It’s a hot Manhattan day in May, and hip-hop veteran T.I. is at Highline Stages studio in the city’s trendy Meatpacking District. As the Atlanta MC changes outfits for the cover shoot of this magazine, G.D.O.D., the first collective offering from his Hustle Gang crew, booms from the studio’s speakers. The mixtape, released just hours earlier,…

In anticipation of the the 2013 DMC US Finals and the Grand Master Roc Raida Memorial Gong Battle that are taking place this weekend New York City, we are proud to present episode 2 of Dubspot Original Programming Stylus Sessions which originally broadcast live on August 3, 2012. This video features DJs Johnny Juice, Cutmaster…

In this TED talk, Beardyman discusses approach to electronic beatboxing and looping: Frustrated by not being able to sing two notes at the same time, musical inventor Beardyman built a machine to allow him to create loops and layers from just the sounds he makes with his voice. Given that he can effortlessly conjure the…

Internships are the best way to get your foot in the door of any industry. They allow you to gain experience, test out the waters of a particular job, and most importantly: meet people. In this clip Lenni Rosenblum talks about how she landed 7 internships throughout school and how it helped her become the…

Broadcasting from high atop the Empire State Building, WHTZ New York – better-known as Z100 – has set the bar for top 40 radio for the better part of three decades. As it marks its 30th anniversary on Aug. 2, it stands tall as a multimedia pop culture juggernaut that’s helping reshape radio’s role in…

Bargain hunters are swarming as the $6.99 sale on best-of collections from Hall of Famers continues, and who can blame them? Seven bucks’ll get you 21 Rolling Stones classics, 20 Creedence hits and—get this—three dozen apiece by Billy Joel and Johnny Cash. So it’s not surprising to find all four, plus comps from Queen, Fleetwood…

Developer Taylor Holliday has released an updated version of his Audulus modular synthesizer. Here’s what’s new in Audulus 2.2: Audulus 2.2 introduces the new AudioKernel? engine, providing immediate improved performance (so you can build bigger more complex patches!) as well as a solid foundation for future performance improvements and new features. For a given patch,…

Dave and Herb are joined by producer and Goldfinger lead vocalist John Feldmann on the 124th episode of Pensado’s Place! [Pensado’s Place]

Reader Geert Bevin let us know about this very cool demo performance by Ryo Fujimoto, aka Humanelectro. The performance showcases the combination of a Leap Motion controller and Bevin’s Geco MIDI gestural music control app. Fujimoto controls effects with the right hand, the left hand controls synth sounds. The sounds are generated by manipulating voice…

In today’s crazy world, productivity is on the minds of many. So what can science tell us about the human brain and productive work? How do we become more efficient at working, and spend less time working overall? It’s easy to see why: being able to get more done allows us to get ahead in…