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On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States, defeating Richard Nixon in one of the closest national elections of the 20th century. At 43, Kennedy was (and remains) the youngest person elected to the office, and it was largely this quality in the man and his family — an engaging, youthful dynamism — that so captured the imagination of millions across the country and, ultimately, across the world. As Kennedy and his team ran a heady, propulsive campaign unlike any America had seen, LIFE 's best photographers (Paul [...]

On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States, defeating Richard Nixon in one of the closest national elections of the 20th century. At 43, Kennedy was (and remains) the youngest person elected to the office, and it was largely this quality in the man and his family — an engaging, youthful dynamism — that so captured the imagination of millions across the country and, ultimately, across the world. As Kennedy and his team ran a heady, propulsive campaign unlike any America had seen, LIFE 's best photographers (Paul [...]

It's been a couple of months since the last update on this site about the Save BBC Introducing in Scotland campaign and some of the most important developments have happened in that period, so here's a wee round-up of what's been going down and where things stand with regards to the future of the show. December 14, 2011: Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop invites the campaign team to meet her at Holyrood. We bring along a fairly [...]

The Presidential election season is in full swing. When Bill Maher compared Mitt Romney to rich rappers, I thought that some of the rappers he mentioned would actually make good Presidents. Rappers are much more socially conscious than any of these guys running for President, especially Mitt. But, when people start to dig into rappers past is when we run into a wall. There is also a bunch of stereotypes that don't help rappers out. Old folks vote too you know. After the jump I've listed some of the most successful rappers/entrepreneurs with the best chances of being [...]

Brainfeeder recently won label of the year at the ' 2012 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards ' just pipping Jackmasters 'Numbers' to top spot. In celebration of this win and an all round impressive 2011 label boss Flying Lotus has elected to issue a free 12 track compilation showcasing his increasingly impressive rosta of artists. As you would expect from Brainfeeder this is pretty eclectic stuff that on occasion can be a little tricky to digest, but lets not quibble too much as it is free after all. Thanks to XLR8R for [...]

'The Artist' (UK Release: 6 Jan '12) // Words: Saam Das 'The Artist' is a film almost entirely devoid of dialogue - a throwback to the silent era of cinema. Film critics have fallen over themselves in their praise of the latest offering from French writer-director Michel Hazanavicius . The film has received a dizzying twelve BAFTA nominations and ten Academy Award nominations, as well winning three Golden Globes. But is it quite the triumph that is has been portrayed [...]

South African hip hop trio Die Antwoord (Afrikaans for "The Answer") first appeared on the scene in 2009 with their debut album $O$. They became a viral phenomenon after the release of the video for the album's first single "Enter The Ninja", teaming up with cinematographer Rob Malpage. With the first video the band introduced themselves, their music, and their Zef style to the masses... and got so many hits to the Die Antwoord website that the host couldn't handle it and the site was shut down. The band became a sensational internet meme that boosted their sales [...]

Do you remember The Elected ? More specifically, do you remember The Elected's album ' Sun, Sun, Sun '? Well, I do. It's always been one of my favourite albums, although I've always been conflicted with it. It is not that I'm some sort of hard nosed member of a biker gang, but I've always found that album to be on the verge of sounding 'too weak'. Not weak as in 'bad' or 'lame', but weak as in 'not strong'. And listening to it out loud always made me fearful of people thinking that I was not strong. Which [...]

Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship : Starship [ purchase ] This is not the Jefferson Starship of "Miracles" (which is still a great song, by a good band in my opinion, despite its lack of critical respect) or the Starship of "We Built This City" (a bad song by a bad band, in my opinion, consistent with its critical loathing). This Jefferson Starship was what Paul Kantner, of the recently disintegrated Jefferson Airplane, decided to call the band that recorded a science fiction/popular revolution concept album called [...]

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With only three releases including Opus 44 and Only Human reaching number 5 and 7 on Beatport's Progressive Charts, Nima Nesta releases it's fourth track named "Cephid ft Aysan" with Spinnin Records Tone Diary. Nima Nesta once again charms house music lovers with Cephid's irresistible and provocative melody. This sexy track will dominate the dance floor. Cephid has already begun its success; It has been recognized and heavily supported by Marcus Schossow, and Sean Tyas who elected Cephid as the best track of the week on his Tytanium radio show.

• Nima Nesta feat. Aysan - Cephid [Preview]

While recent anums have yielded strong releases from Dessa and Lazerbeak , as well as pert near-classics from P.O.S. , something very special happens when the members of Minneapolis hip-hop collective Doomtree go Voltron. No Kings , their latest full-length, is a stone-cold stunner and proof positive that the evolution of hip-hop, though seemingly stunted at times, is far from over. And incidentally; if it's wrong to want Bolt Cutter for my ringtone, I don't want to be right. Though hardened [...]

" Portia Simpson Miller, the former and newly re-elected Prime Minister of Jamaica and representative of the People's National Party , recently took an historically significant position by openly supporting GLBT legal protection in Jamaica, a country internationally notorious for a "culture of homophobia." Miller's statements come at a time of great cultural change in both Jamaica and dancehall music. This is for her." Some deeply powerful themes running through the latest mix that blk.adonis + Rizzla premiered over on DIS Magazine today - full of sexually explicit feminist minded [...]

Unless you live under a rock, you probably noticed that thousands of websites went dark today in protest of SOPA and PIPA , two bills currently on discussion by congress that would have a chilling effect on sites such as Hidden Track. While we're ALL for copyright holders' rights, these bills are a terrible way to protect those rights. One site that went dark today was Phish.net , the premier Phish-related website on the internet. We spoke with Phish.net webmaster Adam Scheinberg about the impetus for this decision. "SOPA and [...]

buzzfeed : Let's all have a nice laugh at this letter from Sen. Chris Dodd and the MPAA: A so-called "blackout" is yet another gimmick, albeit a dangerous one, designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals. Aside from having problems with everything Dodd says, can we at least agree that the biggest problem here is THE USE OF DOUBLE SPACING AFTER A PERIOD?

Words: Saam Das The iconic video to Lionel Ritchie 's 'Hello' featured a teacher (played by Richie) falling in love with a blind student of his. Was that not a no-no back in the eighties? Anyway, Matthijs Vlot has elected to recreate Ritchie's song via a supercut of clips from the history of cinema. Everything from 'Taxi Driver' to 'Inception' . Watch it below, along with the original video. [...]

Today's your lucky day! Although Friday the 13th is known to be a day of unfortunate accidents, faux pas, and all around unhappy occurrences that we chalk up to "bad luck," as any gambler knows, luck can turn on a dime. Gathered here in this video roundup are songs that we hope will change your luck today. So have a happy day, everyone, and remember, 13th or otherwise, it's still Friday! Danzig - Thirteen Johnny Cash - Thirteen [...]

Edson Choi and Dre Babinksi were bandmates in the defunct Dusty Rhodes & the River Band, but both have moved on to new adventures. Choi has gone on to play a key part in Warships , and Babinski has taken her talents as a violinist on tour with Jarrod Gorbel and the Elected, as well as doing studio work as a string player. Now Choi and Babinski have teamed up as Miracle Days to make an album of sweetly buoyant boy/girl indie-pop. "Something for the Weight," recorded in September at Dr. Dog's studio in Philadelphia, is due [...]

Words by Matthew Healy Adam Stafford is a busy man. Aside from his musical output - which has, in the past six years alone, consisted of four albums with Y'all Is Fantasy Island, four solo albums and several collaborative works – he is an award winning film-maker and runs the digital release platform Wiseblood Industries. Mid-way through 2011 he released Build A Harbour Immediately , a record that we ranked as the 13th best of the year. Adam was able to take some time out of [...]

Damn near ten years ago in June 2002 an album appeared: Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star . Most hip hop heads whom I know rank it pretty high in the constellation of all time absolutely no contest best of hip hop EVER. Even old heads like me were not only impressed many of us actually liked the album. Anticipation was high for the follow up. We waited. And we waited. And waited. And are still waiting. Even though the pressure to put out a second album [...]

Americans love to say they are issues voters. From abortion to taxes to the military often voters pick out a few subjects of importance and then look for a candidate they agree with on those particular topics. But what if your issue is rock and roll? For our readers who are Republicans, heading to vote in the primaries this week - or non-Republicans who enjoy voting in the primaries despite their opposing views (check your state's rules, often you don't have to be registered in the party to vote in the primaries) [...]