Firefly Music Festival' s 2013 lineup is here: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Vampire Weekend, and Foster the People top this year's bill, appearing alongside Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar, Grizzly Bear, Alabama Shakes, The Avett Brothers, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Japandroids, Public Enemy, The Walkmen, Dan Deacon, Toro y Moi, Action Bronson, Azealia Banks, Foxygen, HAIM, Wild Belle, and CHVRCHES. Also playing are The Lumineers, Amanda Palmer, Dispatch, Ellie Goulding, Dr. Dog, The Joy Formidable, Atlas Genius, Django Django, Kishi Bashi, Hey Marseilles, LP, St. Lucia, Kopecky Family [...]

Hangout Music Festival' s 2013 lineup is here: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Kings of Leon, and an as-yet-announced third headliner top the bill, appearing alongside Trey Anastasio Band, The Shins, Kendrick Lamar, Passion Pit, The Black Crowes, Bassnectar, Jim James, The Roots, Bloc Party, Ellie Goulding, Public Enemy, Dirty Projectors, The Breeders, Best Coast, and Twin Sister. Also playing are moe., Gov't Mule, Slightly Stoopid. Galactic, Steve Aoki, Porter Robinson, Ryan Bingham, Grouplove, Toots and the Maytals, Jason Isbell & 400 Unit, The Sheepdogs, Shovel and Rope, Moon Taxi, Zion I, and Anders Osborne, among others. [...]

Talk about finding a good sample and using it. This Public Enemy comeback single from 2007 heavily samples the brass section from Shirley Bassey's track Jezahel and it's a smokin' track. I only really discovered this movie after watching the movie End of Watch , which for my money, is one of the best cop movies I have ever seen. You need to watch that. But back to this song, the sampling and the flow is totally reminiscent of early 90s rap, which I guess is to be expected since it's Public Enemy. How did [...]
Public Enemy ~ " Can't Truss It " Click here to view the embedded video. Samples: James Brown ~ " Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved " Click here to view the embedded video. George Clinton ~ " Atomic Dog " Click here to view the embedded video. [...]

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Chill tune and video from Public Enemy with "Everything" off of their Evil Empire of Everything album which was released this past October. And what stands out most about this new song is the gritty and soulful blues vibe Chuck D takes on with both his lyrics and visuals. The video takes ordinary run of the mill people in everyday situations singing along to Chuck D's lyrics about all the things they weren't but ultimately realizing what they had right in front of them all the while. Good message, great tune and [...]

The inductees have been announced for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Heart , Randy Newman , Albert King , Donna Summer , Public Enemy , and Rush have all been inducted in the “performer” category and Lou Adler and Quincy Jones receive the “Ahmet Ertegun” Award (for non-performer induction). Now I have some thoughts on the whole election season. I am not even remotely surprised that Public Enemy got in. With the Rock Hall’s recent [...]
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Fresh off their election to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, Public Enemy hits us with this new video for "Everything", a bluesy cut from their LP, Evil Empire of Everything . The song is pretty dope, and sees Chuck D sing more so than he raps. He still keeps the intensity he's known for, rolling couplets about having nothing and everything, at the same damn time. For the video, Public Enemy uses regular people, rather any shots of the group. It's a great idea and executed well. Watch it below.
Filed under: News , Rock Hall Jason Merritt, Getty Images LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Mayer , Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson are among the stars set to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Mayer will perform in honor of Albert King with Gary Clark Jr. , then induct the late bluesman. Aguilera and Hudson will salute Donna Summer. Foo Fighters [...]

For today’s Free MP3 of the Day, I drop on your drive a new instrumental mix of the single “Molly’s E” from Junkie XL . Junkie XL is the Dutch-born musician, remixer and producer Tom Holkenborg who busted onto the scene more than ten years ago with his debut solo set, Saturday Teenage Kick . Along four additional solo collections, including a 2003 set that included guest collabs with Depeche Mode ‘s Dave Gahan, the Cure ‘s Robert Smith and Public Enemy ‘s Chuck D., XL has also kicked remixes for Coldplay , Bloc Party and [...]
Illustration by Mr. King We're personally not into sports that much but get why people do and we don't think David Yow has dialed up the Friday night radio show yet called Live from The Barrage but I'm sure he will soon. Would be funny as hell if he got to talk acting chops and get in a eloquent discussion about the finer points of acting methods with the fake Christopher Walken who frequents the show as well. This past week "Princetron", New Jersey music personality Jon Solomon from [...]
if you've been a frequenter of this site for a significant amount of time then you may know of my love for public enemy. if you dont know about it, long story, short following. was 14 when i first heard takes a nation of millions... to say it changed my world/life/etc is an understatement. i still remember hearing it for the first time, and it was much like a spiritual awakening. some people find god, i found public enemy. of course have been a fan ever since, and i am now 38. this past year, 2012 that is, [...]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. It’s time again for Friday on Mind, our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News. This Monday will be Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so we are looking at songs that honor his memory. Every January on the 3rd Monday of the month, we celebrate the life of Civil Rights Leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January [...]
Mostly musical, a few that aren't. If you want an albums list, you can find that at Metalsucks. 10. No Gang Colors If I wasn't some hack who merely wrote about music and gets butthurt when people use that Teddy Roosevelt quote, I'd be No Gang Colors. The alias of Fort Worth musician and producer Joseph Ohegyi, he understands that hip-hop, metal, and noise aren't so dissimilar, and actually

La legendaria banda de hip hop Public Enemy lanzó el año pasado dos discos, uno es el Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp y el segundo The Evil Empire of Everything , de este último sale la canción " Everything " donde toca el saxofon Gerald Albright y canta Sheila Brody . La canción lleva una línea un tanto diferente a lo que estamos acostumbrados con [...]
Public Enemy - Everything Dope new Public Enemy video directed by the equally dope, David Snyder. Check out some good Hip Hop one and all! PEace. www.publicenemy.com
As we reported last week , Gaspar Noé — the man responsible for the French films Enter the Void and, shudder, Irreversible — has directed the video for the rather excellent new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds single "We No Who U R." The video is rather restrained by Noé's standards, but it fits the song beautifully, and it got us thinking about other well-known directors who've moonlighted in making music videos. There have been plenty over the years, some triumphant, some rather less so — so here's a selection for your viewing delectation! Marvel, [...]
"מבקרי מוסיקה הם מוסיקאים מתוסכלים, או כך לפחות אומרת הקלישאה. זה נכון בהרבה מקרים, אבל אולי כדאי להרחיב את ההגדרה ולומר שמבקרי מוסיקה הם אנשים שיש להם תסכולים שקשורים למוסיקה" - בן שלו "כן! הקצב, המרד". ככה נפתח "Rebel without a pause" של Public Enemy שהתפרץ לעולם ב-1987. בשבועיים האחרונים אני ברילאפס חמור מאוד להיפ [...]
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Kind of amazing how laying down some crisp beats and upping the tempo slightly can transform a song from a hiphop classic, to electro banger. Elementary. Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think (Featurecast Remix) Photo by tariq12

And so to the last post of the year. And the tune of the year. This year was a strange one for me. I had three jobs, including one in another country for a month. But it was a year dominated by the Olympics and Paralympics. It is therefore no surprise that from my top three, two have London 2012 connections. Third is Orbital and their collaboration with Prof Stephen Hawking, which featured as part of the Paralympics Opening Ceremony. This is a mesmerizing collaboration, set to one of Orbital's most upbeat and anthemic tunes for ages. Hardly surprising that [...]