Tag Archives: Jay-Z
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Insert Foot storming the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame if there’s no Iron Maiden
Insert Foot vs. Iron Maiden haters. If you didn’t notice, it’s time to get hysterical again over Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selections. I don’t get a say in the critic’s vote, which I accepted a long time ago. One doesn’t give Metallica’s St. Anger a positive review…
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Album Review: Old 97’s return to the sound that defined them with Graveyard Whistling
The Dallas quartet Old 97’s has been around for just shy of a quarter century—yes, you read that right—but with the release of Graveyard Whistling, they make it clear that they have no intention of fading away anytime soon. Graveyard Whistling Old 97’s Feb. 24 On the heels of their widely acclaimed…
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Musical activism will lead the way forward
Chance the Rapper. Matt De Mello/STAFF. The other day I wrote an column on where we, not just as a country, but as a world, go from here. That piece was unique for RIFF. Ours is not a political publication. However, some events transcend politics. Many of us are nervous, some…