The Southern California independent hip-hop festival has announced its initial lineup featuring the super group Black Hippy which includes Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock. Read more…
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Rewind the clock nineteen years. Did anyone realize when first hearing Rage Against the Machine that the band would become a cultural juggernaut popular enough to easily headline their own festival? The band had auspicious beginnings for sure, but going backwards to those early days where “Freedom” played only on late-night MTV, the band seemed more like a “good idea” than an eye-opening, forceful behemoth. Now, at the pinnacle of their success in 2011, the band presented a festival all their own at the massive Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum stadium, dubbed L.A. Rising. How has the band accomplished such a feat? Done in partnership with Goldenvoice (the company famous for the likes of Coachella and Stagecoach), Rage Against the Machine picked the bands and Goldenvoice handled the logistics. The results were expectedly top heavy, as the opening acts suffered from consistent sound and mix troubles while headliners RATM and Muse delivered excellent performances.
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In a follow up to our story from last month about Rage Against the Machine’s upcoming Los Angeles show, supporting acts, venue and ticket information have been announced. Read more…
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Mos Def and Talib Kweli, otherwise known as Black Star, have reunited for the hip hop Paid Dues Festival this Spring. Immortal Technique and one of the festival’s organizer, Murs, have also been confirmed headliners. Read more…
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