Month: August 2014

INC 5 Ways Driven Entrepreneurs Can Improve

Everyone is motivated in some type of way. But there are times when the road to success can get weary. Here are five ways Entrepreneurs can improve all around. 1. Read Fiction A good page-turning romance novel or spy thriller can be distracting enough from calculating wholesale shipping rates to do the trick. If you…


Listen: Last Night In Paris – New Benz

The UK rap collective crew, Last Night In Paris is back with their newest single, “New Benz”. LNIP is back with their experimental sound and you will know what we mean when you take a listen to “New Benz”. Take a listen below, Enjoy!…


YOLO added to Oxford English Dictionary

YOLO has made it into the Oxford English Dictionary. Alright, it’s only the online version, and other words added in this update include ‘adorbs’ (us neither) and ‘binge-watch’, but it’s still some achievement for the Toronto neologist….


Basic Decisions Every Producer Faces

Before a music production can even begin there are a number of basic decisions that every producer faces in order to get the ball rolling. This excerpt from my Music Producer’s Handbook illustrates the many production considerations confronting a producer in a typical project….


Beats Music Releases ‘Do the Right Thing’ Doc

Apple’s Beats Music has created a new documentary for the 25th anniversary of Do the Right Thing that reunites director Spike Lee with several members of the landmark film’s cast and crew, and returns fans to the Brooklyn street it all made famous….


‘American Idol’ Alum Josh Gracin, Feared to Have Committed Suicide, Is Alive

In an increasingly disturbing trend, another American Idol alum was thought to have died unexpectedly, until police found the former contestant alive, if not so well….


Working 9-foot TR-909 drum machine goes on display

t has a big sound, and Roland’s TR-909 drum machine has certainly left a large sonic footprint on the history of electronic music, so it’s perhaps appropriate that Edinburgh-based arts collective Ray is celebrating 30 years of the instrument by creating an oversized 9-foot replica….


J. Cole Mourns Michael Brown in Somber New Song ‘Be Free’

“I’m tired of being desensitized to the murder of black men,” rapper J. Cole said in a statement on the Dreamvillain website with the release of his surprise new song “Be Free.” “I don’t give a fuck if it’s by police or peers. This shit is not normal.”…


Ciara Calls Out ‘US Weekly’ For Announcing Her Alleged Break-Up With Future

Earlier this week, US Weekly announced some pretty shocking celeb news.  According to them, Ciara and Future had called off their engagement because Future allegedly cheated on his R&B superstar fiance.  According to the entertainment and gossip magazine, an insider revealed to them that Future cheated on Ciara and it was “game over”.  The couple…


New Signings: DJ Mustard Joins AM Only, Eardruma/Interscope Signs Two-9

Here’s a look at the latest artist signings across the music industry, including record labels, artist management firms, publishing companies, booking agencies and more….