Ongoing History Daily: No money for Fatboy Slim
“The Rockafeller Skank” is probably Fatboy Slim’s biggest song. It was released in June 1998 and was an important part of the “big beat” sound of the era with its
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Here’s a collection of iconic hip-hop samples from 1973-2023
This year marks 50 years since the birth of hip-hop. BoingBoing directs our attention to this video that highlights the genre’s most iconic samples for everyone one of those 50
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Weird record alert
There are many things that inspire to make music: love, anger, wonder, nature, religion. But how about the sounds of surgery? I found a very weird CD called A Chance
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Why we’ll never see another album like Paul’s Boutique again
One of the most groundbreaking albums of the last couple of decades was Paul’s Boutique, the 1989 release from the Beastie Boys. What makes this album so important to music
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Ongoing History Daily: Paul’s Boutique
One of the most groundbreaking albums of the last couple of decades was Paul’s Boutique, the 1989 release from the Beastie Boys. What makes this album so important to music
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Random music news for Saturday, December 15, 2018
Returning today from the NE Caribbean Command Centre. There’s just enough time to report on some music news for December 15, 2018, before the plane leaves. Paul McCartney’s home got
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Sony Music Is Making DJs Very Happy
‘Stems’ are what DJs call the bits of other songs they use to make their remixes. Most of the time, DJs have to use non-legal sources for ‘stems’ in order
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The Most Sampled Song in the World. You’ve Definitely Heard it Before
Can you guess the title and who performed the most sampled song in history? According to WhoSampled.com, 1969’s “Amen, Brother” by the Winstons, a relatively obscure funk and soul group
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Samples Send De La Soul’s Older Music into Digital Rights Hell
If are ever in the mood for some old-school hip hop and search iTunes for De La Soul’s 3 Feet Hight and Rising or any of their early records, you
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Turning a Dripping Sink into Music
Back in 1955, Canadian electronic music pioneer Hugh Le Caine created a “found music” and samples piece called “Dripsody.” It sounds primitive today, but back then, it sounded like the
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How to Make a Song from the Sounds You Hear on an Airplane
I used to love flying, but now that I do it so much, I find myself getting terribly bored, especially on the long homeward bound flights. Maybe I should take
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