Send a Postcard, Jack

Sometimes, buildings are named after people and there is no clear reasoning for why. An airport named after Ronald Reagan. The CIA named after George Bush. Now, in a new twist, the Los Angeles Post Office is being named after…Ray Charles.
…Earlier this month, President Bush signed a bill into law that will change the name [...]

Go Back To Skool. Old Skool

It always saddens me when I see great hip hop tracks being rehashed in TV commercials. Especially when they're commercials geared to kids who weren't even born when the track came out.
Case in point: Black Sheep's “The Choice is Yours” which was recently Shanghai-ed by JCPenney. Not only is the family department store ruining [...]

Couch Sessions Artist Update

Some of the artists that we've profiled on the Couch Sessions are makin' big moves. Here is the rundown:

Canadian rapper Eternia dropped us an email to let us know that she's performing on the Vans Warped Tour this summer with OneBeLo and Lordz of Brooklyn.
LA-based singer songwriter Hope has just been signed to Atlantic Records [...]

News Update: July 28th

This is a little behind schedule, but there are talks still going on to make a biopic on Notorious B.I.G. Fox Searchlight is talking to Training Day director Antoine Fuqua to direct the film. The B.I.G question though…who's gonna play Biggie?
Electronica superstar Moby says that he has put aside his differences and thinks that rapper [...]

It's a Hard Lyfe

R&B singer Lyfe, formerly Chester Jennings, recently did an interview with Associated Press.
His story is similar to Cinderella's except instead of overnight, it was ten years in the making.
Just a few weeks after he was released from prison, the musically self-taught Lyfe performed an amazing performance at the Apollo Theater's amatuer night. [...]

Rebel Warrior to Hip Hop Hero

In war torn Sudan, children grow up fast. And by fast, I do mean learn how to shoot automatic rifles by age 11.
Some of these children have grown up and managed to escape from the brutal lives they were leading. One such case is Emmanuel Jal. A one time child soldier, Jal is now [...]

Pharrell Does 'Voltron'

“Voltron,” the popular 80's animated series, is being re-worked into - you guessed it - a big-screen version with none other than the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams at the helm as the soundtrack producer.
Williams, who will also serve as an executive producer, will score “Voltron: Defender of the Universe,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story [...]

MC Burial = I Don't Care

I know that the Couch Sessions is supposed to be about new and underground music, but somehow I feel compelled to blog about this. My friend emailed me this track the other day with the title, “DUDE, CHECK THIS OUT! Nas dissin' on fiddy,” (exact words).
I'm still trying to feign some enthusiasm. The screwed [...]

Sony + DJs + Bribery = J. Lo's Career

BMG Sony has finally come to a settlement with New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. They will pay the State of New York $10 million. Why you may ask? Because of this:
Among the revelations coming out of the settlement: Sony BMG routinely gave radio deejays and music directors cash or gifts to hype [...]

Movie Updates

Tired of the fact that the summer “blockbusters” were rehashes of old movies and/or TV shows? Yeah, you and a lot of other people. This summer, Hollywood had a record slump that was only broken by Tim Story's rendition of The Fantastic Four. Now the summer is halfway over and the movies are actually starting [...]

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