Month: February 2013

Celebrity B.L.A.P. Producer Showcase

Last night, the celebrity B.L.A.P. (Beats, Love &Alcohol Party) Producer Showcase at S.O.B.s went down as beatsmiths such as !llmind, Just Blaze, Statik Selektah, Buckwild, Needlz, Chuck Strangers, Jahlil Beats and more showcased their music. For those who couldn’t attend, EMETakeover has us covered. [RapRadar]


The Pirate Bay Official Documentary Now Available for Free


DANJA – Throwback Track Thursday 1/10/2013 #TBT T.I. #danjatbt


The Nu Desine AlphaSphere

At the 2013 NAMM Show, we talked with Adam Place and Felix Godden of Nu Desine, creators of the AlphaSphere musical instrument and controller. The AlphaSphere offers a fresh take on the music controller, supporting standard MIDI messages, but going beyond the typical controller with an unconventional design, pressure-sensitive pads and full polyphonic aftertouch. Features: 48 pressure sensitive pads Tap to trigger, or…


Bitwig Studio Update

At the 2013 NAMM Show, we got an update on the state of Bitwig Studio, from Bitwig’sDominik Wilms. Bitwig Studio is a new performance-oriented DAW, created by some of the original developers of Ableton Live. Wilms gave us a quick tour of Bitwig Studio, which is currently in beta testing. While Bitwig Studio features some concepts that will…


Terrace Martin – Making Of Kendrick Lamar’s “Real” Episode 2

Terrace Martin – Making Of Kendrick Lamar’s “Real” Episode 2 + Terrace Martin’s favorite song on “good kid m.A.A.d city” – Sing About Me


M.I.A. Links With Hit-Boy For New Album

Hit-Boy has worked with everyone from Jay-Z and Kanye West to Britney Spears and Rihanna. Now the Grammy-winning producer is teaming up with M.I.A. for her new album. During Sunday’s Grammys, the “Ni**as in Paris” hitmaker revealed that he has recorded seven songs with M.I.A. for her fourth album Matangi. “We just locked in the studio and just vibed. We…


Tweets & Grammys

Thanks to host LL Cool J’s regular reminders, theCBS Grammys broadcast was the second most social event of the year, with more than 15.4 million social interactions, according to analytics provider Trendrr. The online activity is measured across Twitter, Facebook and check-in platforms like Get Glue and Viggle. That figure is second only to this year’s Super Bowl, which set an all-time record with 52…


Jay-Z & JT Going on Tour

Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z will continue their “Suit & Tie” and Grammy collaborations by going on a 10-city tour together later this year, according to the N.Y. Post’s Page Six. Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel sat alongside Mr. and Mrs. Carter during the show, and coyly hinted there was “big news coming” after the Grammys via Twitter. “We’re definitely going to go on tour,” he…


eMusic Launches A La Carte Downloads

eMusic has launched an a la carte download store, a move that opens up the download store a new swath of consumers who are not ready to sign up for one of eMusic’s paid download tiers. The company hopes that reducing the membership fee hurdle will bring more business, eMusic CEO Adam Klein said last month…