MAJOR LAZER VS NO DOUBT...

No Doubt – the band who rose to prominence throughout the noughties bringing us that album Rock Steady - have been causing a stir in the Twitter-sphere almost certainly validating the rumours that they have been working alongside Diplo and Switch (as part of their Major Lazer project). Gwen Stefani and the No Doubt troupe have long been influenced by the ragga and dancehall sounds hailing from the Jamaican shores and there are hints that this will be the premise of the bands work with Major Lazer as they are equally know for heralding the reggae soundsystem culture.

No Doubt’s Twitter feed certified speculation about the collab as yesterday their guitarist Tom Dumont wrote “We’re working on 3 different songs 2nite in 3 different rooms in the same studio complex, all at once... @majorlazer in one of those rooms. Cutting drums with Adrian [their drummer] at the moment.”

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LAZY POP SAMPLING STRIKES AGAIN...

You will likely remember the shit-storm that erupted earlier in the year when Black Eyed Peas main offender Will.i.am didn’t so much as sample Boys Noize’s club hit Yeah but jacked an untouched and unauthorised version for his own dodgy tune.

The trend of lazy dance ripping is set to continue on though with the latest account finding US megastar Beyonce lifting liberally from Pon de Floor, Diplo and Switch’s big hit from their Major Lazer project.

Entitled Girls (Who Run The World), Beyonce’s new single borrows heavily from Pon de Floor, jacking pretty much the entire structure of the original production.

In defense of the single, the sampling is slightly more creative than Will.i.am’s attempt at nabbing some club cool, with flourishes of additional production sprucing up Girls. What’s more the Pon de Floor sampling is actually legit, with Diplo and Switch serving as co-producers of the track. Good for them at least!

MAJOR LAZER TV SHOW...

What with his frequent attacks on M.I.A., repping smartphones in viral videos and working with everyone from Tiesto to Snoop Dogg and Black Eyed Peas, it’s clear that US producer Diplo has a seriously full plate. That dish just got a bit bigger though, with news now out that Major Lazer, the mutant dancehall outfit formed with regular collaborator Switch, is getting a TV adaptation.

As reported by Pitchfork, Diplo and Switch’s laser wielding mascot will star in an animated TV series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block of programming – famous for shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021 and Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Good Job! - with each episode clocking in at 15 minutes in length.

No air date has been confirmed but we trust there'll be all the off the wall antics and far out freakery of past Major Lazer music videos and plenty of damn daggering...

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