Articles by Kevin Jones

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  The Dears

  Missiles

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2008

  At some point near the completion of the latest disc from Montreal-based epic rockers the Dears, front-man Murray Lightburn and wife/keyboa...

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  Sonantes

  Sonantes

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2008

  On a break from her bristling, Grammy-certified solo career, soulful Brazilian songstress Céu unites with likewise vacationing integrants o...

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  14KT

  The Golden Hour

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

  As if the illustrious lineage of mighty Detroit-aligned producers wasn’t long enough, along comes the Athletic Mic League’s 14TK to add his...

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  Heltah Skeltah

  D.I.R.T.

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

  It may seem obvious that writing rap records about the myriad ways of putting guns to people’s heads might not be the best idea if you’re c...

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  Johnson&Jonson

  Johnson&Jonson

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

  L.A. rapper Blu may just possess one of the most fertile minds in hip-hop right now, a fact made firm by a busy 12-month run that produced...

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  Masia One

  Pulau

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2008

  Having long built a reputation for great ambition through her various M1 Academy exploits, T-dot lyricist Masia One channels that same unch...

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  Damon Aaron

  Highlands

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2008

  While bit parts in such stalwart Cali funk crews as Breakestra and the Rebirth have no doubt boosted his esteem through the years, it’s bee...

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  Michael Franti and Spearhead

  All Rebel Rockers

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2008

  Michael Franti and his Spearhead troupe are nothing if not consistent, and they return with another collection of politically uplifting, po...