Wow this year is FLYING by, I can’t believe it’s already May! With that we get that hot hot heat in Vegas and what better than some new tunes to listen to. This month it’s a mix of some well known groups (so much great music release recently) as well as time to introduce you to some more new acts. I hope you enjoy and find some new favorites along the way.
After a series of teasers, interviews, the biggest hype in a long time, now you can hear the full version of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” ft. Pharrell Williams. Also I highly encourage you to pay attention to the static image in the video below and wait for the 2:21 mark. A little disco dancing here we go……
Yes I know, we all can’t wait for Random Access Memories to drop next month. The anticipation is still here, it keeps building and if you really do love Daft Punk, you must watch this interview with Pharrell. If this doesn’t get you even more excited you may as well just go listen to something else.
Ever since seeing the final Pyramid Show, I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to bring me back to that moment. 2013 has been an amazing year so far for me and why not let it continue with some of my favorite musicians. Viva Daft Punk!
If you are at or heading to Sundance this weekend you are a lucky individual as Michael Rapaport (yes the actor) premieres his documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest. Collectively one of the greatest hip-hop groups of all time who shaped the game for many of today’s most loved and admired stars, I’m very interested to see this documentary about Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi and the footage Rapaport has used to tell the story.
And check out this little bit on the documentary on MTV.com.
I was going through some old stacks of papers, magazines and came across an article I kept from 2007 in The New York Times about DJ managers. I was fascinated with this piece (thus why I kept it) and reread it last night still amazed at how the business side of DJs has evolved and taken off over the course of the past decade let alone in the four years since this article was written. It’s an easy read and well worth the five minutes of your time. Fascinating stuff and props to writer Lola Ogunnaike on a great story.
“Not long ago, the life of the average New York D.J. involved booking their own dates, toting crates of vinyl and, if all went well, taking home enough to chip away at the rent. These days top D.J.’s can command $50,000 or more a party and are just as likely to wind up in the gossip columns as are the young actresses they call their friends — while working parties for Fortune 500 companies or for wealthy hosts halfway across the world.”
Click here to read the complete article.
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