Tagged: thecoup

Filed under: Exclusive , The Hit List Every good protest needs a soundtrack, and though these turbulent times may have inspired mostly escapist pop about dance floor decadence, we live in a post-iPod era where the [...]

Filed under: News , R.I.P. Lauryn Hill 's touring bassist, Dewey Tucker, was shot and killed while driving on Interstate 80 just outside of Oakland, Calif. on his way to band practice Tuesday night. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Tucker was driving a white Nissan Sentra when someone with a semiautomatic pistol opened fired on him. The California Highway Patrol found him dead at the scene. Tucker was just 24 years old and recently engaged to be married. In addition to touring with Hill, Tucker played [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive A few days after rocking the cell walls of New York's Sing Sing Prison, Street Sweeper Social Club dropped by our office to play some tracks off their self-titled debut album. Tom Morello ( Rage Against the Machine , Audioslave ) and Boots Riley (the Coup) have come together to re-create and redefine the nearly extinct genre of rap-rock with a twist of political and social commentary. It's clear that Morello is back from the depths after listening only a few [...]