Big KRIT revisits 'KRIT Wuz Here' on week of rerelease
Fri, 11 May 2012 15:11:38 -0700

It's part of the promotional buildup to the forthcoming release of his official Def Jam debut Live From the Underground, due to drop June 6. Considering all the ground he's covered in the past two years producing TI's big post-prison single I'm ...

Beastie Boys: 6 Iconic Music Videos To Revisit
Fri, 04 May 2012 12:14:18 -0700

Obviously we could sit here and wax from now till next week on all of their clips. But we sorted out the ones that, at the time of their respective releases, captured the imagination of music fans the world over, and became part of the cultural ...

With Spotify and Its Ilk, There's No 'My' in Music Anymore
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:47:31 -0700

The format continuum that started with the rise of sheet music publishing in the 19th century, moved from player piano roll to Edison wax cylinder, to 78 rpm record, 45, LP, 8-track, cassette, compact disc and MP3, has entered a new and already ...

With Spotify and its ilk, there's no 'my' in music anymore
Wed, 16 May 2012 07:17:45 -0700

The format continuum that started with the rise of sheet music publishing in the 19th century, moved from player piano roll to Edison wax cylinder, to 78 rpm record, 45, LP, 8-track, cassette, compact disc and MP3, has entered a new and already ...

Meet the Red Eye Rock 'n' Vote 2012 Final 4
Tue, 01 May 2012 14:30:46 -0700

The quartet, who performs with a DJ and horn section, received Twitter love from Def Jam rapper Wax , former American Idol finalist (and Bravo's Platinum Hit cast member) Jackie Tohn and White Sox legend Frank Thomas, for whom the Retar Crew ...

[RIP] Adam Yauch and the Beastie Boys
Mon, 07 May 2012 10:26:19 -0700

They eventually hit paydirt (for the first time) in 1986 with the release of their Def Jam debut, Licensed To Ill, a bratty collision of rap and arena rock with a lingering punk whiff. In subsequent years, the Beasties sought to distance themselves ...