Peace and olive oil grease, my good hood folkerinos! Happy holidays to you and yours as we get ready to end another year. This last year gave us plenty to write about and I'm sure the Best Of 2006 lists will be very entertaining. We still have a few weeks left so who knows what else will pop off before it's all over. Hopefully we can coast into another year with relative peace and quiet. 

-BLOGCRITICS NOMINATED FOR THREE WEBLOG AWARDS

Big congratulations are in order to Blogcritics.org for receiving three nominations for 2006 Weblog Awards. The Weblog Awards are one of the world's largest blog competition, voting ends December 15 so do the right thing and rock the vote! The home team is up for awards in Best Online Community, Best Sports Blog, and Best Music Blog. If you didn’t know how popular this amazing site is, now you know. I am proud to write a column for them and excited to hear the news! We are up against some heavy competition, as Fark, Daily Kos, Meta Filter, and StereoGum are all in the running. Go vote for us at the Weblog Award site and check out Blogcritics.org for the news.

-PUBLIC ENEMY-X-CLAN-LIVE-HOUSE OF BLUES ON SUNSET-December 10th

Sure I know what you're about to say. You’ve seen the shambles of what used to be the mighty Public Enemy on stage. You miss the good old days, when the Prophets of Rage brought the noise to the stage, like no other. But since the original members all drifted away, the spirit of P.E. seemed to fade. Well this show should resuscitate the old fury, as the only member who seems to be missing from the bill is Terminator X.

That’s right, Chuck D, Professor Griff, The S1Ws, DJ Lord, and the man himself, Flavor Flav will be in the building!

This is PE’s first American tour in three years and the first complete tour of America in nine years. Brother J and X-Clan will be there too. The Vanglorious crew is back with a new album, Return From Mecca, which is scheduled to be released next month. The jump off is at 8 pm, December 10 in LA, check their website for local tour dates. Make sure you check for the show they roll through your town.

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Speaking of nominations, the Grammys have announced their Nominations for the 49 Annual Awards. The 49 Annual Grammy Awards will be held on "grammy Sunday," February 11, 2007, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, and will air on CBS from 8 – 11:30 pm (ET/PT).