My apologies for being slow in the updates lately, between the madness surrounding the White Sox playoff run, excessive amounts of schoolwork, a relatively slow period in music/film releases, and finally a temporary problem in updating the page, it's been a tough stretch. Now that all of that is out of the way though, I hope to return and continue to provide you all with the same efficient service and reporting as I did previously.
OutKast's Idlewild to be released December 13
The much anticipated follow-up to the double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is actually a soundtrack to their upcoming film by the same name, which is to be released sometime early next year. Despite being a soundtrack, the CD will be a bona fide OutKast album, rather than relying on contributions from other artists. For those who aren't familiar with the film, here's some basic info: The movie is set in the South during the 1930s, where Big Boi and André 3000 play bar musicians who contend with local gangsters that are attempting to takeover their bar. Although no trailers or ads have officially been released just yet, expect to see a lot more press about both the movie and the CD in the coming weeks.
Talib Kweli's Right About Now... to be released November 22
Speaking of highly touted hip-hop artists, Talib Kweli returns with the album
November 10, 11 Denver, CO Ogden Theater
November 13 Austin, TX Stubbs
November 14 Houston, TX Hush
November 15 Dallas, TX Black Forrest Theater
November 17 Hempstead, NY Hofstra University*
November 18 Pittsburgh, PA Carnegie Mellon University*
November 19 Atlanta, GA Earthlink Live
November 20 Tampa, FL Masquerade
November 21 Gainesville, FL Univ. of Florida
November 23 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
November 24 Orlando, FL House of Blues
November 25, 26 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
November 27 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
November 29 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
November 30 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
December 1 Boston, MA Roxy
December 2 Northampton, MA tbd
December 3 Toronto, ONT tbd
December 4 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
December 6 Indianapolis, IN tbd
December 7 Milwaukee, WI tbd
December 8 Champaign, IL tbd
December 9 Chicago, IL House of Blues
December 11 Detroit, MI tbd
December 12 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory Ballroom
December 13 New York, NY Roseland
The Roots to release Greatest Hits albums complete with extensive liner notes, remixes and other rarities Nov. 15
Entitled Home Grown! Guide To Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1 & 2 these albums (which are not bundled together unfortunately), will feature the now famous ?uestlove liner notes, and also provide a number of b-sides and remixes. While it's something (especially given the price) that will appeal moreso to the die-hards than casual fans, it's still set to be another major release from the Roots, and still worth checking out
Boondocks Premieres tonight at 11pm ET
The long-awaited premiere for the Aaron McGruder driven "Boondocks" animated TV series premieres tonight on Adult Swim (that's Cartoon Network). Already a popular comic strip featured in newspapers all over the country, the animated version hopes to capture the same provacative and humorous look at current events as the comic does.
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