Creative Loafing Tampa

Grammy-winning hip hop luminary Common kicks out knowledge at USF Tampa lecture

Common kicks off the fall lecture series and promotes his new book.

• by Christopher Spata
• Tags: Music, College, books, Common, USF, University, South, Florida, ULS, Lecture, Series, Some Day It Will All Make Sense, Be, The Light, Kanye West, Tampa, Erykah Badu, Hell on Wheels, Book, One Day It'll All Make Sense, Fox News

New Music Tuesday! (August 9)

New releases by Pepper Rabbit, Jay-Z & Kanye West, Trivium, Dom + more (audio & video included).

• by Leilani Polk
• Tags: Music, New Music, dom, scattered trees, the irrepressibles, trivium, pepper rabbit, grimes, Jay-Z, Kanye West

Must-click links: Charlie Sheen, Obama in 2007, Climate-gate, new Kanye West, Gervais helps out Franco and Hathaway and much more …

• by Anthony Nicholas
Must-Click Links of the Day is a collection of (mostly random) movie and news links we hope will peak your interest and spark discussion. Send your suggestions for the next day’s post to anthonynicholas2@gmail.com. Have a great weekend, everyone!
• Tags: Movies, James Franco, barack obama, oil, Anne Hathaway, News, Movies, criterion collection, kanye west, charlie sheen, anthony nicholas, Ricky Gervais, the economist, links, lybia, Mamoru Hosoda

Buckhorn does live Facebook meeting; Tom Scott on the issues, and Dick Greco on Cuba: Mitch Perry Report 1.20.11

• by Mitch Perry
• Tags: Politics, News, Politics, News, kanye west, Tom Scott, Dick Greco, Bob Buckhorn, Jeff Brandes

Kanye West, Kings of Leon & Arcade Fire the big headliners in Coachella 2011 line-up

• by Mitch Perry
Among the other big name bands (all British) that we'll be playing include the return of P.J. Harvey, and reunion tours with Big Audio Dynamite, Wire and the London Suede (Although B.A.D.'s Mick Jones performed with the Gorillaz at the closing of the festival last year).
• Tags: Music, interpol, Jay-Z, Kings of Leon, Music, Animal Collective, kanye west, Bright Eyes, Arcade Fire, Chemical Brothers

Must-click links for Wed., Jan. 5, 2011: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky arrives, True Grit scores, more war for the Middle East, Colbert on Spider-Man and much more …

• by Anthony Nicholas
All the news that fits from CL contributor Anthony Nicholas.
• Tags: News, Movies, News, barack obama, Spider-Man, stephen-colbert, Movies, Roger Ebert, israel, Josh Groban, kanye west, Robert Gibbs, anthony nicholas, the coen brothers, True Grit, links, Hailee Steinfeld, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, at the movies, the middle east, steph brothers, per oscarsson

More holiday gifts for super music fans only: Michael Jackson statue, Elvis cookie jar, and more

• by Shawn Goldberg
It’s that time of year again. Time to buy something for somebody that has everything. Well guess what? We did all the work for you except spend the dough.
• Tags: Music, Pop Culture, holidays, holiday, christmas, Willie Nelson, floor, Michael Jackson, Elvis, Tom-waits, Music, Preservation, kanye west, Pixies, Hunx, nelson mandela, West, Kanye, Pop Culture, punx, beyond, below, dimebag, darrell, mitch ryder

AltDotPop: Lady Gaga is dead (sort of), Miley Cyrus is nude (probably), Britney Spears had an abortion (allegedly), Kim Kardashian is pregnant (maybe) and more …

• by Amanda Allwood
Lady Gaga is dead? Kim Kardashian is pregnant? The father is who?? The answers to these pressing questions, plus the first photo uber-sexy from Breaking Dawn and more, after the jump...
• Tags: Pop Culture, Twilight, wikipedia, kim kardashian, britney spears, kanye west, kristen stewart, Josh Duhamel, breaking dawn, justin beiber, Pop Culture, kim kardashian pregnant, kim kardashian and kanye west, kanye west and kim kardashian, kardashian baby, breaking dawn movie still, twilight movie still, breaking dawn photo, edward and bella sex, ryan seacrest is dead, lady gaga is dead

Movie & TV (and some music) links: Scorsese on 3D, Kanye's My Dark Beautiful Twisted Fantasy, Duncan Jones' Source Code and much more …

• by Anthony Nicholas
Today's must-check links from the world of Movies and TV, courtesy of CL Contributor Anthony Nicholas.
• Tags: Television, Movies, Music, russia, New York Times, Television, Movies, budget, Huffington Post, Music, Martin Scorsese, kanye west, 3D, anthony nicholas, my dark beautiful, twisted fantasy, druncan jones, moon, source code

New music CD and DVD releases out this week (November 22 & 23): Nicki Minaj, My Chemical Romance, Ne-Yo, Regina Spektor, Michael Jackson, Sting, Jay-Z, Royksopp, Kanye West, and more (with video)

• by Leilani Polk
Lots of pre-Black Friday albums and CD/DVD releases this week. Yay!
• Tags: Music, New Music, Jay-Z, sting, Music, regina spektor, kanye west, Shinedown, selena, My Chemical Romance, Ke$ha, kevin eubanks, Killing Joke, Robyn, New Music, lloyd banks, Curren$y, Mr. Mister, Nicki Minaj, The Alchemist, Gutter Water, H.F.M.2, Pilot Talk II, Darkwater, Where Stories End, Zen Food, The Hits Collection Vol. 1, Cannibal EP, Absolute Dissent, Pink Friday, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, Ne-Yo, Libra Scale, Body Talk, Royksopp, Senior, Selena: Performances, The Sound Of Madness, Live in Berlin, Live In London, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Pull

The 2010 MTV VMAs: CliffsNotes review by a douchebag

• by Courtney Bishop
wheelchairjimmy.
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Television, CLGBT, Pop Culture, Arts & Entertainment, madonna, MTV, Television, PETA, Usher, Awards, Oscars, Rihanna, Grammys, chris brown, CLGBT, Cher, eminem, Chelsea Handler, lady Gaga, dave chappelle, PG-13, kanye west, taylor swift, vmas, Paramore, hayley williams, florence and the machine, 30 seconds to mars, 2010, Justin Bieber, Drake, Pop Culture, Nicki Minaj, eat pray love, Eight Mile, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Chelsea Handler hosts, 2010 MTV VMAs, Lady Gaga wins, Bad Romance, acceptance speech, the gays, Varsity golf, H&M, Tace Bell, FreeCreditScore.com, Dog Days Are Over, Taylor Swift sings about Kanye West, Drake on Degrassi, Free Weezy, Airplanes, B.o.B, Lincoln Park, Turn Back Time, Lady Gaga wearing meat, douchebag, IBS, Courtney Bishop

AltDotPop: Kanye apologizes to Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner is the sweetest, celebrity sex tapes and Lohans in the news

• by Amanda Allwood
• Tags: Pop Culture, Miley-Cyrus, Heidi Montag, Lilo, Paris-Hilton, lindsay lohan, Kristen Bell, ashley greene, cocaine, kanye west, taylor swift, Karissa Shannon, taylor lautner, Kanye, jason sudekis, Pop Culture, Michael Boychuck, kanye west twitter, vma, mtv vma, karissa shannon sextape, heidi montag sex tape, veronica mars, michael lohan

New Kanye West single, "Power"

• by Andrew Silverstein
• Tags: Music, Music, kanye west, Kanye, good ass job, stronger, dwele, Uncategorized

Concert review: Blind Man's Colour, Sons of Hippies and MillionYoung at New World Brewery (with pics)

• by Matthew Spencer
Psyche duo Blind Man's Colour underwhelm at their EP release while solo groovemaker MillionYoung and art-rockers Sons of Hippies shine.
• Tags: Music, Local Music, Music Review, new-world-brewery, Music, Animal Collective, psychedelic, Local Music, Music Review, blind man's colour, kanye west, Grizzly Bear, Sons of Hippies, Wooden Blankets, MillionYoung, Uncategorized

The decade in Tampa Bay Music

• by Joran Oppelt
Memories from 2000-2009 about the Tampa Bay music scene.
• Tags: Music, Local Music, Best of the Decade, St. Petersburg, Tampa, aestheticized, auto!automatic!!, Automatic-Loveletter, BAAMO, Damon-Fowler, Daves-Aqua-Lounge, Ditchflowers, Geri-X, Hat-Trick-heroes, Have-Gun-Will-Travel, history, In-the-Raw, REAX, rebekah-pulley, red-room-cinema, Southeast Music Alliance, state theatre, Tampa-Bay, thx-mgmt, Tres-Bien, Will-Quinlan, win-win-Winter, Ybor City, St. Pete, Twilight, holiday, Jim-Morey-Band, scene, Music, home, garage, Animal Collective, south by southwest, Local Music, candy bars, Ryan Wendell Bauer, Matt Hires, New Granada, blind man's colour, kanye west, summer jam, Artists and Writers Group, 97X, The Semis, four star riot, atlantic records, cbgb, harry dash, cocktail honeys, sma, the hazies, pee shy, the gita, the saturn 5, misfortune 500, black honkeys, florida music association, b.c., chase theory, mercury lounge, interscope, vanessa carlton, gasoline alley, auditorium, worldwide zoo, sugar oaks, summerbirds in the cellar, bombshell gallery, the bank, uptown, club more, rubb, green room, kelly's pub, club underground, riddle of steel, beauvilles, dave "rat" anderson, mike o'neill, jeff wood, 24 hour service station, Best of the Decade, Uncategorized

Music news links for Friday, Nov. 6: Jay-Z, Beyonce, AFI, Slash, Jack White, Rihanna and more (with video)

• by Kristina Welch
Music news links to get your weekend going.
• Tags: News, Music, News, Elton-John, MTV, Slash, Jack White, AFI, aretha franklin, Beyonce, stevie wonder, Jay-Z, Rihanna, chris brown, Diane Sawyer, Music, Julian Casablancas, the strokes, lady Gaga, John Mayer, kanye west, taylor swift, europe music awards, davey havok, jade puget, blaqk audio, temptations, Uncategorized

It Happened This Week-ish: Amy Winehouse's creepy dad, Charlize Theron and Adam Lambert kiss girls, Full House shockers, Kanye is alive

• by Amanda Allwood
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Entertainment, Miley-Cyrus, Amy Winehouse, 2012, Fall Out Boy, Jessica Simpson, Adam Lambert, kanye west, Charlize Theron, mischa barton, Pete Wentz, the CW, melrose place, joe simpson, the beautiful life, full house, jodie sweetin, olsen twins, charlize theron kissing a woman, ashlee simpson, ashlee simpson fired, adam lambert video, time for miracles, Uncategorized

Sunday music news links: Maroon 5, Nirvana, Them Crooked Vultures, Pearl Jam, Weezer and more (with video) news

• by Kristina Welch
Music news links for the weekend.
• Tags: Music, south park, Miley-Cyrus, Maroon 5, rolling stone, nine inch nails, gossip, steve martin, Pearl Jam, Michael Jackson, killers, nirvana, fuse, Music, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Trent Reznor, Sara Bareilles, the killers, kanye west, taylor swift, kid cudi, Weezer, them crooked vultures, liam gallagher, tim mcgraw, vivian girls, adam levine, r.e.m., national campaign to close guantanamo, chamillionaire, kenny g, alan jackson, robbie williams, brit awards, steep canyon rangers, good vibrations festival, gym class heroes, busta rhymes, Uncategorized

CD review: Backstreet Boys, This Is Us

• by Kristina Welch
The Backstreet Boys' new album feels more like a re-release than something fresh.
• Tags: Music, Music Review, britney spears, Kings of Leon, Millennium, swine flu, Music, jonas brothers, Music Review, Nick Carter, kanye west, backstreet boys, brian littrell, kevin richardson, cd review, album review, this is us, black & blue, never gone, unbreakable, 'nsync, lfo, 98 degrees, house of carters, Uncategorized

Music links for Friday, Oct. 9: Radiohead, Amy Winehouse, Ozzy, Soulja Boy, Carly Simon, Phish, The Pixies, Oasis and more

• by Kristina Welch
A helping of music links to get you through the weekend.
• Tags: News, Music, News, Miley-Cyrus, phish, Twilight, Amy Winehouse, Twilight sequel, Beyonce, disney, Green Day, Music, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Ozzy, ozzy osbourne, lady Gaga, where the wild things are, american idiot, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, the pixies, method man, the killers, kanye west, the beach boys, Death Cab for Cutie, ed o'brien, wu-tang clan, beck, charlotte gainsbourg, soulja boy, carly simon, billy ray cyrus, rick springfield, californication, liam gallagher, brian wilson, Uncategorized