How to Compose a Good Bassline
Basslines are very important to a song—even if it doesn't seem so at first. They provide that moving feeling and display the song's structure. Depending on the music, there are…
Napster With Niko Stratis
This week, a tale of two Shawns/Seans, their impossible dream, and the file sharing service that lived fast, died young, and helped create the internet as we know it. Plus,…
One Year: The Day the Music Stopped – 99% Invisible
The problem seems not to be new technology but who owns the means of production.
Suzanne Ciani: A Lifetime at Electronic Music’s Forefront
It’s clear from the outset that Ciani was always tireless, but her energy and commitment to artistic excellence has failed to flag. A lot has happened since Ciani began playing…
“We Are Lady Parts” Cuts Through the Noise
No trauma porn, no white saviors. While there are no official plans for a second season of We Are Lady Parts, its success has been largely positive. The #weareladyparts tag…
When your white friends pick the club
this is a work of art
Shock G, Humpty Hump Rapper and Frontman of Digital Underground, Dead at 57
Shock G, the co-founder of the iconic hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died. He was 57. The rapper, born Gregory Jacobs, was found dead on Thursday. “Our son, brother and…