By Hot Rod! The Rowdy One
Once a year, we to bid farewell to another NFL season with the annual competition that’s known as the Super Bowl. Friends, family, and newcomers visit our humble abodes with …
By Odeisel
Now that everyone is off their Super Bowl sugar rush, we can return to giving the week that was on Planet Ill. First off, three legends celebrated their birthdays this weekend, the Legendary Bob Marley, Big Pun, and the late, great, J Dilla. How you hold each in esteem is your prerogative, but they have changed people’s lives with music to differing degrees and that is to be commended.
We ramped up the pace this week on The Planet. We had Grammy coverage from out in LA and right in front of the tube as the staff took turns interviewing artists and producers and speculating who would win. To break the monotony, Rowdy took a look at Kurt Warner’s retirement on Out of Bounds.
We had a couple Hip-Hop reviews as B.O.B. along with DJ Drama and DJ Sense dropped the stunning May 25th Mixtape. DJ Green Lantern and Styles P dropped the Green Ghost Project . International singer Nneka dropped the compelling Concrete Jungle as well. Read the whole story »
By Hot Rod! The Rowdy One
We’re drinking my friend
To the end, of a brief episode
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
So we’ve finally reached our destination. We’re at the last …
By shelz.
Segmenting and separating music, with its myriad styles, has been very cut and dry until recently. Even the more artistic musicians generally picked a genre and stuck with it as crossing sonic borders tended …
By Elianne Halbersberg
“Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price.” — apple.com
“Um … OK … but for $499, which is still a huge amount of money to …
By shelz.
Foxy brown hovered below the radar since her release from prison two years ago. She’s done some shows for which she has garnered some pretty bad responses. She released Don Diva to tepid reviews …
By Malice Intended
Hollywood no longer runs on “star power”. Brand names, sequels, prequels and adaptations have become the order of the day. The dream machine now sells product instead of personalities. Some of the most …
By Fawn Renee
R&B has so many forms and meanings today. From a simple songwriting perspective, the gender roles have been skewed; grown men are not only singing to and for women, but are doing so, …
By Odeisel
The underground has been looking for a dominant musical voice for a while now. Primo has moved on to greener pastures, Pete Rock is spotty with his presence, and 9th Wonder hasn’t really dominated …
By Malice Intended
From the early 1970’s to the early 1980’s , grind house matinees and Saturday afternoon broadcast schedules of independent television stations featured Hong Kong martial arts films (sometimes disparagingly referred to as Chop …
By shelz.
While Nneka is a relatively new name to the folks around the nifty fifty, her work has been crossing borders and expanding minds overseas for years. Don’t be fooled by her diminutive stature or …
By Odeisel
Grammy coverage pushed us back a couple days but Sick Sundays moves on this week as usual. I’ll give you the lowdown on the week that was here at the Planet and then hit …
By Odeisel
B.o.B. has been fighting to get out of the mid range game for a few years. This latest tape finds him aligned with the Aphiliates and DJ Drama along with Grand Hustle for his …
By Odeisel
Styles P is one of the hardest spitting rappers out; a mixture of gangster/political/drug rapper with a bit of consciousness sprinkled on top. Green Lantern has served Hip-Hop wearing many hats including those of …
Intro By Odeisel. Interview By Tora Bedgood
So myth of the Grammy Awards is pomp and circumstance and increasingly the triumph of style over substance. But there are genuine people who have had long and successful …
By The Planet Ill Staff
Tonight’s the night for the Grammy’s folks and that means pomp and circumstance and a bunch of awards for people that may or may not deserve it. But the good folks …
By Hot Rod! The Rowdy One
Howdy sports fans, we’re back for another week of Out of Bounds here on Planet Ill. It’s been a busy week in the world of sports, so I have a …
By shelz.
Tonight is Grammy night; the big daddy of back-patting kudos in the recording industry. As usual, the artists that are nominated are thrilled and the ones who aren’t are amazed at the committee’s lack …
By Malice Intended
In the Marvel Animated feature Planet Hulk (adapted from Marvel Comics storyline of the same name) the Green Goliath has been banished from earth by a superhero collective known as the Illuminati, who …
By DJ Fusion
What’s the word to all of our Planet Ill readers, supporters and visitors during this last full week of January 2010 – hope the week’s been going well everyone so far!
It’s time for …
By Odeisel
The problem with tributes is that you always have the original in your head when you’re listening. Successful tributes keep the spirit of the original while drawing an overtly different energy to the composition. …
By Malice Intended
Planet Ill: The Miami University football program was rejuvenated in the midst of the cocaine wars that were raging in the streets of Miami at the time. Do you think any of that …
