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Everyone knows that Kanye West's acclaim is based on way more than just his lyrics. The amount of work and thought that go into his instrumental portions is crazy, even when much of it is built up of samples. The Verge has built up a "a listenable history of Kanye West's samples" for its site, which allows readers to scroll through, listen to the West track and then the sample used within. Tracks from all of the emcee's solo albums are available for perusing. -
Taylor Swift 'Shake It Off' Video Controversy: Director Responds To Earl Sweatshirt
Taylor Swift's video for "Shake It Off" didn't take much time to dominate YouTube screens. But it was also immediately embroiled in controversy after a string of tweets from rapper Earl Sweatshirt. -
Puig Destroyer Celebrates Baseball with Grindcore: Yasiel Puig, Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo Get Lyrical Shoutouts
Metal bands are great for satire, even if you hate the genre altogether. Today's awesome example is Puig Destroyer, a baseball-themed grindcore band. The band's title is obvious enough. "Puig" is a reference to Los Angeles star outfielder Yasiel Puig and "Destroyer" hails to grindcore band Pig Destroyer. -
Katy Perry, Riff Raff 'This Is How We Do' Remix Name Checks Dr. Drew, Larry Flynt [LISTEN]
Katy Perry's party-friendly single "This Is How We Do" just got another massive dose of summertime laidback fun. Yesterday (Aug. 21), the Prism single got an official remix courtesy of bizarre rapper and Perry's BFF Riff Raff. -
Flaming Lips Guitarist Defends Miley Cyrus: 'She's A Total Pro'
Miley Cyrus and Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne have become good buddies in recent months. They even have matching tattoos. But apparently he isn't the only member of the band who is a fan of the Bangerz singer. Guitarist Steven Drozd says that even though the band has received some criticism for associating with the popstar, he thinks the band has been around long enough to do whatever they want. -
Taylor Swift and 'Shake It Off' A Tough Pill for Country Music to Swallow...or Spit Out
A great essay The New Yorker's website details how country music is stuck with Taylor Swift, regardless of what she does with her career. -
Birthplace of Country Music Museum Opens in Bristol, TN before Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival
BoCNashville has long held the title of capitol of country music but another town in Tennessee holds the role of the "birthplace of country," and that historical notion is now backed in Bristol, TN by the appropriately-titled Birthplace of Country Music museum. -
The Magic of Digital Filmmaking: Chloë Grace Moretz as a Cellist in 'If I Stay'
The actress talks about how it's done today: 'taking my head and putting it on another body of someone playing.' -
New York Yankee Bernie Williams' All-Star Band Meet & Greet Tickets Available for Paramount Theatre Performance
Premium Meet & Greet tickets for Bernie Williams and his All Star Band just became available. By purchasing premium price tier tickets in the first 4 rows for $100, you have the chance to meet the Yankee man himself after the show at the Paramount Theatre in Peekskill, NY. -
Portishead's 'Dummy': 10 Songs Ranked For Its 20th Anniversary
Twenty years ago today, August 22, a trio from Bristol, England called Portishead released its debut album Dummy. With its dark yet sultry atmosphere, soulful vocals, and hip-hop beats, the album would perfect the burgeoning trip-hop genre and go on to influence artists such as Radiohead and Kanye West. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this incredible album, here's a ranking of its ten songs. -
STREAM: Organist Cameron Carpenter's New Sony Classical Album, 'If You Could Read My Mind,' via NPR's 'First Listen'
We've premiered him before, of course. Namely, the video for Cameron Carpenter's "Alfie" from his Sony Classical debut If You Could Read My Mind. Not that we didn't know, but here on the full stream of CC's International Touring Organ disc is a burnished, almost neo-classical approach to the King's Instrument. -
Miley Cyrus Show Cancelled by Dominican Republic for Reasons of 'Morals and Customs.'
Miley Cyrus has risen to Eminem and Marilyn Manson-esque status, now having a concert cancelled due to "morals and customs." The government of the Dominican Republic scheduled for September 13 was cancelled due to the pop star's hypersexual onstage behavior. According to the report from ABC News, "(Cyrus) "undertakes acts that go against morals and customs, which are punishable by Dominican law."
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