20 Hz observes a geo-magnetic storm occurring in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Working with data collected from the CARISMA radio array and interpreted as audio, we hear tweeting and rumbles caused by incoming solar wind, captured at the frequency of 20 Hertz. Generated directly by the sound, tangible and sculptural forms emerge suggestive of scientific…

ScHoolboy Q has been unstoppable since topping the charts with his major label debut Oxymoron. Fresh from Germany, the TDE rapper took the stage at PowerHouse in L.A. last weekend. Moments before his set, he spoke to Rap-Up TV about his next two albums, the long-awaited Black Hippy project, and taking a brief break from…

I haven’t done a song analysis for a while, so here’s one from my Deconstructed Hits: Classic Rock book – Rod Stewart’s big hit “Maggie Mae.” As with all song analysis, it’s broken down into the song, the arrangement, the sound and the production. “The breakout song from Rod Stewart’s first solo album Every Picture…

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Kanye West’s 2014 album is slated to be a 12-song project that features “mostly a mixture of soul samples and tamed Yeezus-esque darkness,” according to a Billboard report that quotes an anonymous source who’s heard half the album. The source also says there is “nothing abrasive” on this effort. The sound of Yeezus was praised…

In the coming months, YouTube plans to debut a streaming service. But the video giant has been criticized for its negotiation tactics by The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), an organization that represents independent record labels around the world, as Billboard reports. In a statement, WIN charged YouTube with lowballing the labels in negotiations, and threatening to…

Apple is getting ready to hitch the iPhone to cars in a mobile marriage of convenience. The ambitious project, called CarPlay, implants some of the iPhone’s main applications in automobiles so drivers can control them with voice commands, a touch on the steering wheel or a swipe on a display screen in the dashboard. It’s…

For all the classic songs Pharrell Williams has produced, it took until today for the world to notice that the intros to many of his songs use an identical trick. A quick four-count loop of the first beat occurs in songs from this year’s hit “Happy” to last year’s “Blurred Lines” all the way back…

Danny goes green on his Breakfast Club debut. During the chat, he spoke on how quitting lean helped his weight lost, meeting Eminem, relationship with Kendrick Lamar, antics on stage, and more. [RapRadar]

Last month, the Los Angeles Clippers owner rankled people with his racist comments. Last month, alleged audio emerged of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling making a series of racist statements against Blacks. The audio, which was allegedly recorded April 9 and was posted by TMZ April 25, features the owner in an argument with…