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Interview: James Toback

Director James Toback tackles legendary boxing champ Tyson in a new documentary
"Eventually, I think Mike should work with kids who have backgrounds similar to his, because he'd be great with them. They'd look up to him."
By PETER KEOUGH  |  April 29, 2009

2. Chris Brown

IKE TYSON
Seems like yesterday that Chris Brown was just another cute, precocious R&B comer with an unfortunate overbite and an uncanny knack for mimicking Michael Jackson’s choreography. Now this little punk is allegedly imitating Ike Turner’s worst traits — and bringing new meaning to the phrase “hit record.” And while the US is trying to exit painful wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, morons like Chris Brown are starting international incidents — Rihanna is the cultural ambassador of Barbados. Thanks for opening another front for us in the Caribbean, asshole.
By Boston Phoenix Staff  |  March 25, 2009

80. Shia LaBeouf

INDIANA JONESIN'
The funny thing is that this (allegedly) drunk-driving clown-boy isn’t even the biggest fuck-up that Rihanna’s ever (allegedly) dated.
By Boston Phoenix Staff  |  March 25, 2009
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The Big Hurt: Marley pimped, Miley sorry, Kanye secure

Music news in brief
This goes to print a week after I write it because of the damnable pre-Web technology of the printed page, but I swear to God that I was the first son of a bitch to think of it: Jackson Browne, James Brown, Bobby Brown, Chris Brown .
By DAVID THORPE  |  February 19, 2009
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An abridged history of the Roots' collabs

Tangled up
Collaborations
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  January 20, 2009
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2008 Listravaganza!

An absolute glut of cruelly reductive Top 10 lists from our dedicated staff of tirelessly enthusiastic writers
We are not at all sick of bands with animal names yet and seem to have a soft spot for Erykah Badu that we kept very hush about all year.
By BOSTON PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF  |  December 31, 2008
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Year in National Pop: New attitudes

Are we fated to pretend?
Are we fated to pretend?
By DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  December 22, 2008
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Beyoncé | I Am . . . Sasha Fierce

Columbia (2008)
What I love about the chorus to B's current smash single, "Single Ladies" ("If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it"), are its blurry pronouns — quick, what does "it" refer to?
By DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  December 02, 2008
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Joe the rapper

Joe Budden, Freeway, and the enduring authority of street rap
"One thing I've learned is that if you write about reality, you'll never run out of material."
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  November 17, 2008
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Iri-decent

Kanye West and Rihanna at Tweeter Center, May 15, 2008
Kanye’s music more than lived up to his visual and conceptual audacity.
By RICHARD BECK  |  May 29, 2008

Winning losers

Stand up for your write(-ins)
Every last one of you who votes in our Best Music Poll is a treasure; but blessed are those who write-in.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR  |  May 07, 2008
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The Big Hurt: Fire sales

Plus, this week in tedious headlines
The world’s largest collection of recorded music has gone up for auction on eBay with a starting bid of $3 million.
By DAVID THORPE  |  March 04, 2008
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The low end

The bassline house invasion
The British rave revolution of the late ’80s/early ’90s is accurately viewed as the source of the ever increasing number of dance genres in the UK.
By RICHARD BECK  |  February 26, 2008
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Going on sale: February 29, 2008

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Dosh, M83, Rihanna, and more.
By GOING ON SALE  |  February 26, 2008
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Bonds away

Sports blotter: "Barry's indictment" edition
This Barry Bonds thing is going to be a big story, no doubt, but trust me: even bigger news is probably coming.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  November 19, 2007
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Basstownians

3 new hot producers talk tracks
Here at Up All Day, I’ve done my damndest to tell you about the local history of dance sounds.
By DAVID DAY  |  August 07, 2007
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Fabolous

From Nothin' to Somethin' | Def Jam
Maybe he should spend less time spelling out his name.
By DOMINIQUE HENDELMAN  |  July 17, 2007
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Live Earth 2007

Where to go, who to see, what to know — even if you don't have a ticket
So you’re headed to a Live Earth gig somewhere, whether outside New York City or in a remote outpost in Antarctica.
By JEFF INGLIS  |  July 10, 2007
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The hate-love-hate cycle

Inescapable seasonal charttoppers
The field is already packed with newcomers and veterans alike, all aiming to knock down my standards of good taste and respectability . . .
By MATTHEW GASTEIER  |  June 18, 2007
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Production lines

Timbaland’s shockingly bad Shock Value
The guy builds songs.
By NICK SYLVESTER  |  April 09, 2007
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Flake-overs

Introducing the new Macy Gray and Joss Stone
The craziest thing about the new Macy Gray record, Big , is Gray’s choice of coiffure.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  April 03, 2007
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Is the RIAA inoculating itself against viral video?

YouTube under fire
You’ve seen them: the hundreds upon hundreds of homemade clips on YouTube and Google Video where bored teenagers set up a webcam and lip-sync cheekily to their favorite songs.
By MIKE MILIARD  |  June 21, 2006
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Fantastic voyagers

Your soundtrack to summer
What will be this year's songs of summer? Here are the top contenders. LISTEN: Nelly Furtado, "Maneater" | Keane, "Is It Any Wonder?"
By NICK SYLVESTER  |  June 07, 2006

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