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Abel (Louis Garrel) has a dilemma, one that makes-up the entire emotional framework of A Faithful Man. Abel lusts after two equally beautiful (and…
An ongoing conflict that remains popular within the modern music industry is one between the signed artist and the controlling label that wishes to…
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It’s easy to presume that the emergence of SoundCloud-platformed rap music from the last few years is the definitive proof of the devolution of…
Had he not been murdered more than two decades ago, Tupac Shakur would have turned 48 this month; he would be in the third…
SoundCloud junkies Paul Attard and Joe Biglin run down some rap releases from the months of April and May in the latest What Would…
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