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Ok, so you have a stereo mix of your music that that needs a little EQ, a good fade out, and some volume so it’s louder on the web. Or, you have a bad recording of dialog for your film that you want to compress and remove some noise from. Whether you’re a musician, composer, …
National Geographic secured the rights to the concert documentary titled "U2 3D" featuring the Irish rock band U2. The release date for the film is January 2008 in 3-D only.
Dust off your leather pants and grab a can of Aqua Net. Guns N’ Roses released the single “Chinese Democracy” to radio stations nationwide today. The long awaited album of the same name is slated to be released on November 23rd 2008. Chinese Democracy will be Guns N’ Roses 6th album and first studio release …
Did you purchase any music online from Wal-Mart? Following in the footsteps of Yahoo a few months ago, and in the spirit of Steve Jobs’ “open letter” last February, Wal-Mart announced that on October 9, 2008 it will stop supporting tracks sold with DRM (Digital Rights Management). After that, users will be unable to transfer …
The NFL and NBC Sports announced today that Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band will perform at the 2009 Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, FL.
As one of the frontmen of Cypress Hill, Senen Reyes (aka Sen Dog) has definitely placed his mark on music history. While most hip-hop artists spend more time in high school than making records, in the past 20+ years, Cypress Hill has sold over 17 million albums and released several ten top 10 hits including …
Barenaked Ladies' frontman Ed Robertson is lucky to be alive. Earlier this morning he walked away from a plane crash just north of Bancroft, Ontario in Canada.
Olympic viewership is huge, with online content a team player. As recently as a week ago, a ratings gold medal for coverage of the Beijing Olympics might have looked beyond NBC’s grasp. The average U.S. household has more than 100 channels from which to choose, and Games held in foreign countries — as seen in …
A recent blog post by Eric Avery, hints at the possibility of a Jane's Addition reunion with the original lineup. Will it actually happen?
In a time when so-called MC's rap about their bank accounts or invent the latest dance craze to sell records, Lupe Fiasco is on the other side of the spectrum. It's refreshing to find a mainstream rapper dealing with non-commercial issues with the passion and sheer lyrical skill that Lupe exemplifies.
Like to listen to music while you work but find your workplace a little too dangerous and dirty for your fragile little iPod? Bosch, a company more famous for their power tools than stereo equipment just might have the perfect solution for you. The Bosch Power Box is a feature-rich stereo system that not only …
50 Cent has no problem telling Taco Bell where to stick its chalupa. The feud-sparking rapper, whose legal team is already engaged in a mother of a battle with his conspiracy-theorist baby mama, has lashed out at the fast-food franchise for having the cojones to suggest he change his name to 79, 89 or 99 …
If you’re a fan of the band Nirvana, get ready to throw up. Courtney Love, widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, just approved a deal with Converse sneakers that will cash in on her late husbands legacy. Converse plans on making an entire line of sneakers that “pay tribute to” the grunge icon, who committed …
After spending a WHOLE week revisiting all my Dylan albums in iTunes, I compiled these 5 as the very ones I'd like to have with me if I were stranded on a deserted island. And with this list I hope I can introduce the genius of Dylan to people walking around now who've never heard of the guy, or have no awareness of him beyond simple name recognition.
Before you run off to watch the video for "Gobbledigook" on SigurRos.com, just keep in mind that it's NSFW. The video contains footage of naked people playing/running/fornicating in a forest by a lake. There is both full frontal male and female nudity. Probably not something you want your boss to see you watching in your cubicle at work.
Thanks to Weezer, some popular YouTubers and Internet celebrities are getting immortalized in the Pork And Beans music video.
Here's an amazing clip of musician Erik Mongrain playing "percussion guitar" using a technique known as lap tapping. All I can say is, wow!
