Not late after DJ Rashad’s death, we inform you that DJ EZ Rock — Rob Base’s music partner has passed away at 46. While it was confirmed through social media, there’s no details over his death yet. Not long after DJ Rashad dying, we inform you that yet another DJ has passed away. E-Z Rock,…

This is a story that’s in equal parts sad, strange and beautiful. A couple of years ago I got invited to a showing of a film about music in Japan called KanZeOn; I think it was FACT’s Laurent Fintoni, a long time lover of Japanese music and culture, who put me on to it originally….

Jared Leto has discussed his band 30 Seconds To Mars parting ways with their record label. The band recently completed a nine year deal with Virgin EMI and are now unsigned, having ended their troubled relationship with the label. The group’s latest album, ‘Love, Lust, Faith And Dreams’, fulfilled all the band’s commitments as part…

The city street where Sachal Studios is located looks like any other in Lahore, Pakistan. There are tea stalls and rickshaws and grimy car repair shops. But it doesn’t quite sound the same — or more precisely, there’s a sound that Pakistanis have begun to forget. Inside Sachal Studios, an orchestra is in rehearsal. The…

Meet Cœur de Pirate, who composed the music for Child of Light , as well as audio designer Huge Bastien as they discuss how the magical sounds of Lemuria came to life. Created by the talented team of Ubisoft Montreal using the UbiArt Framework, Child of Light is an RPG inspired by fairy tales….

This weekend, racial comments, allegedly from L.A.Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s sparked an outrage on and off court. Everyone from Magic to Obama had something to say, and of course, the Hip Hop community turned to social media to voice their opinions….

Chicago footwork mastermind DJ Rashad has died of a drug overdose, according to Complex, which first reported the news. Since then a rep from his label Hyperdub has confirmed to Billboard that they will release an official statement on Monday morning….

Having a good sense of yourself is critical to successful goal-setting. Not only does it allow you to create reasonable expectations, but you’re more likely to have long-term success with new habits that are rooted in your identity. That’s the theory from entrepreneur and behavioral science writer James Clear. What does that mean exactly? In a recent…

  Outkast’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik turned 20 today (April 26) as MySpace Music released an anniversary piece focused on the Atlanta duo’s debut album’s impact on all different types of rappers. Mississippi native David Banner said the album was one that changed his life….

Google+ as we know it appears to be finished. Vic Gundotra, the executive in charge, is leaving the company, and TechCrunch says big changes are afoot. The three-year-old social network is being redefined — demoted? — from a product to a platform, and Google GOOG -1.71% will stop trying to infuse it into all its…