We had a chance to meet him at NASA’s 50th Anniversary, great man!
“That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”
“I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine”
R.I.P. Neil Armstrong
Monday, August 27, 2012
SmartThings
SmartThings($150) will allow you to connect your entire house via wifi and give you control through your mobile device. They better have have tight security and don’t make your password 12345.
SmartThings
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
White boy drops sick beat
The "AlienFrogThing" is a classic? Producers should create their own sounds like it.
Graffiti Supplies Demo: Krink Squeeze Marker and Steel Tip Tags
Art Primo Graffiti Supplies video: Krink squeeze marker and steel tip tags demoed by a Krink artist. Watch and learn how to create the perfect drippy tags with these unique products available at ArtPrimo.com
KRINK: The Best Drip Ink in Graffiti
We caught up with Craig Costello, graffiti artist and creator of KRINK, the notorious brand responsible for drip style markers, mops, and fire extinguishers.
As a punk kid growing up in Queens, Craig would scavenge for supplies to paint the walls and buildings of New York. His desire to create larger pieces and invent unique graffiti tools led to the development of his internationally recognized ink and paint brand Krink Inc. Craig's signature style morphed out of his modifications and innovations with paint tools; using a fire extinguisher filled with paint and paint markers rather than spray paint, his style became an instant hit in many cities around the world.
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3 Tips That Will Improve Your Hip Hop Stage Performance
1. Learn to Use the Mic Properly
2. You don’t need everybody that lives on your block on stage with you.
3. Don’t overstay your welcome.
This has been a public service announcement. Please share and pass it along. Tweet it, retweet it…three tweet it! Print it out, mass copy it and tape it to the front door of every open mic club. Anonymously leave it on the doorstep of the offending artist. Help these artists see the error of their ways. Hip Hop will thank you for it 
3 Tips That Will Improve Your Hip Hop Stage Performance
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Popaganda Ron English Street Art
The modern day Robin Hood of Madison Avenue, subversive artist Ron English is on a mission to liberate all billboards. He paints, perverts, infiltrates, reinvents and satirizes modern culture on hundreds of pirated billboards. Popaganda chronicles the evolution of an artist who offers an alternative universe where nothing is sacred, everything is subverted and there's always room for a little good-natured fun.
Alot of great artists are in this video, enjoy!
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
How Much Would A Platinum Single With A Major Label Put In Your Pockets?
Check it out…With the way most deals are structured, you may earn more working for a fast food restaurant than you would by having a platinum single. Here’s why…
Let’s suppose you got a record deal, a decent signing advance, and sold a million singles of your song “Bodacious Booty Bounce”. Your situation may breakdown something like this…
Maybe your signing advance is around $150,000. Sounds good right? Don’t get too happy yet because you have to pay all of that money back to the label before you make a penny off of your single sales.
“Booty Bounce” sells on iTunes for $.99. iTunes gets 30 cents of every single sale because they’re gangsta like that. Seriously though, see back when the labels were suing people and panicking at the thought that people were stealing and trading their music on the internet, Apple (a fucking computer company), figured out a way to make people enjoy the process of purchasing music online. They created the market and therefore, set the rules. If it had been left up to the labels, you better believe you would be paying 2.99 for a digital download. iTunes set the price at $.99 which upsets the labels to this day. Apple didn’t care. They were in the business of selling iPods, which they sold a shitload of. It was a stroke of genius! But let me get back to the subject at hand.
Okay, the average artist on a label gets about 15% of all sales. So that means that you’ll get 15 cents of every iTunes single purchase.
Let’s say you sell a million singles. With you getting 15 cents per sale, that puts you at a cool $150,000. That’s just enough to pay back the advance the label loaned you. So you’re at zero. In fact, you’re in debt because the label will spend hundreds of thousands paying for your promotion and radio play. All of this you have to pay back, and I haven’t touched on what you’d pay to your management and attorney. This is why artists go broke. They never stop owing the label. Even if you manage to pay them back the label owns the copyrights to your music…forever! Naw, this aint the Sopranos, it’s the music biz.
Let’s say you sell a million singles. With you getting 15 cents per sale, that puts you at a cool $150,000. That’s just enough to pay back the advance the label loaned you. So you’re at zero. In fact, you’re in debt because the label will spend hundreds of thousands paying for your promotion and radio play. All of this you have to pay back, and I haven’t touched on what you’d pay to your management and attorney. This is why artists go broke. They never stop owing the label. Even if you manage to pay them back the label owns the copyrights to your music…forever! Naw, this aint the Sopranos, it’s the music biz.
So when you see your favorite artist showing off his duffle bag full of money on Youtube, this is usually money gained from touring, endorsement deals or other things the artist has done to capitalize on his fame…or he’s just plain frontin’ his ass off.
These days you’re better off staying independent.
How Much Would A Platinum Single With A Major Label Put In Your Pockets?
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
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