Las Vegas Critics

Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of Blakroc

Blakroc - Blakroc

Rock rap was certainly thrust into the mainstream when Run DMC teamed up with Aerosmith for “Walk This Way,” but even Blondie’s “Rapture” hinted at the eventual fusion of rap and rock.

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Tony Bevilacqua & Brody Dalle of Spinnerette

Best Song of June 2009

There were nine songs in June that rose to the top of the bunch. The mellow group consists of “Revenge” by Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, Moby’s “Shot In The Back Of The Head” and “Hit the Wall” by Elizabeth and the Catapult. The transition songs are “Fresh Blood” by Eels, Placebo’s “Battle for the Sun” and “Hard Times” by Patrick Wolf.

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Tom Morello & Boots Riley of Street Sweeper Social Club

Street Sweeper Social Club

Tom Morello is back in the rock rap game with Street Sweeper Social Club, this time teaming up with Boots Riley, a self-proclaimed communist and member of The Coup, a Marxist hip-hop group.

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