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Video Premiere: Pic Vicious "L.A. Dreamer"

The music from Pic Vicious is best described as alternative electro pop. Their music features an sinister, underground synth grind that is wrapped around the eerie vocals of Pic who is a cross between Sid Vicious, Batman's Joker and Jack White. Quite an interesting combination and worth checking out. Pic Vicious was formed in October 2007 by Pic,  Devcon (Producer), and Letta V (Hype-girl). Originally from Northern California, Pic honed his skills as an MC with his underground hip hop grou

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bits to pieces

just a quick post, as there were a couple of bits and pieces i wanted to share.really happy that everyone has been digging the ssg mixes. sorry if they've been coming a bit fast. basically it depends on when artists get them back to us by. anyway, we've got a jam packed ssg fest to finish out the year. i'll be upping eli verveine's mix in the next day or so, and next week we have a very special christmas treat from benjamin brunn.i saw this over at mnml.nl and definitely worth checking out. dead

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808s and cynical corporate fiat

808s and cynical corporate fiat December 3rd, 2008 These TIs, man I tell you. As soon as you think they’ve run out of ways to ruin hip-hop, they find another one. Or have they? My latest suspicion is that they’ve issued some sort of order that producers are no longer allowed to work with samples. Or maybe they’ve placed a limit on the number of samples used per album, or the total amount of money they’re willing to spend on samples per album. This occurred to me yesterday while I was readin

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Sundance Unleashes 2009 Lineup

Posted on 4:13 PM No Comments Labels: sundance 2009 SUNDANCE 2009And. Here. We. Go.No point in opening with an intro... here's the list of 64 feature films and documentaries that were lucky enough to be accepted into the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.Although, I should mention 3 films that immediately caught my attention after initially browsing the entire list: 1. Lee Daniels' adaptation of the novel titled Push by Sapphire. A friend gave me the novel to read months ago, but I couldn't get t

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Fsshion Rock Night: Rocawear vs. Ve'cel

During Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin an exiting battle takes place: Jay-Z vs. Chester Bennington - Rocawear vs. Ve’cel at FASHION ROCK NIGHT. On January 31st 2009 - for the second FASHION ROCK NIGHT, Jay-Z’s Rocawear fashion label and Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington’s Ve’cel will compete for the fashion crown at West Coast Customs in Berlin. Not only Beyonce wears Rocawear. Especially in the USA, the fashion label is a big success. With it’s range of sportswear, businesswear and clubwear

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Ciara @ Victoria’s Secret Flagship Opening: Will She Walk the Runway?

Ciara @ Victoria’s Secret Flagship Opening: Will She Walk the Runway? Ciara struck a pose at Victoria’s Secret new flagship store in NYC, yesterday. Ever since Ciara tossed her Goodies around the stage, she has expressed a desire to walk the runway. Early this year, Ciara made a move in that direction when she signed a deal with Wilhelmina Models. Wilhelmina president Sean Patterson says Ciara has what it takes.. “She is the complete package. She is model made, with perfect size, perf

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Survey: What Labels Would You Put on a “Genre” Knob?

The original microKORG genre-selecting knob, sure to baffle and delight with its nonsensical labels. Careful: you may actually transform yourself with the genres. Okay, first, a disclaimer: the fact that the upcoming microKORG XL has a “genre” knob for selecting presets isn’t big news. The original microKORG had genre-selectable presets, too. The beauty of the original, though, was how incoherently these settings were labeled. (Retro, or Hiphop/Vintage, anyone?) Sometimes, the labels that d

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The microKORG is one of the great music instrument product hits of recent years. It’s a product that has managed to reach out of the claustrophobic, aging niche of traditional keyboard buyers to a wider audience of rockers and music enthusiasts. It’s not the only keyboard to be “cool” – hello, Moog – but it’s the rare keyboard that’s both cool and cheap, not to mention small. The cheap plastic-y mic and army beige color only added to the appeal, and encouraged people to write on it with meta

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Ian Head December Mix Covers Vol. 1 - Download

At least once a month I know that I’ll have some fresh audio to throw into my iPhone. Again, this time around Ian Head delivers with his December ‘08 mix entitled Covers Vol. 1 featuring covers of "California Dreamin’", "Ain’t No Sunshine", "Inner City Blues", and "Son of a Preacher Man." Ian also sets the tone with some personalized liner notes with thoughts on crate digging and insight into the making of the mix: "Collecting records teaches you music in a different way than studying mus

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Yahoo Cedes Music Webcasting to CBS

Yahoo's Launchcast streaming radio service, once considered one of the titans in the streaming music space, will be skuttled in favor of a back-end streaming service provided by CBS starting early next year, the company announced today. As part of the deal, CBS will provide Yahoo Launch with music to stream, sell all of the service's ads and -- crucially -- pay all royalties associated with the 150 or so Launchcast channels, according to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, Yahoo's role in its ow

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I'm about to rant...

Wednesday, December 03, 2008 Labels: Just Jonesin' 0 comments #fullpost{display:inline;}I really don't like Funkmaster Flex... I mean I really really don't like him. Every time I hear his show I want to throw up. Its not just him either... a big reason why I don't listen to commercial radio is because too many people on the airwaves think they are bigger than the music. Him being one. You are NOT bigger than the music Flex!Constantly talks ish about artists and then when their up at the st

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Diamond in a Rough : Anthony Hamilton or Jaheim

Wednesday, December 03, 2008 Labels: New Track, Petitions and Polls 0 comments #fullpost{display:inline;}Jaheim's version is actually spelled it "Diamond in a Ruff" and although both songs are completely different, its a slow music day so I decided to compare them anyway. AH's version is on his new album that drops in a couple weeks and Jah's version was on his sophomore album Still Ghetto. Click on the pics below to listen to both tracks and then comment with which you like better.I love

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Nokia Music Store Officially Goes Live In The UAE

As planned and previously announced here, Nokia went live with their Music Store in the United Arab Emirates a couple of days ago, the first in the Middle East and twelfth globally. The online store can be accessed at http://music.nokia.ae, and boasts a comprehensive catalog from four main international labels - Universal, Sony BMG, Warner and EMI – as well as Arab label Rotana and content aggregator Qanawat.  Once subscribers set up an account on the site, they can access the Nokia Music Sto

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arnaud rebotini (blackstrobe): playlist and interview

Black Strobe’s Arnaud Rebotini took out his vintage analog synths and drum machines again and started jamming with them the old school way. He had so much fun that he ended up with a new album “Music Components”, and it’s out now on Citizen Records. Listen to his top 5 analog tracks and his album minimix now. Bonus interview below. What’s you playlis mix about? I provided Fairtilizer with a mini mix of the album, it’s fun and easy because all the tracks are in the same tone (c minor) so all t

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Amazon MP3 Invades Britain

British music fans have a new option for purchasing music online: Amazon MP3, which sells music from all of the major labels and thousands of indie labels in the MP3 format without copyright protection. The British version of Amazon MP3 launched quietly on Wednesday, with no fanfare from the retail giant but was spotted by the Britain-based MusicAlly. Amazon MP3 offers DRM-free music from all of the majors, as opposed to Apple, which must apply DRM to certain tracks per its label contracts. A

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A list of coffee shops in DC that Miss Self-Important frequents and their respective pros and cons

FLG is doing a series of posts on holiday gift recommendations, so I think I'm allowed to start making random lists too. Here is one of them.1. Firehook in Farragut Square: + Southern Pecan is the best coffee evar, and it's cheaper than S'bux across the street. All espresso drinks also cheaper.+ Nice seating.+ 50% off all non-baked goods after 5 pm. I never use this discount, but I like that it exists.+ Barista guy who is super nice/hits on me.- No wifi.- Pumpkin muffins always run out before I

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At last, a place to sell your used MP3s

Lots of people will, at some point, have carted a load of old, unwanted records to a charity shop or car boot sale. But what to do with all those used music files you no longer want, and are cluttering up your hard drive? Well, one website claims to have the answer: it lets you sell your second-hand MP3s. Yes, you read that right. A used MP3 website. And no, it doesn't seem to be a joke. (If it is a hoax, it's an weirdly elaborate one.) Bopaboo.com (in addition to providing evidence that

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Music and Bands Stand Up for the Earth on December 6 at Baliwag, Bulacan

In support of the Global Day of Action Against Climate Change and World Creative Youth Forum (WCYF) 2009 Baliuag.net together with Kabanda Foundation will stage a Band Festival and Music Event on December 6, 2008 in Baliuag, Bulacan.Climate Change continuously affects everyone as the heat surge continuous, as storms becomes more deadly and as the Earth becomes more and more endangered. Baliwag.net is a project of the organization in support of the freedom of ingformation.CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF

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I'm Going Off The Rails

On A Crazy Train...Happy Birthday to Ozzy Osbourne, who is sixty (60) years old today. It's been quite a ride, and I've always been a fan... from Black Sabbath, to "The Ozzman Cometh" and on, and through his host of great guitarists.The funny thing is, with all of our 'musical heroes' turning fifty-something, sixty, seventy and beyond, it only serves as a wake up call to the children that we still subconsciously hang onto. In other words, it reminds me that I am not "that kid" anymore, no matter

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Amazon MP3 music service now online

Photo: Amazon MP3 Amazon launched its new MP3 music service with more than three millions songs and albums. The commercial online shop teamed up with all four major music labels to provide and develop a comprehensive pool of different music genres. Prices range from under 60p/70p or 80p per song through to more than £2 per track. Amazon’s MP3 music tracks can be downloaded straight away to Windows Media Player or iTunes and are completely DRM-free.

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