Musically-inclined YouTuber Jordan has connected his Guitar Hero and Rock Band drums together to his computer to output some cool beats, using Osculator, JunXion Lite, and Logic. The magic begins at 2:20.
[Via Engadget]
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Music video: Sharam – She Came Along (Featuring Kid Cudi)
[Via KanyeBlog]
Music video: Shakira “does it again;” Kid Cudi to be featured
“Did It Again” is the next single off Shakira’s forthcoming album. If you enjoyed Shakira’s routine in “She Wolf” wait until you see how she moves in bed. The album She Wolf releases November 27.
In much related news, newly-famed rapper Kid Cudi will be featured on the remix to “Did It Again.” Go ahead and look forward to that. Also, keep in mind that this track plus five others are produced by Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes. Another track is produced by Wyclef Jean.
[Via DatNewCudi]
Ryan Leslie releases second studio album with Transition
Ryan Leslie is an extremely talented producer-turned-musician. Check out his second album Transition on iTunes. The entire album is written, arranged, produced, and engineered by Leslie.
R.Les is a master of the keyboard and creates genius beats. If you like what you hear, make sure you also take a listen to his self-titled first studio album. Very good stuff.
[Via Wiki]
Fringe commerical (featuring Trent Reznor)
Enjoy this new spot for Fringe. It features trippy-cool music from Nine-Inch-Nails’ frontman Trent Reznor.
Fringe returns with all new episodes this Thursday at 9PM on FOX (if no baseball).
Rihanna’s “Rated R” cover art, track list, a music video
Rihanna’s next album titled Rated R is gaining tons of buzz as its release is soon upon us. Rihanna plans on making a big comeback after her public battle with former boyfriend Chris Brown (who is also releasing a new album soon). Yesterday the full track list was unveiled. Featured artists include Young Jeezy, Slash (!), and will.i.am. Look after the break for the full track listing. If you preorder the album on iTunes you will instantly receive a free download of her first single “Russian Roulette,” a song written by fellow R&B artist Ne-Yo. Today Rihanna is giving her fans a taste of what’s to come with the new music video for “Wait Your Turn.” The album drops November 23.
[Via RollingStone; KanyeBlog]
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Jay-Z & Alicia Keys perform “Empire State of Mind” at World Series
Fresh, yo.
DJ Hero commercial plays on big names, cool features
Features Eminem & Jay-Z. DJ Hero is available now.
Kid Cudi talks “Cudder,” his next studio album
Soon after the release of his first studio album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, rapper Kid Cudi is already talking about his next album called Cudder. Cudi labels the next album a collaboration CD that will feature artists that inspire him. In his own words…
“Cudder is basically an album of me working with artists that have inspired me or artists that have helped me grow and people who I’ve always admired. So far, we’ve got Snoop, Travis Barker — trying to get Green Day onboard, hopefully, Kings of Leon, hopefully. I’m really trying to do all the collabs that I couldn’t do for the [Man on the Moon] album, and then some, because the album was so themed that I had to strip a lot of features. We’re going to have the Clipse on this compilation, Robin Thicke, hopefully we’re going to get in the studio, I just did a record for his upcoming album; it’s amazing.”
Expect to listen to what is sure to be another hit from newcomer Kid Cudi this summer “at the latest.”
[Via DatNewCudi]
Glow in the Dark tour book available now
Remember the Kanye West tour book? Well it’s finally been released and is available to purchase. If you attended the Glow in the Dark tour last year and liked what you experienced, this tour book features some great shots from the event.
[Via KanyeBlog]
DJ Hero is out now; everyone’s a DJ
DJ Hero is available for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii at $119.99. The standard bundle comes with the game and the turntable. Don’t forget about the Renegade Edition. For $199.99 you get the game, a sleeker premium turntable, a carrying case and stand, and a 2-CD pack containing Jay-Z and Eminem tracks. Look after the break for a video featuring Eminem talking about the product.
Still on the fence about this pricey purchase? Head on over to IGN and read their rave review. They awarded DJ Hero a 9.0/10 and say “In an overcrowded genre of music games, DJ Hero resides at the very top with the best of ’em. The original mixes are stunning and scratching the turntable is just as fun as it seems.” “…DJ Hero is already the most exciting music game around and is guaranteed to get the party started.”
And if that’s not enough for you, IGN has recently reported that downloadable tracks will be making their way to DJ Hero starting tomorrow. Joining the original 93 songs are “All Of Me” by 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige vs. “Radio Ga Ga” by Queen and “DARE” by Gorillaz vs. “Can’t Truss It” by Public Enemy. A David Guetta Mix Pack is also on its way, coming November 24.
Chris Brown & Rihanna are making their long overdue combacks
Graffiti, Chris Brown’s next studio album release, is set to drop December 15. “I Can Transform Ya” is the first single. It features Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz. Choreography rocks.
Rihanna’s fourth studio album, Rated R, releases November 20. “Te Amo” is an unconfirmed single off the album.
I like mostly what I hear and more what I see. It will definitely be interesting to see how these two climb back to the top. I have a feeling it won’t be too difficult for them.