The latest episode of Mitch Gallagher’s iOS Update takes a look at Thor synthesizer for iPad and the Novation Launchkey. Summary: Mitch takes a look at the Thor polyphonic synthesizer app by Propellerhead. It’s the same synth as found in their Reason DAW software – you can even load patches you created on this app…

It’s among the most-desired unheard recordings in pop music history, right up there with Chinese Democracy before there were 17 layers of guitars added to the mix: it’s the duets of Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury. The two singers hooked up at Jackson’s mansion in California in 1983, and over a six-hour session, they laid…

Tech visited Power 105 yesterday. He spoke on his Something Else EP, being an independent artist, visiting Lil Wayne in prison and more. Check out his Juan Epstein episode and DJ Whoo Kid interview below. https://soundcloud.com/rosenbergradio/juan-ep-with-tech-n9ne [RapRadar]

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ today officially announced the executive team for his music-oriented cable television channel Revolt TV naming Keith Clinkscales CEO, Andy Schuon president, and Val Boreland EVP of programming and strategy. “Keith, Andy and Val are the perfect combination to run Revolt – they are my executive dream team,” said Combs, Revolt TV’s chairman…

Korg product specialist Rich Formidoni explains the concept behind the filters on the new KingKorg keyboard synth and demonstrates their sound. If you’ve used the KingKorg, leave a comment with your thoughts on it! [Synthtopia]

A charity co-founded by Kanye West is working with a local Chicago church to offer a free music training program to at-risk youth on the city’s South Side. Donda’s House, named for West’s late mother, and St. Sabina Church have teamed up to host “Got Bars?,” a 10-week course that will teach students between 15…

Syndicated radio personality Kidd Kraddick has died. He was 53. The popular host of Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, who was born David Peter Cradick, died while attending a charity golf tournament in New Orleans, according to a statement posted on his radio show’s Facebook page. On late Saturday night, his family released a statement…

Wu-Tang’s U-God is known for his poignant raps and deep voice but he is also known, by some as the one who funded Wu-Tang Clan’s earliest operations. Recently sitting down with This is 50’s Jack Thriller, the Universal God talked about being a financial catalyst for the group and going to jail early in the…

On Thursday, 10 former contestants on American Idol sued over alleged discrimination on the long-running reality singing competition show. If you want to read the complaint, it’ll likely take you longer than the amount of screen time that 99.9% of would-be Idols get on the Fox program. Clocking in at 429 pages — the contestants’…

The ADE-30 combines the most practical and commonly used waveform and CV utility functions in a compact, fully-featured module with 4 independent, DC-coupled stages and 7 unique functions in total.   The ADE-31 is a multi-stage, switchable logic and pattern-generation module combining utility and performance-oriented features. Up to 4 inputs and 12 simultaneous outputs in…