Here's a sweet rendition of "I Got Rhythm" by the awesome NYC swing band the Cangelosi Cards. I caught them last night, of all places, at the Shambhala Meditation Center on West 22nd Street. Gotta love Andrew's awesome tapping, Tamar's crazy singing, Gordon Au on trumpet and the rest of the band just killing it. …
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Interviewing DMC (of Run-DMC) about hip-hop, virtual worlds and youth
I had a remarkable opportunity to interview hip-hop artist Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC fame today! I caught up with Dee at the Engage Expo at Jacob Javitz Center this morning, who was here to promote his new virtual space DMC World. We had a very interesting discussion about hip-hop culture, virtual worlds, digital games,…
DMC launches first hip-hop virtual world: where’s my digital Adidas?
I just got word that Hip hop artist Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC fame is opening the first hip-hop oriented virtual world, called DMC World. Officially launching next week, the 3d environment will include a rooftop club overlooking a "crazy NYC skyline", a VIP screening room, a "VIP access-only backstage hangout", and a stage to…
Auto-tune: Music, manipulation and the authentic experience
There's a really interesting discussion in the comments section of Gizmodo about the use of "Auto-tune" technology to modify and correct the vocals of pop artists on their albums. The most notorious user of Auto-tune is hip-hop artist T-Pain. But according to Time magazine the modern recording industry uses Auto-tune for pretty much every album….
Nexeus Fatale’s “The Apex-High” album: free, Creative Commons, house-hiphop-trance goodness!
In December, my buddy and badass DJ Nexeus Fatale released for free download his album "Apex-High," which I downloaded on Sunday. I've had it playing for the past few days during my commute to and from work, and it keeps getting better and better. Here's Nexeus's description of the album: In the beginning of my…