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There is no question that Bomba Estereo’s newest music video, “Soy Yo,” is a refreshing representation of Latina girls. The video for the Colombian electro-cumbia group’s 2015 single features a confident young girl walking the streets of New York with her chin held high and the world at her feet. The opening scene sets the…
You don’t need to be Beyonce to drop an album unexpectedly and send the Internets into a tizzy. Today, Tycho (aka Scott Hansen and friends) surprised his loyal, quiet following with his complete fourth studio album, Epoch. “10 years ago next month the first Tycho record, Past is Prologue, was released and it’s been an…
Alanis Morissette’s 1995 song “Ironic” was a massive hit, making the top five in Australia, Canada, the U.S., and Norway. It would go on to be nominated for two Grammys and its video featuring Morissette singing in a large automobile would be nominated for six MTV video music awards. But the song has drawn more than a…
Amazon is gearing up to join the music streaming business. – David McNew/Getty Images Amazon plans to a launch a music streaming service as early as next month, according to the Financial Times. The company is reportedly wrapping up deals with the world’s largest record labels. In terms of price, Amazon would charge subscribers $9.99 a…
In 1969, American soul band The Winstons’ created the Amen break, a brief drum composition from the band’s song “Amen brother.” Since then, the song has become the world’s second most sampled track of all time. But though the famous four-bar sample turned into a dance-music goldmine, The Winstons never received any compensation for…
Thursday night, Britney Spears became the latest superstar to catch a ride with late night host James Corden for his viral Carpool Karaoke series, and the two pulled out all the stops. From talking sex fetishes to jamming out to her “Baby One More Time” classic, the two put on quite the show. However,…
The theme song from the show Futurama on using a Boss RC-300, Kaoss Pad, Kaossilator, Electric Cello, etc. Futurama Loop Pedal – YouTube. Source: Futurama Loop Pedal – YouTube
You don’t have to be a Futurama fan to like this music. The musician cleverly uses loop pedals and some futuristic-looking instruments to recreate the Futurama theme. Musician plays Futurama theme using futuristic instruments, loop pedals – Holy Kaw!. Source: Musician plays Futurama theme using futuristic instruments, loop pedals – Holy Kaw!
Normani Kordei, a member of the girl group on the rise Fifth Harmony, sat for a lighthearted Facebook Live interview earlier this month. Within a week, she had been chased off Twitter by a mob spewing racist insults. “I’ve not just been cyber bullied, I’ve been racially cyber bullied with tweets and pictures so horrific and racially…
Next week will see the release of No Man’s Sky, a sci-fi game about exploring a huge, procedurally generated universe. It’s a moment that many have been clamoring for ever since the game was first announced in 2013, with a raucous trailer, set to the sound of “Debutante” from 65daysofstatic. Since those early days the British…