Thank you, MCA.

Coachella 2012… Almost If you’re up on America’s best my favorite music festival, then you know about the parade of fake Coachella posters that start appearing several months before the annual event. The phenomenon started by a few industrious graphic hackers is a ritual that newbies and the gullible fall for each year (Come on, is Daft Punk playing this year or what?), and can even cause veterans to sometimes do a double take. But this fake announcement posted on my friend Jason Bentley’s Facebook page is strangely accurate. UPDATE: Of course, there has to be a Coachella next year. Let’s hope this all gets worked out: Coachella neighbors up in arms.
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Coachella 2012… Almost

If you’re up on America’s best my favorite music festival, then you know about the parade of fake Coachella posters that start appearing several months before the annual event. The phenomenon started by a few industrious graphic hackers is a ritual that newbies and the gullible fall for each year (Come on, is Daft Punk playing this year or what?), and can even cause veterans to sometimes do a double take. But this fake announcement posted on my friend Jason Bentley’s Facebook page is strangely accurate.

UPDATE: Of course, there has to be a Coachella next year. Let’s hope this all gets worked out: Coachella neighbors up in arms.

‘Spin’ Magazine Going Bimonthly | Adweek Several years ago, my magazine ceased printing entirely. We had “right-sized” our publishing venture previously, electing to limit frequency (and increase quality) as we responded to changing consumption habits and harsh advertising realities. The truth that every publisher faces is that there really isn’t much of a need for a monthly print magazine—much less a music one. So, is Spin’s move a desperate sensible shift based on a changing content landscape or a budget crisis? Probably a bit of both given a 35% ad drop in the previous few years. But I’m not here to be a naysayer or parade rain-uponer. Hell, I subscribe to Spin! Ultimately, I still believe deeply in print. It’s not going anywhere. Magazines like Spin, if they can reinvent themselves (no small challenge), and put ideas ahead of quickly aging news and reviews, may have a chance even in today’s Flipboard world. Who knows, maybe even URB’s print magazine has a second life somewhere.
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‘Spin’ Magazine Going Bimonthly | Adweek

Several years ago, my magazine ceased printing entirely. We had “right-sized” our publishing venture previously, electing to limit frequency (and increase quality) as we responded to changing consumption habits and harsh advertising realities. The truth that every publisher faces is that there really isn’t much of a need for a monthly print magazine—much less a music one.

So, is Spin’s move a desperate sensible shift based on a changing content landscape or a budget crisis? Probably a bit of both given a 35% ad drop in the previous few years. But I’m not here to be a naysayer or parade rain-uponer. Hell, I subscribe to Spin!

Ultimately, I still believe deeply in print. It’s not going anywhere. Magazines like Spin, if they can reinvent themselves (no small challenge), and put ideas ahead of quickly aging news and reviews, may have a chance even in today’s Flipboard world. Who knows, maybe even URB’s print magazine has a second life somewhere.

Source: adweek.com

Lil’ Wayne x Terry Richardson Photoshoot | Hypebeast It’s about time.
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Lil’ Wayne x Terry Richardson Photoshoot | Hypebeast

It’s about time.

Source: hypebeast.com

Rock The Bells Festival (photos) > URB Magazine Blog Check out URB’s RTB 2009 photographic coverage from this past weekend on the tour’s Los Angeles area stop. This is hip-hop music’s reigning festival and the home to old school and newer generations heroes alike (above: Slick Rick). I caught last year’s show in Jones Beach, NY and captured these snaps. The original “Rock The Bells”
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Rock The Bells Festival (photos) > URB Magazine Blog

Check out URB’s RTB 2009 photographic coverage from this past weekend on the tour’s Los Angeles area stop. This is hip-hop music’s reigning festival and the home to old school and newer generations heroes alike (above: Slick Rick).

I caught last year’s show in Jones Beach, NY and captured these snaps.

The original “Rock The Bells”

Source: urb.com