Category

In 2012 the Coachella Music Festival and DDMG (Digital Domain Media Group) took everyone in attendance for a wild ride when they had a surprise performance by a virtual Tupac Shakur.  The hologram of Tupac performed flawlessly along side Snoop Dogg and left everyone who saw it speechless. Shortly after the performance it was reported that Dr. Dre (not a real doctor by the way) paid upwards of $400,000 to make this ha

The music industry is exactly what it specifies, an industry. An efficient, though flawed, system through which products are advertised, distributed and sold to the consumer. One of those aforementioned flaws is how often albums illegally make their way into people’s ears, sometimes long before they are intended to. This occurrence has frequently led to diminished sales because consumers feel no need to purchase some

The Beastie Boys new music video will beat up your music video. The B-boys are back at it again. This time the New York trio bring us “The Continually Ill Adventures of the Beastie Boys” in an 11 minute new music video for “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win” featuring Santi Gold. The track is off their newest album, “Hot Sauce Committee Part 2″. If you’re alive

VIDEO – The newest creation by DJ Steve Porter (of Press Hop and Slap Chop fame) was aired on SportsCenter last night. This time Mr. Porter hit LeBron while his guard is down by remixing The Chosen One’s, The King’s the Queen’s own words against him. It’s a beautiful thing to watch. #ChalkIsCheap Follow TheForestLab#! on twitter Be a fan of the TheForestLab#! on facebook.

The boys from The Lonely Island hit hard Saturday night with the help of Michael Bolton and their newest SNL Digital Short: Jack Sparrow. The video is partially censored but to be on the safe side let’s say it’s NSFW.

FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (REVISITED), is a 29 minute short film directed by the Beastie Boys own Adam Yauch (aka MCA, aka Nathaniel Hornblower). It’s being hailed by The Hundreds as being his magnum opus and a serious contender for an Oscar. You can also read an interview with Mike D about the video on the HULU Blog. The new Beastie Boys album, “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two” due out May three is current

UPDATE: Simon Beard of Culture Kings in Australia kindly dropped me a note yesterday to tell me all about the surprise visit by Busta Rhymes and crew to his store in Brisbane. Apparently they cause quite a fuss and forced near-by streets to close and basically took over the shop. You can read an article about the event from GoldCoast.com.au. Culture Kings Australia is the exclusive retailer of TheForestLab#! down und

Im gonna need a new set of headphones for this… The Beastie Boys new album, HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE Part Two, comes out May 3rd. Likewise, a new trailer for the accompanying “Fight For Your Right Re-Visited” has been posted on their website (and YouTube) for your viewing enjoyment along with several different Pre-Order Packages. All the sucka MC’s out there better take notes. School’s back i

This past Wednesday Lakers fans in Moreno Valley, California we’re treated to a guest appearance by Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest at the 99.1 KGGI “SLAM and JAM” basketball game hosted by Valley View High School. Before Artest arrived, 99.1 DJ ODM kept the crowd entertained by giving away some of our shirts, including the Here’s Ronnie tee, which seemed to be a crowd favorite. Artest a

Mark your calendars y’all. May 3rd is the day the Beastie Boys new album “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two” emerges from the five boroughs. Fans of the NY trio of white boys have been waiting for some time for the delayed album ever since Adam Yauch (aka MCA) announced via YouTube that he had been diagnosed with cancer back in July 2009. Since the announcement information has been far and few between. L