the blog is lookin really good these days - lots of eye catching content. for shits and giggles i wanted to continue the fun that was Boy Genius' Record Check during his takeover. sorry though, i can't top the "40 Bars." here's a rundown of some joints that you can afford and possibly find with the right resources if you're still into the vinyls...

Arthur Blythe - "The Grip"
this is my shit for days when i'm knee deep in illustrator and need something to free my mind of distraction. the cover is just beautiful. i can't get enough of India Navigation covers [see: "Metamorphosis" by Blythe as well]. features Steve Reid on drums.

Eddy Driver - "A L'Orgue Hammond"
this is one of those records you buy for just one song; and that song is "Black Knight." everyone knows it from that Beatnuts "Muchachacha" song. i sweated that song hard when it came out and it took forever for me to actually find this lp. ended up buying it from euroman about 4 years after the initial amazement.

Electronic - "Getting Away With It" 12"
no need to explain. Woody used it on one of his old mixes so go to his blog and download it. artwork by Peter Saville ftw.

New Jersey Drive Soundtrack EP
this has been my secret weapon over the years that never fails. just juggle the piano opener from the first note on the E Brothers song and whalah - you're Tony Toca. don't sleep on the OC & Organized Konfusion song either.

Joe Smooth - "Rejoice"
solid chicago house lp from '89. Renée Mohannon's voice on the song "I'm Not Givin Up" is my favorite.

The Mac - "The Game Is Thick" EP
put out on a record label that was a nail salon as well. mentor of the late Mac Dre, and ain't nutin nice. the Mac was also killed [in '91 i believe.] pour out some of that cuttybang for the 2 fallen crestsiders.

Webster Lewis - "8 for the 80's"
dude's wearing lipstick, i can't front. great modern soul with a couple boogie tracks as well. i always sing "Give Me Some Emotion" out loud in the car... you will too.

Jorge Robson & Lincoln Olivetti - "S/T"
i heard this at that Brasilian night at Black betty and lost it clapping my hands as hard as i could. soon after i purchased one of their mixtapes and lo and behold it was on there. "Aleluia" is the track that makes everyone dance and feel like their a part of some 80's Brasilian/southen baptist, crossover church.

PxMxWx - "Legalize: Pass the Weed" 12"
for Boy Genius - a little Cash Money steeze from the '9-3. produced by Fresh, DJ Indo, and DJ Crack Out. totally dipped in honey.

On rotation at the spot today:

Kerri Chandler's "Atmosphere" EP on Shelter [real heads know the club]

p.s.
Jemz you were killing me last week on Authentic Shit. never not laughing.

"I think Banksy's shit, cause he's a fuckin' overpaid art fag who cuts stencil's out" hahaha...

-NN

I do miss Lab people and NYC.

I remember my first and only lab basketball game mainly because that's where I first met and bonded with Sizzle. I also remember Jasper being really stoned walking around with Emma, Tony chucking the ball every second he could, and James and Pete being way too serious.

-Pitts

Jemz,

as long as Hahn doesn't try to pin the loss on you again. that was shady.
i call Frogman for the alumni team.

-P

Yo when the snow clears we gotta have another LAB basketball tournament... We should have like four teams.

watch this it'll get you amped (i'm definitely Jim)...

If I ever make it to LA (looking doubtful) i'll be here:

SATURDAY
TUESDAY

Also keep an eye out for this where ever you get bombarded with Scion Swagggggg...

tracklisting...

about two weeks ago I DJ'd the Nooka X Ghostly event at Sundance

if you want one of these search the lab site for Nooka

my first time to sundance and salt lake city/park city


we got a crew of people together and stayed about 45 min north in a log cabin

my agent had her 30th birthday, and we all played rock band on the flatscreen, loving the Interpol




it was dope with no internet and no phone service.

so the first party we hit was the Def Jam house of hype..

as soon as we roll up lots of tools were lurking around the entrance

then i looked to my right and cristy brinkly is signing a moped

instantly paparatzi sneak up on the scene

these guys are such dirtballs

remind me of dudes who couldn't make it on local cable access tv, so now they do this instead.



lurking so hard!


so when this hummer drove by i had to say "Look its brad pitt!"

then my friend started taking pictures of me taking pictures of the papartzi taking pictures of cristy brinkly

when we got inside cristy was gone but dude from three six mafia was in da building. Matt from nooka kept introducing (and embarrasing me) as "this is michna, he was rated itunes #1 new electronic artist for 2008."
The funny thing is that it really caught some peoples ears and then i was forced to talk about myself. But after a few drinks we were running game and I got to introduce matt as the "guy who designed the watches that Kanye wears.. "
Turding on film industry people is always fun.

free massages , aways ask for the happy ending (to see their reaction)

nivea girls, when i see girls like this i try to guess their nationality

this one was italian


this one was a mexi mix

a local i was with pointed out the famous egyptian theatre that world premeired goonies and shit

sundance has a cheap strip mall rental vibe.



in the basement of one of the mini malls was a britta sponsored event. i got mad filters for everyone

later that evening was another event in the mall (kind of reminded me of the Galleria in White Plains aka the Guidaria with the glass elevator) The DJ reminded me of Rupaul. There was a delay getting in cause some drunk guy fell thru a glass roof and landed next to the turntables. Rupaul was all "Oh my gossssssh!"


But what really put the Rupaul party over the top was the sponsor: SHASTA! folks i can't make this stuff up. It has really come to this. --These are new heights for the entertainment industry. SHASTA. with the big plastic bin that proudly states HASTA BE SHASTA. I think I drank 3 of these and laughed for 45 minutes. MY VOICE SOUNDS NICE CAUSE IT HASTA. This is up there with my other dream sponsors, B.U.M. Equipment, Radio Shack, and Starter Jackets.

back to reality in BK I face preparing for this upcoming tour everyday. Its the ultimate monkey on my back, gonna take the craigslist bangbus from NYC to Seattle to San Diego to Austin to Miami to Baltimore to NYC with Eliot Lipp. more at 6

Only in Miami, this is almost normal, ran into this batman wannabe dude i think..

i tried to get a closeup but was scared... be happy its blurry

then the next day i run into Batman or Robin.. now were friends..

after this picture was taken i went to drink saki and beer and had my 1st ever saki bomb. I was sooo twisted i sat on my fav Anon Sunglasses i bought from lab and its maybe a wrap for them.. krazy glue might work.. now they're only available in black aHHH

TTLab Blog followers might remember these Terrorist Attack cards:

We opened a few packs and found the illy Khomeini card.

My man in the background on the left is lookin' kinda Emyndish. White Tees and White Turbans in '09.

Omg, what happened to Keith Olbermann!?! Look how fat he is!! Was he always like this, or did he slowly become more washed up? Reminds me of Blu Jemz over the years

Spot this magazine in a Japanese supermarket. Silly Japanese people, 'Dunkshot'? Ha!

BBQ Chicken (Vermont + 6th in LA)
Best. Fried Chicken. Ever? No. Popeyes will always be my favorite, but damn BBQ Chicken is mos def my mistress on the side.

BBQ Chicken also makes this crazy dish. Basically, super burn-ur-asshole-the-next-morning spicy fried drumsticks. This aint nuttin to fuck wit.

Spotted Barack Hussein Obama at the Dumpling House in Arcadia.

As Pete stated the other day, I absolutely destroyed Amos Gayless (yes, that was his REAL NAME), the guy playing the theremin for Moog.

Pete attempting to play it.

My personal highlight of the NAMM show was def. the appearance I happen to catch; I got to see the father of my favorite genre of music: New Jack Swing. Yes, Teddy Riley, bitches.

First meal in my first day back in NYC in about a year and a half? Momofuku. The ramen, you already know bout it, but my personal fav is the pork bizzuns.

Stacks, you are young boy and im grown man when it comes to this DC gear reppin game. Peep the steez: Georgetown Hoyas Shooting Shirt circa 1995. True story: Hall of Fame Coach John Thompson went to Nike and demanded a jersey change. He requested a pattern to be made exclusively for his team, to resemble a dashiki, since half his team was pure African. Thus, the pattern that can still til this day be found in ALL Georgetown Hoyas hoops jerseys.

My boy Kristian of JOTTO-fame keeps buggin me to put him on blast for all my Boy Genius Bloggermaniacs worldwide. Hot girls in Philly = holler at K$.

What Winter Snow/Ice Storm thats blanketing our entire country?

[In regards to the line below this... Who da fuck you think it be?]

IN with the Old School

AND IN with the New
Rockwell(Parra)

Mad Decent

Everyone knows these Korg porta-controllers are hot. Now back in black!

NanoPad Slim-Line USB MIDI Controller - Black

NanoKontrol Slim-Line USB Controller - Black

NanoKey Slim-Line USB Keyboard - Black

And if you ever want to be mixing first class like Roctakon, you gotta get one of these...
Spacetek
CDJ-1000 Double Stand

ton of more stands here (find: Spacetek)

As interesting as Boy Genius' rib photo is, REH "Why Must I Cry?" DOGG just took over the entire internet:

http://www.rehdogg.com

The Designers Republic R.I.P.

Another edition of Record Check!
This time with your Boy Genius!

Tha Block Is Hot
Lil Wayne
One of my favorite records of all time.
Look how skinny and un-tatted he is.

Bling Bling
B.G.
One of my favorite records of all time.
Notice, I thought it was a smart move to buy doubles.
Pinky-ring worth about fiddy, bling bling.

Project Chick
Cash Money
One of my favorite records of all time.
Mannie Fresh does some pretty unbelievable stuff on this track.
Take a listen and listen to that bubbling noise.

We On Fire
Hot Boy$
One of my favorite records of all time.
Its funny, I like the clean version better.
Using 'boy' instead of the 'n' word is refreshing.

I Need A Hot Girl
Hot Boy$
One of my favorite records of all time.
Damn I love Cash Money.

One of my favorite pics of all time.

Yes, he's wearing an Art Monk Redskins throwback.

Holla Holla
Ja Rule
I also bought double of these.
What an incredible/deceiving debut single.
Kinda like Sarah Palin's first appearance at the RNC.

Stillmatic
Nas
This freestyle fucked up my world.
"Is he H to the Izz-O, M to the Izz-O?
Fo shizzle you phony, the rap version of Sisqo"

Gangsta! Gangsta!
C.Webb
Yea, thats right bitches. THAT C.WEBB.
This was the lead single featuring Busta.
My friend Ben Mesika is the only person I know who actually owns the LP.
"Fetish for lettuce, from the home of J. Rose and Jerome Bettis!!"

40 Bars
Allen Iverson aka Jewelz
This shit made white people go nuts... not like how Paul Wall has the internet going nuts, I mean bad nuts.
David Stern damn near had a heart attack.
Now every player is making hiphop albums.
RACIALISTS!!!




Mile long blog post for your bitchasses.

Minimal Man is having a heart attack
(This is a screen shot of one of his posts from way back, before I put him in place on with the Ether - the shit that'll make your soul burn slow.)
Take that, take that, take that.

I knew Mimi had some fans, but for someone to put together a six-minute compilation of her highest notes... I could watch this shit all day.

The moment all my Boy Genius Bloggermaniacs have been waiting for...

Back in the summer of 2000 i used to see Wallstreeters with a Razor Scooter in one arm and a brief case in the other...i always thought they looked kind of ridiculous but i guess it was a trendy way to get around the city back then...so here we are nearly 10 years later and i must say, i'm quite impressed to say the least! Definitely 1000 times cooler than rollerblading ever was!!! Dude even gets it in at the legendary Brooklyn Banks rail...peep it!!!


REviseddd TPC part from matt mckeen on Vimeo.

-NN

[patiently awaiting the boy genius takeover]

I was in DC last weekend DJing some Inauguration Parties. I played 18th st. Lounge on Sunday night, and did a record quadruple rewind on the Cocoa Tea "Obama" song with MC Hutchey of Thievery Corp on the mic. People were super hyped up for our new Funky President.

Then Monday night I Dj'ed the Huffington Post Inauguration Party which was televised Live on CNN.


There were over 4000 people there, and more trying to get in. Tons of celebrities made it out like Robert Dinero, Shakira, Steven Spielberg, Val Kilmer, Sharon Stone, Jessica Alba, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, and on and on. Sheryl Crow, Will I Am, and Sting all performed live. Here's a pic of Sting doing acoustic version of "Every Breath You Take" while I'm standing behind him on stage waiting to go on.


I was able to get a few homies in to the party. My boy Troy (Rex Riddim) - who was mistaken about 3 times that night for Will I Am - got a shot with Don King:


Since it was so packed, there wasn't much room to move around, but I did get some asses shaking after Sting performed. Apparently MC Hammer was there dancing, but i didn't see him.

Here is the final 50 minute set I got to throw down for the "white liberal woman crowd" as my friend Troy kept calling it all night:

Then on Tuesday night, I went back to ESL to celebrate again, and DJs King Britt (pictured), Jepthe Guillame, Nickodemus, Daz I Cue, Tom B, and DRM all rocked amazing sets.




After 4 days of partying for Obama it was time to head back to NYC, but not before I got invited for lunch at the Colombian Embassy!!:


We had the most amazing home-cooked soup called "Ajiaco" with 4 kinds of potatoes, fresh chicken and avocado, plus these mini arepas which were unbelievable. It was an amazing way to end the trip, cure my hangover, and set us on our 6 hour drive back to NYC. Gracias Adrianna!

Info on more FG releases (and Lab specials!) coming soon, meanwhile here's a groovy new tune from Trizzy...

Party Girl being on demand has really caused an uproar. Its kinda funny for all my peoples who've had it memorized for years but I think its good. Also who is going to take the list of songs he pulls for his gig and make a mix cd of them? DJing was way sicker before serato.

Pete is going for the all-time Estoy record for most posts a day.
He has already challenged me with his mile-long post.
I shall show him who's boss of this blog shit.

It's going to be so epic,
I have created this flyer for it:

recession buster

omg i was just talking about momofuku ko last night with the lady-friend... get. out. of. my. head!

i caught party girl (1995) on cable this wknd... this movie is a great slice of mid-nineties nyc. there's even a strong DJ sub-theme in the movie with lots of classic nyc house in the soundtrack (sadly, most are not on the CD) and lots of dj references. it harks back to when DJing was much more of weird hobby than the super-efficient, professional thing it has become. it also reminded me that there used to be some great dj venues in the east village (liquids, nation) to hear music... also that there used to be loft parties in manhattan... not any more.

some songs featured:

And all this time i thought Hanz and Franz invented Techno...jeez was i wrong...

High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music from Plexifilm on Vimeo.

Btw-Remember this guy? All hail the Techno Viking!!!

-NN

blogging about beckham might be worse than blogging bout momofuku,
but this goal was sweet... you gotta feel for this guy, he tried his best to bring something to the US, but he ran into a brick wall... us soccer doesn't need a pretty boy superstar from europe (god bless em), they need to get ghetto superstars... you can't tell me that someone like Josh Smith wouldn't win every header or that CP3 would out-assist CESC if they grew up playing soccer? hopefully, becks will stay in italy and play for another 5 years...

ok, publically sweatin' momofuku on a blog is like sweatin' 30 rock, santogold or mia, single drip coffee, zipcars, barneys sale, tokyo, etc... but hot damn, if this cookie from their new bakery isn't the best freaking cookie i've ever had... marshmallow, cornflake, chocolate chip, and a grip of butter... and i recently found out i went to high school with the dood that started it all... go figure.

got back from LA LA land... 80 and sunny, while nyc was frozen in single digits..,

first stop was Boy Genius' office. yes, he has a real job! and it's a pretty good one... he designs interfaces and new media for high profile clients. this is his office building which is a great example of the lo-tech on the outside, super-modern on the inside design that defines the back areas of Culver City.

like i said, his office is super-minimal on the inside (CTU-esque), but BG rocks tons of flare, including this full-sized american flag draped on top of his computer.

on saturday, we headed to the NAMM show... if you haven't heard about, it's basically like the auto show for the music store industry...

the show boasts guest appearances from everyone from Mick Mars of Motley Crue (hot girlfriend) and Lonnie Smith, sporting the full turban.

this was one of the highlights of the show. Moog always keeps it real at their booth. this theremin master was so odd, but fascinating. he reminded me of that goth kid from the new American Idol. me and BG were mezmirized...

of course BG had to challenge him to a theremin duel

my best of show:

you've already seen it on the blog, but the new akai is pretty cool. they're also coming out with a smaller version of the popular MPK49.

native instruments new maschine.... laid out like an MPC, comes with its own software. i like the idea of custom controllers...

microkorg XL merges Korg's 2 most popular retro synths, the microkorg and the R3.... awesome vintage design too...

also look out for
- new Rane TTM56
- folding Odyssey L-Stands (no more taking it apart)
- korg nano pads in black (these will be on the site tonight)

and on an interesting note, i got to check out the possible next big DJ thing. also developed somewhere in europe where everyone is blonde, Pacemaker is a PSP sized device that allows you to mix music wirelessly. this guy was basically mixing the entire time on this device, beatmatching etc... we'll see how this progresses... not avail in the US yet, but coming soon...

the future of club music?

after a punishing day of non-stop meetings, it was cool to stop by the LA store and install new signage. as most lab customers know, i'm not big on signs on the stores... people still complain that you can't find the manhattan shop... but i kinda like it like that even tho that sounds stupid. but in la, it's a different game. things like signs are essential... it's a constant bombardment...

i caught the inauguration on the plane flight back. everyone was in their obama cocoons, but once he was sworn in, the plane erupted in applause... that was a cool moment.

last but not least,
we're almost done!

Was in LA and SD all last week. Oh my ballybags, I can't tell you how nice it was to get out of the freezer and into some warm weather. Meal of the week: fried whole snapper at The Wilshire:

Big movie premier tonight at Tribeca Cinemas (LA premier next week). 10 Magazines put together 10 short films. We took the visual route with ours. All are welcome to the premiers, but must RSVP to attend. More info here.

And finally, I cant say enough about this party right here
(Justine always making happen):

...from the desk of Joshua L.

I hear someone's been hittin' the salvia a little too hard...

-NN

Just got this in my inbox from one of the metromix writers:

I heard club owners and promoters have begun banning clubbers dressed in
Ed Hardy from the venues/nights, that nightclub flyers even stipulate
"no Ed Hardy" apparel in the club. Is there any truth to this? If so,
I'd love to hear from you.



Probably too good to be true, but would love not to see this anymore:

ignore the werld.

a blast from the past
THE ORIGINAL RECORD CHECK
you're welcome.

Do Work!!!

[From CNN]

It's the same Oval Office. The same desk. Even the same curtains. But President Obama has already made one major change: Go through eight years of White House photos, and you won't find one of former President Bush in the Oval Office without his jacket on.

It wasn't just a personal preference. In the Bush administration, it was a rule: Jackets in the Oval Office — and now, it seems, one of the first Bush-era regulations to get scrapped in the Obama White House.

Jackets are for cracker presidents.

more yelling and talking on the radio/during sets in '09. this will be in accordance with c'mish's "gotta get mine in '09" slogan.

the real black jesus blessed me this weekend

and egg fooligan, e-mails me

-NN

Just got back from Sundance, full post on that later. For now wanted to mention a show tomorrow night in NYC.
---
Fresh for the 09, a couple of friends of mine started a new band. They're called Cubic Zirconia. Their debut live performance is tomorrow night at the Studio of Webster Hall in NYC. We will be joined at 8pm by DJ sets from Wajeed, Link, and Daryl Palumbo (of Head Automatica). Here's the Q & A with Nick Hook, 1/3 of Cubic Zirconia:

M: Tell us about the members of Cubic Zirconia and who they are.
NH: CZ consists of tiombe lockhart on vocals, nick hook, and todd
weinstock. todd plays guitar, tiombe sings and i play keys and make
beats, but our roles switch and we help each other from the start to
end of every song.

M: Before you settled on the name Cubic Zirconia, did you have any other band names you were considering?
NH: We were thinking of calling it bazillipede

M: Your previous band (Men, Women and Children) was signed to Warner. Did that teach you stuff that you might want to do the same or differently with this new group?
NH: In short, i learned partly what NOT to do. A major can be good if you
have done significant work on an indie or have a fanbase of your own,
but if you are a new band where a structure of people actually have to
think on their own and determine a way for you to be heard it might
not be the best place to start. At the same time we were given the
opportunity to only focus on music for about 3 years, make a record
with a real budget, and have the chance to go on tour with some folks
that you could only dream about as a kid. As for the new band, i
kinda of want to go slow and just release some stuff slower,
single/vinyl based and not go in such an all or nothing

M: I know you've been rehearsing a good amount for this show. Have you changed your gear set-up from what you originally thought it might be?
NH: Trying to strip it down and keep it simple. Been keymapping and
sampling quite a few of my analog synths and putting them on a midi
keyboard, no amps on stage, we added an extra guy to do a utility
roll, play a little percussion, keys, vox...

M: sounds good, see you at the show, and... peep the flyer
(thanks to mike for the design)

this is how all prez speeches should be

This arrived in my myspace inbox today. Some girl from New Jersey (I think she's a poet or something).

"I can appreciate your angst

But I shouldn't have to suffer from it.
Can you please stop screeching into the microphone on Mark Ronson's radio show?
I tune into that show for pleasure, not to hear you screech into my ears and make me irrationally want to tear my skin off.
I was listening to this weeks show just now, and it was so annoying, that I couldn't bare to listen to the show for fear that you would do it again.
Not very shmoove."

-also it should be noted that this girl only had one friend and that she must listen to the show a lot in Marks absence since "not very shmoove" is one of my trade mark lines on there (NN in the house).

Can't please all the people...

its hard to believe the day is finally here, 12:01 and it is official!

DJ Skinny Bones!!!

Btw-went to see Notorious last night. With the exception of some inexcusable slip ups (like 90s whips in 80s scenes), i left feeling pretty entertained. The dude Gravy who plays B.I.G. actually did a great job although the dude who played Pac is kinda laughable...all in all, a decent lazy sunday afternoon flic...

-NN

Re: Stretch

STRETCH!!!!!

Is this better?

TUESDAY JANUARY 20th

RUNAWAY
AC SLATER
U-TERN
COSMO BAKER
DJ HAUL
& BLACK JEMZ

you have a Canadian headlining on inauguration day, your blowing it.

Yo I'm really excited for this Scion Radio Party on Tuesday. Not only will I be flossing those open bar bracelets for OBAMA but it's my first chance to hear U-TERN DJ. If you don't know U-Tern and haven't heard his music it's definitely time to get familiar and where better than the intimacy of PLAN B? Also the RUNAWAY boys will be in the house and they're super.

TUESDAY JANUARY 20th

U-TERN
RUNAWAY
AC SLATER
COSMO BAKER
DJ HAUL
& GOOD OL' JEMZ

Plan B
339 E 10th St
New York, NY 10009
11:00 p.m. - 4:00 a.m.

So I guess I'm not going to DC, a little bummed but I bet you NY is more off the hook anyway. You gonna see dudes in American flag thongs out in 8 degree weather. LET'S GOOOOOOO!

TEXAS WHERE YOU AT? WORD TO MIKE 2600 FOR THE DESIGN.

Posting this one for my man Hugmode. If you love exceptional house music, go check this party tomorrow night...

-NN

thanks to everyone who came out last night to APT. it was great to see so many Lab heads out partying together...let's do it again next month. but where was Michna??
hosting / curating a party and then not showing up - that's some shit Donatella Versace does....

on a side note, we'll be having an "open box" sale on these very soon

A couple of years ago I got hit up by Delicious Vinyl to do some web design work. After talking about a few different projects, the main one ended up being redesigning Fatlip's Myspace page. For the first week or so after the page went up and I was still doing the final updates, I was checking Fatlip's Myspace email. Nothing majorly interesting came through at first, but then once his profile got featured on Myspace's front page, the floodgates opened. I basically passed the torch off to Delicious Vinyl at that point, but before I signed off for the final time, I found a message to Fatlip entitled SOMEFIN I WROTE WHEN LISTENIN TA YOU. Here it is in all its unedited glory:

AMONGST VAST THOUGHT PATTERNS
GREATER THAN RINGS SOUROUNDIN SATURN
I'M TA THE POINT WERE NOTHIN ELSE MATTERS
STURE UP THE BEAT AS IF IT WERE A BATTER
LYRICS HIT U SO HARD THEY STRAIGHT FUCKUP YOUR BLATTER
MY MIND EXPLOIDS
WHILE VOCAL-COREDS RELOAD
AND EVEN IF YA HATE STILL CATCHIN MY FLOW
TA THE POINT OF NO CONTROL
THE BODY JUS GOES & I GOT THESE PRITTY LIKKLE BITCHES STRAIGHT THROWIN DEM BOWS
NOW BUCK SHOTS AT YO CRUE
WHAT YA WANNA DO
I FIND MYSELF STILL ASKIN U
ACTIN LIKE FOOL
NEED TA GO BACK SCHOOL
LURN SA-IN STOP FRA-IN
HEY YO MY DICK IS LIKE A CRACK-HEAD IT STAY CUMMIN
AROUND I HIT U WIT THE FUNKIE SOUND
SMOKE YA FASTER THAN A POUND
BEAT U DOWN LIKE HOMIE DA CLOWN
WIT SOPES & SOCKS
MY DRINKS NEVER HAVE THE ROCKS
& FAKE ASS NIGGAS DEM BE CALLIN DA COPS
& WHEN THE TEMPTURE DROPS
MY BODY STAYS HOT
NOW TELL ME WHAT U GOT
FOR I MAY NEED
WHATEVER IT IS WHATEVER IT MAY BE
BUT I THINK I'M TO BLIND TA SEE
HARD TO BREATH
BIN DAT WAY MY WHOLE LIFE AND U WOULDENT BELEAVE
PLAYIN SPADES
REMINISSIN BOUT BACK IN DA DAYS
SAY WHAT U SAY
BUT ALL THAT SLICK TALK MAKE U SOUND GAY
I'M LURKEN DEEP IN THE DUNGINS OF MIA
ITS MOREFEEN......

Saw this on NOSAJ THING'S BLOG

Makes me wanna use ABLETON like whoa!

QUESTLOVE just TWITTERED this...

Whatever...

TONIGHT, a whole bunch of dj's play at APT in NYC. Here's the Q & A with Jamal and Sabo:

M: Give us a taste of what you might be playing tonight
J: Morten Sorensen "Start Something"
and Grace Jones "Williams Blood" (yam Who edit)
M: I heard a rumor that when you were a teen you got into a fight and ended up killing the dude. Is this true?
J: No.
M: Whats your middle name?
J: Yung
M: What's the name of the street you grew up on?
J: Chancellor Ave, Newark NJ
thank you, Yung Chancellor

M: Sabo, what can we expect to hear in your set tonight?
S: Kid Creole and The Coconuts "Goiing Places" 12"
and Glossy Edits "Burnin Love"
M: So you came back from the Dominican Republic with a black eye, what's up with that?
S:
M: What's your middle name?
S: Asher
M: Street you grew up on?
S: Lodi Hill Road
--Asher Loder, lets go!

you're not a true baller
until you have one of these

finishing up the cover for the next money studies release which will be roc's "finding directions" mix.
dood has got an interesting life... flying several times a week all over the world to dj money gigs for the button-down and ho-fit masses. but inside he's a gay black man from DC who loves disco and classic house. the two collide here (and i don't mean mash-ups, more on a theoretical level). it's a straight house mix, but he mixes the compositions like he would a club-set.

and while I'm on the subject of music,
i got a chance to meet up with the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. I've been a fan ever since I caught them on a random walk through Washington Square Park a couple years ago. their music and showmanship are top notch... no wonder they we're opening up for the Chili Peppers. if you have chance to see them in a venue (like Joe's Pub), I highly recommend it... I think they're in Paris right now, so Parisians look em up...

70s theme at Joe's pub

low-key cid graves, did i mention, they're all sons of Philip Cohran?

their highly recommend albums will be on the site tonite.

New Lab Radio!

"Hard rock meets sultry disco sounds..."

African Roots Of Jazz
Billy Squire
Bootsy Collins
Cole Medina
D-Classics
Deadbeat
Gary Glitter
Glass Candy
Hotlegs
Hudson Mohawk
Inner Passion
Jean Michel Jarre
Lykke Li
Malcolm Catto
Morris Wilson
Pilooski
Q-Tip
Queen
Rolling Stones
Solomon Burke

MORE-BRODER

Mobroder NYC

Shout to camera man 1derful for the glimpse in to the man, the mystery...

Tomorrow night come see Snack n C'mish at APT in NYC.
Ask them when their album comes out, or why they didn't review your cd.

Q & A with The Snackmaster:
M: Any dope records as of late you might be playing at this party?
S: Rufus & Chaka Khan "Any Love" on MCA
AND Wish ft. La-Rita Gaskin "Nice And Soft (Downtown Version)" on Perspective Records
M: What's your middle name?
S: Francisco
M: What's the name of the street you grew up on?
S: Radburn Drive in South San Francisco

Thank you, Francisco Radburn

Q & A with the Commissioner
M: So, APT has a Funktion One soundsystem. What can we expect you to drop on it?
C: Coko Records - "Do The Flex" / Gee Gee & The Gym Band - "Magic Kaboola
M: What's your middle name?
C: Funky
M: Street you grew up on?
C: Riverside till I die

thank you, Mr. Riverside

each morning when i hit the daily grind i always check up on a select few sites, get my head on straight over some juice and/or tea and prepare myself for success until lunch. my favorite would have to be checking up on the creative genius who is Rickey Kim over at his [more than a] blog, Mr Kim Says. dude truly inspires me with his amazing taste, and transcendent work ethic. the other day he posted up a book that caught my eye immediately. i was intrigued and wanted to find out more about the content, but just the cover alone said "buy me!" last night i copped. DEAL. i couldn't put it down. this is the most amazing thing i have read in a long time.

i really wanted to take some pictures of the content layout, but i feel if you really want to see and read it you will purchase it yourself.

and on the subject of Kim's, i recently found this shirt that me and a buddy of mine Lawrence Kim made like 10 years ago - it was our first attempt at silk screening. i remember we stayed up till the early hours at his parents place listening to mixes, and printing out transparencies

so Rawrence, if you're reading this [you probably are] holler at the deud.

Coming soon.

Black Dynamite Trailer from Bari the Beautiful on Vimeo

Bloodclaaat Banksy!!! Lawdamercy!!!

The Afflicted Yard: The Rock from Rickards Bros. on Vimeo.

-NN

Hello Im the new member to the Blog & a native NYer DJ ELLE!!! This blog needed another chick anyways... So I used to work at the NYC Turntable Lab store but just made a move to Miami for the winter to chill wit the Ballers, ill be fillin u in on what goes on down here. Im planning to start a weekly freak of the weak, crazer of the week, hottie of the week(as requested by my lab co-workers)... But before all that Im gonna do a small what i miss about NY(but i dont miss it yet..its only been a week and 3 days) in no order really...
#1 JOES PIZZA I LOVE U FOREVER best slice

#2 My Brooklyn Bodega,
they always opened for me at any time! and never made me use the hood box

#3 Fulton Mall
although i didnt go there too much this past year.. i took it for granted cuz it was down the block:(

#4 My friends& Fam( i do miss already esp hungover Sundays at lab wit Sabo)

#5 The City

#6 Castro's in Bk on Myrtle, cant find a pic, but best Mexican!
#7 Taverna Kyclades on Ditmars in Astoria, seriously the bomb Greek food i used to go there monthly.. You have to get Spearings & Lemon Potatoes..
#8 East Vil Thai
#9 Waterzooi its all the way in Long Island but they have the best Mussels i crave them..
i know im forgetting a bunch of other things ... As far as being in the store Im gonna miss when i lose my deoxit pen for the 10th time and have no where to re-up! Serato accessory of the year goes to u

& ill miss the Sunsets on 7th st...

So without further ado drumroll
HOTTIE or TANG(who made that up?) OF THE WEEK
I felt like a dirty old man sneakin this one... more to come once i make more friends..

started putting together ideas for the money studies summer lines...
first confirmed design is from Geoff McFetridge and Solitary Arts
not only is Geoff one of my favorite artists, this is one of my favorite images of his.
love how it captures the loner mentality when you're waist deep into your own creative shit...
a place i haven't been in a while personally (it's a dark place)...
shout out to Yong-Ki...

Been lovin' the wave of dubstep releases lately.
Get your heavy dosage of bass right here.

Woofah
Issue #3

Geeneus
Volumes: One 2CD

Benga
Pleasure EP 2x12"

Cardiopusher
Milk Thistle 12"

Tempa All Stars
Vol.5

Pinch
Underwater Dancehall (Instrumentals) 2LP

More happenin' hoodies from The Hundreds

and some clean looks from newcomer, Bear

As for equipment,
Zumreed is good to go.
Dream ZHP005 Headphones - Lime Yellow

Grado is straight pro.
GS1000 Headphones

more to come...

hahaha, yes! Hibbert! n4n but my dude Prop Tom laced me with the ill memory of Webber's infamous time-out call while we were taking Horace Grant shots* last night at the bar. Also I can never big up Mother Stackswell enough for holding me down with all those Michigan/GSW/Bullets cards she had Chris sign at her tenure working for INOVA hospital back in the day.

In other basketball news, my man Kiko leaked me the info that Bol's little sister is a student of his in one of his classes.. WHOA!

*order two rounds, have another favorable power forward that can drink with you slide the shots down, knock 'em back and hold those glasses to your eyes. Drink enough and go Jo-Jo English on fools..

p.s.
Yeah Kate, seriously? Tracy held it down though for the rebound of the night.

W.I.T.W?

ah, the beauty of craigslist... where else can you score last minute courtside knicks tickets on the cheap? took Boy Genius to see them play the Pacers... we were so close to the floor, BG shouted down his high school buddy Roy Hibbert. I also got to peep my second round draft pick (and top 5 overall player) Danny Granger.... kid is a machine.

food blogs kinda irk me these days, but i got to give a shout out to my east village and its environs. been eating like a king for the last couple weeks. some picks if you are bored
back forty - best burger in east village
porchetta - hyped to hell, but it's damn good.. and only a few stores down from the shop
abraco - another hyped to hell place, but for real, they have the best crafted espresso in nyc. get a cortado
blue smoke - the best ribs in town, i've tried em all.
i also tried sweetbreads for the first time... i don't get the hype. you're eating lamb glands people.

been on a sticker kick recently....
next one might have to be Kate Winslet sux ballz. her golden globes speech (the 2nd one) was one of the most disgusting things i've seen in my life. get over yourself.

please pull the trigger mr. wenger... we needs help!

also lab 2008 review posts coming soon....

NEW LAB RADIO

(click box, duh!)

This year I decided it was time to start focusing this show on more Lab affiliates so I got three of my favorites to kick it off…

D. YSH

D took over as manager for The LA store when I was deemed too derrel to continue. His half-Japanese-ness makes him super thorough on mixes and inventory and an all around really polite guy (sorry if that sounds racist). He really surprised me when this mix hit my inbox, its like grimy disco that’s not too disco, electro that never flat-lines and so on. In other words he hits all the right angels without crashing into them.

MICHNA

Oh Michna how far we’ve come since the days they had to separate us in the office for talking too much during official work hours. Now on the heals of his Ghostly International debut Magic Monday and his recent Golden Globe nomination for best live horn section in a drama (he lost) I finally got him to make time to be on my show. Another really strong mix that flows easily between electro and (dare I say?) Down-Tempo (but not in a funny way). Michna wasn’t ashamed in the interview to let his true colors show on topics like why remixes suck and how much his advance wasn’t.

CATCHDUBS

Was Fools Gold the label of the year in ‘08? It’s worth debating, but the impact they had on mix show radio and merging the rap and electro worlds this past year cannot and neither can Nick’s influence on that success. Catchdini has always been the “nice guy” out of the Lab affiliates, but I’ve noticed since the string of hits from Fool’s Gold homeboy is starting to get some serious swagger and why not? The mix he did for this show is like fireballs being catapulted one by one at the listener. I remember when he handed it in he was like “why didn’t you tell me this wasn’t gonna air for 6 weeks? I wouldn’t have used so much current shit.” Listening now almost 2 months later nothing feels dated (not even Paranoid). When we spoke he dropped the address to send all rap demos for consideration.

Don’t forget you can now listen to the show on iTunes...

iTunes → Radio → Dance → Turntable Lab LA Radio

If you haven’t been yet do yourself a favor and check out Cosmo & Eli’s party at riv105 this Wednesday. It’s Eli’s B-Day so buy him a drink (he’s not known for handling his liquor).

THURSDAYS – DANCE CLASS
SATURDAYS – GOOD TIMES

Catch Woodman spinning this thursday at APT. Ask him why MTV can't get enough of him, or ask him when Metal on Metal II is coming out..

M: Name 1 or 2 records you have acquired recently that you are really feeling, and plan to drop at the inaugural edition of "Too Big For NY"
WM: Chicago "Street Player" promo 12" on Columbia -- got it in New Orleans for $3.50 son!
M: What's you middle name?
WM: Jeng
M: What's the name of the street you grew up on?
WM: Healy

thank you, Jeng Healy

I was recently asked to curate a monthly TTL event at APT in NYC, so here it is:
(dj's are listed in alphabetical order, jemz calls me a communist)

points worthy of note:
Why did I pick this lineup? Cause ALL of these DJs are on point. Selection, Mixing, Experience, Crowd Control, Keeping it interesting/Pushing the music, and ...- Etiquette, .. (i could write a whole post on DJ etiquette but I won't. If you make yourself look like a douche in this department it's probably all your fault). As most of you know, In New York City there are tens of thousands of DJs. And the good ones rarely get to play all under the same roof. So if you're reading this blog, this one's for you. (show up with $3 in your pocket and you're still gonna have a good time) Q & A coming soon.

Feeling this shit now more than ever...if you heard about the murder of Oscar Grant by Bay Area transit poLICE on New Years Day, i know you probably feel the same way...

-NN

Jemz, here's a flyer to stop the yawns . ..

Brought to you by the crew that brings you Bersa Discos

I've always been more of a Kurt Russell action/comedy kind of guy myself but I caught this last night whilst flipping through the channels and it almost brought a tear to my eye. Give it up for Patrick Swayze..

Lab Radio Update!

"Givin' you the goods."

52nd St.
Azimuth
Bamboo
Boppers
Cotton Candy
Dam Funk
Fela Kuti
First Touch
Freida Norwood
Gladys Knight
JB's
JR Funk
Jackson Jones
Jones Girls
Lafayette Afro Band
Modern Romance
Mr. Chop
Parliament
People's Choice
Radio Band
Uncle Louie

JOY FANATIC

Yawn (not directed at anyone in particular)...

Another find from the parent's crib. Autographed flat? FLATS? Do they still make those?

ayn rand don't give a .....

So, I am sitting here working on some music and recording some vocals... and I started to get lazy...
I needed some motivation, I searched motivational speech, and came across this gem.
I felt it necessary to share this with you all.... and share the inspiration.

What about Da Bush Babees? I always thought those dudes were ill. You might remember their big tune in 96' called The Love Song ft Mos Def, i was always feeling these two joints from the first album much more. Listen to Y-Tee toasting in each vid...i always wondered if he had any influence on Sean Paul (sure the hell sounds like it!) Extra big ups to Poor Righteous Teachers too for ushering in the reggae rap vibes (long before The Fugees made it commercial with The Score...18 Million Copies btw!!!)

-NN

ayers, good looks on that... i've had some ground issues this week that i need to get fixed so sorry about not upping it earlier for all of you. i did however jam out on the way to work with it this morning.

Zhigge started out as backup dancers for Special Ed. No idea why I ripped these at 192. Oh well!

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!!!!