Posted on 15 March 2009. Tags: 4th Movement, Arista Records, Black Music, Bobby Hackney, Death, Detroit, Drag City Records, Music, Politicians in My Eyes, Punk, RnB, Rough Francis

ON an evening in late February at a club here called the Monkey House, there was a family reunion of sorts. As the band Rough Francis roared through a set of anthemic punk rock, Bobby Hackney leaned against the bar and beamed. Three of his sons — Bobby Jr., Julian and Urian — are in ...
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Posted on 05 March 2009. Tags: Brown, Gossip, Music, Opinion, Rihanna, RnB, celebs, showbiz

Is it me or has everyone just about gone nuts over this story? Whilst I don't seek to belittle what seems to have happened, I think we need to put it into context here.
We need to remember the ages of the people involved. Chris Brown is just 19 years old and Rihanna is ...
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