In an M-audio promotional video, 9th Wonder talks about quitting Fruity Loops and moving to Pro Tools for his productions. My questions are 1) does he actually use Pro Tools or is this all for the promo $$, 2) how it’s affecting his production process, 3) how is it affecting his sound, and 4) why the hell didn’t he go to Ableton Live instead?! 9th Wonder Talks Pro Tools + Monitors from semantik on Vimeo.

This is pretty entertaining. These guys got some great moves

Rush fumbles through “Tom Sawyer” on the game Rock Band. maybe they’ll hire me for their next tour?

Kentucky Governor offers mother a hog in exchange for her daughter. A fair deal in my mind, but apparently illegal. More on the story

I’m proud of these boys. They’re unleashing yet another new way to monetize music online. This is good for Mountain Dew’s image, and great for the Cool Kids’ wallets. More about this on HipHopDX blogs

Poor P Diddy can’t fly his private jet because gas prices are too high. He’s actually resorted to flying commercial! I hope the government set aside at least some portion of the $700bil bailout for Diddy