Paid Dues 2012 [Line Up Update]

Paid Dues: Official | Tickets

Paid Dues Festival 2012 [Line Up + Tickets]

Paid Dues: Official | Tickets

Manni Dee [Feature Interview + Exclusive Mix]

Manni Dee: Official | Soundcloud
Some people will tell you, "The Internet is over saturated with music." They'll also say "Most of the music online is crap." They might even go into a rant about the good 'ol days or ask you if you've ever been to a record store before. My response is, "Yes I've been to a record store. A mom & pop record store in fact. Actually, we have a great local mom & pop record store here in Long Beach called Fingerprints. You should go check it out and say, 'Hey Rand! Nice store you got here.'" [He's the owner.] What was my point again for this introduction?...[thinking. coffee is kicking in]

Oh! As many of the older guard of music enthusiasts will credit their local record store for their initiation and education on the vast limitless volumes of music ever known to human kind. I on the other hand have Napster+Illegal Sharing Networks+Internet to thank for exposing me to music. Que in our friend Manni Dee from across the Atlantic who's been busy crafting and performing his wonky futuristic beat bass music. He contacted us through Soundcloud and sent us some tracks. We liked it so we played it. We liked it so much we wanted to help him out and do more for him so here we are with the interview below. He's a cool dude. I'm going to buy him a pint when we hang...

Rock The Bells 2010 Lineup

via Official Press Release

The headliners of this years Rock The Bells will be performing selected albums in it's entirety: Wu-Tang Clan will perform Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, Rakim will perform Paid In Full, KRS-ONE will perform Criminal Minded, and Slick Rick will perform The Great Adventure Of. Other performers include Street Sweeper Social Club (Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine & Boots Riley of The Coup), Murs, 9th Wonder, Clipse, Immortal Technique, and more. Common has yet to be confirmed but we'll keep you updated.

Rock The Bells Tour Dates:

Aug 21 NOS Events Center (San Bernardino) Los Angeles CA

Aug 22 Shoreline Amphitheater San Francisco CA

Aug 28 Governor's Island New York NY

Aug 29 Merriweather Post Pavilion Washington D.C.

Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
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