Few would say that this has been a good week. It got even worse yesterday, with news of the passing of The Roots' former MC Malik B at age 47. He left the group before the 90s was through, but his verses on the first four Roots records were such a key part of the group's sound. There's no way classic albums like Do You Want More?!!!??! or Things Fall Apart would have sounded the same without Malik's contributions. The way he and Black Thought worked off each other on songs like ' Mellow My Man' and ' Step Into The Realm' was perfect. The way he brings it home on ' Table Of Contents (Pts 1 &2) ' is legendary. If you're looking for something to listen to this weekend, you could do a whole lot worse than those first four Roots albums. Hip hop and jazz executed with both class and infectious energy. |
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| | | | | Tim Finn and Noel Crombie open up about the challenges that led to their big mainstream breakthrough. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | She's massive all around the world, now it's Australia's turn to fall in love with LP. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | Do you know your DJ Shadow from your Jessica Mauboy? We've got 20 questions to help you flex your music memory. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | Week three also features Amy Shark, Angie McMahon, Dallas Woods and more. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | 'Go baby go go' and turn on the telly because rage are delivering you a Garbage special! Tune in for a replay of their 1999 rage guest spot, followed by all the Garbage music videos in the rage vault. Saturday 1 August from 11am, and again from 11:08pm on ABC TV. | | | | | | |
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