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Making music is a labour of love, making money is a by-product.

In a perfect world we would give all our music away for free and survive on touring revenue, merchandising and licensing income.... more

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The Vandelles presented by The Great Unknowns Presents, Ep 35

This weeks artist spotlight is a cutting edge modern psychedelic rock band from New York, The Vandelles. Originally two different... more

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Veteran's Day Troop Tribute Episode

In honor of Veteran's Day tribute is a special "Veteran's Day Troop Tribute" episode. There is some great... more

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An Exclusive Interview with The Radiant by Great Unknowns Music Expose

The artist spotlight this week is a creative band from New York City. The Radiant is the perfect example that anyone can make... more

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The Radiant presented by The Great Unknowns Presents, Ep 34

The artist spotlight this week is a creative band from New York City. The Radiant is the perfect example that anyone can make... more

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Start off Halloween with some Industrial Goth by Jadeius the VnDead

Presented by The Great Unknowns Present, Jadeius the VnDead earned this weeks spotlight not only for his eccentric personality,... more

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Interview with NotForgotten by The Great Unknowns Music Expose

NotForgotten is a talented young band from Halgate, Ohio. This young and fun spirited trio not only brings an innovative form of... more

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NotForgotten presented by The Great Unknowns Presents, Ep 32

This weeks spotlight is a band from Halgate, Ohio. They're not just your typical alternative rock band. They have a message... more

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Vogue In The Movement presented by The Great Unknowns Presents, Ep 31

Vogue In The Movement is a catchy Pop Indie Rock band from Bakersfield, CA. VITM is one of the biggest bands I've premiered... more

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Frankie Biggz Interview: Just Getting Started

Whether you have heard of Frankie Biggz or not, you have probably heard his music. This is an authorized biography of this... more

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Frankie Biggz Interview & Music Preview on The Great Unknowns Presents, Ep 30

Frankie Biggz is a talented music creator and record producer. In his 18 year career, he's produced some of the most prolific... more

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The band, Yours for Mine on the Great Unknowns Presents, Ep 29

The latest edition of this show just aired. Listen to a 4-track preview from this awesome Christian Rock band from Harrisonburg,... more

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the Music Wars

Says it all really yes there is war in music too!

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Dr. Dre, Lady Gaga Unveil New Monster Headphone Lines

After the successful collaboration between Monster Cable and Hip Hop super producer, Dr. Dre to create the popular Beats By Dr. Dre Headphones, Monster has announced its latest addition to the Beats By Dr. Dre Headphone family called Heartbeats By Lady Gaga.

“I love these because they are stylish, fashionable, and they let you hear the music as it is intended to be heard,” said Gaga.

The headphones, which are due in stores late October, headphones will come in three versions: a basic version, a basic with the "ControlTalk" feature, an on-cable feature which allows users using MP3 capable phones or 3GS iPhones to access their music and answer phone calls without reaching for the phone itself, and the Haute Couture ultra high definition headphones with “ControlTalk” and metallicized body with jewel shaped crystal earpiece design.

Dre and Jimmy Iovine announced a partnership with audio innovator Monster Cable in January 2008 to engineer Beats By Dr. Dre. The series was released in June of 2008.

“The whole headphones thing came to life on its own. Dre and I were out in Malibu, I know some of you think Dre lives in the hood, but he has a house in Malibu,” said Iovine. “Anyway, we’re on his terrace in Malibu, and he says, ‘My lawyers want me to sell sneakers.’ I look at him and I say, 'Fuck sneakers. Nobody cares what kind of sneakers you wear, but they would care about the speakers you use.' And speakers turned into headphones.”

In addition to the Heartbeat By Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine also announced that an entry-level version of the Beats By Dr. Dre Headphones, called Beats Solo, would be available in November.

"Beats By Dr. Dre Solo is a scaled down version of the Studio. Dre and I worked along with Monster to create the best sound possible in light, comfortable headphones," said Iovine.

“This whole Monster, Dre, Gaga thing is a once in a lifetime industry event,” added Kevin Lee, Monster’s VP of Marketing and Product Development.

“There will never be another artist in the genre like Dre. He really is truly passionate about music producing. That’s why you never see him; all he wants to do is be in the studio.”

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http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.9896After the successful collaboration between Monster Cable and Hip Hop super producer, Dr. Dre to create the popular Beats By Dr.... more

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Rock and Roll wouldn't exist without technology

Rock simply wouldn't have rocked without electric guitars, Marshall amp stacks, the Vox Box, amplifiers capable of projecting... more

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Royce Da 5'9": Man On Fire Interview

Royce Da 5’9” is officially on fiya! A decade after making his debut to the world via 313 comrade Eminem’s The Slim Shady LP, Detroit’s second best emcee (or does he now occupy the top slot in Motown?) is on a career win streak no one could have foreseen five years ago, when the seemingly down-and-out lyricist was lamenting personal and professional woes (amidst beef between “Malcolm X” and Em’s crew D-12) and declaring that Death Is Certain. But in the two plus years since Ryan Montgomery returned home after serving some time in the Oakland County Jail (a saga documented recently by Royce on his DJ Premier-produced masterpiece “Shake This”), the rejuvenated rhymer has not only put his music career back on track (thanks in part to his critically acclaimed Bar Exam mixtapes) but has put the name Royce Da 5’9” amongst the most revered emcees of this era, if not the entire history of Hip Hop.

His standing as one of the culture’s elite spitters became undeniable to all not-surprisingly after the pistol-brandishing star of Beef II stopped squabbling with his industry adversaries and made peace with D-12 (thanks to a jailhouse heart-to-heart between Royce and the late Proof), and eventually resolved any friction that existed between he and Eminem because of that beef. Renewed relationships with his hometown peers have proven to be nothing though compared to the career bounty that has befallen Royce since mending fences with Joe Buddenfollowing the two wordsmith’s “Thou Shall Not Fall”/“I’m Nice” exchange in ‘07/’08. Their newfound alliance made its debut last October on the posse track “Slaughterhouse” from Budden’s Halfway House, which subsequently gave birth to what has become one of the most exciting unions of emcees possibly ever.

The recent critical and commercial success of Slaughterhouse’s self-titled debut LP has proven to be the perfect set-up for Royce’s long-delayed fourth full-length, Street Hop. In anticipation of the album’s October 20th release, Nickel Nine spoke with HipHopDX late Tuesday (September 29th) about his DJ Premier executive-produced platter. The lyrical murderer also cleared up some miscommunication he’s had recently with other outlets over “Evil” reportedly signing with “Bad” (and possibly tag teaming over a Premo track). One of Hip Hop’s hottest commodities also revealed where he stands today regarding Raekwon following The Chef’s recent rumble with Royce’s new Slaughterhouse brethren Budden.

HipHopDX: I just wanna start off by personally apologizing for the eight million Eminem-related questions you’ve had to answer since I blindsided you early last year after being tipped off by a colleague that you and Em had started chopping it up again and reached out to you to confirm that [click to read].
Royce Da 5’9”: [Laughs] Oh nah, it’s all good, man.

DX: I remember you really didn’t wanna reveal yet that you guys were back on speaking terms, and now I see why, as soon as you and Em are even seen in the same vicinity as each other, like in the “Forever” video, it becomes a media circus.
Royce Da 5’9”: Yeah. You know how it goes. It really wasn’t even what was said with our interview, it was Preme. It was what [DJ Premier] said [to media about the reunion]. He went crazy with it. Ours was real general and vague, so it wasn’t really nothing. That conversation that me and Em had back then [in early ‘08] had nothing to do with music…it wasn’t really a big deal.

DX: I had it written down here to point out to you that you know that was all Premo’s fault that my colleague found out about the reunion and tipped me off. [Laughs]
Royce Da 5’9”: Oh yeah, you already know that, man. Preme, he’s a gun jumper. He jumps the gun.

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http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1421Royce Da 5’9” is officially on fiya! A decade after making his debut to the world via 313 comrade Eminem’s The... more