Month: September 2013

Andre 3000 Ditched His Verse On ‘Bandz A Make Her Dance’ Remix

Though fans have been clamoring to hear solo music from Andre 3000, the OutKast rapper has brushed off talk of new music and dismissed rumors of a reunion album with Big Boi. Still, something must be in the works, because he recently spent time in the studio with producer Mike Will Made It, and even…


Bishop Nehru Details Kendrick Lamar Meeting, Reveals MF DOOM Project

Soon after a video surfaced of Bishop Nehru receiving praise and advice from Kendrick Lamar, Nehru spoke with HipHopDX about how the situation came to be. “I was chilling after the [kendrick Lamar] show at Williamsburg Park [in New York] in my trailer,” Nehru said in an exclusive statement to HipHopDX. “Then I went outside….


Analogue Solutions Polymath Mega Modular Synthesizer Now Available

Analogue Solutions has announced that its Polymath – its ‘mind-blowing mega-modular synthesizer’ – is now available for pre-order. The Polymath offers 4x VCO, 2x LFO, Multimode Filter, 2x ADSR, S+H, RM, Noise, Multiples, Spring reverb, Analogue Sequencer, Arpeggiator, 4 chan. MIDI-CV, Mixer, gooseneck lamps, handle, wooden sides and more. Features:…


The Beatles “I Want To Hold Your Hand” Isolated Rhythm Track

Here’s another interesting isolated track video, this time it’s the song that broke The Beatles in the United States nearly 50 years ago – “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” What you’ll hear is the band’s rhythm section of John Lennon’s rhythm guitar, Ringo Starr‘s drums and Paul McCartney’s bass. These parts were all recorded…


Inspectah Deck Does Not Support Drake’s “Wu-Tang Forever”

Today, Wu-Tang Clan’s verified Twitter account endorsed Drake’s “Wu-Tang Forever” song, a track off of Drake’s upcoming album Nothing was the Same. Inspectah Deck also provided an endorsement of the song via Twitter. However, his opinion of the song has changed….


Music can make good movies great

“Hitchcock only finishes a picture 60 per cent,” composer Bernard Herrmann liked to say. “I have to finish it for him.” The pair worked on eight movies together, creating some of the 20th century’s most enduring matchups of image and music. Hitchcock so valued his composer that he showed Herrmann early cuts of his films,…


Pharrell On ‘Blurred Lines’-Marvin Gaye Lawsuit: ‘All You Have To Do Is Read The Sheet Music’

Even though Pharrell is engaged in a battle with Marvin Gaye’s estate over Robin Thicke’s megahit “Blurred Lines,” he wants to make one thing clear – he has incredible respect for the late soul legend. “I’m a huge fan of Marvin Gaye. He is a genius. He is the patriarch,” Pharrell said Thursday night. The…


Gucci Mane Arrested For Weed & Gun

Not again. An arrest warrant has been issued for Gucci for allegedly assaulting a fan at Atlanta’s Harlem Nights club last Friday for his Trap Back 2 release party. The victim, a U.S. soldier, tells WSB-TV he was hit in the head with a bottle and left with 10 stitches after asking to take a photo with the rapper….


Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 Synthesizer Workshop

This set of videos takes a look at the new Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 synthesizer. In the three video series, Carson Day from Dave Smith Instruments explains all the features of this amazing instrument….


Inside Ticketmaster’s New Scalping Plan

Depeche Mode fans scouring Ticketmaster’s website for unsold seats to the band’s September 20th show, at Gexa Energy Center in Dallas, will find $900 tickets marked “RESALE” just a few rows up from $140 tickets sold for face value. It’s part of an experimental new program, TM+, which makes it easier than ever for artists’…