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Michael Tops Billboard Charts: Michael Jackson’s death has led to an unprecedented spike in sales of his music with Billboard predicting this week’s charts, to be released Wednesday morning, will show Jackson (or Jackson 5) albums in nine of 10 positions on the Top 10 Pop Catalog Albums

goes.Absynth Q & High Times: Show out, Humboldt County! Our own Absynth Quintet is in the running for High Times’ “Battle of the Unsigned Bands”! We can’t let Humboldt County be defeated in a High Times poll. Besides — Absynth is smoking hot! (Hat tip:

Bonnie Neely and U2’s The Edge: The jingly jangly guitar man wants to construct a five-mansion complex in Malibu, E! Online reports, and neighbors are hella pissed. Only California Coastal Commission Chair (and Humboldt County Supervisor) Bonnie Neely stands in his way! The photo op is scheduled for

Blind Pilot’s Bicycle Tours: NPR talks with the indie band about their bicycle tour of Washington, Oregon and California, with special mention of a magical impromptu show in

If you were paying close attention a couple of years ago, you might have heard a little bit about a hip hop documentary under production focusing in part on Fortuna-based rapper Franco Casasanta from The Dirty Rats. Director Sabrina Lee once lived here, but has since relocated to Montana. Her crew shot scenes locally including […]

Having had a day or so to decompress, I can now say that Wednesday night’s KRFH student radio benefit at Big Pete’s Pizza was a mixed success, with over 100 people in attendance for the four-group electronic/hip hop show featuring thelittlestillnotbigenough , (n1nth)cloud , DJ Egadz , and Restiform Bodies of premier Bay Area hip […]

adorability.BLACK CAB SESSIONS: “one song. one take. one cab.” – in London – some great musicians (including Richard