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Music Monday 12/19 – NEW RELEASE: COMMON ‘The Dreamer, The Believer’
COMMON' The Dreamer, The Believer' COMMON means business. After twenty years in the spotlight, COMMON is at the top of his game: starring roles in film and television, a bestselling memoir, humanitarian efforts through his Common Ground Foundation. Now with the December release of his hotly-anticipated ninth album, The Dreamer, The Believer, he’s poised to make us believe in real hip hop (Continue)
Common Releases New Album “The Dreamer, The Believer” | Los Angeles Release Party
On December 15th, the Sayer’s Club in Los Angeles played host to a Storytellers-style listening of Common’s newest album The Dreamer, The Believer. Dodgers’ center fielder Matt Kemp joined a packed room of industry professionals and fans as an impromptu jam session ensued with songwriter and Cocaine 80’s singer James Faunterloy . Check out a video of the X-Rated Vodka hosted e (Continue)
“Bouncing Cats” Ugandan B-Boy Film to Premiere on Documentary Channel 11/19/11
Award-winning film Bouncing Cats, the inspiring story of one man’s attempt to create a better life for the children of Uganda through hip hop, makes its US television premiere on Documentary Channel Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. (EST/PST). The film, narrated by Common and featuring interviews with will.i.am and K’Naan, follows the legendary Crazy Legs of the Rock Stead (Continue)
Common’s Chicago Book Tour 9/19 & 9/20
New York Times reporter Jon Caramanica will be holding a talk with Common on Monday, September 19th (6-8:30PM) at the South Shore Cultural Center (7059 South Shore Drive.) The talk will explore Common's life work as a hip-hop artist, actor and activist. TimesTalks goes to Chicago for this conversation with the Grammy award-winning hip hop recording artist, actor and activist in (Continue)
Event Review & Photos: ROCK THE BELLS – SoCal: Saturday 8/20/11
"I got good news and bad news. The good news is that Wu-Tang is Forever." -Raekwon Another summer in LA was made complete as Rock The Bells hit the city for the 11th year in a row. From Mobb Deep performing 'The Infamous' to Ghostface and Raekwon doing "Only Built 4 Cuban Links" on the 36 Chambers stage to Ms. Lauryn (Continue)![Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival Announcement [Labor Day Weekend, 2011]](http://fusicology.com/ImageCropThumb.php?src=/var/www/vhosts/fusicology.com/httpdocs/justfuseit/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-18-at-10.51.06-AM.png&w=185&h=185)
Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival Announcement [Labor Day Weekend, 2011]
First Six North Coast Music Festival Artists Announced, 3-Day Passes on Sale: Wiz Khalifa, Thievery Corporation, Common, Lotus, Little Dragon, Neon Indian Time to free up your Labor Day Weekend. North Coast Music Festival has re-upped after its inaugural success in 2010 with a beefier lineup and a new bag of surprises. NCMF's initial announcement of six acts will be coupled with an exclus (Continue)
Fusicology’s Grammy Nominee Podcast
Fusicology's staff put together a list of our favorite Grammy Nominees and decided to share it with you. Congratulations to all of the nominees recognized for an amazing run this year. All beats are composed and produced by Chief from the Drone Beats & Electric Waves LP+MP3 CARD. You can find out more at http://chiefbeatmaker.bandcamp.com/ Fusicology's Grammy Nomination Podcast h (Continue)
1/17 – Music Monday Jazz In The Gardens, Madlib Medicine Show 11 + more
LAURYN HILL, GLADYS KNIGHT, CHARLIE WILSON, JAZMINE SULLIVAN, AL JARREAU, DOUG E. FRESH & SLICK RICK, EN VOGUE, EL DEBARGE, LALAH HATHAWAY & BRANFORD MARSALIS, HEADLINE THE 6TH ANNUAL “JAZZ IN THE GARDENS” MUSIC FESTIVAL March 19th & 20th, 2011 @ SunLife Stadium Having been voted the best festival of 2010 best festival of (Continue)
REPLAYtheSeries.com Free Track Produced by No I.D. ft. Common, Jennifer Hudson & Lupe Fiasco
Iconic artists and Chicago natives Common, Lupe Fiasco, Jennifer Hudson, and No I.D. recently collaborated to record "We Can Do It Now," an ode to their hometown in celebration of the famed series, REPLAY. For a limited time, "We Can Do It Now" is available as a free download at REPLAYtheSeries.com Gatorade created REPLAY to restage classic games that ended in controversy - offering athle (Continue)
Fusicology Radio Presents Spasmodic Movements Radio #12
DJ Doc & Jodine are back at it again this week from Spasmodic Movements Radio on beehivefm.com. Zo! – This Could be the Night (feat. Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington, Big Pooh) Pleasure – Ghetto of the Mind Big Boi – Night Night (feat. B.O.B & Joi) The Mighty Tomcats – Soul Makossa Black Coffee – Crazy (feat. Thiwe) Culoe Desong Winter Remix Phyllis Hyman – You Know How t (Continue)
