Clubs preview: Feb 25

Clubs preview: Feb 25
Asylum, Leeds | Guilty Pleasures, London | Headspin, Edinburgh | Prologue, London | Sweet Revival, Leeds
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

CL's picks for the week's best shows
EMERSON DRIVE, JEFFREY ALLEN Once on their way to being a hot country boy band, the poor dudes from Emerson Drive were eclipsed by Rascal Flatts. Dang. How would you like to have to tell that to your grandchildren
Source: atlanta.creativeloafing.com

Rucker keeps kicking up a ruckus
Before poetry's rhythmic pentameter got Def Jammed and slammed, there was Ursula Rucker, Philly's sweet, frank mistress of bare-knuckled language, femme empowerment, and all-over sociopolitical awareness.
Source: ae.philly.com

LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: Nick Speed
WHO HE IS: Nicholas Speed is a Detroit beat maker who signed to 50 Cent's G-Unit Label as an in-house producer in August under his recording name Nick Speed. Speed created a stir with his record label Libido Sounds, a joint venture with Elzhi from local hip-hop duo Slum Village. He has produced tracks for 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Snoop Dogg and MOP.
Source: www.freep.com