RE: N. Y. E. - Brooklyn Loft Party

Thrown together at the last minute like a party potluck, Greg let us use his loft again (same one for the infamous Halloween Party), bought 3 kegs of beer, Danny C brought the tables, I brought the mixer, Brent gave up his speakers, everyone brought a shitload of disco/soul/boogie/house records, Charlie brought some lights, Ponk brought his disco ball, and everyone made phone calls and emails... Turns out, this party exceeded all my expectations! By midnight, there were people everywhere, sweating it out for a packed night of dancing, drinking, and bringing in the New Year till early morn. Thanks to everyone who was there, the DJ's for bringing their A game, and all the freaky/sexy people for getting down. It was unforgettable to say the least.

11:00

12:30

but it really looked like this(no flash)

Snack, killing it on some "take you to heaven" style

Kniesly!

the one and only, Matt B

Old school shipset soldier, Sean "Moustachio" Rowland!

Ponk and our very own dancers...Danny C on the right

Happy '09!

Thank you so much to all my friends who made my bathaus birthday happen. I couldn't have asked for more...

Parrot's Gotta Back Stage Pass
Who Knows Were He Might Show Up Next>???

YEAH ROC!
nothing like a day glo yellow jacket to bring out the christmas
in your couch. look at that shit. motherfucker got a christmas couch!
c'mon superstar not even pleather?!!! i think my moms is throwing
out her old couch next week its just up the block holler f you want it.

This is how hard I fuck with HOBO

Ha gotta love this...original reporting via hypebeast...

Few find any positives from the steady declining American economy, including the foreclosure crisis that has troubled so many people across the nation. The New York Times recently did an article about how skaters might be the only average joe’s benefiting from this epidemic. With thousands of homes being closed in areas like Fresno, skaters have managed to track down properties with empty pools via tracking sites and even Google earth which has attracted visitors from as far away as Australia.

-NN

Boy Genius rolled up to the stage at The Rub on New Year's Eve and said "Can you help me get two bottles of Moet in the club? The bouncer has them." Of course I can! At midnight center stage he screamed "Barack Obamaaaaa" into the microphone and counted it down for us like a Korean Fatman Scoop. Then his boy, who was a dead ringer for Jonah Hill, tackled the stage monitor and fell on the floor.

Lots of Vassar girls were there. That's never a bad thing. I ended my night with Catch, Caps & Jones at Savalas at 6 AM. I have no idea how I got there, but on New Year's day I threw up a whole lot.

Ian took some pictures -

For those unfortunates who won't be at The Rub this Saturday night, just throw on our best of 2008 mix and have your own party:

http://therub.crewcial.org/The_Rub_2008_Part_1.mp3
http://therub.crewcial.org/The_Rub_2008_Part_2.mp3
Tracklist here: http://www.itstherub.com/news.htm#best

to piggyback off of mel's post, i found some great stuff too at my moms.

for instance, this picture of my grandparents, 2 of my cousins, and me [little shit head] during xmas many a year ago

then this fine artistic photo i took of myself toadmaning it up on the belt of steel

and last, this spread from an old issue of blaze.

boy genius, lloyd, roc.. do you remember those old hobo commercials that used to play late night, with that chick rapping and sitting on the stores roof?

<3 always in 2009,

One of the benefits of going home for Christmas is digging through the piles of records that I have at my parent's house. You find randomness like this...

I told you I'm on some flyer shit in '09... come out for the debut of MOBRODER at my BIRTHDAY on Saturday. Serious shit!!!

*** JUST ADDED: THE FABULOUS MICHNA LIGHTING SYSTEM!!!! GET MICHNA'D!!!!

N. Y. E.

stackswell thats why i said "reissue," last time i checked polygram wasnt keeping their 1992 rap 12"s in print. also i will accept your rip offer!

happy 09 kids, get home safe (thanks to diddy)

tonight williamsboogers can check jokers of the scene and sinden at studio b and nick catchdubs and hearts revolution at glasslands. in los angeles we have la riots and congorock at viper room with mattie from the rapture and good ol' frog. worldwide fool's gold NYE listings up here (though keep in mind a-trak's NZ gig happened already because of, like, the earth's rotation and shit).

My new yule log is watching the KLF burn a million pounds. You can view the rest of the story here.

What up,
Some of you may not know that before I was doing music, I went to school for journalism, studying to be a news anchor. Now that I'm in music I'm gonna try to do the news anchor thing. For 2009 I'll try to bring you some exclusive content...anything can happen.
To set it off is a quick interview with Matthew Dear, Drop The Lime, and Mike Servito. All three of them will DJ tomorrow night NYE afterhours at Le Poisson Rouge in lower Manhattan. Tickets are available here. Doors open at 2am and close at 8am with a continental breakfast. Then Blu Jemz is doing a 8am-4pm event TBA.

Q & A with Matthew Dear
M: Are there any tunes (by other artists) that you for sure are itching to drop (or test) in your NYE set?
MD: I just made a new song with Seth Troxler last week. He was over in the studio and we got very creative.

M: Any tunes from your Body Language mix that have become staples for you?
MD: There are a lot of good songs from that compilation, but it's always a bit hard to play songs from a mix out again. People tend to think you're not digging deep enough if it's already been committed to print.

M: Any edits/dj tools that you use as secret weapons of your own?
MD: I've been making a lot of long loops in the studio, and playing them in between tracks. I like very long mixes and constant rhythms in my sets. Too many jump cuts and pre-positioned breakdowns tend to ruin the uniform feel of dance music. I like to get lost in a groove when I'm on the dance floor.

M: What's your usual response to people who make requests?
MD: I smile and pretend I can't hear them. Or just say, "You know, I didn't bring that tonight." It's hard for me to be mean. The worst is when they request a song during an Audion live set.

M: Where were you/what did you do on 12/31/99?
MD: I can't even remember. Probably somewhere in Detroit, counting how many time's I'd hear Prince that night.

M: What is your most memorable NYE ever? (whether you were performing or not)
MD: I played the countdown at Fabric last year in room one. It was very memorable. A big digital laser projected the clock on the stage. Everyone counted down and cheered loudly.

Q & A with Drop The Lime
M: Are there any tunes (by other artists) that you for sure are itching to drop (no pun) in your NYE set?
DTL: There will be a handful of brand new upcoming Trouble & Bass Rec. & my new Curses! EP on Institubes. I may sing a cover of Joey Baloni's Heavy Hunky New Year as well...Al naturale

M: What did your parents say about you being on the cover of XLR8R? Any girls step to you with the quickness cause of that?
DTL: My parents were absolutely ecstatic, as they have always been my biggest support and inspiration. Ladies know that Venice is an unreachable never to be had place for the ordinary gal.

M: Do you shut them down, or keep them on ice?
DTL: tell them to battle galaxia terror

M: Any edits/dj tools that you use as secret weapons of your own?
DTL: Four Tops' "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" vs Curses! "Hungry for Love"

M: Do you still use those (as you called them) dollar bin 90s dance records that you ripped from vinyl? If so, were there any good ones that you feel stood the test of time.
DTL: Those will never leave the sets. My latest rediscovery has been bringing back dj sneaks strictly rhythm EPs. Even with the hiss, crackle and pop.

M: What's your usual response to people who make requests?
DTL: Hi five up high, hi five down low...nice to meet ya, Woops to slow

M: Where were you/what did you do on 12/31/99?
DTL: Wasn't there a massive snowstorm? I was house-party hopping in manhattan and ended up at a kid named nick foleys upper west side apt.

M: What is your most memorable NYE ever? (whether you were performing or not)
DTL: Montreal I love neon 2007. whole nyc crew drove up and we went bananas. I ended with 45 min of Congo Natty jams. I dont think I Love Neon ever had Montreal hipsters moshing to dubstep Bassline and then oldschool ragga jungle before, but it worked.

Q & A with Mike Servito
M: Are there any tunes (by other artists) that you for sure are itching to drop (or test) in your NYE set?
MS: It's always a test hahaha. hmmmm. Maybe a classic or 2 on Emergency Records.

M: Since moving to NYC, are there any tracks that you play out that have become staples for you?
MS: Velodrome - "Capataz" and Daniel Wang - "Like A Dream I Can't Stop"
Dreaming always works its way into my sets.

M: Any edits/dj tools that you use as secret weapons of your own?
MS: Nope. Just some vinyl manipulation and trickery, man.

M: What's your usual response to people who make requests?
MS: "I'm sorry, WHAAAT???? No..." or I look down and ignore you.

M: Where were you/what did you do on 12/31/99?
MS: In Detroit djing a party and playing Prince, of course.

M: What is your most memorable NYE ever? (whether you were performing or not)
MS: I was in Chicago several years ago, not djing and spending it with 3
best friends, drinking heavily and getting stupid!
I skipped out on work and didn't come back home for a week. Best New
Years week ever!

thanks guys,
HAPPY 2009!

Im so excited about this record right now im gonna cry tears of joy

Spectral Sound Remixed 12"

Stacks, You're right This is NOT a DOOD BLOG! (clears throat)
Well, I guess females that work for the lab kind of get some serious d00d points.... but whatever...

anyway... Turntable Lab LA has a Twitter acct so feed your addiction.

also... This really takes me there every time.

whole thing can be found here
.....im actually considering locking myself in my room and watching this on repeat on new years

RIP MC BREED

Awe man...here we go again!!! Look guys, if you're going to start littering the blog with all your annoying flyers, at least make sure they look as awesome a this!!!

-NN

dude, rakin in the dough already has its own 12" that was on polygram. it has the uptown bounce mix and the church ave mix, plus some other junk. holler if you want me to rip those up for you.

gina, good looks on the gift idea.. made em "weak"

you can't really tell from the picture but this little adventerous shit was sporting thee hardest rat-tail any korean kid has ever rocked [that i've ever seen], this side of the east sea. with all the chaos that was o'hare international during the holidays, this kid kept it pretty casual.

shout out to my aunt karen who was actually working that flight to seoul. never would have seen little dude if she hadn't been there the same time i was. what are the odds?

cmish, we gotta "build more than them workers on construction sites." i got some ideas up my sleeve so get jay. and sabo, i think you, kiko, and me are all on the same plane about doing that up soon so let's do dat [do dat, doo doo, dat dat dat]. elle, how's that facebook coming along?

and ladies, this is not a total "dood blog.." we need more girls at [house] parties that make selections like this when you let them go through some records. where are they at on here?

just sayin...

sorry lloyd i hope this is more to your liking

boy genius is choking on an egg mcmuffin with all these video posts!

fuck it i'm on some flyer shit for 2009 starting with this....

we start at 2am, 24 hour liquor license. some do it for the love we do it for the RUSH.....

i want more reissues of joints like this, way more fun than all those weird classic rock 12"s that never existed in the first place. somebody press up zhigge "rakin in the dough" remix with the uptown bounce version on the flip

jeez cary
mad depressing
its sweltering outside. relax!

more clips like this please.

BTW EXPECT THE FIRST HARDY BOYZ VIDEO TO BE IN THE SAME VEIN.

always,
http://www.twitter.com/lloydski

help me help you

THIS IS ENGLAND is fantastic