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Public Enemies: Chuck D and Johnny Juice

Posted By: dustin hinz

Sep 17, 2009

To say that hip-hop legends Public Enemy were game changers is underselling one of the genre’s most important and defining acts. That’s because the Long Island-based act wasn’t merely changing the rules of hip-hop, they were writing the rules. Establishing a political and social consciousness as a common thread throughout their tracks. Merging traditional rap styles with hard rock bands— and in [...]

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The Chosen: Tony Royster & Cora “CC” Dunham

Posted By: dustin hinz

Sep 8, 2009

Each year, thousands of drummers across the nation line up to enter the world’s largest drumming contest, Guitar Center’s Drum-Off, hopeful for the opportunity to rise through the various stages of the competition and eventually be crowned as the top undiscovered drummer in the nation. While many may call receiving such an award a success story all to itself, a [...]

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At Guitar Center: Tom Delonge

Posted By: dustin hinz

Sep 2, 2009

Frontman, guitarist, producer, songwriter, businessman these are some of the many hats that musician Tom DeLonge has worn throughout his dozen-plus years in the music scene, whether as the on-stage co-lead to bassist Mark Hoppus in platinum pop-punk powerhouse Blink-182 or as the sole frontman of the more experimental, alternative rock act Angels and [...]

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Les Paul

Posted By: Keith Brawley

Aug 14, 2009

“Heads and it’s back to New York. Tails and we go to L.A.” Les grinned, peering at me over the smudged lenses of his metal-rimmed glasses. I couldn’t tell if he was pulling my leg or if he was serious but I didn’t really care. I had asked him to tell me about his early days [...]

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