Rodriguez had a phrase for Malik Bendjelloul and his film “Searching for Sugar Man.” He used it while we were eating lunch at SXSW in March 2012; he would use it again 11 months later over a meal in Los Angeles the day it would win one of its 32 awards. “It’s his story,” Sixto…

Antiquiet reports that Dave Grohl has landed an HBO that will see the Foo Fighter travel to historic studios across the country to document their stories, in the same vein of his directorial debut Sound City. Grohl has visited DC’s Inner Ear Studios, Steve Albini’s Electrical Studio, and Butch Vig’s Studio 606, interviewing the likes…

Monday, May 12, was the start of an exceptionally hectic week for Jennifer Lopez. Home in New York for a few days on business, she was due back in L.A. Wednesday for the penultimate week of “American Idol”’s 13th season, then radio promo for her upcoming eighth album “A.K.A.” before heading to Vegas on Sunday,…

For more than three decades, Chris Murray ran the Govinda Gallery in Washington, D.C. He still curates shows and also edits books about rock ‘n’ roll photography. “To find an archive that’s been lost, if you will, or overlooked, it’s always a wonderful and extraordinary thing,” he says. In New York City, a trove of…

Compton, California Mayor Aja Brown says she wants to give Dr. Dre, who has represented Compton throughout his career, a key to the city, according to TMZ. Brown also says she wants to involve Dre in the restoration of Compton. Specifically, Brown says she hopes to have Dre’s assistance in sponsoring performance arts or music…

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Shamone!   In celebration of Michael Jackson’s posthumous album release today, Epic Records CEO L.A. Reid and contributor Timbaland both visited Today earlier to discuss its recording process. They also spoke on few of its selections, the late King Of Pop’s legacy and…

Here is HHS1987’s exclusive with Young Chop for Behind The Beats: the series where we go in-depth with the hottest producers in Hip-Hop today. On this edition of BTB, Young Chop speaks with HHS1987’s El Dorado about executive producing Lil Durk’s major label debut, being nominated for a Grammy, working with Kanye West & much…

iVCS and Z3TA+ are features on the latest episode of Sonic Touch. Hosts Nick Batt and Gaz Williams check out Apesoft’s iVCS3 – a recreation of the ‘classic and slight bonkers’ Putney VCS3; and also Cakewalk Z3TA+ wavetable synth –  an iPad version of their plug-in synth, which has been a mainstay of many EDM…

Future sits with the Hot 97 Morning show to talk about their differences, [Hot97]

The Caged Bird Sings ‘Til 2016.   Guwop had his day in court today and plead guilty to his gun possession by a felon charge. Facing up to 10 years in prison, he’s been ordered to remain behind bars for only 39 months after accepting a plea deal. In Gucci’s favor, the judge is knocking…