December 4, 2009 @ 12:11 am
Phoenix was recently nominated for a Grammy award in the category for Best Alternative Music Album! This is totally awesome and I hope they win! They’ve been making great music for a while now and it’s the band’s first time being nominated and recognized on such a high level. Congrats!
February 5, 2009 @ 8:54 pm
Did you know that Lil Wayne goes on tour with two private buses? One of the buses he travels in. The other one is a dedicated recording studio. That’s right. He’s got a recording studio on wheels that’s on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! The reason for this, as explained in this special Grammy interview with Katie Couric (aired on February 4, 2009), is that Lil Wayne often creates his songs on the spot and the access to a personal studio even when he’s away from the studio space allows him to record any song whenever the words come to him.
The interview is actually pretty enlightening. You’ll find out from it that Lil Wayne is an avid bowler and he’ll also explain the reason for his name change from “Dwayne” to “Wayne”. I won’t ruin the reason for the name here, so just watch the video if you’re interested.
February 3, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
Pretty Much Amazing linked to this full album download of 2009 Grammy nominee music remixed and mashed together. The musical creation is the work of Mick Boogie and Terry Urban who I’ve heard mixes from before. I’ve had the opportunity to listen to this album several times over and I think the best track from it is the Radiohead & Lupe Fiasco mix entitled “Reckon A Superstar”. The mix takes Lupe Fiasco’s lyrical movements and layers them over a soothing piano track. The result is a totally different feel to an equally awesome song.
Get the track here: Sharebee.
