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Rock Band: A New Opportunity for Indie Music Exposure
A very exciting announcement was made within the past few days. In the coming months, indie artists will be able to create their own Rock Band note-charts and then sell their songs through the game. This ‘music’ video-game phenomenon may ...
Track Review: Cudlino - “Chill Witcha”
Cudlino’s newest track “Chill Witcha” seems to resemble your typical “shawty, I wanna get with you tonight” track (see: Hey Ma by Cam’ron). This being said it’s hard to judge Cudlino on raw talent because typ...
Daily Freestyle
I had a really rough sleep last night and have been kind of groggy all morning but when this video started I was jumping out of my seat. The first guy from the Underground Unit is incredible. He’s got a great flow and a great energy about him. ...
Robot Band Pays Tribute To Queen
No effects or sampling were used. What you see is what you hear: Atari 800XL - piano Texas Instruments TI-99/4a - electric guitar 8 Inch Floppy Disk - bass 3.5 inch Harddrive - gong HP ScanJet 3C - all vocals These guys are gonna be big. Lets just ...
America Has Talent. America’s Got Talent Sucks.
Let me start by saying Kevin Skinner, very talented guy. This song was incredible. Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, this is why shows like this and mainstream music in general suck. Record companies, American Idol, America’s Got ...
Album Review: ‘Hide And Seek For Six’ by The Cries Of
This album is an unfortunate victim of weak vocals. The music throughout is actually quite good- acoustic folk driven by wire-brush snare hits, acoustic guitars, and a smooth bass. There are even times when string sections have been brought in to rea...
Daily Freestyle
Piff (red shirt) easily beats D Fresh (white shirt/Notorious B.I.G. wanna be). Even if they had equal skill levels D Fresh just has terrible ettiquette. I mean really? Don’t yell “YEAH?!” every three seconds and don’t finish P...
This Acapella Group Must Have A Ridiculous Amount of Groupies
These guys are sick. So sick that I’m shocked that there aren’t women throwing their panties at these guys. Jono’s gonna have to get his hands on a video camera so we can start getting some more vids like this from the NYC subway....
Radiohead Manager Starts Label, Focuses On The Artist
PASTE - Radiohead created quite a stir with its fill-in-the-blank, pay-what-you-want price tag on In Rainbows. Now the band’s manager, Brian Message, has launched a new record label, Polyphonic, which promises to feature similarly creative dist...
It’s Never Too Late to Celebrate the Fourth
The 4th of July may be over but it’s never too late to show this video. I mean seriously, what screams “America” more then a violin made out of a baseball bat? The only thing that would beat this is a stand-up bass made out of an ap...
Resurgence of Vinyl Could Be Just What the Industry Needs
Originally Posted On Creative Deconstruction: Resurgence of Vinyl Could Be Just What the Industry Needs A pair of Wired stories recently reported evidence of a significant uptick in the sale of vinyl records, showing that while CD sales have declin...
Top 10 Band vs. Fan Moments
As seen on Revivl 1. Nickelback gets hit with a rock Nickelback performs for a huge festival in Portugal and can’t seem to find one fan. Nickelback makes a huge mistake and complains about how shitty the crowd response is. Now maybe this is semi o...
Exclusive Track: “A Beautiful Thing” by Whitefolkz
After posting the first ever “Daily Freestyle” yesterday I was contacted by Whitefolkz and he sent me a link to a brand new exclusive song “A Beautiful Thing” featuring Kingpin Slim. Check out his mixtape Almost H.O.M.E. and s...
Daily Freestyle
Determining the winner in this battle is tough. Whitefolkz has some good lines, is able to freestyle for a while, and a decent (somewhat choppy) flow. Mo Betta has a much smoother flow and also spits some great lines, but doesn’t seem to showca...
Michael Jackson’s Hip Hop Influence
Michael Jackson In Hip Hop (Most MJ Samples) Part 1 from Defsounds.com on Vimeo. For obvious reasons I’ve been hearing Michael Jackson everywhere the past few days. I always knew he was a talented guy but his influence on modern music has becom...
“Best I Ever Had” cover by Airto
Introducing Airto from the Netherlands. I’ve always seen that one of the best ways to get instant exposure is to do a great cover of a popular song and throw it up on YouTube. Airto has done just that with his rendition of Drake’s “...
The School of Rock (and Rap) Yearbook
It’s always fun to take a look at old year books. You get a chance to see some people you haven’t seen in a while and even better you get to see how funny people looked in the past. What could be better then that? Seeing familiar artists&...
Shaq Traded, Documents Feelings in New Video
For those that don’t know, Shaq was traded to join Lebron on the Cavs. Apparently he decided to document how he felt in this cover of Akon’s “Over The Edge.” I mean this is all good and what not but it doesn’t hold a can...
Music: Closing The Generation Gap
Album Review: Backdraft’s “The Metaphysical”
Backdraft is a producer currently based out of Virginia. His first full project “The Metaphysical” is in no way beginners luck. Backdraft uses artists from different genres such as hip-hop, soul and spoken word to compliment his beats and he seem...
Not A Game, We Talkin’ ‘Bout Practice
DOWNLOAD Press Hop (Remix) - A.I. featuring MC Mora, Big Green, Namath F. Baby, Young Gundy and T.O. From DJ Steve Porter, the guy who brought you Rap Chop, his newest remix “Press Hop.” Not only are these some of the best sports press co...
New Releases From The Hustle Coming Soon!
I got an email today from Kuf Knotz of The Hustle. Apparently they are going to be releasing singles rather than a whole album beginning June 27th. Eventually the songs will be put together in album format. The first single they will be releasing is ...
Incredible Organ Performance by Qi Zhang
Organ virtuoso Qi Zhang plays her electric rendering of “Ridiculous Fellows” from Prokofiev’s “The Love for Three Oranges” orchestral suite. This exhilarating performance from TEDx USC features the Yamaha Electone Stagea...
Have A Gangsta Father’s Day!
In honor of Father’s Day we take a look at some fatherly songs by a few people you may not have expected to hear them from… The Game - Like Father Like Son The final track in his debut album, “The Documentary”, The Game narrates the ...
Success Is… Young Son
Help Young Son win a chance at a record deal and help promote his single “Success is…” by spreading this widget! Young Son is a Minnesota rapper with extraordinary talent. He’s got great flow and socially conscience lyrics tha...
Enjoy Margarita in New York June 21 & 28
Margarita began writing music when she was just 5 years old living in Ukraine with her mother and father. By 16 she was immigrating to the United States with her mother and had no home, very little personal possessions and spoke no English. Despite...
Honest Graduation Song
As a recent college graduate, I can honestly say that this video nails it on the head. Source: collegehumor.com Watch Honest Graduation Song and more funny videos on CollegeHumor...
Ridiculous Drum Solo
This guy is freakin’ amazing. I literally had to rewatch the video to make sure there were only two hands being used throughout the video, he drums so fast I could’ve sworn he had another arm or two. Check out some more drum solos that Jo...
Magnum Dollar$: Keepin’ the Hope
From Magnum Dollar$ MySpace: Magnum Dollar$ was born and raised in the Washington, DC area. Magnum is a rap artist whose musical influences include 2Pac, Jay-Z, Slick Rick, and the experiences gained from life. Magnum Dollar$ uses the ability to conn...
Accounting for musical taste
Q: Why do we like some music and not others? A: Our musical tastes begin to form in the womb. By 12 weeks, the fetus has a completely functioning auditory system and is able to hear music through the amniotic fluid (it sounds something like listening...
