Nas Wrote “Getting Jiggy With It?!”

By Trevor Timm | Leave a Comment

I didn’t know that either. Though, according to this intriguing LA Times article, “Is Hip-Hop Haunted by Ghostwriters,” it’s true. The author pokes holes in other rappers’ claims of authenticity, most notably Diddy, as well. Jay-Z still somehow comes off looking like the man, though. Here are some excerpts:
Nas might have recently topped the US [...]

In Anything, Music September 11, 2008

In Memory

By Trevor Timm | 3 Comments

LeRoi Moore, founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, master of seemingly every woodwind instrument in modern music, virtual inventor of jazz/rock/jam fusion, is dead at age 46.

Celebrate we will
Because life is short but sweet for certain
Were climbing two by two
To be sure these days continue,
These things we cannot change

In Anything, Dave Matthews Band, Leroi Moore, Music August 20, 2008

Analyzing the Presidential Candidates By Their iPod Playlists

By Trevor Timm | Leave a Comment

Since I usually judge movies only by their soundtracks, I figured that philosophy would work for the presidential election as well. Thankfully, earlier this week, Barack Obama and John McCain released their Top Ten Songs of All Time to Blender Magazine, and suprisingly my theory works even better than with movies.

BARACK OBAMA
1. Ready or [...]

In Barack Obama, John McCain, Music, Politics, President 2008 August 11, 2008

2008! What is it good for? Part I: Albums

By Kellen Rice | 1 Comment

Part I
2007 was a fantastic year. We will all miss it. However, there is hope on the horizon! Leading sources tell me that we have plenty of Brit meltdowns on the menu to spice up our lives in the coming year. Also, Uggs will be in. Still.
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So, what should you be on the lookout for [...]

In Music January 30, 2008

Best of…2007

By Kellen Rice | 1 Comment

Well, the big 0-0-7 is over and done with and studio execs are giving the awards season a kick-start. I was all set to experience some glorious Red Carpet action last night and lo! do my eyes deceive? for the scrumptilescent ball gowns and tuxedos I had expected to see were replaced by two [...]

In Anything, Music, Politics, Society, W., movies January 14, 2008

Red Hot Rip-Offs

By Blast Magazine Newsroom | Leave a Comment

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources–Mark Twain
Stadium Arcadium maybe the most entertaining rock album of the year, but it is certainly not the most original. Their songs are BLANTANT rip-offs of songs written 20 or more years ago.
The Evidence:

Dani California’s tempo and opening guitar rythym is lifted almost directly from [...]

In Music October 14, 2006