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Biggest Music Video Cameos of 2011!

December 30th, 2011

We’re all aware that our favourite artists either have the pipes, the moves, the rhymes or the production skills which make them as amazeballs as they are, but let’s get real: an artist is only as good as the homies they’ve got on their speed dial. This year we saw quite a few cool people [...]

Tags: beastie boys, chris brown, drake, holiday wrap, katy perry, Ke$ha, LMFAO, Reema Major, rick ross, Shawn Desman
Posted in Blog, Holiday Wrap, MuchRadar, Music & Videos | Posted by Mehek - Correspondent |

The Wedge Playlist for December 29

December 29th, 2011

For the week of December 29, Damian finished our top 20 countdown of the best music videos of 2011. The Wedge featured videos from Holy Ghost!, Fucked Up, Justice, Tyler The Creator, Skrillex, Destroyer, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, The Black Keys, and The New Pornographers. Tweet us at @MUCHthewedge and let us know what you [...]

Tags: arcade fire, beastie boys, Destroyer, fucked up, Holy Ghost!, Justice, Skrillex, The Black Keys, the new pornographers, Tyler The Creator
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Simone |

The Wedge Playlist for December 22

December 23rd, 2011

For the week of December 22, Damian starts to countdown the top 20 videos of 2011. The Wedge featured videos from M83, Battles ft. Matias Aguayo, Yelle, Foster the People, Beastie Boys, Rich Aucoin, Chromeo, The Darcys, Lana Del Rey, Cults, and Best Coast. Tune in next Thursday at 2am ET to see who made [...]

Tags: Battles, beastie boys, best coast, Chromeo, Cults, Foster the People, Lana Del Rey, m83, Matias Aguayo, Rich Aucoin, Solange, The Darcys, Yelle
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Simone |

The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: Feist reveals album cover, tracklist for ‘Metals’

August 2nd, 2011

Yep, above is a cropped look at the cover for Feist’s upcoming new album, Metals. Following a promotional campaign that allowed her fans to paint in the cover by numbers, she’s now also revealed the tracklisting to go along with the October 4th release date (via Arts & Crafts) and the fall tour, which includes [...]

Tags: beastie boys, feist, Osheaga, The Flaming Lips, Wild Flag
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam |

RapCity Playlist for July 21

July 21st, 2011

For the week of July 21, RapCity featured videos from Pusha T. ft. Tyler, The Creator, Game ft. Lil Wayne, A Tribe Called Quest, Elzhi, Beastie Boys ft. Santigold, and Jay-Z ft. Blackstreet. Pusha T. ft. Tyler, The Creator Trouble On My Mind G.O.O.D. Music/Decon/Re-Up Gang/eOne Music Director: Jason Goldwatch Game ft. Lil Wayne Red [...]

Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, beastie boys, Blackstreet, elzhi, Game, jay-z, lil wayne, Pusha T, santigold, Tyler The Creator
Posted in Blog, Playlist, RapCity | Posted by Simone |

The Wedge: Recording with Wavves, Portishead tix & new videos

July 20th, 2011

This week’s episode of The Wedge is stacked and packed with an array of things. First up, Damian will be in the studio with his Fucked Up bandmate Jonah Falco cutting tracks for an upcoming collaboration with Wavves (above). If you missed it back in February, you can check out the interview Damian conducted with [...]

Tags: beastie boys, Cults, Damian Abraham, Foster the People, Of Montreal, Portishead, The Kills, The Wedge, Wavves
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam |

The Wedge Playlist for July 20

July 20th, 2011

For the week of July 20, The Wedge featured videos from Cults, Foster The People, Beastie Boys ft. Santigold, Shabazz Palaces, Of Montreal, The Kills, Anna Calvi, Givers, Winter Gloves, Flying Lotus, and Portishead. Cults Go Outside Sony Director: Isaiah Seret Foster The People Helena Beat Sony Director: Ace Norton Beastie Boys ft. Santigold Don’t [...]

Tags: Anna Calvi, beastie boys, Cults, Flying Lotus, Foster the People, Givers, Of Montreal, Portishead, santigold, Shabazz Palaces, The Kills, Winter Gloves
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Simone |

White Rappers Getting It Done

July 8th, 2011

For whatever reason, white rappers in the music industry are few and far between. Vanilla Ice is probably one of the most recognizable white rappers to ever touch the rap game. “Ice Ice Baby” is a classic and cemented Ice as playing a pivotal role in mainstreaming hip hop in the late 80′s. Unfortunately, Vanilla [...]

Tags: asher roth, beastie boys, kosha dillz, kreayshawn, Mac Miller, machine gun kelly, rap, sam adams, The Streets, thee thomas hardy, Vanilla Ice, Yelawolf
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Emily |

Spotted: Hip Hops Best Celebrity Cameos

July 7th, 2011

Music videos are obviously important factor in the popularity of an artists single and even the success of their albums. When you get all technical, music videos show the kind of weight artists pull in the entertainment industry. It’s interesting to see who directors the video, who produced it, what kind of budget they had, [...]

Tags: beastie boys, coolio, eminem, Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, Gym Class Heroes, jay-z, Johnny Cash, Kanye West, Missy Elliott, mr. hudson, Music & Videos, the lonely island, the roots, Tupac
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Emily |

From The Vault: Beastie Boys interview & performance from 1986

June 3rd, 2011

Throughout the years, basically every big name in music you can think of has passed through the halls of MuchMusic. This week on RapCity, we revisited the first time the Beastie Boys paid a visit to 299 Queen Street West. At the time, Ad-Rock, MCA and Mike D were your quintessential buzz band in 1986. [...]

Tags: beastie boys, Michael Williams, RapCity
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Cam |