P.O.S was one of the breakthrough artists at SXSW 2009! Praised by the New York Times, Spin, MySpace, Boston Globe, Metromix and many more for his powerful live show and genre-defying new album, NEVER BETTER.

P.O.S was among a select number of artists picked to cover Pearl Jam classics for MTV, in celebration of the re-release of their debut album Ten. P.O.S’s version of “Why Go” is below. The video has started spreading virally, it’s currently featured on Digg.com’s homepage in the “Top In All Topics” section.

“I was asked if I was interested in covering a pearl jam song by mtv2. I thought it was funny that they wanted to include me, being a rapper and all, but I wanted to take a shot at it. I loved Ten when it came out, rocked the tape till it popped. One of my favorites on it was why go, none of the bands they asked had picked it yet so I did. I though about reworking the original lyrics into a rap kind of situation, but then I was playing the melody on one of my keyboards and thought it might be more fun to just straight cover it. So I did. It was fun. I hope you likes it.” - P.O.S

P.O.S “Why Go” (Pearl Jam Cover): http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/355029/why-go-live.jhtml

“Optimist” - http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=54616162
Interview - http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=54616276

“Optimist” Official Music Video:
http://www.mtvu.com/video/?id=&vid=346640

THE NEW YORK TIMES LIVE SHOW REVIEW:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/sxsw-five-bands-and-fans-as-nice-as-pie/

BLENDER.COM Exclusive “Savion Glover” Live:
http://www.blender.com/POSSavionGloverBlenderExclusive/video/63521.aspx

SPIN ON P.O.S
http://www.spin.com/gallery/20-must-hear-artists-sxsw-austin?page=15#main

SPIN LIVE SHOW REVIEW:
http://www.spin.com/articles/sxsw-day-3-best-worst-and-rest

““Never Better,” is an early candidate for best hip-hop album of 2009. P.O.S. has bona fide star quality; it’s easy to imagine him achieving the same level of mainstream success as Mos Def or Common.” - Metromix

“Underground hip-hop finally broke through on SXSW stages this year. Minneapolis’s P.O.S. was a double threat: a fluid rapper incensed at the state of the nation and a riveting performer.” - Boston Globe

“A big-hearted rapper with skills, but no attitude to match, P.O.S., a Minneapolis guy, blew through an amp thanks to freaky guitar work against a wash of beats and feedback.” - NY Times on P.O.S.’s SXSW show.

“P.O.S. has saved hip hop. Never Better is amazing and likely to be the best hip-hop album of 2009.” - Alarm

Tour Dates w/Atmosphere:

4/9/2009 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre
4/10/2009 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
4/11/09 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
4/12/09 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
4/14/09 Flagstaff, AZ Orpheum Theater
4/15/09 Tempe, AZ Marquis Theatre
4/17/09 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
4/19/09 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
4/20/09 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
4/22/09 Lake Tahoe, NV Montbleu Resort and Casino
4/23/09 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
4/24/09 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo

Summer 2009: WARPED TOUR

MySpace: www.myspace.com/pos

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