Amos Barshad

staff writer for Grantland

Amos Barshad appears in the following:

Empire Recap: Mama Hens and Baby Mama Drama

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Lucius comes clean about murdering Bunkie, a familiar face (ok, it's Courtney Love) joins in as a washed-up rocker who needs Mama Cookie, and Jamal and Hakeem's mother issues deepen.

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Empire Recap: Sidepieces and Sidearms

Thursday, February 05, 2015

Old-fashioned espionage outs Tiana, nearly sinking Hakeem's music video masterpiece. Jamal's recording session is interrupted by gunfire, and Cookie dodges hits in killer heels.

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Summer '94: Beastie Boys' 'Ill Communication' At 20

Monday, July 14, 2014

In honor of Beastie Boys' Ill Communication turning 20 this year, and Soundcheck takes a closer look at the classic rap album and its signature single, "Sabotage," with Grantland's Am...

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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.

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A Behind The Scenes Look At The Super Bowl Halftime Show

Thursday, January 16, 2014

We speak with Ricky Kirshner, executive producer of the Superbowl halftime show since 2007, about the inner workings of such a massive event. Then, Amos Barshad, pop culture editor fo...

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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.

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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.”

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Sun, Sand and Summer Songs

Friday, June 19, 2009

An electro-pop about a "boom boom" and a country ballad about drinking too much beer are some of the contenders for the summer song of 2009. Today we hear these and others and talk about the power of a good summer tune, with Amos Barshad, assistant editor for NYMag.com, and ...

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