Month: September 2013

ScHoolboy Q Shows Off His Juggling Skills w/ Emilio Sparks

Allindstrom.com officially brings Emilio Sparks back into the fold with his new segment The Emilio Sparks Experience….


Armin Van Buuren and Philips have partnered up to launch a DJ Sound System

Launched yesterday at the FIA in Berlin, the new M1X-DJ system is a revolutionary device that will let anyone mix, play and share their music in one portable product. And Philips chose no one other than Armin Van Buuren to help promote it. Whether you are a professional DJ or just a beginner who wants…


MC Jin Tells Kreayshawn “Learn Chinese” Was A Debacle, “Hypocrite” Album In Progress

MC Jin continues to work on his forthcoming project, “Hypocrite.” Miami, Florida-born emcee Jin’s career that took off when he started winning freestyle battles on BET’s “106 & Park.” In, the rapper won “Freestyle Friday” seven consecutive weeks, a run that got him a record deal with Ruff Ryders, then then-home of DMX, The Lox and…


Cassette Store Day: Indie Artist Shares Passion For the Forgotten Format (Q&A)

Cassette tapes aren’t completely on the comeback trail, but the semi-forgotten format has recently been making inroads. This year alone, artists like She & Him, MGMT and Rilo Kiley have issued cassette releases — albeit in very limited quantities. Those cassettes represent a tiny fraction of the overall album sales market in the United States….


AudioBus Updated For iOS 7; More Updates On The Way, But They’re Secret

The developers of AudioBus, a tool for routing audio between applications on iOS devices, have updated it for iOS 7 – and they have more in store.Here’s what they have to say about the update:…


Decoded: Big Sean “First Chain”

Big Sean’s got plenty of chains. But in Life+Times new Decoded series, he deciphers a few lines off his track and explains when he received his first piece from Kanye. By the way, Hall Of Fame is in stores now….


Chart Moves: Imagine Dragons’ ‘Night Visions’ Celebrates One-Year Anniversary on Billboard 200

This week on the Billboard 200, rock band Avenged Sevenfold claimed its second No. 1 album as “Hail to the King” started atop the list with 159,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was one of four new arrivals into the top 10, including Big Sean’s new “Hall of Fame” at No. 3. Outside the…


Why Your Self-Presentation Is An Important Part Of Your Music

A recent study showed that volunteers could more accurately identify the winners of music competitions by watching video without sound rather than video with sound or audio alone. It raises the possiblity that visual cues are a much more important aspect of evaluating music quality than we realize. At the very least, the study is…


Yoko Ono to release a 10-inch with Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA

he pair previously worked together in 2010, staging a night of performance art in the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, which included them playing chess together and performing musical duets. However, the forthcoming 10-inch will be their first recorded work available to the public….


BMI Names Michael O’Neill as New President and CEO

Del Bryant, BMI’s long-serving president and CEO who has spent over 40 years at the organization and 10 as its head, will be succeeded by Michael O’Neill, it was announced today. O’Neill has been with BMI for 20 years and is moving to the top spot from his current position as SVP of repertoire and…