After much Internet gossip and rumor-mongering, the folks behind Langerado announced they would release the first phase of the festival's 2009 lineup yesterday morning. That didn't happen, with a delay as organizers "finalized last-minute details." Still, this morning they've come forward with a few names, several of which will be appearing at the festival for the first time. The lineup announcement comes after the jump. -- Arielle Castillo
From driving a biodiesel-powered bus to hangin' with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Ryan Adams, pretty much everything Country Music Hall of Famer Willie Nelson does is pure, inarguable badass. The OG of the outlaw country movement in the 1970s also continues to add to his considerable songbook, releasing some six different discs in 2008 alone. The latest, Moment of Forever, was produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney, and drops on January 29. So he's getting, uh, on the road again, and stopping
Courtesy of the Opium GroupIt's been just over 20 years since a one-eyed rapper from the unlikely London neighborhood of South Wimbledon released what would become one of the most pivotal hip-hip albums of all-time. Entitled The Adventures of Slick Rick and featuring the cautionary "A Children's Story," the LP not only highlighted the talents of the very same man who first struck paydirt alongside Doug E. Fresh in 1985's "La Di Da," it served as the launch pad for one stellar career. Well, it w
Back in 92', that's 17 years ago, Snoop wasn't the Doggfather, DRE wasn't unfuckwithable and Luke got tried on wax on a track called "Fuck Wit Dre Day" on The Chronic. The diss apparently stemmed from a song on Luke's first solo cd, I Got Shit On My Mind, where he and JT Money call out all the fake gangsters "cause yall aint nothin but prankstas, fuck niggas, ya fakin like gangstas." Dre came back with a very anti-Luke verse...
Uh-oh.... What's that loud grumbling sound? New Times is hearing from people who bought tickets to the once-mighty Langerado Music Festival, which was scheduled for March 6 through 8, but abruptly canceled this year. Some music fans say they are not getting refunds they were promised. Would-be concertgoers hoped to see Death Cab for Cutie, Snoop Dogg, The Pogues, Girl Talk and dozens of other artists confirmed for Langerado this year. It made sense to buy early, since ticket prices jumped
