Month: August 2012

Raekwon & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League At Tree Sound Pt. 3

The 3 Little Digs‘ Purple Tape discussion with Raekwon and the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League carries on as the Chef talks O.D.B.’s skills behind the boards and why he believes Rick Ross is on top of his game. [Rap Radar]


Juvenile Arrested In Miami

What a hot boy. Following his reunion with Lil Wayne last night at LIV nightclub in Miami, Juve was booked for disorderly conduct for a brawl outside of hotel. He is currently in custody.


Vocal Problems: Why So Many Artists Struggle To Stay at Full Volume

Imagine Dragons has a hit single on rock radio and a hotly anticipated album hitting stores in less than a month. Too bad the group’s singer can’t utter a word. The Las Vegas alt-rock band’s frontman, Dan Reynolds, underwent surgery in early August to remove a polyp on his vocal cord, which he detected after…


NICKI MINAJ REPORTEDLY JOINS ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ AS JUDGE

After weeks of speculation on who would take a seat next to diva-of-all-divas Mariah Carey on the revamped ‘American Idol‘ judges panel, it looks as though reigning rap royalty Nicki Minaj will be joining the show. Whoa. Mariah and Nicki? On one panel? That’s enough diva in one room to make the earth stop spinning on its axis. UsWeekly claims…


Wu-Block Album Release Date

Ghost and Sheek  have finally given the Wu-Block album a release date of October 9 via eOne Music. Guests include Method Man, Raekwon, GZA, Masta Killah, Jadakiss and Styles P. You can catch them currently on tour. According to the press release: Ghostface says, This is a unique street album combination like carnation milk with…


Oprah’s Next Chapter: Rihanna

Back home in Barbados, Rihanna gave her testimony last night on Oprah’s Next Chapter. She gave a candid interview and discussed her rise to stardom, sexuality, and of course, relationship with Chris Brown.


Beat Thang by BKE – Sound Browser Update

Testing a new firmware update for the Beat Thang hardware that updates the sound browser when in pattern mode so that you can browse by drumkits and instruments separately instead of in a long list. This is one of the features I’ve been pushing for, for a while. BKE has been updating the hardware with…


Pensado’s Place : ITL #26 – Buss Compressor Plugins Part 2

Dave goes over some various Buss Compression Plug-Ins in the 26th ITL segment.


Cures for writer’s block

Curing writer’s block is a common theme for musicians, authors, artists and creative people in general. I am going to provide some unusual means of getting some inspiration back for musicians specifically. As a creative individual from time to time there will be difficulties in keeping the creative juices flowing from a music perspective. In…


Liberty Media Applies for Control of Sirius XM Radio Read

Billionaire media-mogul John Malone and his Liberty Media moved a step closer on Friday to taking control Sirius XM Radio. In a filing with the FCC, Liberty asked permission to take “de jure” control over Sirius XM, having already failed at an attempt to take “de facto” control. The former requires more than a 50…