The Quick and Easy Boys may hail from Portland, Oregon, but their sound is not quite as easy to pin down on the musical map. “Take Your Medicine” is the first single from the band’s new album, “Red Light Rabbit”, and it grabs you by the ear from the opening bell. The track is a real throwback to two staples of 70s radio, the honky tonk sounds of The Rolling Stones and a surprisingly welcome touch of Bee Gees-esque disco, creating a pretty potent pop punch (say that three times …

Fall died down and Winter came and went, as did Spring. Then, Summer arrived with a guest – Kanye West. And Kanye brought a gift. It’s called “Power”. Finally, something to thank B.E.T. for.

The Internet is a truly splendid thing.

Last month, while watching the closing scene of the season finale of ABC’s “Castle”, I heard this lovely song in the background and had to know who was responsible for putting a smile on my face. A Google search or two led me to the MySpace page of Oregon’s Sara Jackson-Holman, the piano-playing singer-songwriter whose song, “Into the Blue”, had me repeatedly rewinding the end of my television program. A few emails (thanks to Alex at www.InMusicWeTrust.com) and dozens of listens to the tracks on her MySpace page later, and here we are. To crib the title of Drake’s new album, you can thank me later for introducing you to this great young talent.

Chart-topping wunderkind Drake just dropped the video for his latest hit, “Over”, the first single from his highly anticipated debut album, Thank Me Later.

Ohio’s been the home of a number of game-changing hip-hop exports (Hi-Tek, Blueprint, Copywrite, RJD2, Mhz Crew) that have found an audience beyond the borders of the Buckeye State. With their upcoming “Columbus Day” mixtape, Columbus’ own The A.K.E. Crew (NickName, Jukebox, Ginnis) is vying for their spot in that illustrious Ohio pantheon, bringing a penchant for hard-hitting beats and rhymes that express an unabashed love for head-nodding Hip-Hop.
First on deck from “Columbus Day” is “Experience (Lawless Flawless)”, produced by Lyr1kz, with regular singles to follow as we countdown to …

Wayne and Em finally unite in this Chris Robinson-directed clip.

NABIL directs this dark new video from 808s & Heartbreak while the star continues to remain out of the spotlight, working on his upcoming album.

KANYE WEST “Coldest Winter” Directed by: NABIL “ITUNES link below” from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Jay + Swizz Beatz + Shots at 50 + Head-scratching imagery= Next hit.

Director Spike Lee remembers the King of Pop in this trip through Michael Jackson’s rise to fame in photos.

I was in Los Angeles in the early months of 2008, working on a couple of tracks with my buddy John Spiker (Tenacious D, Trainwreck, Filter) on a demo for R&B pop artist Storm Deisel. After one of the recording sessions, I got a call from my good friend Nate Rothacker (Trainwreck) saying that he wanted to take me to a show in Silver Lake.
We get to a venue that had to have once been an old movie theater and make our way upstairs to meet the band. My assumption …