Monday, July 27

Hip-hop sampling declines as artists get lazy

I've almost driven off the 405 twice. Once was because I blinked for a really long time. The other time was because of a song on the radio. It was a hip-hop song driven by a sample. The sample was "Baby Come Back," by Player. Read more...



Soundbite: “Working on a Dream”

It almost hurts to criticize the Boss when I recall the heights he has reached in popular music over the last four decades, but unfortunately, "Working on a Dream" marks one of the lowest points in the Springsteen catalogue. Read more...




Documentary breaks “˜Forty Years of Silence’

Fewer than 3,000 Americans were killed in the tragedy of 9/11, seven and a half years ago, and is it still a major part of our cultural fabric. About 500,000 Indonesians were killed in the 1960s due to genocide, and the tragedy quickly fell from the headlines. Until now, at least. Read more...