Month: August 2013

Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith Compares TDE To Death Row Records, Says 50 Cent Is Real

Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) has enjoyed platinum success with Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d. city. Given that the label is based in Southern California and that Kendrick Lamar is from Compton, California, some have drawn comparisons between TDE and Death Row Records, the imprint run by Comptonite Marion “Suge” Knight that released albums from Dr….


Reon Driftbox Synthesizer Demo

At the 2013 NAMM Show, Japanese synth maker Reon was showing the Reon Driftbox line of synth modules….


Busta Talks “Thank You”; Regrowing Hair

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Sevyn Streeter Performs for Rap-Up Sessions

Sevyn Streeter is mighty with the pen and on the mic. The 27-year-old singer, who has written for R&B’s leading ladies including Alicia Keys, Brandy, and Kelly Rowland, got her start in girl groups TG4 and RichGirl before venturing out on her own….


Whole Foods Is Going To Sell Vinyl Records Now

Whole Foods is an impressive company, especially for how cleverly they’ve disguised the fact that they’re really just another corporation. It acts just like any other corporation, but because it hops on trends like “organic” and because the CEO is a vegan yogi, it’s the go-to store for the type of person who will be…


Omarion ft. Fabolous & Pusha T – Know You Better


New Music: Eminem ‘Berzerk’

Following his surprise album announcement on Sunday night, Eminem returns with his brand new single “Berzerk.” The hip-hop icon takes it back to his roots (“vintage Slim”) on the raucous track, produced by the legendary Rick Rubin….


Rick Nowels, Lana Del Rey Co-Writer, Talks ‘Summertime Sadness’ And His Catalog Of Hits

For more than 25 years, Rick Nowels has crafted some of the most memorable hooks in pop music. From Belinda Carlisle’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” in 1987 to Madonna’s “The Power of Goodbye” (1998), New Radicals’ “You Get What You Give” (1999), Santana’s “The Game of Love” (featuring…


Naut Humon (Recombinant Media Labs / Asphodel) @ Dubspot! Wireless Interview w/ Raz Mesinai


New Music Gear Monday: SoundRadix SurferEQ Plugin

Here’s an idea that could totally change the way we think about equalization. The SoundRadix SurferEQ plugin is different from other equalizers in that it tracks the pitch of an instrument or vocal and changes the EQ on the fly, staying relevant to the music or program. This is some revolutionary thinking about equalization that for…