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Is Bruce Willis Suing Apple Over Music Ownership?

posted: September 4, 2012

The tech-blog rumor mill was in high gear over the weekend when a number of outlets reported that action movie star Bruce Willis was planning on bringing suit against Apple over the ownership of his…
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Hip-Hop's Verse Problem: Who Is Writing The Rhymes?

posted: September 4, 2012

It shouldn’t be necessary to explain the importance of lyricism, historically speaking, in hip-hop. Sure, many could argue that, in today’s rap game, complex wordplay and internal rhyme schemes have taken a back seat to hashtaggable punchlines and…
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Modern Rock, A Battlefield – Enter To Compete!

posted: September 3, 2012

Man your battle stations and arm yourselves well because it’s time for the Ernie Ball Modern Rock Competition! We want rock ‘n’ roll that takes listeners back to the future, so if your weapon of…
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Let's Hear It For The Boy

posted: September 3, 2012

Talain Rayne is shipwrecked. Thus begins Talain Rayne’s Kickstarter manifesto, a hilarious, touching plea for donations to help the singer-songwriter get a new set of wheels and get out of Dodge. (Dodge being Phoenixville, PA.)…
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Metal Monday: Metal Podcast Round 2

posted: September 3, 2012

Welcome to the second installment of OurStage’s Metal Monday podcast. I’ll leave it to you to decide whether the first installment was a resounding success or not (it was, right?). We covered some news, we…
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Do You Think You Have What It Takes To Be September's El Headliner?

posted: September 3, 2012

Bragging rights. Exposure. They’re both up for grabs this September.  You could be featured on Blogamole, Music Me Güey, and Descubre & Download as well as earn a spot on MTV Tr3s’ Top 20.  But you have to prove that…
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