It’s almost here. Purchase Kid Cudi’s debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day on September 15. Dig the album artwork in the gallery below. The above image is the standard CD cover. The second image in the gallery is the deluxe DVD edition cover. The special edition DVD will include an additional 45 minutes of “footage.” More details as they come.
[Via DatNewCudi; Kid Cudi’s Blog]
Mr Hudson is back with another hit. Actually, we have already seen much from his single “Supernova,” including the original song and a music video featuring Kanye West. Here we have a stripped down version of the track; it is a live rendition that features a string quartet. When I say stripped, I mean it; there is no auto-tune, no techno-esque bass line, and even the featured artist (KW) is absent. Hudson shines on this track as his true vocal and production talent take center stage without all the bells and whistles behind him. Listen to it below. Intrigued? Download it here. Haven’t heard the original version or seen the music video? Check after the break for it.
[audio:Mr Hudson – Supernova (Live with String Quartet).mp3][Via KanyeBlog]
Continue reading Single, stripped: Mr Hudson — “Supernova” (Live w/ String Quartet)
This is great news, everyone!! Creator, mastermind, and genius Joss Whedon has officially come out and stated that a Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog sequel is in the works and a story is bring penned right now!
Whedon: “We’re in there plugging. The writers are trying to put something together. We haven’t even decided on a venue. We have a story and we’re working that. We’re just starting with that. Doesn’t matter if it’s big or small, [we’re just] just figuring out the story. We’re really excited about what it is. More, I cannot say.”
Yes, he is tight-lipped on the details. Still, the very fact that the Whedon family (papa Joss and sons Zack and Jed) are hard at work on the story is very exciting. The revolutionary (and Emmy-nominated!) web series made a splash on the Internets with its low budget musical back in 2008. A sequel is highly anticipated by all Dr. Horrible fans. Cross your fingers for reprising roles from the extremely talented Neil Patrick Harris, Nathon Fillion, and Felicia Day. Peace out, but not literally.
*In celebration of this good news, take a time out and watch all three acts of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog above. You know you want to.
[Via MTV]
Musicians Kid Cudi and Keri Hilson cover the August/September issue of Complex Magazine.
Click here for the Kid Cudi interview. Click here for the Keri Hilson interview.
Check out the gallery below for additional images from the mag photo shoot.
By Jul & Matt. This is fantastic art. Keep it coming.
[Via KanyeBlog]
Shakira is back, and looks better than ever. “She Wolf,” her new single off her upcoming album (which shares the same name and is due out in October) is an ecclectic tune with a hint of soft techno. Shakira seems to be heading in a different direction with “She Wolf,” veering away from her pop-ish sound of the past and moving towards a Euro-pop techno vibe with the ever popular auto-tune enhancement (slight as they may be). She is a very talented musician; she’s got a great voice and still-hot dance moves. Let’s accept the new (and hopefully improved) Shakira and see what she can pull off, starting with this chart-climbing single. …And did I say she looks amazing in this video?
You may have noticed the DJ Hero turntable peripheral in the Kid Cudi “Make Her Say” music video. This promotional tie-in was no coincidence. It has been made official that a remix of Kid Cudi’s “Day n’ Nite” will be featured in the upcoming video game this October. His single will be mixed with the Black Eyed Peas hit “Boom Boom Pow.” Check out the video above for a sneak peak.
[Via DatNewCudi]
The Financial Times has joined the gang of rumors pointing to an Apple tablet device coming out in the near future. The FT is adding credibility to these rumors with the following information: the screen size “may be up to 10 inches diagonally;” it will run the iPhone OS; it will connect to the Interner via WiFi; it will have a book marketplace (think Amazon’s Kindle service). Here are some direct quotes taken from the article: “[The] tablet-sized computer [will ship] in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.” “[The] touch-sensitive device… will have a screen that may be up to ten inches diagonally,” and while it will “connect to the internet like the iPod touch, it’ll probably [do so] without phone capabilities.” Apple is known is release updated iPods and Mac desktop/laptop revisions in September, after the back-to-school season. This tablet device could very well slip into the launch window between this time and the holiday season. According to the FT, Apple is apparently rushing to complete this device and have it on store shelves by Christmas.
In other Apple-related news, Apple has decided to join forces with major music label companies (namely EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music Group) to come up with a plan to make consumers want to buy entire albums rather than single tracks when shopping at the iTunes Music Store. In order to stimulate consumers to go beyond the single track and dive into the entire album of a particular artist, Apple and said music labels will soon include “interactive booklets, sleeve notes and other interactive features with music downloads.” Up to this point, users have only received PDF files with their album downloads that includes only album liner notes. According to an insider, “…it’s not just a bunch of PDFs; there’s real engagement with the ancillary stuff.” Executives commented on this new initiative code-named “Project Cocktail:” Apple wants to make bigger purchases more compelling by creating a new type of interactive album material, including photos, lyric sheets and liner notes that allow users to click through to items that they find most interesting. Consumers would be able to play songs directly from the interactive book without clicking back into Apple’s iTunes software. Would you be enticed to pay for entire albums instead of single tracks if these kinds of additions were tagged with your purchase of the album? Both the Apple tablet device and Project Cocktail are rumored to be released side-by-side as soon as this September. Let’s cross our fingers and hope these rumors come to fruition; sounds like really cool stuff is on the way.
[Via Mashable; Gizmodo; Engadget; mock-up by Edwin Tofslie]
“Make Her Say” is Kid Cudi’s second single (following “Day n Nite”) off his freshman album Man on the Moon: End of Day which releases on September 15. The music video is directed by Nez Khammal. Cudi and Common’s scenes were shot in NYC while Kanye’s scene was shot in LA. And yes, the repitious beat in the background is a sliced and diced version of Lady Gaga’s Poker Face track (now turned into “I Poke Her Face”).
[Via DatNewCudi]
“The PEN Story” was created by the professional photographers at Olympus. Although the video is somewhat of an advertisement for the new (and very classy looking) Olympus EP-1 camera, it is still nonetheless a beautiful work of art. The photographers used a process called stop motion which is “an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence.” I happen to be a big fan of stop motion photography; look out for future posts with more creative and inspiring visuals utilizing the stop motion technique. The song used in this video is called “Down Below” by Johannes Stankowski.
If you’re interested in learning more about the Olympus EP-1 camera, check out the product page. Some features include: 12 megapixels, 3-inch LCD screen, multiple exposure, image stabilization, shoots pictures and video, and full manual control. It is a digital SLR in the size of a point-and-shoot camera. It is also the second micro four thirds camera, meaning it is designed to be compatable with a variey of interchangable lenses from different manufacterers. Check out some press shots of the EP-1 below.
Damn. Kid Cudi’s highly anticipated album Man on the Moon: End of Day has been delayed from an August release to September 15. The reason? Cudder says the album and illustration artwork are not even close to being done yet. Although this is disappointing news, look at the bright side: Kid Cudi will now have more time to make the album the best it can be.
[Via DatNewCudi]
