Gaz performs, Dave does Vangelis and Mark Rocks out, and we talk about film music and synths – happy new year, next show Jan 8th 2014 [Sonic Talk]

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Music producer and teacher Robert DiFazio discusses the creative and financial benefits to planning, rehearsing and arranging songs before setting foot in the recording studio. [Artist House Music]

Add Amazon to the short list of retailers protesting Beyonce’s iTunes exclusive. While Amazon.com is carrying the MP3 version of the album, the online merchant is apparently not stocking the CD version of the album, according to label sources and a check of the site. The album is available, however, via third-party sellers in the…

Chance The Rapper, a runner-up for HipHopDX’s “Rapper of the Year” award and the winner of its “Rising Star of the Year” award, recently spoke about what Eminem is like after spending some time observing the Shady Records boss on tour. “He’s a huge influence,” Chance The Rapper said during an interview with Arsenio. “He’s super-smart….

Sky Ferreira has discussed her approach to feminism, saying she feels like she’s doing a bad job if she’s not making someone angry. In an interview in this week’s NME, which is on newsstands or available digitally now, the singer discusses the artwork to her debut album ‘Night Time, My Time’, which features a photograph…

Two decades into his career and Keith Urban’s just had one of his biggest years yet. His Achtung Baby-inspired album Fuse debuted at Number One on the pop charts, he’s packed arenas on his Light the Fuse tour throughout the country and he found time to reprise his role as a judge on American Idol,…

At a hearing on Friday morning, a Los Angeles judge decided that a jury should decide next month whether Courtney Love defamed her ex-attorney in a tweet and news interview. The ruling means that unless there is an unexpected settlement in the next two weeks, Love will become the first celebrity to be subject to…

Days after Atlanta rapper and Hustle Gang helmsman T.I. shared his thoughts on Trinidad James’ comments about New York rap being dominated by the South, B.o.B has offered his opinion on the matter and did so during an interview with Philadelphia’s Power 99. According to B.o.B, who just released his third studio album titled Underground…

In the world of 3D printing, the mantra is increasingly becoming: If you can dream it, you can print it. We’ve already seen the first 3D printed tonearm for a record player, ready to jam out the new breed of high-tech 3D printed records, such as this coming release from Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke….

Sample Magic and Ableton have teamed up to give you 500MB of free drum loops. The sample library offers house, techno, electro, progressive, dubstep, D&B, chillout and chillwave loops. Totaling 410 24-bit Wav loops, each one has been optimized for use in Ableton Live 9. Sample Magic loops are offered with up to four stripped…