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Today’s Air Loaf features CL’s Rodney Carmichael chatting with local hip-hop artist Spree Wilson.

Air Loaf is broadcast weekdays on 1690 WMLB-AM at approximately 8:10 a.m., 12:20 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.

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When DJ Rasta Root isn’t busy hosting his own satellite radio show on XM 65 The Rhyme (”Classic Example,” 11 p.m.-midnight, Fridays) or killing sets every second Friday at MJQ (Face/Off Fridays), you might find him ripping turntables in clubs across the globe, from Japan to Canada. No matter where he spins, at the end of the night one thing is inevitable: He must clear the dance floor. Here are his favorite ways to git ‘er done.

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Like most artists, jazz pianist Bradford must contend with constrictive labels. Though he competed in the nu-jazz category at the Atlanta Jazz Festival’s recent Future of Jazz competition, he found a way to break free from definition. In the end, his band’s hip-hop version of Miles Davis’ “All Blues” struck a winning chord.

So what exactly does his music sound like?

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When Heston discovers the film rights to Rita Marley’s memoir, No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley, were recently acquired by the Weinstein Co. for a biopic scheduled to begin production next year, he lights up like a spliff.

“I wonder who’s going to play Bob,” he says. “You think one of the sons, maybe?”

Stephen or Rohan Marley certainly could pull off the epic role without breaking a sweat. Damian and Ky-mani, two other Marley sons, wouldn’t be terrible choices, either. But considering the time and energy Heston has invested into a May 10 tribute concert for the legendary artist, it might not be a bad idea for him to try out himself.

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The Pinx’s face-melting rock inspired by Led Zeppelin, David Bowie and the Kinks makes for one hell of a show, especially if they start spewing beer on the crowd. The trio, made up of Adam McIntyre, Joseph Giddings and Jim O’Kane, plays Vinyl Friday, April 25. Here McIntyre and Giddings list five reasons why it’s better to play a rock show obliterated.

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Once saxophonist Mace Hibbard starts talking about his family, it’s easy to understand why he’s a professional instrumentalist and where his classical, rock, funk and R&B influences come from. Music is in his genes.

“My whole family is musicians,” he says. “My dad is a trumpet player, my mom was an elementary and middle school music teacher, my sister’s an opera singer. The way I got into music was just growing up around it.”

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Are you tired of corporate sponsorship interfering with your gay-friendly activities? Would you rather see a pirate flag behind the stage during an evening of “homo-hop” instead of some big-money logos? Do you spell Queer with a capital “Q”? If so, MondoHomo Dirty South might just be your bag.

This year the second annual festival takes place Memorial Day weekend, Friday-Monday, May 23-26. But first the folks in charge have put together a sneak peak of the indie and DIY artists scheduled to celebrate queer culture’s contributions to the mainstream.

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While earning a degree in mathematics at Oglethorpe University, James “Jim Nastix” Sutherland wasn’t too busy to start his own production company. Today he produces hip-hop and R&B artists, and scores films and commercials on the side. Eventually, Sutherland plans to establish a label that focuses its profits toward creating social change. He named his production company NoSo, in honor of the place where it was founded: Sutherland’s North/South Hall dorm room. Check out his top five reasons why a dorm room is the best place to start a production company.

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Acting is an integral part of singer Kemba Cofield’s live shows. Instead of simply standing still, intoning standards, she gets into every performance.

“I don’t just consider myself a vocalist,” she says. “If I’m talking about love, I show that to the audience.”

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Atlanta native Michelle Malone’s blend of gut-bucket slide guitar and sultry, soulful vocals caused Albert King to dub her “Moaning Malone” when she opened for him at Atlanta’s Royal Peacock in 1988. “He said that [after] either hearing me sing or hearing me holler,” Malone says. “I never was sure.”

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