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Chrisette Michele Evades the Sophomore Slump with “Epiphany”
There haven’t been a lot of newcomers in the R&B field worth mentioning over the past couple of years, but Chrisette Michele is definitely a star on the rise. Most people first heard her distinctive voice singing the choruses of Jay-Z’s “Lost One” and Nas’ “Can’t Forget About You”. With a vocal delivery and phrasing straight out of early 20th century jazz, she applied that voice to contemporary rhythms on her debut album, I Am, […]
FORTY-FIVE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE #35: Ass Burgers
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE “Bullet In The Head” b/w “Darkness” (Epic Records #35-74927 promotional single, 1993)
Now-legendary L.A. alterna-agit-punk-rap-funk-metal-core alchemists Rage Against The Machine rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the eternally-youthful (and forever broke) late-’80’s Revelation Records leftist hardcore scene in ’92, signed to Epic Records, released a stellar multi-platinum debut LP, took their face-melting show on the road with Perry Farrell’s first Lollapalooza tour and never looked back. Critics balked. How could de […]