Lyrics Born, “Everywhere At Once” (Anti-): For his sophomore release, the Tokyo-born, Bay Area-raised rapper Tom “Lyrics Born” Shimura employs live instrumentation instead of the sample-heavy textures of his 2003 solo debut, “Later That Day …” Though hip-hop purists may wince, the musical shift only further helps Lyrics Born expand on his own genre-bending sensibility.
Witness the rebirth of Lyrics Born… On Dont Change, the opening track of Everywhere at Once, San Francisco-based rapper Lyrics Born stresses the importance of not changing who you are for anybody or anything. Its a paradoxical statement since the production on the half-Japanese rappers second-solo release is almost entirely provided by a live band….
When it comes to the state song, it looks like Florida lawmakers and Floridians will still be singing the same tune.
The 92nd Street Y?s Lyrics & Lyricists series will present ?The 1959 Broadway Songbook.?
Coachella ‘08 Performer! With fun-lovin’ boogie-down guitars and lyrics recalling trailer park tales of fast women and booze-soaked romps, at first glance Nashville, TN’s American Bang recall a certain family of Followills. But with speed-fueled punk urgency and a smorgasbord of rock influences in the fine print, American Bang plow over references with conviction.
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