Month: April 2012

#TTLO | V.Blog 16 Rico Love

Rico talks about the importance of listening to different types of music to fully immerse yourself and be a true student of your craft if you’re a songwriter, producer, artist or musician.


The Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan and Noel Hogan in Studio Q

Dolores O’Riordan and Noel Hogan are in Studio Q to talk about the happy reunion of Irish alt-rock band The Cranberries after a 6 year hiatus, their latest loved-themed album “Roses”, and of the Dolores’ special connection with Canada.


MESSE12 – Nudesine Alphasphere – Unusual Spherical Controller

One of the best things about trudging the halls at MusikMesse is the sense of not knowing quite what you’re going to come across next (collapsible carbon-fibre alpenhorns, for ex ;-) and a perfect example of such an unexpected treat was found on a tiny stand lurking at the back of Hall 5.1


Jon Cleary on Writing Great Songs

Blues pianist and songwriter Jon Cleary discusses the art of songwriting, what you can and cant control about whether a song is great, or becomes a hit, and what you can do to try to help the process along, with an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans. Check out the 3 other parts to this…


MTV Hip-Hop POV – Episode 1

With hosts Amanda Seales, Bu Thiam, Charlamagne Tha God, Devi Dev and Sowmya Krishnamurthy, MTV premiered their Hip-Hop POV series last night. They kicked things off  with an interview and performance from 2 Chainz, a chat with Lil Wayne and another behind the scenes look at Akon’s new video.


Kanye West VOYR: Recap

Recap of the Watch the Throne tour. Enjoy!


1-2-1 with Jeff Staple featuring RZA (2 videos below)

Great brand new video featuring the one and only RZA! He goes into depth on a ton of subjects so catch the second part of the video after the jump. Enjoy!


Q-Tip Signs to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music

Kanye West continues to build out his already impressive G.O.O.D. Music line-up. Today it has been announced that Q-Tip has also signed with the label. Furthermore they have announced that his 4th studio album, The Last Zulu, will be released some time in 2013. Next to Q-Tip, the G.O.O.D. Music line-up includes Pusha T, Kid…


Alesis DM Dock and IO Dock – Namm 2012


Amazon Will Take Used CDs in Exchange for Store Credit

In the age of digital music, who buys CDs anymore? I do, but I guess I’m not enough. Through it’s Trade-In program, Amazon is now allowing users to mail in their used CDs in exchange for store credit. If the CD is eligible, they’ll give the mailer store credit and re-sell the used CD to…