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May 1, 2008
The weather started out dreary and threatened rain, but by midday on Thursday, March 13, the clouds dispersed to boost the moods of more than 1,700 bands...
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May 1, 2008
Back in 1973, Kool Herc ushered in the hip-hop era when he started spinning at parties in the community room of the apartment complex where he lived at...
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May 1, 2008
America's music is just dying, right? asks Portishead's Geoff Barrow on the phone from Bristol. One third of this seaside town's greatest musical export...
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May 1, 2008
Thousands flocked to the biggest Remix Hotel Miami yet, March 27-30 at the National Hotel in South Beach, Miami, making it the hottest day party of the...
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May 1, 2008
For whatever reason, Propellerhead's flagship Reason 4 software is stubbornly different. Maybe the Swedish office has Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own Way...
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May 1, 2008
Around the year 2000, Dutch hip-hop producer Nicolay discovered that making cross-continental collaborations was as easy as exchanging music online. After...
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May 1, 2008
As a digital DJ, I'm always on the lookout for new products to incorporate into my sets. When Deckadance popped up on the radar, it really piqued my interest,...
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May 1, 2008
As any punk rocker will attest, screw the gear and technology the only thing that really matters is the music. In essence, that's still the basic credo...
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May 1, 2008
Much has been said about EastWest's ambitious Fab Four virtual instrument/soundbank, due in part to the fact that it focuses on The Beatles, probably...
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May 1, 2008
Singer/bass player James Rushent is intrigued by the idea that an uninformed listener might mistake You Have No Idea What You Are Getting Yourself Into...
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May 1, 2008
Dance music can sometimes be a slightly boring affair for the uninitiated. Endless techno tracks seamlessly blended for five hours is great if you're...
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May 1, 2008
It takes a man firm in his musical convictions to make a record that not only embraces the days of peak disco but also beds them in a fury and leaves...
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May 1, 2008
Digidesign's Mbox 2 line has included three affordable USB audio interfaces of varying sizes and with varying analog and digital I/O and monitoring options,...
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May 1, 2008
To look at them, world-renowned rocker/drummer/producer Tommy Lee and his Electro Mayhem touring partner, relative newcomer DJ Aero (Chester Deitz), are...
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May 1, 2008
QUANTUM LEAP GYPSY SOUNDS OF THE ROMANTIC NOMADS Easily mistaken for a straight flamenco library from the box shot, Gypsy transcends many cultures (Romani/Czech,...
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May 1, 2008
Some things change, some stay the same. In Jamie Lidell's case, it's this simple but effective balance that has put new energy into his latest project,...
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May 1, 2008
9TH WONDER & BUCKSHOT The Formula (Duck Down) The chemistry continues The title of 9th Wonder and Buckshot's second collaboration speaks volumes of the...
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May 1, 2008
dope music is a force like none other. Just ask 13-month-old Chloe Yoshe. Her mother is missing in action, and she can think of nothing better than to...
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May 1, 2008
Playing live is an interesting experiment. When you produce a track and release it, you're still somewhat hidden behind the curtain, Wizard of Oz-style....
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May 1, 2008
Writer's block/creative block is about as common as a cold, and it's no surprise: a 40-hour work week (46 is the average in the United States), straining...
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May 1, 2008
ARTURIA ORIGIN KEYBOARD DIGITAL MODULAR SYNTHESIZER Part of Arturia's exciting new hardware initiative, the Origin Keyboard ($3,499; www.arturia.com)...
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May 1, 2008
Since the early days of soft synths such as Propellerhead ReBirth and Native Instruments Pro-5, manufacturers have come a long way toward making them...
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May 1, 2008
How did we survive before the connected age? Cell phones, e-mail, Web browsers and other tech goodies keep us plugged into the pulse of the world on a...
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May 1, 2008
I started my career in entertainment as a club promoter, promoting everything from dance-music events to hip-hop events, in everything from small clubs...
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May 1, 2008
The fourth annual A3C Hip Hop Festival, held at Atlanta's CW Midtown Music Complex on March 20-22, saw an otherwise nondescript commercial area come to...
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Afrika Bambaataa
Voyage of Discovery
Much More Than a Party, Baby
4 on the Floor
Nicolay & Kay
Review: Image Line DeckaDance 1.2
The Kills
Review: EastWest Fab Four
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Retouch This
Malibu
Review: Digidesign Mbox 2 Micro
Tommy Lee & DJ Aero
One-Shots, May 2008
Free Spirit
CD Reviews
Solid as a Rock
Stage Frights
Hearing Voices
New Products, May 2008
Go DiGiLog
Review: Samplebase Satellite Pro
Covert Action
Hip-Hoppers United in the Dirty South
