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Velvet Revolver Recruits New Singer Online

April 21, 2008 in Artists, News by Dave Kropf

A few weeks ago, we reported that Velvet Revolver got rid of their former lead singer, Scott Weiland.  Now, it appears as if the band is using the Internet to recruit a new front man.  According to Billboard:

Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash tells Billboard.com that the band is creating a web site to audition singers. The new site will help Velvet Revolver replace Scott Weiland, whose April 1 dismissal from the band continued the public feud between the ex-frontman and his former bandmates.

“The band is actually talking about building a Web site [and] doing some auditions via that, so that’s been something that’s developing at this point,” Slash explains, noting that it should be happening “in the next month or so.”

Read the full article here …

The “Amen Break”

April 21, 2008 in Education, Videos by Dave Kropf

An amazing and fascinating video on the use of the “Amen Break” – one of the most sampled and used breaks in sampling history. Note: There a few spots with some rough language (as it references use of the sample in hip-hop.)

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac]