Set your TiVos for FrontLine’s special report on the music industry, ‘The Way the Music Died’. Here’s what the show is about: The modern music scene was created in 1969, at Woodstock. Half a million fans, dozens of artists, and the politics of the times came together as a big bang moment that eventually would… Continue reading FrontLine: The Way the Music Died
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Diggin’ in the Crates: 1983
A little musical flashback to 1983 (give or take a few months). This was a great year musically, with some early hip-hop, electronica from the likes of Art of Noise and Kraftwerk, Prince’s ‘1999’ was out, as well as some great R&B. Track listing:
Five Music Channels to Air Prince Special Tomorrow Night
Set your TiVos! Get ready for five channels of Prince. MTV, MTV2, BET, VH1 and VH1 Classic will simultaneously broadcast a 30-minute Prince concert special on Wednesday at 9 p.m. EDT, network executives told The Associated Press. [read more… ]
Tip Drillin’ & Booty Poppin’
Nelly’s ‘Tip Drill’ and Ludacris’ ‘Booty Poppin’ videos should be on pay-per-view instead of basic cable…
Prince to be on CNBC Monday, April 19
Prince will be on ‘Special Report with Maria Bartiromo’ Monday at 7 PM discussing the music industry
A Little Drum & Bass for Ya
I’m in a Drum & Bass mood as I prepare for the Progression Sessions show (LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, Ed Rush & Optical, Mayhem) toninght in Atlanta. So I’ve uploaded some of my favorite D&B tracks. These were my first exposure to the genre. MTV used to have a late night program (I think it… Continue reading A Little Drum & Bass for Ya
No More Trader Mike, Now I’m DJ Mike
As you can see below, I just implemented a Radio.Blog on my site. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while but I just never got around to it and I hadn’t seen an application that looked simple enough to use. I was gonna go with Andromeda, but I was having issues… Continue reading No More Trader Mike, Now I’m DJ Mike
Kids These Days!
How is Riley gonna hate on Public Enemy? Clearly Huey needs to play ‘Rebel Without a Pause’ for him. (I think I see where this thread is headed…)
Baby, I’m a Star, Again
The Wall Street Journal has an article about Prince’s return to the spotlight. (link via Anil of course) I’m glad that Prince is once again receiving the accolades that he deserves, even if he did lose me for the last few albums. I like what I’ve heard so far of the new material and I’m… Continue reading Baby, I’m a Star, Again
Kool Mo Dee’s New Book Ranks the 50 Greatest MCs
Let the greatest MC argument begin anew. Kool Mo Dee was on Tavis Smiley’s show last night promoting his new book, There’s a God on the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs. It seems that Mo Dee, like many of us, was moved to make his own list after seeing the list that MTV put… Continue reading Kool Mo Dee’s New Book Ranks the 50 Greatest MCs