009.
Video of M.anifest and Muja performing a "one-time only" (says M.anifest) song, written and performed exclusively for the '3 The Hard Way' show a while back where lots of local artists did joint sets similar to M.anifest and Muja's. Here's my qualm, though. Why can't we just make it a two-time only song, and get two of Minneap's finest in the booth together to put it down? Only asking...
Minneapolis Dodi Phy , best known for guest starring on Muja Messiah's Thee Adventures , Mpls Massacre and Midwest Broadcast mixtape Flyover Land vol.1 , teams up with M.anifest to run over Kanye West "Heard Em Say". M.anifest Dodi Phy DJ Turtleneck Sauce Spirits & Soundbar Sept. 26th Dodi Phy ft. M.anifest - "Love & Lust" -mp3 Dody Phy - "Block To The Booth"
Cooler than yours, music & movie blog Switchblade Comb's RichVA & Patrick's big bash with Muja Messiah, Farewell Continental, Reigning Knives [formerly Vaudevillainous / Reigning Knives] (tent.) A kick ass DJ (hopefully. SBC Presents Uptown Bar Fri. Sept.4th Free Muja Messiah - "Red Rover (live at 7th St.) -mp3 Farewell Continental - "Do You Wanna Tangle" -video
Coverage of State Fair performances, Brother Ali dissects new album & Motörhead at First Avenue.
Our photographers caught a full range of shows over the weekend.
Muja Messiah could also be found in Minneapolis for the Sneaker Pimps concert. Here is more Culture Bully footage of him performing a new track, "Bobby's Angels," as well as "Officer, Officer." I wonder if we'll get a MPLS Massacre, Vol. 2 anytime soon... Shouts to Jon Jon once more for the heads up.
Wilco, Neko Case and the Tragically Hip announce TC dates & new Brother Ali and Muja Messiah.
Peep this performance from Sneaker Pimps in Minneapolis on August 14th: More via Culture Bully .
Photo coverage of the Sneaker Pimps tour at Minneapolis' First Avenue featuring Clipse, Parallax and Muja Messiah.
The worlds famous Sneaker Pimps bring their fab party for kicks to Minneapolis with The Clipse and Muja Messiah. The tour features over 1500 pairs of rare, limited edition, vintage, celebrity signed, artists collaborated sneakers and a collection of sneaker inspired artwork, fashion and photography. There's great expectations for the new Clipse, with Rick Rubin executive-producing Til The Casket Drops . A-listed at City Pages , The Decider and vita.mn also check out the homies at Above The Fold who are giving away tickets,hola. Sneaker Pimps The Clipse [...]
The worlds famous Sneaker Pimps bring their fab party for kicks to Minneapolis with The Clipse and Muja Messiah. There's great expectations for the new Clipse, with Rick Rubin ex-producing Til The Casket Drops . A-listed at City Pages and The Decider also check out the homies at Above The Fold are giving away tickets,hola. Sneaker Pimps The Clipse Muja Messiah Parallax First Ave Fri. Aug. 14th The Clipse ft Kanye West - "Kinda Like A Big Deal" -mp3 Muja Messiah - "Yes [...]
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Blondie returning with a new album and a show at the Keswick in October
