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Eminem

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Have A Nice Day: The 10 Best Disses, Insults and Put Downs in Song

    Diss tracks have a long history, from parodies to musical attacks. They rose to prominence in the '80s, beginning with "Have A Nice Day" by Roxanne Shante and following the rise of hip hop, and storied feuds between rappers like Jay-Z and Nas played out entirely in song. Of course, you could write a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    5 Ways to Experience (and Relive) the Top Summer Music Festivals Without Leaving Home

    Arcade Fire is headling Bonnaroo 2011 alongside Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Widespread Panic.​ Summer music festivals are a gentle reminder that poor people suck. The biggest icons of music all get together for three or four nights of sweaty crowds and drinking-induced chaos, and anyone who can't s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Top 10 Band Stunts, Schemes, and Gimmicks of All Time

    ​With Radiohead giving away copies of their newspaper, The Universal Sigh, in conjunction with their new album The King of Limbs, it seems like an appropriate time to look back on some of the more gimmicky notions bands have had over the years. Publicity stunts, shameless acts of self-promotio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Karaoke Korrespondent Revives Nectar's Karaoke Night With a Little Help From Poser Eminem

    "Let's not make matters worse by staging fake rap-battles, you fucking nudnick!"​Nectar in Fremont is about to bail on their Tuesday karaoke night. I didn't even know they had karaoke. Absolute Karaoke (the best production in town) has been there for less than two months, and Nectar management ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Banyan Branch's New Viral Marketing Video May Cause Brain Damage

    ​The last video that Seattle-based viral marketing company Banyan Branch made, showed which smart phone, between the Windows Phone 7, Android G2 and iPhone 4, could last the longest on a barbecue. Spoiler: the Windows Phone won. The company's newest video, which spoofs both the "Avatar" film a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Top 9 Bizarre Band Food Demands

    M&Ms, specifically the brown ones, caused quite a stir back in 1982 when it was revealed that Van Halen wanted them banished from their dressing room candy bowl, as evidenced in their hand-written, 53-page rider. Have musicians of today toned-down their diva demands when it comes to food -- or are t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    3 More Records You Should've Bought This Week Instead of Eminem's Recovery

    Killing your mom and wife is cool!​Well, things got kind of heated last week when I brought up the possibility that music better than Eminem's might exist. One of you called me "a homosexual" (classic!), a lot of you called me a dude (I'm not), and our own erstwhile Uptight Seattleite even tri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    4 Records You Should Have Bought This Week Instead of Eminem's Recovery

    #1! Fuck you!​Guys, what is all this I'm hearing about Eminem's new record? Despite the fact that it features lyrics like "I stuck my dick in this game like a rapist," that it earned a 2.8 rating on Pitchfork, that he hired Pauly Shore to do a comedic review of it, the rapper's newest thoughtf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Today's Comment Of the Day Courtesy of Larry King: "I Say, Fuck You"

    ​Here's Reverb commenter "Larry King" on Erin Thompson's post, "4 Records You Should Have Bought This Week Instead of Eminem's Recovery." You think you're intellectually/culturally above the general milieu who listens to pop music, but really you're just some idiot non-conformist who thinks t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    The Flaming Lips Are Coming to The Paramount, Plus Notes On Eminem, Trent Reznor, Aerosmith and Other Classic Rock

    Marcella D. Volpintesta​-- STG: The Flaming Lips are coming to the Paramount on September 27. -- NME: Eminem says he worked with Rihanna and Pink on his new album, Recovery, due June 21. -- SPIN: Trent Reznor's new band, How to Destroy Angels, will release its debut full-length in early 2011 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Ricky Martin is Gay and Elvis Is For Sale

    -- Blogotheque: Wilco plays "Country Disappeared" on "The Take Away Show" (above). -- Daily Telegraph: It looks like JP Morgan's gonna buy Elvis Presley's likeness for $500 million. -- Crosby, Stills, and Nash play Chateau Ste. Michelle on June 12. Tix are $50.50 o $80.50 and go on sale Friday vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Oscars, Babs Snoop, and What You Still Can't Sing on Television

    -- MP3: Here's "Anna," a free one from Taken By Trees. The band plays The Triple Door with El Perro Del Mar on Feb. 26. -- Rolling Stone: Academy nominates Randy Newman and T-Bone Burnett for Best Original Song Oscar, snubs Paul McCartney, Jack White, and Karen O. -- LiveDaily: Paramore's plays ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Karaoke Korrespondent: Tiger's Sports Bar & Grill

    ​Karaoke Korrespondent Jeff Roman visited Kona Kitchen in Tiger's Sports Bar & Grill last week. This is his report: Tiger's Sports Bar & Grill in Broadview used to be the Peking Palace. It was my favorite spot for karaoke until the owners sold it and moved into the place next door to open a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2009

    Esham

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  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Who's Behind Those Masks? Find Out Tonight At Showbox Sodo.

    I love these guys! Hollywood Undead was arguably the first band to successfully use MySpace as a ways to jumpstart their music career. Within a mere months, the six-piece hip-hop/rock band from Los Angeles developed a cult following of thousands that enabled them to find success beyond cyberspace. L ... More >>

  • Music

    November 12, 2008

    You Already Know Slim Shady

    But in his new memoir/scrapbook, Eminem’s tragedy is our comedy.

  • Music

    December 15, 2004

    The End of Eminem

    Can Marshall come out and play? On his new album, Em just wants to be unremarkable.

  • Music

    June 23, 2004

    CD Reviews

    Can Marshall come out and play? On his new album, Em just wants to be unremarkable.

  • Music

    December 10, 2003

    CD Reviews

    Can Marshall come out and play? On his new album, Em just wants to be unremarkable.

  • Music

    May 7, 2003

    Throne of Blood

    Rap supernova 50 Cent is the latest king of the hip-hop nation. But how long can he survive his reign?

  • Music

    January 15, 2003

    Man charged in 1993 Zapata murder; legal briefs on Pete Townshend, Billie Joe Armstrong, more.

    Rap supernova 50 Cent is the latest king of the hip-hop nation. But how long can he survive his reign?

  • Music

    January 1, 2003

    Critical Mass 2002, Part 1

    Seattle Weekly's music writers sift through a year's worth of highs and lows to come up their annual top-10 lists.

  • Music

    December 25, 2002

    World Party

    Jim Adkins on Glenn Danzig, Big Poppa, and who's really responsible for the 'pussification' of rock.

  • News

    November 27, 2002

    8 Mile's Lie

    Jim Adkins on Glenn Danzig, Big Poppa, and who's really responsible for the 'pussification' of rock.

  • Diversions

    November 27, 2002

    Eyes Wide Open

    Jim Adkins on Glenn Danzig, Big Poppa, and who's really responsible for the 'pussification' of rock.

  • Film

    November 6, 2002

    Eminem Crosses Over

    Dog's got some star appeal, but he's still bigger on the small screen.

  • Music

    August 28, 2002

    Rhymes with Seltzer

    Dog's got some star appeal, but he's still bigger on the small screen.

  • Music

    July 31, 2002

    Face Dances

    Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?

  • Music

    July 17, 2002

    Countdown

    Top-selling records at local independent record stores

  • Music

    July 10, 2002

    Countdown

    Top-selling records at local independent record stores

  • Music

    July 3, 2002

    Countdown

    Top-selling records at local independent record stores

  • Music

    June 26, 2002

    Countdown

    Top-selling records at local independent record stores

  • Music

    June 19, 2002

    Countdown

    Top-selling records at local independent record stores

  • Music

    June 19, 2002

    Days of our nights

    Top-selling records at local independent record stores

  • Music

    November 28, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Top-selling records at local independent record stores

  • Music

    November 7, 2001

    CD Reviews

    Top-selling records at local independent record stores

  • Music

    August 15, 2001

    Roc Star Beef

    Hip-hop's lyrical fight club

  • Music

    July 25, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Hip-hop's lyrical fight club

  • Music

    July 18, 2001

    Eminem and 'dem

    Hip-hop's lyrical fight club

  • Music

    June 6, 2001

    Shady's angel

    Good girl Dido shared the mike with rap's bad boy, then spread her wings without him.

  • Music

    February 28, 2001

    Slack Jobbing, Volume 3

    Good girl Dido shared the mike with rap's bad boy, then spread her wings without him.

  • Music

    December 20, 2000

    Top-10 Lists

    Our critics select the best albums by genre, plus singles, local music, and 10 you might have missed.

  • Music

    December 20, 2000

    2000 Meltdown: The year music flickered

    Our critics select the best albums by genre, plus singles, local music, and 10 you might have missed.

  • Music

    September 20, 2000

    Rock 'n' roles

    The music industry's hate-fueled gender gap and its chart-topping front men.

  • Music

    June 28, 2000

    We have liftoff

    EMP opens with monster shows at Seattle Center.

  • Music

    June 21, 2000

    Festive weekend

    EMP lures MTV to Seattle Center, while improv musicians whip up a lotta noise without much ado.

  • Music

    June 7, 2000

    Eminem's new position

    EMP lures MTV to Seattle Center, while improv musicians whip up a lotta noise without much ado.

  • Music

    March 1, 2000

    Did the Grammys get it—gasp—right?

    EMP lures MTV to Seattle Center, while improv musicians whip up a lotta noise without much ado.

  • Music

    April 14, 1999

    The joke's on us

    The outrageous humor—and the sheer outrage—of Eminem.

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