Told you TAPES were back.

-Rainey

Diddy honored with a Hollywood Star

best line...

"I'm a definition of how to build a brand and a 360 model. I feel like I'm the definition of that," Combs said. "This new concept that people have, I've been doing it for years. Creating a way out of no way, making lemonade out of lemons, that's what I do."

"So if the music industry's getting cannibalized by the Internet, I figure out how to work with it, I figure out how to survive. You throw me in the jungle butt-naked, I come out with a lion's head, some bearskins and a bunch of food. I may be driving a Maybach."

Special Edition Lab Radio. Get your boogie on with some funk and 80's picks from our own stash of wax.

It's only Thursday and this week can be summed up in 3 things: Demon Fuzz, playing forward both halves with no sub, and lots of raspberry-apple (c+zinc)

My homie Michael Gaughan AKA Ice Rod made this painting of Robert Deniro in Taxi Driver out of slices of peanut butter and jelly-covered toast.

Here are the thumbnail sketches...

I'm bringing this guy with me to New York tomorrow...

add a bunch of British dudes (Future Boogie) to Pocket Checkers and it's going to be TROUBLE!!!

Yea, so flexin' that Uptown and South (South) Bronx rep, I made my way over to a gentrified Harlem on a tame Sunday evening, to check out some low-key screenings of THIS and 80 Blocks From Tiffany's.

After the screenings they had a chill lil' Q&A session with some OG founding members of the Ghetto Brothers.

And I know I ain't on that "TTL Record Check" tip (although this stuff qualifies for honorary membership, holla at me PH.)

But, long story short, the dudes put out some bad ass cuts back then. You know, if you like funky soul, percussion, and vocals. Or maybe just The Bronx in '69. . .

The Girl From The Mountain

Got This Happy Feeling

You Say You Are My Friend

VIva Puerto Rico Libre

No Capitalism here. Poach away my frengs!

-Rainey

best sports commercial ever?

another good one:

and another

recent but spectacular

tuesday afternoon office flicks

he's back... GM Azzoni went down with a broken hip (bike accident), but after a month of intense rehab and vegan treats, he's back at the helm of shipset.... good to have him back.
ps. his apartment looks like a nice bohemian cafe.

overseas exclusive reissue of Voila CD (by xxxchange + rockswell) on Money Studies... very limited qty available at the Lab starting tomm...

jack (aka new-jack aka bike-jack) is our metal + thrash authority in the office. check his Metallica reviews. somebody needs to explain "hesh" (the verb) and "hesher" to me...

snack, fresh off a trip to the bay area, gets re-embedded in his corner.

another warehouse find. original deadstock shut boards... our friend Jimmy once found an entire space full of old school decks about 6 years ago. i think he made a nice killing on em. he was nice enough to give us these....

and for old time's sake....

WHAT IS TONY WEARING?
1) crisp pink button up
2) leather belt off a street vendor
3) uniqlo jeans
4) expensive italian shoes
5) emma the lab-dog
and yes, ladies were giving him smiles in the elevator today.

represent.

og ronaldo loves vestites

SPRING IS HERE, it might be raining today but the weather has turned for good..... I had 2 setups at the crib and today I got home from North Carolina and put these bones swiss and indys i had collecting dust to work.....

If you live in the city bust down toAUTUMN and get your cruiser popping... get a Zip Zinger some indys and 60 mm Bones Softs.... Tell em the Roc sent you and I bet you get somthing for free, even if its just a cold red bull.....

Also I got a copy of THIS on dvd..... If you ever really skated and dont cry like a little baby by the end of this your a robot and probably bleed skim milk like them dudes in Alien....

And yes, the record is "Elements Of Life" and I aint talking Tiesto......
A PERFECT JAM FOR SPRING TIME IN NEW YORK.....

For all of you asking for the next LA In-Stores . . . Here they are:

Tuesday 4.29.08, we have Joe Beats + Maker from 7-9 PM. Free Entry. Free Beer.

Saturday 5.17.08, we have Osborne, Flyam Sam (Flying Lotus and Sam I Am),
and the Lab's Own Michna for the Ghostly Swim In-store.

cool article on the king of visceral design