Click Track: Common


Posted at 11:21 AM ET, 12/20/2011

Quick spins: Young Jeezy, Common, Sia Tolno
By Click Track
This week’s most notable new albums.

By Click Track  |  11:21 AM ET, 12/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Quick spins | Tags:  Young Jeezy, Common, Sia Tolno

Posted at 10:05 AM ET, 12/20/2011

The Boss writes for The Post; Lana Del Rey to “SNL”; Common squashes beef with ... Maya Angelou?
By David Malitz
Pop music morning headlines.

By David Malitz  |  10:05 AM ET, 12/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Bruce Springsteen, Lana Del Rey, Common, Bon Jovi

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 11/29/2011

Fall Massive draws noise complaints; Gearing up for gearing up for the Grammys; Paste settles on the best albums of 2011... in November?
By Chris Richards
Your morning headlines from the world of pop music.

By Chris Richards  |  10:00 AM ET, 11/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Ross, Common, Lupe Fiasco, LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash, Bon Iver

Posted at 10:12 AM ET, 05/17/2011

Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly talk about Common; Pearl Jam announces 20th anniversary festival; Kanye, Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire headline Austin City Limits
By David Malitz
Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly talk about Common; Pearl Jam announces 20th anniversary festival; Kanye, Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire headline Austin City Limits

By David Malitz  |  10:12 AM ET, 05/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Common, Pearl Jam, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder

Posted at 10:29 AM ET, 05/12/2011

Common performs at The White House without incident; My Morning Jacket and Neko Case visit Merriweather; Lil Wayne gets unplugged
By David Malitz
Common performs at The White House without incident; My Morning Jacket and Neko Case visit Merriweather; Lil Wayne gets unplugged

By David Malitz  |  10:29 AM ET, 05/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Common, My Morning Jacket, Lil Wayne

Posted at 05:29 PM ET, 05/11/2011

Lists: Are the lyrics from Common’s five biggest hits really all that “vile”?
By Chris Richards
Click Track compiles lyrics from Common’s five highest-charting songs — some of which posit him as a man of values.

By Chris Richards  |  05:29 PM ET, 05/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Lists, Lists | Tags:  Common

Posted at 10:32 AM ET, 05/11/2011

Common creates controversy with White House invite; Neil Young gets filmed by Demme again; Pink Floyd reissues coming
By David Malitz
Common creates controversy with White House invite; Neil Young gets filmed by Demme again; Pink Floyd reissues coming

By David Malitz  |  10:32 AM ET, 05/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Common, Neil Young, Pink Floyd

Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 05/06/2011

Beyonce blesses the U.S.A.; Aimee Mann, Jill Scott, Common to visit White House; Soundgarden to visit Fairfax
By David Malitz
Beyonce blesses the U.S.A.; Aimee Mann to visit White House; Soundgarden to visit Fairfax.

By David Malitz  |  09:15 AM ET, 05/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Beyonce, Aimee Mann, Jill Scott, Common, Soungarden

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 11/16/2010

Common and Kurtis Blow at Lincoln Theatre tonight; Beatles finally on iTunes; Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance to hit D.C.
By David Malitz
Common will take part of a roundtable discussion about rap lyrics at the Lincoln Theatre tonight. (J.D. Pooley/Getty Images) - Get ready for a hip-hop history lesson tonight at Lincoln Theatre. Adam Bradley, author of "The Anthology of Rap," will...

By David Malitz  |  09:00 AM ET, 11/16/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Common, Gang of Four, Kurtis Blow, Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, The Beatles, Wire

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 07/28/2010

Clicky Shuffle: Random songs for a Wednesday morning
By Aaron Leitko
By Aaron Leitko Maybe I'm all alone here, but I think the Grateful Dead's studio records are way cooler than the concert bootlegs/live albums. It was just so weird, particularly the early stuff. Makes Jefferson Airplane sound like Peter,...

By Aaron Leitko  |  08:00 AM ET, 07/28/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Clicky shuffle | Tags:  built to spill, clicky shuffle, common, deerhunter, grateful dead, hot snakes

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 05/19/2010

Lists: Five underrated rappers-turned-actors
By Sarah Godfrey
By Sarah Godfrey The Queen Latifah/Common flick “Just Wright” opened over the weekend, and while rappers have been snapping up acting gigs for a while now, a romantic comedy starring two people who got their start in hip-hop is...

By Sarah Godfrey  |  12:00 PM ET, 05/19/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Lists | Tags:  Black Thought, Common, Fredro Starr, Ja Rule, Just Wright, Queen Latifah, Sticky Fingaz, The Game