Amos Barshad appears in the following:
Empire Recap: Mama Hens and Baby Mama Drama
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Empire Recap: Sidepieces and Sidearms
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Summer '94: Beastie Boys' 'Ill Communication' At 20
Monday, July 14, 2014
Soundcheck Smackdown: Ace Of Base; Beastie Boys' 'Ill Communication' At 20; John Fullbright Plays Live
Monday, July 14, 2014
In this episode: Mario Correa and Julia Cunningham, co-hosts of Entertainment Weekly Radio on SiriusXM, debate the merits of Ace Of Base's huge hit, “The Sign” -- the Swedish pop nugget from 1994.
Then: In May 1994, the Beastie Boys released its fourth studio album, Ill Communication, and took the country by storm on the bill of the Lollapalooza festival. Grantland staff writer Amos Barshad looks back at “Get It Together,” “Sure Shot” and the legendary Spike Jonze-directed video for “Sabotage.”
And: The Oklahoma native John Fullbright picked up a Grammy nomination a few years back for his debut album From The Ground Up. Now he’s back with a new album, simply called Songs. Hear him perform in the Soundcheck studio.
A Behind The Scenes Look At The Super Bowl Halftime Show
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Smackdown: Kanye v. Pusha T
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
On today’s Soundcheck Smackdown we’re asking the question: Who is the best MC of the new millennium? Our guests are pitting two MCs currently in the spotlight against each other: Kanye West and Pusha T. Though they may be collaborating together on West's upcoming album, we look at the questions on fans' minds: Who has the best flow? Whose lyrics have the most poetry? Whose rhymes best match the beats? Amos Barshad of New York magazine’s Vulture blog, and Jay Smooth of illdoctrine.com square off.
Hot Fun (Songs) in the Summertime
Monday, June 07, 2010
Let the jams begin! At the start of every summer, catchy pop songs jockey for position in a race to Labor Day weekend. The prize? The unofficial, hotly debated designation “song of the summer.”