Culture Bully — A brief history on Run-DMC's "Christmas in Hollis," including technical background on the Rick Rubin-produced track, the song's key sample, and the benefit which it was originally released for. more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Well kids. I hope everyone had a merry dosvecmas. This is the 17th and final day of dosvecmas. Its been real. Big shout out to DJ Whatt for letting us put this together. I hope you have all had your holiday fill of mashups. Lets party. Dirt Nasty v... more info

Guardian Music — Last time we focused on glimpses of majesty, this week we're waving off the old and looking forward to the newHello to every last one of you. Momentous times on the Readers Recommend desk this week – so we've pulled out an old topic to revisit. Nex... more info

Guardian Music — Whether as something to aspire to, or something to turn against, royalty has long been a goldmine of a subject for songwritersWe've had one of the biggest turnouts in recent history on the blog this week – there is clearly something special in the ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Walker said... A compilation of records that fans of soul music might enjoy dancing to. Great description, eh? http://burningaquarium.blogspot.com Thanks FC- Keep up the good work. jeffen said... A full set of BBC Sessions from this distorto-pop ban... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Robert said... Rush - 1992-04-17 - Wembley Arena London. "Run From The Fans". Guns N' Roses - 1987/93 - Buenos Aires/New York. "Unplugged". David Bowie - 1972/75 - "Absolutely Rare". Thanks fuzzy! http://rockpopbootlegs.blogspot.com Duncan said... n... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tongue said... THE WILD STARES - Land Of Beauty NICO - Hanging Gardens STONE ROSES - The Stone Roses fuzzydebacle...bring the riots! http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com Record Fiend said... Ed Bell - Ed Bell's Mamlish Moan (14 sides of sublime prew... more info

Metalsucks — When I fulfilled an adolescent dream and interviewed Jackyl’s Jesse James Dupree earlier this year, he told me that he was anticipating some controversy for the band’s cover of Mother’s Finest’s song “Just Like a Negro.” It’s obviously ... more info

The Newsroom — MAVRIXONLINE.COM - Wearing a ruffled bikini with a white top and black bottom, daughter of Run-D.M.C. founding member Joseph Simmons, Angela Simmons spends the afternoon with a group of friends on South Beach during her birthday weekend. Simmons turn... more info

All About Jazz — By Mark Saleski Over the years, there have been a lot of musical hybrids that have surprised our ears by revealing hidden commonalities in melded musical genres. For instance, I'm fairly certain that my only exposure to hip-hop back before the mid-... more info