Issues statement to hiphop website
By percy thrillington Mar 4, 2010 10:26AM
Revered rapper Guru released a statement to AllHipHop.com today (March 3) as he recovers from surgery after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.
Guru, born Keith Elam, was briefly comatose due to the heart attack. Doctors successfully operated on the 43-year-old MC on Tuesday (March 2).
"I am doing fine and I am recovering! I'm weak though,” Guru told AllHipHop.com in a statement today. “Solar is the only person who has the accurate info on my situation. Any info from anybody else is false! I appreciate your well wishes and all the love!"
Guru and his family are asking for privacy as he recovers and stressed for fans to continue to send prayers, thoughts and love.
His partner Solar echoed Guru’s comments about the need for privacy but told fans the outlook is positive for the rapper.
Additionally, only Solar will have access to Guru and accurate information regarding the status of his health.
"Guru is resting and doing well after his surgery,” Solar told AllHipHop.com. “The doctors say that he will fully recover from his illness. We thank everyone who send prayers our way and we appreciate the outpouring of love from around the world!”
A look back at KISS' high-school stunt, new Gorillaz and quad
By Mark C. Brown Mar 3, 2010 2:12PM
KISS - musical geniuses if you like them, cynical marketers if you don't. Either way, you've got to admire the 1975 stunt where they attended a high-school homecoming in Cadillac, Michigan. Great story.
Quad is back. Largely a failed format back in the '70s and '80s, fans have rediscovered it and the music industry has finally figured it out. Chicago's first album, "Chicago Transit Authority," is being released in its original quad mix, which works perfectly with today's home theaters.
Jello Biafra and his band, the Dead Kennedys, were relentless in their attacks on California Gov. Jerry Brown back in the day. Brown is now running for governor again, and Biafra admits it - "I was wrong."
The new Gorillaz album, "Plastic Beach," is now streaming online in its entirety.
Finally, what do George Thorogood and Alison Krauss have in common? Careers launched by Rounder Records, which turns 40 years old. Just take a look at those adorable youngsters.
The new box set is overflowing with music
By Mark C. Brown Mar 2, 2010 12:18PM
Which is one reason Rhino Records is doing such a loving set of releases of their music. A milestone recently arrived, “The Birds, the Bees and the Monkees,” filled with classic tracks such as “Daydream Believer” in an elaborate package that even the most nitpicky fan will have a hard time faulting.
Pavement returns! Plus: New Thom Yorke solo songs live
By percy thrillington Mar 2, 2010 10:36AM
I realize that the (Protestant) reformation of Pavement, the definitive indie rock band of all time, might not qualify as massive news to the entire world, but in MY world, it's a seismic event. In the best way. And last night, in Auckland, NZ, Pavement played its first show in over 10 years. And the set list was AMAZING. The best part, as noted on guitarist Spiral Stairs's blog: "SM [lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Stephen Malkmus] played 'Here' instead of 'Hexx' because he didn't have his glasses on." Oh, old age.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, noted Pavement fan Thom Yorke, also known as Radiohead's resident genius, debuted three new songs at a benefit for the Green Party in Cambridge. They are very good (though "Daily Mail" is the best)! Stereogum has video. Actually, so does everyone, now, thanks to the internet:
What a voice!
Guru in coma after heart attack
By percy thrillington Mar 1, 2010 10:43AM
This is sad, sad news. Send some good thoughts his way.
Rapper Guru, who rose to fame with pioneering group Gang Starr and later released a series of successful solo albums under the "Jazzmatazz" banner, is in a coma after suffering a heart attack and will undergo surgery today (Mar. 1), according to a Sirius radio interview with his former partner in Gang Starr, DJ Premier.
Guru, whose real name is Keith Elam, has kept a low profile of late. The 43-year-old artist released a solo album, "Lost and Found," in May 2009, which ended a two-year break following his fourth Jazzmatazz album, "The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: Back to the Future."
Gang Starr never officially broke up but hasn't been active in more than five years. Its last album was 2003's "Ownerz."
Rapper Guru, who rose to fame with pioneering group Gang Starr and later released a series of successful solo albums under the "Jazzmatazz" banner, is in a coma after suffering a heart attack and will undergo surgery today (Mar. 1), according to a Sirius radio interview with his former partner in Gang Starr, DJ Premier.
Guru, whose real name is Keith Elam, has kept a low profile of late. The 43-year-old artist released a solo album, "Lost and Found," in May 2009, which ended a two-year break following his fourth Jazzmatazz album, "The Hip-Hop Jazz Messenger: Back to the Future."
Gang Starr never officially broke up but hasn't been active in more than five years. Its last album was 2003's "Ownerz."
Carly Simon spills the beans on "You're So Vain."
By percy thrillington Feb 26, 2010 12:20PM
According to an interpretation of a clip of a remastered version of "You're So Vain," Carly Simon named David Geffen as the target of the song.
When the song is played backwards, at least as heard in the clip, a voice whispers "David."
Geffen was the head of Simon's record label at the time, and was supposedly paying more attention to Joni Mitchell.
That would mean it is not about exes Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Warren Beatty, Mick Jagger or Kris Kristofferson.
Both announce tour, Petty releases new music
By Mark C. Brown Feb 25, 2010 2:06PM
Tom Petty fans are thrilled. After getting an incredible career-defining live anthology, Petty is back with the first full studio album with the Heartbreakers in eight years. "Mojo" will be out in the spring and the band will hit the road. The first single from the album, "Good Enough," is streaming at TomPetty.com and features some tasty Mike Campbell guitar work. Fans who buy tour tickets will get a free download of the entire album.
The tour starts in North Carolina in May, with a full nationwide schedule of shows. The curious part is the opening acts, which will range from veterans Crosby, Stills & Nash and ZZ Top (look for some onstage collaborations there) to up-and-comers like Drive By Truckers and My Morning Jacket.
John Lydon is reviving Public Image Ltd. (at least in name) to go out on the road as well.
It's been 18 years since Lydon played those PiL classics on American soil, so even if fans are grumbling about the band line-up it'll be worth catching. All your PiL dates are here.
The tour starts in North Carolina in May, with a full nationwide schedule of shows. The curious part is the opening acts, which will range from veterans Crosby, Stills & Nash and ZZ Top (look for some onstage collaborations there) to up-and-comers like Drive By Truckers and My Morning Jacket.
John Lydon is reviving Public Image Ltd. (at least in name) to go out on the road as well.
It's been 18 years since Lydon played those PiL classics on American soil, so even if fans are grumbling about the band line-up it'll be worth catching. All your PiL dates are here. Australia unimpressed with Whitney Houston show
By percy thrillington Feb 24, 2010 12:18PM
It can't be easy being Whitney Houston. But try telling that to Brisbane, Australia, where the audience members for her recent live show were incensed with what they considered to be a lackluster performance. There's no pleasing some Aussies. I mean sure, she can't be bothered to sing the chorus of one of her biggest hits, but... err, actually this is pretty grim stuff:
Whitney Houston has been receiving major flak for her Monday night Nothing But Love Tour gig at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Australia. The Guardian noted that Whit gave “a car-crash performance” and “should stop performing until she can deliver something worthy of her name,” while Billboard reports that the show was savaged by fans as well as critics, and that some ticket-holders were demanding a refund.
Come on, now—it’s Whitney. It’s The Voice! It couldn’t have been that bad, could it?
It’s kind of like the first time you listen to Whitney’s I Look To You, and frantically fast forward to find the one song, any song, where she belts it out like the old days. There are a few decent tracks on there, and the production values are great. But overall, the whole record just sort of makes you depressed to hear how her voice truly is only a shell of what it once was.
But, look—we weren’t there in Brisbane to witness the alleged live butchering of the Whitney Houston catalog with our own eyes and ears, so who are we to really judge? Instead, we’ll just defer to the concert attendee from this news clip, who said the following when walking out of the show: “She couldn’t entertain a dead rat, to be honest.”
Whitney Houston has been receiving major flak for her Monday night Nothing But Love Tour gig at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Australia. The Guardian noted that Whit gave “a car-crash performance” and “should stop performing until she can deliver something worthy of her name,” while Billboard reports that the show was savaged by fans as well as critics, and that some ticket-holders were demanding a refund.
Come on, now—it’s Whitney. It’s The Voice! It couldn’t have been that bad, could it?
It’s kind of like the first time you listen to Whitney’s I Look To You, and frantically fast forward to find the one song, any song, where she belts it out like the old days. There are a few decent tracks on there, and the production values are great. But overall, the whole record just sort of makes you depressed to hear how her voice truly is only a shell of what it once was.
But, look—we weren’t there in Brisbane to witness the alleged live butchering of the Whitney Houston catalog with our own eyes and ears, so who are we to really judge? Instead, we’ll just defer to the concert attendee from this news clip, who said the following when walking out of the show: “She couldn’t entertain a dead rat, to be honest.”
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