With all of this going down in Haiti , I am at a loss when figuring out some things in 2010. In case somebody has forgotten, its history and geography seems to be overlooked and undervalued in my opinion. The facts leading up to this disaster have been cooking in this region for 2-3 hundred years. First of all the country of Haiti is half of an island, long conquered from the west by France and Spain. The forced-upon Haitian native tongue is French, and the Dominican Republic side is Spanish...

To show and step up as both a symbol of how quickly a label works in this digital century as well as contributing the gift of music to help those in need, SLAMjamz has helped in creating an album to help those in need of relief from the earthquake in HAITI. The earthquake has devastated the nation. In response a multi track album has been assembled and produced by DJ Johnny JUICE Rosado including Chuck D, KYLE JASON, PROFESSOR GRIFF, HEET MOB, Studdahman connect DONIQUE and the representative...

The Scallions, the only Connecticut band to have released a record with help from rapper Chuck D, are back with a new album.

"Sounds of Vinyl and the Past," the latest from brothers Mike and Shawn Franklin, follows their 2006 Slam Jamz release, "Agony Through Ceremony." The new record is a mix of new songs and tracks from the experimental power-pop band's archives, which span 20 years of music.

Available for now on vinyl and as a digital download from Mind's Ear Records, "Sounds o...