How Music Consoled the Trump Shock

  Wednesday was rough. I went to bed election night late. In total disbelief. Dizzy and stunned. But I found my bed. I woke up the next morning early to walk my blissfully unaware dog, Blue. Tail wagging and all. We took our normal morning jaunt around the neighborhood. Midway through the walk as it hit me that […]

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TV Series May Finally Solve the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls

Who killed Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls? A new USA Network pilot series aims to find out. USA Network ordered the production of Unsolved, a scripted true crime story that follows police investigations into the separate murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in […]

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TV Series May Finally Solve the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls

Who killed Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls? A new USA Network pilot series aims to find out. USA Network ordered the production of Unsolved, a scripted true crime story that follows police investigations into the separate murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in […]

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Shia LaBeouf Shatters Five Fingers of Death at Sway in the Morning

Shia LaBeouf + Sway in the Morning + Five Fingers of Death = Solid rhymes. Who knew Shia LaBeouf could freestyle with the best of them? Sway in the Morning features a pretty daunting challenge, mostly reserved for rappers. Known as the Five Fingers of Death, MCs are challenged with a freestyle rap over five […]

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Shia LaBeouf Shatters Five Fingers of Death at Sway in the Morning

Shia LaBeouf + Sway in the Morning + Five Fingers of Death = Solid rhymes. Who knew Shia LaBeouf could freestyle with the best of them? Sway in the Morning features a pretty daunting challenge, mostly reserved for rappers. Known as the Five Fingers of Death, MCs are challenged with a freestyle rap over five […]

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The World’s First Magnetic Turntable Close to Surpassing $500,000

Looks like a lot of people want a floating magnetic turntable. Companies are preparing for a resurgence in vinyl sales. Panasonic will put their famous Technics 1200 turntable back in production. Innovations are rumored to happen, with newer turntables featuring higher-fidelity, Wi-Fi connectivity, and even streaming collections synchronization. In October, we reported on a rather […]

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Instagram Follows Facebook, Prepares Strong Push on Live Video

Welcome to live video, Instagram. A pleasure to meet you. In an interview with the Financial Times, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom confirmed that the service will roll out live video in its service. “Live is really exciting for us. I think it can enhance what we’re doing. If I’m trying to strengthen relationships with someone […]

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Motley Crue Sued for $30 Million for Spraying Opening Act with Urine

Motley Crue was known for their bad-boy antics. The Raskins found out the hard way. Mötley Crüe is facing a new lawsuit by a former opening act, according to an article published on Sunday in the New York Post. Logan and Roger Raskin, the two members of the Manhattan rock group, The Raskins, are suing […]

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Vivendi and UMG Post $1.1 billion in Music Streaming

Once again, despite licensing issues with Spotify, music streaming pushes industry revenue way, way up. Universal Music Group reported $1.1 billion in music streaming revenue alone between January and September of this year. This marks a 64.3% increase from the same period last year. Vivendi’s 3Q 2016 report shows that its Universal Music Group unit […]

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3 ExtraTorrent Torrent Mirrors Suspiciously Taken Down

Bye-bye, Ms. American Torrent Mirror Pie After The Pirate Bay shut down earlier this year (the site has since come back online), as well as KickAssTorrents, ExtraTorrent was the go-to place to downloads torrents. With TPB back online, and KAT still down, ExtraTorrent took second place. The Extratorrent.cc site ranked #158 in overall Global popularity, […]

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