Gang Starr's Guru In Coma After Heart Attack

Rapper Guru, who rose to fame with pioneering group Gang Starr and later released a series of successful solo albums under the "Jazzmatazz" banner, is in a coma after suffering a heart attack and will undergo surgery today (Mar. 1), according to a Sirius radio interview with his former partner in Gang Starr, DJ Premier.

Guru, whose real name is Keith Elam, has kept a low profile of late. The 43-year-old artist released a solo album, "Lost and Found," in May 2009, which ended a two-year break following his fourth Jazzmatazz album, "The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: Back to the Future."

Gang Starr never officially broke up but hasn't been active in more than five years. Its last album was 2003's "Ownerz

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity remastered in 5:1 surround

Who singer wants to team up with Page

Roger Daltrey wants to start a super-group with Jimmy Page. The Who singer is keen to form a new band with the Led Zeppelin guitarist and go back to the blues roots he established before he started writing songs with bandmate Pete Townshend.

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50 Unsung Classics of the 2000s (Pt. 1)

 jagdriver wrote: 
I sent the link to my bro, and this is what he said (he was a traveling Dead Head for 15 yrs): As I said when I got the Dylan/Dead practice tapes "they practiced?" Now I say "they had management?"

 jagdriver wrote: 
bump

 dmax wrote: 

Yea, reminds me of all the sampling brouhaha with hip-hop. All music is chronologically built on the music before. Reminds me of my favorite quote: "Truly original thoughts have long been extinct, but so few have been heard they bear repeating." Everyone should be free to create music anyway, anyhow they see fit and use the exact loops and melodies straight from another song if they wish; it is all a complex hodgepodge anyway!

 hippiechick wrote: 

I don't know if a final decision has been reached yet - but it is a ridiculous ruling from that judge.  He's missing the whole point of the song.  More here.

 hippiechick wrote: 
It's absolutely Kookaburra. That was the whole point! Remind listeners of the cool things about "down under."

Now Lou Reed needs to sue Cake and The Who and BTO for using the Sweet Jane riff.
Ludicrous AND anti-art/creativity.

Do you think that the flute part in "Down Under" by Men At Work sounds like the old song "Kookaburra"? Some judge did, and is ordering MAW to pay millions to the company that owns the rights.

Tom Rush live on xpn.org NOW

 jagdriver wrote: 
A bona fide stud.

Paging Dr. Rodgers....

"There were five honorary degrees handed out during a special ceremony at Middlesbrough Town Hall on Friday 27 November. Among the recipients were singer-songwriter Paul Rodgers, who received a Doctor of Letters and The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, who received a Doctor of Laws.

"All the honorary graduates spoke of their pride at receiving such an accolade in the year Teesside was crowned University of the Year in the Times Higher Awards.

"Paul Rodgers said: 'Middlesbrough is where my roots are. I left when I was 17 and travelled all around the world, but I never dreamed I would be invited back to come and receive a doctorate - I am very, very proud.'

"International author Adele Parks, who received a Doctor of Letters, added: 'It's just the best year to become part of the Teesside family. University of the Year, it doesn't get any better than that - it's absolutely overwhelming.'

"Our 2009 honorary graduates are: Paul Rodgers - Doctor of Letters Singer-songwriter Paul Rodgers was born in Middlesbrough and the founding member and main songwriter of the bands Free, Bad Company and The Firm with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Since 1968 he has toured internationally and recently as Queen + Paul Rodgers and as a solo artist. He has released 30 albums and sold over 90 million records. He has consistently been voted number one vocalist of all time. He and his wife Cynthia quietly support over 30 varied charities internationally and in 2008 he received the prestigious US Congress Proclamation for his humanitarianism, of only eight awarded."

Attention Foo Fighters fans!
They will be on VH-1 Storytellers tonight at 11pm EST!

 kysmet wrote: 
    I saw one in the shop where I bought my needle
    might just buy it now. I haven't gotten around
    to putting my vinyls into the puters,yet!
    Besides I like the sound as it is in Vinyl Land !

 HazzeSwede wrote: 
I used to have 1200s when I would DJ and promote events.  Those things are tanks.  I bought them from a friend who had them for 5 years, I had them for 5 years and was still able to sell them with a mixer for $600.  I wonder if I should have kept 'em, ya know, to sell as antiques in a few years.  

 kysmet wrote: 
    Oh,,I have that exact turntable !
    Got a new needle for it just weeks ago.

The death of a legend due to the digital era

Technics is dead

Wilco live from Amsterdam at 2:45 EST today (Nov. 16)