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10 Lessons Omarion Learned From Dating Women — The Boombox — Novemeber 2013

With so many of today’s songs focused on partying and jumping in the sack, it seems that music has lost its sense of romance. Sure, Miguel and the Weeknd are some of R&B’s biggest crooners at the moment, but Omarion is cementing his place as the courtship king in the […]


Ying Yang Twins Discuss Twerking in Mainstream America, Love for Miley Cyrus & Solo Albums — The Boombox — November 2013

If you think Miley Cyrus invented the booty-popping movement known as twerking, you’re sadly mistaken. The Ying Yang Twins are the first to make a claim to that fame. From ‘Salt Shaker’ and ‘What’s Happnin’ to ‘Shake’ and ‘Badd,’ the Atlanta hip-hop duo have been in the business of making […]


Au Revoir Simone Talk New Album ‘Move In Spectrums,’ Explain Where They’ve Been for the Last Few Years — Diffuser.fm — September 2013

Au Revoir Simone have always been a band that doesn’t want to make a lot of noise. But when they want to be heard, everyone stops to listen. For the last four years, the dreamy Brooklyn synth-pop outfit has been especially quiet, as school, families and, well, life have kept […]


Machine Gun Kelly’s Tattoo Tales: Rapper Shares 10 Stories Behind His Ink — TheDrop.fm — August 2013

Machine Gun Kelly may not necessarily be in the hip-hop’s mainstream just yet, however, his recent mixtape, ‘Black Flag,’ has been sparking excitement amongst fans and critics alike. With all the hype around it, the 23-year-old Cleveland rapper is already in talks with the execs at his label, Interscope Records, […]


Kanye West Debuts ‘Yeezus’ at New York Listening Event – TheDrop.fm – June 2013

Fresh off his performance at Governors Ball on Sunday (June 9), Kanye West wanted to spread his ‘Yeezus’ message to the New York masses by hosting an exclusive listening party at Milk Studios last night (June 10). The event, which West claimed was a last-minute plan, was a warehouse party […]


The Secret to Giving (and Getting) the Perfect Kiss — AOL — April 2011

From the dramatic kiss between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in “Casablanca” to the innocent first smooch between kids on the playground, kissing is one of the most basic forms of affection humans have. But have you ever thought about what makes a kiss amazing while others flop? Or why […]