For such a sleek, high-flying superhero Spider-Man seems to have surprisingly earthy tastes in rock & roll. No Jurassic 5. No Franz Ferdinand. Not even the White Stripes, whose color motif would have made perfect sense, find space on his CD shelf. Instead, the latest instalment of the comic-book saga leans heavily toward explosive tunes by strapping tattooed men who aren't afraid to cry: Dashboard ...
It's hard to believe that the Stereo MC's were once the flag-bearers of British hip-hop, but that's exactly how they were perceived way back in the late 80s. The best-of Retroactive comes 15 years on from their first basic beats and rhymes experiments. It seems strange to think of them as a true hip-hop outfit--sure, their baggy, slightly mystic records have always been built around Rob ...