“Just don’t butcher our stuff mate..” The Beatles, notoriously loath to clear samples (other than on Paul’s Boutique by The Beastie Boys), are set to be one of the biggest stars in hip-hop this autumn. Wu-Tang Clan’s comeback single “The Heart Gently Weeps” features interpolations of the classic White Album track “While My Guitar Gently [...]
The Shangri-Las: Still waiting for their induction… The Rock Hall is set to vote on the next round of inductions and it’s a very mixed bag, (the notes in parenthesis are my personal preferences): Madonna (yes, she is that influential even if she is not “rock’ per se)The Beastie Boys (yes but not before Run-D.M.C. [...]
Beastie Boys: “London Bridge is falling down…lemme hear it!” Billboard.com reports today that The Beastie Boys are working on a mix-up of The Mix-Up the all-instrumental album released earlier this year to mixed response. On the shortlist of hotshots to do the vox: M.I.A., Lily Allen and Jarvis Cocker. The boys themselves will stay silent, [...]
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