Everyone knows that Will.i.am loves him some electronic music. He tapped David Guetta to produce “I Gotta Feeling” on the Peas’ latest album, The E.N.D., and his solo album was filled with house beats and grooves. Earlier this year, Adam Freeland accused the Peas of lifting “Mancry” and using it prominently in the Peas’ dance anthem “Party [...]
DJ Hell’s label, International Deejay Gigolo, has spoken out exclusively to Big Shot about Felix Da Housecat’s accusation that Hell is “stealin’ my $h*t releasing it with No permission.”
Some of you may have noticed that Felix Da Housecat is waxing lyrical this week about the origins of the vocal Hell has used for “The DJ.” We would [...]
Fresh from their recent fisticuffs with blogger Perez Hilton, a new controversy is brewing for pop group Black Eyed Peas. DJ/producer Adam Freeland, whose Freeland project recently released COPE™ — which features cameos by Tommy Lee, Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson, Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago, and Devo’s Gerald V. Casale — claims that his [...]
After months of speculation and rumors, Activision has presented the world with the first image of DJ Hero. The game will be released around the same time as Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. All three games “will transform the way consumers enjoy and engage with music by offering the largest variety of music genres, [...]
The economic downturn recession has been particularly cruel to print magazines. Last year Remix shut down its monthly operation, and now comes word that BPM magazine has been forced to call it a day. The magazine’s Editor confirmed to The Daily Swarm that the title has ceased print publication. “As you may have heard through [...]
Big Shot has confirmed that Depeche Mode’s as-yet untitled next album will be released on April 21st. A source close to the band describes the new material on their 12th album as sounding closer to the songs from their Violator era. In October we told you about Depeche Mode’s new deal with EMI and extremely [...]
As speculation among gamers and DJs grows about Activision’s top secret DJ Hero, a spinoff of the Guitar Hero franchise which will supposedly receive a summer ‘09 release, Tiësto has gushed about his involvement in the hush-hush video game project on his newsletter.
“We are proud to announce that Tiësto has teamed up with the [...]
Justice seems to have hit a rough patch lately, eliciting speculation from their fans and no doubt causing their publicists endless headaches. After a slip of the tongue that brought to light the fact that hundreds of samples scattered across their much-lauded 2007 debut, Cross, were never cleared for use, several photos have surfaced of [...]
The global economic meltdown has claimed another victim: Remix magazine. On Friday, the technology magazine’s publisher, Penton Media, pulled the plug on the monthly print edition and its January issue will be its last. However, the company will keep Remix alive as an online property and continue operating its rotating music production showcase, the Remix [...]
A tour bus transporting Philadelphia hip-hop group The Roots from Cologne to Paris crashed yesterday. Although the vehicle did a 360 degree spin and crashed into a van, the band reported only minor injuries. Drummer ?uestlove blogged about the crash immediately after it happened. “Since we are sitting on the side of the road, what [...]
Producer RedOne’s work on Lady Gaga’s debut album manifested itself in the form of “Just Dance,” a single which cracked the Top 20 chart in America and has garnered similar success in Canada, Norway, Switzerland and Australia. The follow-up, “Poker Face,” also seems poised to top the charts as it gains momentum. And then there [...]
Okay, we’re suckers for tour riders, especially when musicians ask their hosts to provide the impossible when they’re backstage. The Smoking Gun unearthed M.I.A.’s tour rider, and this two-page document reveals that the UK songstress really likes to get her cheese on. Aside from asking for Coke (no Pepsi), two packages of “very good quality [...]
A drunk New Jersey councilman was arrested this weekend after he peed on a crowd of concertgoers from a second-floor balcony of the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. Steven Lipski (D), 44, was caught by staffers relieving himself during a concert by a Grateful Dead cover band. He was arrested and charged with simple [...]
