CYPRESS HILL ALBUM FEATURES TOM MORELLO, DARON MALAKIAN AND MARC ANTHONY

I used to think of Cypress Hill as the AC/DC or Ramones of hip-hop, but that comparassion doesn't exactly work.  Both of those bands are great at one thing, and Cypress Hill does two: menacing sounding hip-hop and rock/hip-hop hybrids. So, it is no surprise that their next album, Rise Up, features Tom Morello, as well as System Of A Down leader Daron Malakian, as well as some dude from Linkin Park. They have also always been proud of their Latino roots, and they nod to that with some other guests: Mr. J-Lo Marc Anthony and Cheech & Chong even make an appearance. The album also features Everlast and Pete Rock. It's their first record for Priority Records: they were (allegedly) signed  by Snoop Dogg, who now is the public face of the label. Rise Up comes out April 6.

BONNAROO: SPRINGSTEEN, PHISH, BEASTIES AND NINE INCH NAILS

I did a search for "Bruce Springsteen" on a well known mainstream web site and the latest headline I found was "Springsteen, Phish, Beasties, NIN Set For Bonnaroo" and the first few lines included mentinons of Wilco, Al Green, Snoop Dogg and Elvis Costello. But when I clicked to see the story, it was "no article found." But the Bonnaroo site says the announcement will be tomorrow. Seeing how Bruce and Phish have been heavily rumored to be playing the festival, and it definitely fits into Bruce's tour schedule, this makes sense.