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Vinyl Record Grooves Under an Electron Microscope
These are Electron Microscope images of record grooves from Chris Supranowitz, a researcher at The Insitute of Optics at the University of Rochester.
⇑ Vinyl Grooves Magnified 200x: Darkest area is top of groove (uncut material)
⇑ Vinyl Grooves Magnified 500x
⇑ A Single Vinyl Groove Magnified 1000x
⇑ CD Pits Magnified 20,000x
Chris Supranowitz via grandgood
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“Sucker Free Daily,” Hosted By DJ Envy, Premieres On MTV2 March 15
Sucker Free is back in effect. MTV2 has tapped New York City DJ/radio personality DJ Envy (Power 105.1) to host a new weekday (Monday-Thursday) revival of its hit music video countdown Sucker Free.
Envy — who also hosts “Hip Hop Nation” on Sirius XM Satellite Radio — has garnered production credits working with artists such as Fabolous, Foxy Brown, and DMX.
“During the week, DJ Envy will present the hit videos taking over the hip-hop game on Sucker Free Daily. From club bangers to tracks that make the speakers jump, “Sucker Free Daily” is the show to see for hot new music taking over the airways. For the latest news in music, movies and entertainment, “Sucker Free News” segments will feature the biggest hip-hop stories hitting the wire. Sucker Free Daily will download music fans on everything from the latest online exclusives to top ringtones to the regional radio hits,” the network revealed in a press statement issued Thursday.
Envy will also host Sucker Free Countdown each Sunday at noon: “DJ Envy will serve up the top 15 videos of the week. He will also sit down with the freshest faces in music, catch up with legends in the industry and get the inside scoop on everything from film to entertainment to sports. In addition, viewers will hear recaps of the top stories that grabbed the headlines throughout the week.”
Sucker Free Daily premieres this Monday, March 15 @ 3 PM on MTV2. Miami’s own DJ Khaled will stop be the first episode to talk about his new album Victory.
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Darius McCrary Karrine “Superhead” Steffans Divorce
Didn’t they almost have it all?
Child star-turned-soap stud Darius McCrary’s shortlived marriage to retired rap industry ho Karrine “Superhead” Steffans in no more. McCrary — who replaced Shemar Moore as Malcom Winters on the CBS daytime drama The Young & The Restless — served his controversial spouse with divorce papers last month, pulling the plug on the nearly year-old marriage just days before Valentine’s Day.
While Darius, now 33, says he still cares about Karrine, the volatile nature of their stormy romance has become too much for him to bare.
“I will always love Karrine and her son, but we are not good together. It was just time for us to go our separate ways,” the actor revealed in the March 22 issue of The National Enquirer.
A source close to the warring exes tells the tab: “He hoped he and Karrine could remain friends. Even though he was filing, he sent flowers to remind Karrine that he still cares about her. He wanted to say let’s go our separate ways, but wish each other well.”
Karrine, on the other hand, insist Darius was unfaithful to her. A claim the soap star denies.
“He cheated on me. You can’t cover that up with a bouquet of flowers!”
The pair have certainly enjoyed a bumpy road in their three years together. You may recall that Karrine — a New York Times Best-Selling Author once romantically-linked to half the hip-hop community — tried to mow Darius down with her car after he allegedly choked her in a Los Angeles parking lot in 2008. And of course there was the time she aired him out with anal beads:
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DMX Headed To “Celebrity Rehab?”
A lawyer for DMX has appealed to TV addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky to enroll the troubled rap star in the next season of the VH1 reality series Celebrity Rehab.
“DMX has been battling addiction for some time, and he’s in need of treatment,” says Gary Jenkins, attorney for the rapper who was busted in Arizona Tuesday for allegedly violating the terms of his probation by using cocaine.
It was the fifth arrest for the lyricist in the past year.
“We’re hoping that maybe Dr. Drew might be able to help him,” Jenkins says. “He’s a talented man. We’re praying for him.”
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New Music: Meth, Rae & Ghost ft. Trife Diesel, Sheek Louch & Bully “Youngstown Heist”, Usher feat. T.I. “Guilty”, Jim Jones feat. Byrdgang “Make Music”
New Music: Meth, Rae & Ghost ft. Trife Diesel, Sheek Louch & Bully “Youngstown Heist” (download)
Some new Wu x D-Block flavor off the upcoming Wu-Massacre project (Mar.30th) (props Nahright)New Music: Usher feat. T.I. – Guilty (download)
Mr. X liberated the full version of Usher and T.I.’s “Guilty”. I’m not sure about this one, the beat just sounds too genericNew Music: Jim Jones feat. Byrdgang “Make Music” (download)
Jones’ and his homies give Flocka’s “O Lets Do It” a try
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Video: Consequence Debuts New Verse From Kid Cudi Collabo
Mikey: Last night, I had the chance to hear Consequence’s forthcoming mixtape, Movie on Demand and chop it up with the Queens native. After a little press, Cons’ gave a lil’ preview of a new Kid Cudi collabo that he’s saving his Cons TV album which is coming this summer. Movies of Demand will premiere this monday over at Nahright. (Shouts VIBE)
(Cons’ breaks down Movies on Demand after the jump)
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Big Mike Lynche Draws Cheers & Tears With Performance Of “This Woman’s Work” On “American Idol”
Astoria, New York’s own Michael “Big Mike” Lynche brought judge Kara DioGuardi to tears and separated the boys from the men with a rousing performance of Maxwell’s “This Woman’s Work” on Wednesday’s American Idol.
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Say What! — Horrorcore Rapper Necro Calls Himself ‘Handsome’ + More
Filed under: Say What!
Horrorcore rapper Necro thinks a lot of himself. "To be this f--king incredible, you've got to go through a lot of s--t. There's a lot of chapters to be this fresh. You've never looked at anybody this handsome in your life, and you never looked at anyone like this, who's gonna f--k your girl." Chill. [UGHH]
Radio personality Charlemagne tha God dropped this recent gem on Twitter. "Salute to all the Vegans that eat p--sy! Walking contradictions!" Uh, no. [CThaGod]
'My Life as Liz' star Liz Lee (it's a show on MTV, apparently) met Snooki from 'Jersey Shore' and the two really hit it off. "She's so sweet...and she's so cute," Lee said. "I just want to pick her up and put her in my pocket and feed her animal crackers. She's a really, really sweet girl, and you can't help but love her. It's inescapable." Don't feed her after midnight though, she's a Gremlin. [MTV]
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Murs Preps 10 Album Releases in Next 10 Months
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News
West Coast rapper Murs is taking on the daunting task of releasing a total 10 albums in just 10 months. The ambitious undertaking begins with the release of his up-coming 'ForNever' album alongside producer 9thWonder, due March 30.
"10 albums 10 songs each in 10 months in the year 2010," Murs wrote via his Twitter page. The massive release will also include a box set, which is set to drop during, you guessed it, the tenth month of the year. "10/10/10 box set will be available," he continued. "Or you can wait till 12/28 for the last piece."
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Lil Wayne to Appear on Nas and Damian Marley’s ‘Distant Relatives’
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Reggae
This whole 'Distant Relatives' collaboration between Nas and Damian Marley is becoming another hip-hop record overshadowed by its multiple release dates. However, last night, XXL got an exclusive preview and jotted down a new track listing that contains a surprise feature from the recently imprisoned Lil Wayne. The rapper appears on a track called 'My Generation' with singer Joss Stone.
Universal Republic is set to put the disc out sometime in May or June, but a concrete release date hasn't been set yet. The record is reportedly dedicated to the "hoods of America and Africa" and also features productions by Marley in attempt to blur the boundaries between hip-hop and some of the genre's forbearers such as reggae, dub and roots music. Nas recently sat down with the Miami Herald to explain the concept a bit more.
March 11th, 2010
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as of 10/19/09
