Guns ‘n’ Roses - Chinese Democracy

After 14 years in the making, internet leaks, law suits, Walmart deals and an album name that was starting to get a little too ironic, Axl Rose finally  is ready to allow us to hear his opus here.

I’m just gonna let ya’ll listen to this biach, and then hit me back with the low down, yo.
(what, too much?)

Following a request from reader Jesse, I have put all the previous editions of Borrowed Beats in one convenient location - The Podcast Archive.

Now, where should you look for the page?

Kanye West exploits the Stockholm Sydnrome. I’m sure of it. No matter how many time I told myself that my love would most definately NOT be locked down, I found myself quite enjoying that whole faux-tribal thang the shorty got goin’ on.

And he’s not alone. way back in September 07 I reported with outrage that the Sex Pistols were rerecording Anarchy in the UK for Guitar Hero. How dare they? I asked the couple of American Teenagers that actually read this page, rather than just plunder the mp3s.

Then Metallica released ‘Death Magnetic’ on Guitar Hero the same day the album was launched. And what’s more, by all accounts it sounds better on the game! And I was a little less outraged that time.
So it comes as no surprise to me that I was pleased to learn that TOOL approved three songs for Guitar Hero World Tour — if they could be involved with the artwork and design of the game. The result: a digital venue based on Tool’s artwork and videos, and “Parabola,” “Schism” and “Vicarious” rockable on the game. 

Check out the uber-tool screen shots, an interview with Adam Jones and a vid of two pro drummers having a crack at ‘Vicarious’. And I’m not the slightist bit outraged.
Check out this interview with guitarist Adam Jones here. ROCK!

now everybody sing ….close up eyes ( close up eyes!)
Thanks Dan. 

I’m all for oiled up muscles, sepia tone and tatts, but when exactly did Hip Hop go Pop?

Lil Wayne popped up at The Roots Miami gig yesterday. Check out ?uestlove’s ‘a milli’ while drumming. All very impressive, but I’m still left wondering:

Has Hip Hop gone pop?