Chad Gilbert from NewFoundGlory was hospitalized for thyroid surgery due to concern of possible cancer. He thankfully reports from his twitter that all is well and he does not have cancer.

A very informative documentary about a particular drum beat or “break” that was taken from a band almost 40 years ago as a sampling for new drum beats up until music today. This video describes how this particular beat has influenced contemporary music and how the soundscapes from hip-hop to rock have altered this beat into making it their own.

Video explains the world’s most important 6 second drum loop.

Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D. and the Neptunes recently gave a keynote interview at MIDEM Music Conference in Caines, France. Here is the video where Pharrell goes over making music, his inspirations to music, and some of his new ventures including Artst and Kidult.

Kanye’s always got a story to tell and he’s always trying to share his story in new ways. A review of VH1 Storytellers as well as a video of his public display of affection can be viewed here.

As many of you know, Bamboozle is a famous musical fest that comes around once a year congregating all kinds of indie-music lovers who are serenaded with all kind of musical performances. MGMT, one of the rising electro-pop bands popular among the hipster scene, have joined Bamboozle this year.

Super producer, artist and art aficionado, Pharrell talks with graffiti legend KAWS on inspiration, art and the music scene in these 2 briefs clips from talk @ playground, which is an extension of MTV and Swatch.

Part 1

Part 2

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For everyone that used to make or rock mixtapes that were actually recorded on tapes, you are going to love this throw back by Marc Jacobs. This is a USB port with 3 slots for your iPod, MBox, printer, thumb drive or whatever other madness you have plugged into your computer or laptop and takes the shape of a throw back mix “tape.”

Source: The Malcolm

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