Blog – 4 Column
9TH WONDER INTERVIEW: The Art of Sampling
Hip Hop producer 9th Wonder on his trip to London in April 2009. He talks to SoulCulture.co.uk about the art of sampling, why producers that sample are misunderstood by older generations, current work with Wale and David Banner – and why putting his face out there is so important now in an age where, often, […]
It Gets Worse: Pandora Executives Have Dumped $63 Million In Stock In the Last Year Alone
When you think of Pandora, you probably think about ‘music genomes’ or your favorite artist-targeted station. But here’s another association: seriously rich executives, all of whom are working diligently to pay artists less. Last week, we were tipped to a pattern of stock-dumping by founder Tim Westergren, to the tune of more than $9 million this year […]
Forbes Names Top 6 Grossing Dead Musicians
“Forbes, the king of The “Richest ________ ” lists, has declared the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, the top grossing dead musician of 2012. The post-1950′s era of rock and pop has been good to it’s most sucessful purveyers, with only one top grossing artist reaching back from the grave to earn $5 million or […]