Dj Khaled hopes to have a summer hit with “Hold You Down,” featuring, August Alsina, Chris Brown, Future & Jeremih….

We all like the convenience of Guitar Center, especially when it comes to product selection, but one of the things that most customers dislike is the service. Most floor salesman don’t stay very long (especially if they’re any good), and that high turnover rate leads to a generally inexperienced and sometimes inattentive and undertrained staff…

Lil Wayne and Drake are going on tour together, starting tonight, and, just in case they didn’t have enough songs they could potentially perform together, they’ve got one more for us. It’s called “Grindin,” and it’s awesome, from Wayne reprising the noodly Auto-Tuned hook-making that he was so into a couple years ago and borrowing…

There’s an old superstition that says when you’re photographed, your soul is stolen. If you buy into that, Danny Clinch is in the business of stealing souls. He captures his subjects with remarkable honesty; souls are bared….

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There’s a new British invasion on the Hot 100. And, an Australian Invasion. A Canadian, Norwegian and Scottish one, too. The upper ranks of the Hot 100 of late have belonged to acts from outside the U.S., from Canada (MAGIC!‘s “Rude”) and Australia (Iggy Azalea‘s “Fancy,” Sia‘s “Chandelier”) to England (Sam Smith‘s “Stay With Me,” Disclosure‘s “Latch,” featuring…

Grammy Award-winning American Christian music artist, worship leader, and singer-songwriter, Israel Houghton joins Dave and Herb on the 175th episode of Pensado’s Place. [Pensados Place]

There’s a new British invasion on the Hot 100.And, an Australian Invasion. A Canadian, Norwegian and Scottish one, too. The upper ranks of the Hot 100 of late have belonged to acts from outside the U.S., from Canada (MAGIC!‘s “Rude”) and Australia (Iggy Azalea‘s “Fancy,” Sia‘s “Chandelier”) to England (Sam Smith‘s “Stay With Me,” Disclosure‘s…

What a difference a great mixer can make. A few weeks ago I posted the isolated lead guitar and vocals from Eric Clapton’s short-lived band Derek and the Dominos hit “Layla.” One of the things that struck me about the original song when listening with fresh ears was how odd the original mix was, with…

Read how Kid Vishis approaches his rhyme game as he continues to sharpen his talents inside and outside of the gym. He may be the brother Royce da 5’9″, but Vishis is carving his own niche and making a name for himself. This is your official debut. Why did it take as long as it…