's backing band when the rappers perform their It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back in its entirety, marking the first time a live band has b...
Kool Herc (whose Bronx house parties in the 1970s are frequently cited as being the birth of hip-hop), Eric B, and a particularly sharply dressed Mell...
elusive and unlikely. Throbbing Gristle crafted a storm of wild experimentation, layering the disturbing "Hamburger Lady" with the pulsating sounds of...
Photo: Jackie Snow When it comes to the Roots — currently in-residence as the house band for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and arguably the greatest li...
Nothing says It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back quite like hippies on a farm in Tennessee. So it's no suprise that Bonnaroo has added Publi...
. The Pipes featuring Zoe Kravitz and Busdriver are also set to play on the main stage, with DJs Cash Money and Jazzy Jeff spinning sets in between th...
and Rick Rubin sat together like old friends. A heckler in the audience screamed "Where's Jay-Z," and without missing a beat, house DJ Ed Lover said, ...
explained. "It starts with fans first, then the artists create from there. The music business is built on searching for fans and this is a brand new w...
-- Public Enemy want you...to pay them to make their new album! The legendary hip-hop crew is looking to raise $250,000 from fans to fund the recordin...
for album. Bands get money, fans get music, everybody wins. But Public Enemy has decided to fight the powers ... Public Enemy Wants Your Help in Raisi...
. Billboard points out that the $71,000 is way more than most bands make on Sellaband, and that Public Enemy's expensive minimum contributions may hav...
, Victor Wooten EOTO, Cornmeal, Family Groove Company, Backyard Tire Fire, Kinetix, The Ragbirds and Brainchild are already confirmed for Summer Camp ...
of 10 minutes long and full of Fucked Up's trademark blustery, experimental hardcore grind. The next of those singles, "Year of the Ox", arrives via M...
For the past few weeks, Cee-Lo has been hosting a show calledLay It Downon Fuse, and his guests last night were a pretty big get:Public Enemysat down ...
of South By Southwest without the big music-industry presence. Instead of a trade show and panels on business and legal issues in the recording indust...
it only took a year, but finallyPublic Enemyhave raised enough fan donations to fund a new album. Sincelast October, the group have been trying to rai...
to Arizona", which criticized Arizona for not recognizing Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday. In other Public Enemy news, Billboa...
You'd think that thetortuous taleof Public Enemy's attempt to fund a new album via the websiteSellabandwould make Chuck D and Flavor Flav run as far a...
Public Enemy's Chuck D has Arizona in his crosshairs - again. Nearly 20 years after Public Enemy's very public feud with Arizona over the state's lack...
"He does groundbreaking sht in South Africa etc 71 tour 76 countries and press rather pay attention to asking me about Flavs chicken WTF? I give FLAV ...
, Digital Underground, EPMD. Groups toured with each other who didn't necessarily line up in their philosophies. It was the total extreme between one ...
While Public Enemy prepares to stir up some hype with a performance on the eve of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Chuck tells Billboard.com that the lege...
Public Enemy have announced that they'll celebrate their 25th anniversary as a rap act with a grand gesture. They'll release two new albums-- one this...
Happy 25th anniversary, Public Enemy! What better way to celebrate rap's most outspoken band than to release not one, but two new albums funded by the...
Public Enemy has revealed a taste of what to expect from their upcoming back-to-back albums in the form of the track "Get It In," which has been poste...
Public Enemy are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, an occasion they plan to announce by releasing two conceptually linked, crowd-funded al...
its 2012 festival, taking place October 13-14. The festival dedicates its Saturday lineup to dance and electronic acts, with a bill of rock bands for ...
With Found Footage, we dig through the depths of archival video on the internet. From performances to interviews and music videos, we uncover the best...
2013's class of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been announced: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Chic, Deep Purple, Heart, Joan Jett a...
The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2013 are in. This year's hopefuls are Albert King, Chic, Deep Purple, Donna Summer, Hear...
Deep Purple and Rush, long considered glaring oversights for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, are among the finalists on this year's ballot, joining se...
Earlier today, Rolling Stone announced that Albert King, Chic, Deep Purple, Donna Summer, Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Kraftwerk, the Marvele...
Cool J shows no signs of slowing down. From hosting the 55th annual Grammy Awards this past February to prepping his forthcoming studio album Authenti...
Fresh off their Doritos #BoldStage performance at SXSW, Ice Cube, Public Enemy and LL Cool J's have announced their upcoming 'Kings of the Mic' Tour. ...
Public Enemy, 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back' Columbia "I hated that record," said Public Enemy's Chuck D. Believe it or not, he's ref...
Final preparations are underway for the 28th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 18th at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. In addit...
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I went to dinner and had a couple glasses of wine and I started fucking crying, because my hero made me a coffee." Rush (And Fans) Fight the Power at ...
play Rush's "2112"; Randy Newman, in a quiet, poignant moment, playing "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" with a string section. And Booker T. Jones j...
1 of 5 PE_EP_4 PE_EP_1 PE_EP_3 PE_EP_2 Public Enemy_Ernie Paniccioli_Image Public Enemy's go-to photographer Ernie Paniccioli played a crucial role in...
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It was the Rush fans who made the most sound in the audience at Thursday night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Los Angeles' Nokia T...
version of John C. McGinley from . Though they're jumping on this train a little late, they're riding it deftly, channeling the "Burning Down The Hous...
GULF SHORES, Alabama -- On a festival bill that swings from acts just breaking through (Twenty One Pilots, Wild Cub) to icons like Tom Petty and Stevi...
Tweet Another iconic hip-hop group known for their conscious rap lyrics speaking out on things like political issues to preservation of culture, Publi...