In 2012,when rumors of Simon Cowell’s entry into electronic music began circulating the internet, the entire scene reeled in disgust. Thankfully plans for the show were squashed a few months ...
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is more than just the producer, drummer, and leader of popular hip-hop group The Roots, who serve five nights a week as the house band for NBC’s ...
A music service called Pulselocker is promising the holy grail to DJs — access to a massive jukebox in the sky without latency or DRM. While many DJs have happily ...
With over two decades in the game, it is safe to say that we have seen many facets of Calvin Broadus. Due to his recent orientation to the Rastafarian culture ...
Justice, comprising the Parisian production/performance duo of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, have earned widespread acclaim for their electronic blend of rock, dance, disco and funk. Heavily sliced-and-diced samples, ...
Backstage riders, which outline an artist’s demands when playing a show, can be revealing. It appears Diplo used a recent one to let his humorous side shine. The New York ...
SPIN– “On the 20th anniversary of Dr. Dre’s influential masterpiece, we talk with L.A. Stones Throw impresario about the album’s influence When former N.W.A beatmaker (and sometime MC) Dr. Dre ...
What Makes a Great Hip-Hop Song? An Introduction by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson I was eight years old when “Rapper’s Delight” made its world premiere on Philadelphia radio. It happened at ...
This past Monday, the entire DMS crew headed out to fabulous Las Vegas for our 2nd Annual DMS Employee Party. This years’ party was at XS Nightclub inside the Encore ...