Month: August 2014

Abhi//Dijon Just Dropped the Only R&B You’ll Need This Week

Abhi//Dijon are a singer/producer duo out of Ellicott City, MD. A stray google image held against their name suggests they’re some kind of brown. And they really like Kanye West and The-Dream. That’s pretty much all I’ve been able to discern from searching, Twitter lurking, and AIM convos with Duncan, who just put me on….


CLASSIC SYSTEMS: NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL

In the summer of 2004 photographer Brian David Stevens rose early to photograph the speaker rigs and soundsystems of the Notting Hill Carnival before the crowds arrived. To celebrate the world famous carnival this weekend we’ve condensed some of the best into a one-page story so you can see all the of soundsystems before the…


The Kids Are Coming Up from Behind

In a past life, I worked at a publication about video games called Kill Screen, where I started as an intern and eventually worked my way up to Associate Editor. When I did an interview with the magazine’s Editor-In-Chief in the fall of 2011, I admitted to him that I knew maybe—maybe—a slightly-above-average amount about…


Eminem teases details of new album, Shady XV

  Eminem appears to be putting out an album this November. The rapper will release Shady XV, thought to be either his ninth studio LP or a compilation for his label, Shady Records. Rumours regarding the new release come via a movie trailer. The latest preview clip for The Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington, includes snippets…


Jay Z and Blue Ivy present Beyoncé with MTV VMA Lifetime Achievement Award

  Beyoncé received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard honour at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. The former Destiny’s Child singer was presented with the VMA’s lifetime achievement award by her husband Jay Z and their daughter Blue Ivy….


New Music: @FrankDukes & Kingsway Music Library Composes Music Behind @YoungJeezy “Holy Ghost”


New Music Gear Monday: Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2 Synth

When the Minimoog and Arp Odyssey first came on the market as the first mass-manufactured portable synthesizers way back in the 70’s, they were pretty limited in the number of voices available. As a result, polyphonic synths couldn’t get here fast enough as we all wanted the ability to play chords with our favorite non-traditional…


Eminem feat. Sia – Guts Over Fear

Following up to their previous collaboration “Beautiful Pain,” Eminem and Sia rejoin forces for “Guts Over Fear.” The track finds Em spitting rapid-fire lines about trials and tribulations and overcome anger while the songstress takes over the chorus duties. “Guts Over Fear” is available now via iTunes, and also initiates the promotional campaign for Eminem’s…


Listen: Chris Brown ‘X”

Chris Brown delivers a dance inspired declaration that he is no longer going back to his ex, in his latest single appropriately titled, “X.” Listen to Brown as he uses different inflections in his voice to narrate the latest chapter of his love life, and musical career, while his album, X, though having numerous push…


2014 Is the Best Year for Stadium Concerts in 20 Years

Jason Aldean says that when his team first broached the idea of adding stadiums to his tour route in 2013, “I thought they were just talking shit. We were all just drinking a bit too much one night, and that’s something they came up with,” the country artist told Billboard backstage before headlining Cincinnati’s Great…