Thursday, June 24, 2010 3:28PM - By Seraphina L.
Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson are BFFs. This is not really news since most of us know they both share an abundant love for marijuana and have in fact also shared a stage in Europe before – with Snoop smoking several joints on stage, of course. Each artist comes from a very different background and genre but are actually quite close in real life. They first met while they each on their separate tours in Amsterdam as revealed in a conversation Nelson had Sky News:
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Thursday, June 17, 2010 5:16PM - By Seraphina L.
If there’s any rap star we associate with Amsterdam and all their green goodness smoked in “coffee shops,” it’s Snoop Dogg. However, it sounds like the Netherlands, specifically officials in The Hauge, have cut their ties with the rapper now that the border patrol have deemed him as a threat. This news was shocking to both the rapper and officials who were ready to have Snoop Dogg headline their Parkpop Festival.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:48AM - By Travis Woods
Proving that he’s either completely lost touch with reality, or simply willing to playfully participate in the ridiculousness of his own self-created mythology (either way it makes him hip-hop’s William Shatner), Snoop Dogg is re-releasing his 2008 album Malice N Wonderland today, repackaging what the abnormally slim (for him) album of 14 tracks with an additional eight tunes with assistance from Jay-Z and Kid Cudi. But there’s more, a lot more…
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Friday, March 5, 2010 10:24AM - By Travis Woods
Ron Banks, singer and founder of Detroit R&B/ soul act The Dramatics, died in his home yesterday. He was 58 years old. The falsetto crooner, who formed the Dramatics in 1962, is believed to have died from a “massive heart attack,” according to Motown Alumni Association president Billy Wilson.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009 5:23PM - By Krystal Clark
Musician turned mogul Calvin Broadus aka Snoop Dogg can add another executive title to his long resume. According to Variety, the rapper has been brought on as the Creative Chairman of EMI’s Priority Records. That’s right, Snoop Doggy Dogg has got a seat on the board. After label hopping for the past 15 years or so, the rapper has returned to his former music home.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009 12:11PM - By Seraphina L.
It’s funny how musicians change their stage names on a whim. Remember when Ol’ Dirty Bastard (RIP) changed his to Big Baby Jesus? Don’t even get us started on how many aliases Diddy’s gone through either.
Well, another one in the big leagues has decided to change his name to Niggarachi. Who? None other than the infamous Snoop Dogg.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:55AM - By Krystal Clark
Say what?! Death Row, the infamous record label that rose to popularity during the mid-nineties, has found a new hustle. According to Yahoo, Death Row is getting into the movie making business. The label’s new CEO Lara Lavi plans on expanding the company with her newest division, Death Row Films. More on the story below.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:30PM - By Morelli
Bonnaroo 2009 has some of the biggest names in music at the head of its lineup this year, including the reunited Phish, Beastie Boys, Wilco, Snoop Dogg, Nine Inch Nails, Grizzly Bear, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Mars Volta, Animal Collective, Femi Kuti and Bruce Springsteen.
“If there was such a thing as a recession-proof lineup this year, this had to be it,” said Ashley Capps, the co-founder of Bonnaroo and president of AC Entertainment.
Enticing fans to pay $250 to $300 for tickets to the festival is no easy task, and its producers have definitely played it safe, with over 100 must-see bands spread out across six stages.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009 5:00PM - By davidhall
In case you haven’t had much time between watching the inauguration and laughing your ass off at Joaquin Phoenix (a.k.a. hip-hop’s newest disaster), here are some interesting news tidbits from the music world that you might have missed:
- If it wasn’t enough already that Madonna was recently renounced by religious bigwigs, it was announced this past week that full-frontal, black and white nude photo, taken in 1979 and used in a 1985 Playboy issue, is up for auction Feb. 12. The photo (which proves that “trimming the hedges” wasn’t a priority in the 70s…) and its specs are available to view online. The print is expected to sell for up to $15,000 at Christie’s auctioneers in New York. More on this story here.
- On his blog for the Seattle Weekly’s Web site, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic was able to shed a little light on the folly of music emulation games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero. The musician was shopping in a department store and stopped to try his hand at playing the bass line for Nirvana’s 1992 hit “In Bloom” for Rock Band 2. Novoselic wrote that the game reminded him of Space Invaders with falling music notes, but admitted he couldn’t keep up. Hilariously enough, he passed the controller off to a waiting kid (who had no idea he was standing next to the original artist), who proceeded to shred through the rest of the bass line, leaving Novoselic deliberating the game’s authenticity. Let’s hope the poor guy hasn’t just lost his touch. Check out the entire blog post here.
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