Metal Lungies

So glad I got to attend this show. I’m taking those who missed it through the highlights and lowlights of the concert.
The full lineup in order of performance:
Chip-Fu of the Fu-Schnickens and Ali Shaheed Muhammed
EMC (Masta Ace, Wordsworth, Punchline and Stricklin, with Frequency on the wheels of steel)
O.C.
DJ Premier
Jeru the Damaja
Chubb Rock
Buckshot and Special Ed
Crooklyn [...]

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Miffed at missing all the action of Bonnaroo? In San Francisco / The Bay (or Yay for you Hyphy radicals) ? Then you have no worries, you can quickly get over missing the Roo with 2 very solid festivals coming to San Francisco.
First up is Outside Lands @ the Golden Gate Park from August 22-24.

Then [...]

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ScottyL has finally recovered and sent in this lengthy & ML flavor filled report from Bonnaroo:
I just got back from Bonnaroo at 3:00 on Tuesday morning, and after a long weekend of listening to music, dancing, partying, and doing everything else there was to do (I’ll call it Roo’ing), [...]

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You the fair ML reader are stuck at a 9 to 5, or maybe even summer school. Not the ML Family, we sent out ML friend ScottL (no relation to the North American superstar DaddyL) to cover all the ongoings at one of the biggest music festivals in the world, Bonnaroo. Stay tuned for [...]

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Pardon my laziness in getting around to posting about this. A memorable night for sure, with performances from Yak Ballz, Kidz in the Hall, Supernatural and Scratch, Murs and 9th Wonder, Buckshot, Blackalicious, GZA and Rakim. Unfortunately, the Nokia Theater is not ideal for taking pictures, especially when you’re in the [...]

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I’ll never forget Chino XL telling me there is only one live act he gets hype for, Kris.  If you are in the NYC area here’s your chance to get a real hip hop experience.
Sunday May 25thDoors: 8pmShow: 9pmAdmission: $20 Advance/$25 Day of Show

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I’d tell you what I think of Kidz in the Hall’s new album The In Crowd, but Naledge has made it perfectly clear that he "doesn’t give a flying fuck, like if you put some wings on Halle". Fair enough, but the party last night was knockin’ and Metal Lungies was [...]

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Marco sent this over a few days back while I was in the process of a high blood pressure filled move back home for the summer. Anyway, all you Euro hip-hop heads better check this out.
The Dates:
May (2008)
14 - Berlin @ Cassiopeia (Germany)15 - München @ Atomic Cafe (Germany)16 - Bucarest @ Arenele [...]

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Ticket info: $12 Advance/$15 Day of; Available on Ticketmaster and the S.O.B.’s Box Office212-243-4940. Doors open 7pm.
You already know ML will be there (probably not DaddyL).

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We were excited when we just heard some of the headliners, now with a possibility of Lil Wayne X Kanye X Bob Dylan, this just might be a 2 day heaven.

Main Stage, Saturday, Aug. 9: Bloc Party, Cat Power, Chuck Berry and The Silver Beats, Citizen Cope, Duffy, Foo Fighters, Gogol Bordello, Jack [...]

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