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Daft Punk's 'Grammy Award-winning collection, ALIVE 2007, was previously only available on CD and digital. For the first time, it's being released as a double vinyl edition on December 23, 2014. The set is a result of their June 14, 2007 live performance at Bercy Arena in Paris, France. The album was originally released November 19, 2007. Through the live experience, the French duo comprised of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, was able to manipulate and reimagine their already established material, making their studio tracks incredible revisions. 'ALIVE 2007' standard double vinyl edition will be a triple gatefold. A limited edition of 'ALIVE 2007' will be released at the same time, in a special box including the album on 2 solid white vinyls, plus a vinyl bonus (Side

Out of the ashes, Whiskers The Undead has come back to life in the form of a limited vinyl figurine, which hits the shelves at select stores December 11. Aesop Rock's vision was helped along by Kidrobot, producer and retailer of designer toys founded in 2002 by Paul Budnitz, specializing in artist-created toys and imports from Japan, Hong Kong and Europe. According to a press release, "It is with great joy that I bring to you Whiskers The Undead - my new collaboration with the wonderful Kidrobot toy company. The ever-lovable Whiskers made his debut in 2012 and is back more/less alive than ever. This 10.5" mid-battle feline comes complete with exposed innards and detachable crow enemy for maximum death-play. He can be used to contact the deceased, or as a colorful accent-piece fo

Consisting of 5-Star, O'Nill & Nivek, Dezert Eez formed at Western Michigan University, located in Kalamazoo, MI (the “Microbrew Capital”) and after performing on the local circuit for a year, the trio began making waves in Detroit's underground scene. In early 2005, Dezert Eez released its first mixtape, The Realness, which won widespread critical praise that focused especially on the group’s lyrics. The buzz helped them earn a raft of high-profile outside gigs, including shows with KRS-One, Dead Prez, Slum Village and a mini tour with Wu Tang Clan's Inspectah Deck. Dezert Eez leapt to a bigger stage in 2008 when 5-Star teamed up with M-Eighty, Killah Priest, C-Rayz Walz and Bronze Nazareth to form The Almighty. The album also featured hip hop legends Canibus, Keith Mur

Toronto Emcee THEOLOGY 3 (Stylistik 89.5fm, Freedom Writers, Camp X) is proud to release this content driven, hard driving project for public consumption reflecting on a wide variety of social issues, aggressive lyricism and musically diverse beats. From the innovative chorus of PAYIN' HOMMAGE featuring the precision cuts of DJ Thera P blending some of Theo3's "Favourite Lines" to the controversial smack down of WHITE TRASH detailing the blame driven, reactionary musings of many racist people in all economic and social settings, this record is not to be missed. Additional production is provided by highly regarded producer AMIR (Drake, Shad) and multi instrumentalist SY WYLD (Arabesque). To support all Theology 3 releases visit www.Theology3.com and pick up one of the many critical

Fresh off the "North of Hell" tour, the Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere comprised of emcee Slug (Sean Daley) and DJ/producer Ant (Anthony Davis) have announced a surprise video for "Fortunate." The track comes from the pair's latest album, 2014's Southsiders, which has received rave reviews from critics and fans alike. "As a thank you to everyone who came out to the North of Hell shows, we made a video," Slug said in a press release. "We asked our friend Dan Monick to shoot this video on Ant's birthday, outside of our most recent Los Angeles show at the Hollywood Palladium. Shout out to anyone who waited in one of the many lines to help make this tour such a fun experience. We truly are fortunate to have the most amazing fans/friends/supporters in the entire world." The v

Source of Light The Karega Bailey Interview By Kyle Eustice Karega Bailey may not be a household name yet, but just wait. The Washington D.C.-based educator and artist is on the verge of a breakthrough thanks to his deeply moving writing style. As a teacher by day and spoken word poet/emcee by night, Bailey has been running in circles trying to stay on top of it all. By the look of things, he's doing an incredible job. Bailey caught the attention of Chuck D after working on a panel together in Atlanta. His song, "Source of Light," was featured on the RAPstation show ANDYOUDON'TSTOP last summer. Since then, he's recently experienced a profound loss the day he lost his older brother to a senseless homicide. He's tapped into that pain to write and the result is the recent spoken