Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Calls Out Putin, Rallying The People to Boycott Olympics

Nadezhda has become something of a champion for the rights of prisoners during her time in the Russian penal system. While she & her bandmate Maria Alyokhina have been freed under a Kremlin-based amnesty plan, she has spoken out, calling it a publicity stunt designed to help soften Russia’s image abroad in anticipation of the Sochi Olympics. They both are remaining in Russia to fight on behalf of those still imprisoned & to bring awareness to the diabolical shit going on there as the world turns its gaze to see how Putin can manage the anti-gay & anti-international sentiment he’s helped stoke there over the last few years as his grip on the country has tightened. (via HuffPo)

Happy New Year From Gotham City!

Times Square in 1937, and here’s a smooth cover of “What is Love” by Haddaway to get you through the post-NYE recovery period. Rest up, 2014 will demand more than you expect. Don’t disappoint it! 😀

Ookay Trolls LA With An “Old MacDonald” Remix Of Animals By Martin Garrix” For A Full Dancefloor. (Updated: Deadmau5 Trolls Garrix With it On Ultra 2014!)

10/10 Would Troll Again. I can support DJs starting to actively troll dancefloors that expect silly ass moron-breaks like we’ve seen on the Beatport Top 10 the last year or so. Kudos to him. Can’t wait for this to become a thing. (Update: IT’S A THING! deadmau5 dropped the remix on the unsuspecting Ultra crowd after he replaced Avicii on the main stage.) Old McDonald Had A Party!

Kanye Sued By Ricky Spicer For “Bound 2” Sample.

All is not well in Westeros (I’m just going to start using that to describe the land inside Kanye’s mind). Bound 2, or as the rest of us have been calling it “Boning Kim in front of a green screen,” seems to have lifted a major sample & component of the track from a previous artist without permission. Rolling Stone reports that Ricky Spicer recorded the refrain that is clearly audible in the Kanye track when he was 12 years old. Roc-A-Fella Records, Universal, Island Def-Jam & Rhino Entertainment have also been declared as defendants in the suit. This video debuted on Ellen, in one of the more confusing moves of 2013, even by Kanye’s standards. I’ll leave it up to you, the listener this is the original, 12 seconds in:

And this is Kanye’s hilariously bad music video.

Honestly, I try really hard to find the best in everything, but it seriously looks like the entire video was done with a green screen, one of those rides outside of grocery stores & a lot of vicodin. He’s got the entire creative universe at his finger tips & he chooses stock footage of mountains, a sample from 1976, a bunch of tits in your face and tortured rhymes? I hope the lawsuit goes better than the video.

(Image via GQ)

The Best Free DJ Software Right Now!

FACT Mag has done a sweet round-up of some of the best tools you can get on the internet right now for zero dollars. Highlights include Partycloud (mixing straight from Soundcloud), BPM Counter (does what it says on the tin), and the DJ Pro Decks. These tools officially relieve you of the excuse that you don’t have any money so you can’t get started learning how to mix/spin/dj. Your New Year’s Resolution just became infinitely more doable. You’re welcome. (via FACT)

Ministry of Sound Saved! Happy Christmas Everyone!

http://www.ministryofsound.com/lifestyle/blog/1576/save-our-club-update/

Just in case you needed some good news for the holidays, the Ministry of Sound is happy to oblige. On December 19th, the Mayor of London intervened and apparently a deal has been worked out to allow the Ministry of Sound to remain open even while the surroundings are under development. The world banded together to #saveourclub and it seems to have worked. Celebrate, you did something internets! (via Ministry of Sound)

2013 Country Music All Sounds Exactly The Same!

Just in case you weren’t sure, someone on Youtube managed to supercut most of the 2013 top country hits and pushed out one of the more embarrassing retrospectives of the year. Beer, Hey Girl, painted on jeans and American-built trucks continue to shine as the seeming only possible topics when it comes to a hit in the flyover states. Here’s a tip guys, call the girl by her actual name and try and do something besides drinking on the hood of your car, the ladies like that kind of stuff.