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For most music fanatics, the name Stephen Malkmus probably comes arm in arm with a picture of the lanky, California troubadour, whose iconic ’90s band Pavement helped define the sound of modern indie.  But the name Janet Weiss…most likely leaves those same sonic aficionados scratching their tangled beards. As a veteran drummer of the underground rock scene for over a decade, Weiss has lent her aggressive thwack to everyone from Elliott Smith and Bright Eyes to the much beloved Riot Grrrl punk force known as Sleater-Kinney. To read the article in its entirety, pick up the Summer 2008 issue of Beyond Race Magazine.
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Haas was not feeling so romantic during the arduous thirteen months that it took to complete Lil Tae. With Meyulks at the helm, the recording process became one of “organization and destruction,” where Haas and Meyulks would cook up a track and, if Meyulks did not approve, the track would be deleted in favor of future perfection. “The process for me was extremely crushing,” explains Haas. “It sort of rung me out like a wet towel.” To read the article in its entirety, pick up the Summer 2008 issue of Beyond Race Magazine. |
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By the time Lyrics Born entered the studio for his new album, Everywhere At Once, his fans knew that his rhymes flow with the consistency of scrolling stock tickers.  They knew he could seamlessly weave funk and rock to club beats. But Born (née Tom Shimura) wants to go into pop music history as a songwriter. To read the article in its entirety, pick up the Summer 2008 issue of Beyond Race Magazine. |
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In retrospect, most serious observers of the history of the Nation of Islam concur that Mr. Islam did not assassinate Malcolm X.  Three men were ultimately convicted of killing Malcolm: Thalmadge Hayer, Norman 3X Butler, and Khalil Islam. In 1966, Thalmadge Hayer confessed to the murder. What nobody in the legal system seemed to care about was that Hayer also pointed out that neither Butler nor Islam were even in the auditorium that day. When Islam was finally released in 1987, it was not due to the overwhelming evidence of his innocence. It was simply on parole. To read the article in its entirety, pick up the Summer 2008 issue of Beyond Race Magazine. |
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Paul Rieckhoff is the founder and director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).  The IAVA is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rieckhoff is a veteran of the armed services, serving a tour of duty in Iraq from April 2003 until February 2003. Paul was a 1st Lieutenant, and served as an Infantry Platoon Leader in the 3rd Infantry and 1st Armored divisions. He is also the author of Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier's Perspective. To read the article in its entirety, pick up the Summer 2008 issue of Beyond Race Magazine. |
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