Daft Punk's show at Keyspan Park on Coney Island this summer was the show where everyone (well, not everyone) saw god. The divine robots, in their providence, compassion and good grace, asked fans to…   Read Story »

Getting so used to hearing Daft Punk sampled and clipped ?- legally and otherwise ?- that we almost forgot about their killer robo triangle-topping live show. In this clip of a "One More Time" and…   Read Story »

As we've learned recently, the Black Eyed Pea guy with questionable period usage has got a full palette of marketable attributes, what with his enviable gift for rhymery and deep understanding of…   Read Story »

It's back to school time, but Graduation's in the air (okay, stop the groaning, we'll stop the puns). You know hip-hop non-listeners haven't paid this much attention to a rapper since, well, Kanye…   Read Story »

Plenty of guitar rawk to go around, but Lolla Day One was a dancer's delight: Ghostland Observatory, M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk ... bodies were moved and clothes were drenched. But of course…   Read Story »

Kanye takes videos really, really seriously. And Hype Williams keeps it nothing but high-concept for "Stronger": The Daft robots monitor world events and tweak the settings on million-dollar-Kanye so…   Read Story »

He's easy to hate on, but every so often Kanye's sample/egomaniacal rant combo is just too good to resist. But Mr. West isn't content just with a solid banger in the Daft Punk-sampling "Stronger"; he…   Read Story »

If there's one thing aside from shameless self-promo Kanye can say he's learned by Graduation day, it's how to pick a sample -- and on "Stronger," Mr. West bundles both skills quite tidily on the way…   Read Story »