Via: That's according to NPR, which polled a number of industry experts to determine the real cost behind a top-charting hit. In this case, it was Rihanna's recently-created "Man Down," a big-budget, blockbuster-style blowout that remains unproven. Seem ridiculous? Indeed, the cost includes ... Read more...
On March 11, 2008 a new documentary was aired on French television - a documentary that Americans won’t ever see. The gigantic bio-tech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years. Read more...
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Seun Kuti - Rise (Swizz Beatz Remix) Seun rips today’s commercial hip-hop artists a new one, talks about polygamy and monogamy (“one wife too many”), his dream collabo, and how he’ll keep the afrobeat flame alive forever. (As Seun and Fela’s fans like to quote, the elder Kuti’... Read more...
The day after my twenty-seventh birthday, I am sitting here thinking life is moving fast around me and I am stuck in my ways. I see people I went to high school with, co-workers; shoot even people younger than me are getting married. This train of thought isn’t about marriage but it has me think... Read more...
Back in 2007 (June 30, Billboard) when I asked what is an indie, I got a multitude of answers. Today, that question evokes even more complex answers because the landscape has not only changed dramatically but is still changing. Over the last 15 years, things have only gotten even murkier. Majors ... Read more...
Via: Artists are constantly being told to tweet. And tweet. And tweet… just to stay connected with their fans and stay relevant. But is that the best advice, especially when it comes to selling stuff (like albums)? The answer is not for every artist, especially for those courting a less m... Read more...
You survived the leak... take a bow... Click the picture or click the link... You're welcome Jay-Z x Kanye West - Watch The Throne (Album) Read more...