Erykah Badu’s RBMA lecture at their Madrid 2011 event is our Saturday Matinée feature presentation.
Back in 2001, Pink, Usher and Mýa paid tribute to Janet Jackson as part of a series called MTV Icon with some dazzling dance routines. Just before it clocks over into Friday, I thought I’d drop this Throwback Thursday in. I was struggling to think of something that was both old and original enough to …
Deku Kid of Purple Caviar samples some Gameboy sounds from Pokémon Blue and makes a beat out of it on his Maschine. I may well be 23 but that hasn’t stopped me from continuing to play Pokémon for the past 14 years (on and off). Having played every version (except the last one), I still …
US producer 2 Mello flips music from SNES RPG Secret Of Mana into a dope beat. Computer game samples are fantastic when executed brilliantly. One such example is 2 Mello’s Spirit Of The Night (Secret Of Mana Remix), where the producer replays the melody on the piano and throws on some sax and a crackling …
Google have crafted a doodle for the 151st anniversary of Claude Debussy’s birth so we decided to look at some of his best sampled tracks. France had a rich history in late-Romantic and early 20th century (or impressionist) music, with world renowned composers such as Frédéric Chopin (Polish-born but gaining French citizenship in 1835), Maurice …
Hit the button and prepare to be transported back two decades with The 90s Button. You’re bored of the latest music and need a shot of nostalgia. Where do you go? Most people would say YouTube but what if you don’t have a particular video in mind to remind you of the good old days, …
Janelle Monae’s new single, PrimeTime, is a modern ode to the Purple Rain-era days featuring Miguel.
The mysterious Ben Khan is our One To Watch. Ben Khan’s Drive (Part I) is another reason why I love Twitter and Soundcloud. Some beautiful people on the first social network put me up on this record, hosted on the latter, and you know a song is good when it boasts over 100k plays. Ben …
Who said the library was boring? Ignorant people who haven’t seen this parody version of The Beastie Boys – “Sabotage” featuring some bad ass librarians, that’s who! Don’t you just hate it when you’re told to keep quiet in the library? Who do those librarians think they are, bossing you around? They’re not the police! …
UK Biggie fan will be listening to B.I.G. non stop in October to raise funds for Action Against Hunger UK. We’ve featured fundraisers on Sampleface before and love the way music can bring people together for a brilliant cause. This time around, it’s for a full scale charity called Action Against Hunger UK. As the …