Redskins fans....
IT'S DALLAS WEEK!

Chris Paul, drop some knowledge on these mark-ass busters...

Sorry for blowing up the blog with big flyers Pete, but when an exceptional DJ/Producer is coming to town for his stateside debut, i gotta let heads know. Tomorrow night The Revenge will be here all the way from his native home in Scottland, and i really can't say enough good things about the dude. I can tell you his edits (or reworks rather) and original productions, continually sell out at the NY store. Let's just say there's been plenty of great DJs that have left the record store unhappy because they slept on a new dope Revenge vinyl release. If you can make it out tomorrow, you will definitely see me there. As a matter of fact, i gave up a gig just to check this dude!! As for the location, it's in my hood in Do or Die Bed Stuy underneath the J line stop at Broadway/Myrtle. And did i mention, the sound system is bangin in this place! Real grimey loft style aesthetic and it goes til' real late so hope to see you out mates!

Btw-Here's an interview with the man, and also his really great Resident Advisor mix. One of my recent favorites. Hope you enjoy it as much as i do!

-NN

Here is the first 900 ever landed on a bike in 1989

13 years later, he landed the first no-handed 900...

I heard that your favorite t-shirt reviewer and the world's greatest wedding DJ are in Brooklyn this Friday. Not to be slept on...

Clothing Recap: Best in show

Some killer fall picks from Obey

Sweet, humorous and raw, That pretty much Enjoi

Benny Gold keepin' it fly...

and 101 Apparel does it up for the true music fiends. Click the link, there's many more where that came from.

Stay crispy!

The late Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein’s 900+ shoe collection is now being auctioned off on Ebay. The proceeds will go to the Creative Visions Organization, which funds groups and projects that aid in issues related to addiction and recovery. Auction has already started and will be closing on December 14th, 2009.

*Original reporting via the good peeps at Inquiring Mind

-NN

I've been reading Vince Aletti's Disco Files , and this passage stood out to me:



"A Rather appalling little item appeared recently about a chain of steak restaurants that were turning themselves into discotheques. The chain's headquarters in Rockland, Maryland (disco central, right?), makes up a weekly list of 30 records which are supplied to DJ's at each location, supplemented by basic collections of another 100 current "disco" records and 100 "oldie" dance cuts. The DJ's, who
are trained by the parent company, can play only those records on the lists and
are expected to program the top 30 two or three times in the course of a night.
Records by specially-spotlighted "artists of the month", also chosen in Rockland,
are programmed every 45 or 60 minutes in each of the locations in the chain.
Clearly, disco Djing is the glamor, no experience necessary profession of the year, but is this what it's coming to? The best DJ's - a number of whom were
making record-to-record collages and brilliant musical connections years before the media discovered the disco phenomenon, years before many of us were ready to hear them - are artists, tastemakers, shaping the immediate environment with their music. God knows all those people out there at their double turntables are not cruising the same heights of creativity but, until now, they haven't been reduced to playlist automatons. With discotheques becoming Big Business, the "disco" chain, run like a fast-food empire or a string of laundromats, could be the next major move. If it is, count me out."


In a world of corporate nightlife, DJ Hero, and samelist DJ's, I thought that excerpt was particularly relevant, even if its 35 years old.

Cinnamon Chasers - Luv Deluxe (Music Video) from Saman Keshavarz on Vimeo.

Nice & schmoove groove and that girl's a dime too...when the whole DIY ethic of music videos works in my book mates!

-NN

ay jemz check ya gmail, mate!

I hate to say it. I don't even want to admit it. BUT this is kinda the anthem. I know I'm late on it, but i feel like this might be one of those slow burn NY Classics.

this thanksgiving eve
here they come ya'll, here they come...

NO WAY BACK

(yo g, lloyd-ski does all the video)

peaches in nyc, she's 43?

so i've been getting digital.turntablelab.com running, so i've been backed up on the blogging, here's some randomness...

is it too late to post halloween pics? Jemz as someone from Heathcliff... his girl hand-made the outfit... what you'll do for love.

what you'll do for love pt.2: wear white tights... that's frogman on the right as Ghost Of Grimace.

most convincing costume goes to Lloyd for his Soul Glo heir Coming To America costume.

it's always amusing when i go to other cities like DC, where everyone locks their bike with a U-lock... been noticing a lot more stolen bikes in nyc these days, dudes walking around with like 5 front tires ("I keep on finding em!" - someone really said that.)

ny also has some ridiculous scavengers. there was a used toilet on the street in the ev this chinese dood looted all the interior parts.... really?

from gross to goodness... the only food thing in Dumbo worth visiting for Almondine bakery (and maybe Grimaldi's)... almond croissant = the beautiful ugly.

recently tried grilled fish egg sack at a midtown japanese robata... weird.

type of the moment: at the hand therapist (i hurt my thumb), i spotted these flip books with incredible covers... you might see the design copied in the near future (by me).

been hitting up Jazz At Lincoln Center a bunch recently... the program there is incredible and super-accessible. it takes the pain out of going to see jazz (jazz clubs are cramped, overpriced, and too hectic). there's multiple venues within the TWC, so you can see jazz in a club setting (Dizzy's), ampitheater style, or concert style... and it's not that expensive... caught Maceo Parker this past weekend, guy is pretty amazing. highly recommended. more info.

Breaking News: DJ Hero flopps!!!

-NN

Reason #2,304,573 why I love Ron Artest:

keep your eye on Artest in the paint at the beginning of the video (going after Ariza's loose shoe instead of the loose ball)
check out the :42 mark, Ariza's reaction is "Really?"

The Turntable Lab Store in Manhattan's got a red dot sale on select vinyl right now...

Found some steals today. This one is a favorite... Instrumental included!

and Rehash's sweet downtempo album...

another gem, Plus Two's version of the infamous "Shades Of Jae" called "Shades Of Dank"

Come and get your dig on.

did somebody get their feelings hurt? anyhow, enjoy this:

Hold on a second bro....

I understand the magnitude of the D.Wizzle dunk.
In my opinion, the best elements:
1) Anderson Varejao exploding, with the padded post preventing from him doing 3 complete backwards rolls.
2) D. Wizzle stepping over his corpse, a la Iverson 2001 NBA Finals over Lue, and giving The Wade Face, followed by him screaming "THATS HOW YOU DO IT.... THATS HOW YOU MOTHERFUCKING DO IT!!!" to the electric Miami crowd.
3) Full-court sprint, the cut-step, the elevation, followed by a malicious tomahawk.
4) LeBron James even calling it "Top 10 Facial of All-Time" after the game, and it happened to his OWN TEAMMATE!!!

But is this dunk better than this....

THIS might be the dunk of the year.
Heres why (in Boy Genius's opinion):

1) ITS OPENING NIGHT OF THE NBA SEASON! Home opener, on national TV, at the Pepsi Center in Denver (one of the loudest arenas in the Association).
2) Carmelo's leap to steal, leading into a power-dribble drop step, then explosion... he didnt get a running start like Wizzle.
3) Mike Tirico's play-by-play call TRUMPS Marv's (uber-rare!). Shit, even old man cracka-ass-cracka Hubie Brown trumps Reggie Millers call.
4) Melo's maniacal face as soon as he lands, not to mention the fierce fist pounding on his chest, followed by the even fiercer chest-slapping, screaming "I'M BACK!! I'M BACK!!!" to the world (indicating his recovery from injury).
5) Kenyon Martin. U know he did something crazy in reaction, a shame ESPN only showed you his back, but you know he made some murderous face, judging from his kicking motion

but after thinking about it, Milsap took it like a man. Varejao exploded like the pussy that he is.