Bigg Jus is a busy man with the next instalment of the collaboration with Orko Elohiem is busy being prepared with what’s been described as “a whole new sound”. He’s also got a solo project on the burner with a graffiti-themed release later this year. Not content with this, Jus is working on the title track for the film The Money Shot, as well as starring in it, alongside Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky, which is due out in October.
Additionally a massive project alongside MF Doom, the hardest working man in hip hop, is being planned with various other artists. 2006 is going to be a big year for Jus, make sure you check out everything that man puts out. Or suffer the consequences!
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Company Flow, the group that arguably laid the blueprint for independent underground hip hop in the late 90s, are going to reunite in the studio later this year, with the original line up of El-P, Bigg Jus and Mr Len, after finishing their respective solo outings.
American sex-God Prince has flown straight into number 1 on the Billboard 200 with his new album 3121, the first time he has reached top spot in a debut week.
After completing their tour of the UK, Jack White’s new group The Raconteurs are hitting their homeland for the first time, with a date at New York’s Irving Plaza on the 7th of April.
Pearl Jam are set to play their first show in the UK for six years when they hit the stage at the Astoria on the 20th April in support of their new album, which is self-titled, due out on the 1st of May.
British indie kings Bloc Party unveiled new material from their much anticipated second album during their Royal Albert Hall show.
Exciting news coming out for anyone who is a fan of legendary group Tool. The band have revealed which songs are going to feature on their new album 10,000 Days, which is due to be released in May. The tracklist is as follows:
Considering that Television Personalities were one of the first truly independent DIY punk bands in the UK, it’s nice to see them backed by a band the seem intent on keeping the spirit of 1977 alive and well.
Ten people have been arrested following the stabbing of three teenagers after a Lethal B show in Liverpool.
Definitive Jux heavyweight Mr Lif is coming to these shores for a one off date at London’s 93 Feet East on April 25th in support of his upcoming album Mo Mega which is due out in June of this year, with guest spots from Akrobatik, Aesop Rock and Blueprint. Accompanying him is new Def Jux signing Cool Calm Pete, whose album Lost is already out in the shops.