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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 12.3-12.9
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In case you missed it, here’s what we covered last week on the site: NEWS: ∆ (Alt-J) announced a show at Mercy Lounge. NEWS: The Grammy nominations were announced live in Nashville; several local artists received nods. NEWS: Das Racist broke up. NEWS/CONTEST: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announced a show at The Ryman; No Country gave away…
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Das Racist Calls It Quits
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Did you see the post we did back in the May of 2011 about which of that summer’s bloggiest hip-hop acts were going to make it for the long haul? We pitted Kreayshawn, Das Racist, and Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All against each other in a discussion of longevity in the relevance…
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Bonnaroo 2012 Rundown and Photos
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It was a wild 48 hours at Bonnaroo for some of the folks over here, and I wanted to share a little of our totally ADD experience and photos with you guys. What a party! Let me just give you an idea of how hectic this was… Tune-Yards, Katie Herzig, Sharon Jones & The…
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Das Racist, Exit/In, Tonight In Nashville
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Do you like hip-hop that is skewered with funny samples, heavy beats, and crack-you-up lyrics? Then I definitely have something for you tonight in Nashville. Das Racist blew onto the scene a couple of years ago with their epic “mixtape” called Shut Up, Dude. They followed that up with Sit Down, Man. Lauded by…
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New Records Releasing Today – September 13th
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Today is another pretty big Record Release Tuesday in the world of music. I’ve highlighted some of the albums that I am most excited to hear today. A lot of them are coming through Nashville too, and I’ve included links to buy tickets to see these shows over the next couple of months. I…
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Das Racist in Nashville!!!
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You know Das Racist? The hysterical, not-afraid-to-rap-over-anything dudes from NY? The dudes that rapped over Billy Joel in “You Oughta Know”, brought you the inspirationally confusing “Combination Taco Bell and Pizza Hut” which followed into the hysterical White Castle opening lyrics to start the following song “Rainbow In The Dark”….. and all of this…
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Is Kreayshawn…
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…. a female, LA version of Das Racist? Or just a one hit wonder? Or is there a difference? Or maybe she will join Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All in a couple of years to revamp the sound (a la Fergie & The Black Eyed Peas). Das Racist burst on the scene…