directed by David Mullett, awesome last name

Lately, weekly and monthly gigs have been a heavily talked about subject with me and my friends. I think with the internet and technology enabling anyone to play music, the odds of throwing a successful event on the regular nowadays is like hitting the lottery. I can only speak from my personal experience - for the two regular events that have done well in my career, I've had A TON of things fail and that's pre-internet & pre-serato. So when I see other long-running events around the country, like the Rub in Brooklyn, Yo Son in Seattle or the Rootdown & Do-Over in LA, it's always renews my faith...

With all that said, I have two events that have been going on in Austin for some time now. My Monday night weekly is at a grungy old bar, near the University of Texas called NASTY'S. I've been doing my thing there (w/ an excellent cast of dj's) since the summer of 1996. Back then, a multi-genre (rooted in Hip Hop) dj event was a rarity in these parts. It took a few months for folks to take to the idea, but by the spring of 1997, it turned into a monster. Since then, we have had our ups and downs, but there's no other place where you can see a diverse crowd (hippies to hipsters to tall tee rap fans) during the week. The crowd is consistent and I think that can be attributed to the level of dj'ing and selection. This is something that I am really proud of...

The other is Rock the Casbah. It's an 80's party that takes place quarterly. I started this in January 2001 and it's been going well ever since. Imagine 450+ in a live music venue - sweating, dancing and singing along to 80's jams. It's all about having fun, getting wasted, falling on your face and getting back up...

Btw, the Clash's video for Rock the Casbah was filmed in Austin. City Coliseum RIP.

Considering the way things are these days, I am very thankful. Word to everyone from coast to coast that's holding it down week to week. Keep keeping on...

If you haven't noticed, the online store had a major overhaul.

we're still in the process of working out all the bugs...
we're feeling about 85% complete on it, just need to correct some code, spacing, user issues etc. if you're a designer, you know my PAIN.

so as we get into the last push, we're inviting you to check out the site, re-familiarize yourselves, make some orders, and give feedback. as an incentive, we're doing possibly our biggest sale ever as a thanks for putting up with our old archaic website for so long and giving your valuable feedback...

please send feedback emails to redesign@turntablelab.com

second big announcement is that one-time Lab intern / Pro-Squad member Roger Yamaha aka Yas has soft-launched Turntable Lab Tokyo!

In addition to a select choice of Lab goods (Yas has the best taste in the world, not kidding), Yas is aiming to create a community space for Japan's DJ scene. There's seats to chill out at and even a mini-cafe... here are some pics, more info coming.

for more info
click here and scroll to the bottom

ok, so i wasn't gonna write anything about the CL final, but a good friend keeps bugging me that I bailed with the coverage after my team (arsenal) lost... etc. ok, CL coverage has been ridiculous (more than the Super Bowl), but here are my modest observations of the game:

1) watching Messi when he doesn't have the ball is hilarious. he looks like he's taking a stroll through Union Square on a saturday morning. he might get up to a light jog, but most of the time, he's strolling. the comparisons of his header to a salmon is pretty funny too.

2) everybody and their mother is in line to bone Xavi + Iniesta, but I thought it was most telling that Rooney proclaimed Iniesta as the world's best player. my friend might kill me if i don't mention how Messi deserves credit for the midfielders' success, but i think that's a given.

3) watching Vidic get schooled was like watching the end of Rocky IV, but none of us were expecting it. i was disappointed that Vidic didn't drop any payback... a la his forearm shivers.

4) how ridiculously rat-boy was Ronaldo... all those cheapshots on Puyol aka He-Man? those confrontations showed us what class and class-less is all about. how you gonna mess with He-Man?

5) what about the shortest CL final team celebration ever. they bolted after the confetti explosion.

6) eto's heroin celebration?

7) next year, let's see the clash of the most beautiful... barca vs. arsenal... cesc and messi will have sex on the pitch.. no-homo.

ok, here's what my argentine friend has to say, he's about to explode:
"But I think an honest confession that Barca demonstrated some of the prettiest and most effective soccer that Premiership watchers have ever seen against their New York Yankees is out there a little. What is not out there is that the media - including your blog - have spent too much time overlooking every other league out there. The top 4 teams in England are bad ass. That is it. Many of the best - including THE BEST - players and teams are outside of "whiteboy" land. It's time to open your eyes.
Show me one media outlet that has said that about themself ????????????????????????????????????????????????????"

until transfers get heated up, over and out.

Miami Memorial Day Weekend '09!
This was my first Memorial Day weekend in Miami, wasn't sure what to expect... Most locals leave town, and alot of stores and restaurants are closed for the weekend.
Never seen Collins Ave barricaded off .. this pic was taken b4 the madness.

You can spot a tourist a mile away with their Surf Style Bag

Every Rapper and wannabe Rapper is in town

so much flyer pollution..

Jeezy might have been the busiest rapper this wknd

Mad Scooter Gangs all day everyday!

They took their vacation on the wrong weekend

Lines to get in Fat Tuesday and Wet Willies! Of course

Quick Ocean Drive Performance

One of my fav cars Woody! There were soo many, Coogi Car, Dora the explorer Car, Cookie Monster Car

Ran into this at the Adventura Mall on my way to Dj at the Adidas store

Heres some Memorial Day Wknd Hotties!
Killin it out there.. they were from georgia.. I was wondering where i could get one of those outfits...

This week's selection of tunes is called, Hipster Girls Are Easy (aka Summer Of Love 2009). Added bonus, they're all on vinyl. When's the last time you invited a date over to listen to mp3's?

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (with FREE MP3 Download) 2LP

Bloc Party - Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix) 12"

Clinic - Tomorrow (DFA Remix) 10"

Florence & The Machine - A Lot Of Love, A Lot Of Blood (Optimo Remix) 12"

Mad Decent saves all the best shirts for summer.

King Stampede's mysterious vibe gets fun in the sun

Acid Haus doesn't forget the night trippers

And No Mas brings it with some ill athletic shorts.

Remember, crispy new gear means careful with the BBQ sauce.

P.S. I voted for Bogdan

I'm Not Selling Out, I'm Buying In!

good weekend all around. got to play catchup with a lot of friends back in the city. also djed with my man carlito roc for one of my all time favorite rappers, sadat x.

annex's own neil nice about to shred the rio bowl

True City Killers in the booth catching wreck

b/w

Remember Our Troops

Hope all my 'Boy Genius Bloggermaniacs' had a great weekend.
I hope you enjoyed all the pool parties, BBQ's, rounds of golf, sex (both straight and chi-chi), pick-up sports, and the drama of the NBA Playoffs. For those who do not live in the United States, it is one of the best weekends of the year, especially on the east coast, where Freedom and Democracy are rich in the air. I hope everyone (including those reading this in other countries) had a chance to remember those who have donned the uniform of our armed forces (the greatest the world has ever witnessed), especially those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect and serve this amazing country. It's humbling thinking about them (and their families), about their bravery and courage. So remember, all that petty shit that you personally deal with and bitch about everyday is nothing compared to what our Troops do. They are the best among us. Keep things in perspective and never forget we have people in this world that are protecting us and helping others, all politics aside. This blog post goes out to you.
We'll always love Big Poppa and our Troops.

composure!

so i was at a neighborhood bar this wknd and there was a laptop-only dj, no turntables, no serato, no controller, not even using headphones! for some reason, i got an urge to twitter: "laptop-only djs must die." this was apparently my most popular tweet cause of all the RTs it got... but it wasn't just blind hatred, here's the backstory:

to laptop dj dood:
1) please mind your sound quality. my ears were bleeding from all the treble. if you're playing some mp3s, make sure they're good quality (duh), but more importantly, every track needs to be eq'ed! sound quality is as important as blending.

2) please use headphones, you're taking all the soul away from the artform with your visual beatmatching and typepad fading. so not sexy either.

3) if you don't want to use headphones, i expect you not to train wreck every third song. but really, why not just play a mix then?

TIT FUCKER!
i couldn't care less about hockey or basketball for that matter but this is great.

"Graffiti subculture and skateboarding subculture are so parallel...there's a freedom to both, there's a counterculture resonance to both, there's a youth thing, it's really not for your parents ya know? They really don't get it, graffiti is the same way..."

-NN

Boy Genius is Diddy Boppin in Vegas tonight.
Hit me up, bitches.

twitter: @boygeniusLA

First I interviewed Roc, then Roc interviewed Eli, and now Eli has interviewed Stretch.

this is the best stretch interview

READ ELI's INTERVIEW WITH STRETCH ARMSTRONG

read the rest of this post

Oh no, Mr Sinclair is at it again...

Funk Dat!!! Hey DJ, dust this one off instead!!!

-NN

All my Marylanders, STAND UP!!!

LA LA BIG CITY OF DREAMZ – BUT EVERYTHING IN LA GETS CRUSHED WHEN JEMZ IS ON THE SCENE

Yeah I’m here. Weathers perfect, pools are open, the ladies are on roller skates, the tacos are calling, KCRW is bumping in the whip and all the while I’m turning a little bit more Goth every second. I’m currently sitting with Hoff in Venice Beach (by far the best part of LA) attempting to finally get this MOBRODER (the Apocolypse Now of mix cds) shit in the can, the saga continues…

Meanwhile I’ll be on the scene (at TTLAB all Friday afternoon) so come see me there or at one of these fine events…

Friday is my first time djing in the OC…

Early Saturday I’m doing this Scion Art Show (she blinded me with scions!)…

Late Saturday I’m with my favorite DJ Thee Mike B and the legendary Keoki at Blow Up …

Lastly Mad Mondays Memorial Day Pool Party (POOL CREW IN FULL EFFECT!!!)…

*Note how my flyer placement gets lower and lower every trip to this city. When I moved here 3 & 1/2 years ago I was headlining Raves (not true there weren't any Raves here then, just mashup), but I was on top of the world. Hopefully by two more trips my name will be so low on the flyer it will be below the sponsorship logo's (now that's low).

NY doesn't know the meaning of raw until you've visited Detroit. Our friend Ernie(Erno The Inferno) is Ghostly's Detroit rep out there and brought us out for their Tour Detroit party. The only knowledge I had of Detroit prior to that was through their musical legends and from Minimal Man's stories and blog posts.

Remember this Gay Packard Plant one?

We actually drove by it. You can't see from the picture, but this shit is like 15 blocks long! They used to throw some of the craziest raves in there. I can only imagine the madness.

So the rumors are true, The city is in shambles, abandoned buildings are everywhere, and jobs are mad scarce. But despite the ruins, it's one the most inspirational places I've ever visited. The city seeps soul and funkiness like no other and when it comes to parties, they do it up right over there!!!

One of the bigger parties over there is called "Funk Night" and is thrown by these cats Frank Raines and Bill Hales who literally pack like 1200 people into a warehouse with HUGE soundsystems to play rare funk 45's till the early morn. It's literally like a rave for funk and was voted #1 for America's Best Party by Paper Magazine. Coming from NY your like, funk rave? I didn't believe it either, until I saw the video footage. After 5 min of mayhem, I was sold. They also have sick funk bands playing live between the sets, like Will Sessions, who's members also record with Mayer Hawthorne. A perfect way to balance out the DJ sets with a live soulful vibe. Funk Night NY and Funk Night LA has been rumored - I'll keep you posted.

Here's a pic from a surprise B-day party for Frank Raines...

DJ Dez from Slum Village was on the decks. The range and mixing of his live set that night killed it so hard, I was thinking, "This is better than any mixtape we carry!" Trust.

Here's the Tangent gallery where we spun at. They used to throw really big raves here, but it's been out of commission for a bit. Everyone was psyched to see Ernie and the crew reviving it. All I gotta say is 2 HUGE speakers and 6 subs makes for a proper comeback.

10pm

2pm

Some chick even danced so hard she broke her damn shoe.

Also, the community over there was amazing. Everyone knows each other and although there's a lot of haters(wouldn't you be if your city looked like the apocolypse?), the support for music is enough to make a NY city dude like me shed a tear. You have rock dudes coming to your disco party, hip hoppers checking out house shows, house DJ's checking out hip hop shows, and so on... Seriously, when's the last time you invited your "hip hop" friend to come check out a night of minimal techno? It's the closest I've seen to "One Love" in a while.

Lastly, hipsters dont exist over there. They're way too smart to be tricked by some flashy, nu-rave shit. Motown came from there, Techno came from there, Dilla came from there. They got Moodymann, Derrick May, Theo Parrish, Omar S, Kyle Hall(17 years old), Mayer Hawthorne holding it down - You really think they're trippin' on your designer v-neck and your newest blog house track? Hell naw...

On that note - Snack and I started a new party @ APT. I know its a bit late to promote, but if it's not too late - get over there! It's the first of many this summer. If you haven't heard of Duane Harriott, He's one half of Bim Marx with Jorge Velez(aka Professor Genius) and part of the infamous Negroclash Crew. Needless to say, it's an honor to throw down recs with him. It's free so, Come and get funked!

Be on the lookout - new Bim Marx 12" dropping soon!
- Enjoy the summer night yall

SKATEBOARDING IN THE 80s WAS TOTALLY RAD DUDE!!!!!

GO SHRED!!!!!

-NN

French design meets India. No seriously, the Ambassador is India's classiest transport. They still make them and why should they ever stop? The Amby would outlast a Peugeot any day.

who doesn't love chicken tetrazzini?

and creepy...

da hardy boyz (tk, unemployed lloyd, blu jemz)

speaking of the boyz,
lookout this summer for a string of Hardy releases on Money Studies.
it's pretty impressive to see how their music is progressing so quickly. what started off as an inside joke is turning into something really substantial. the second coming of your favorite new wave band? possible.

POLL: WHO IS THE MOST POPULAR LAB EMPLOYEE? CIRCLE 1

Woody
Lloyd
ROCTAKON
Kevin
James
Neil
Sabo
Elle
Other

Springtime, bitches

Checking the forecast around the country, seeing that its 80 in NYC, Philly, DC and LA (and whatever midwest hick town the rest of you live in). Oh yea, there has to be some Japanese people reading this, I see that even in Tokyo its 80 today.

Got nothin to do this afternoon?
Go out and buy/see Notorious
Pete, why isn't Brooklyn's own Turntable Lab carrying this?
Pair that up with an iced coffee (or Hennessey, both are pretty gangster)

My Boy Genius Bloggermaniacs constantly ask me what I'm listening to lately......

Today, I have this high-school in DC anthem on repeat in my VW.
Back when this track came out, it was fun calling girls 'chickenheads' cause 99% of white girls didnt know what it meant. White girls thought that a 'chickenhead' was a girl that just gave head, cause of the neck-thrusting motion that chickens make. I still bet a majority of white girls dont know what it means.

dookie chains

dj ayres

tryin to use that low pass on breakfast to filter out the swine on my shit.

via a boring wednesday at work looking at serious eats.

“You’re going to sue me? Who do you think you are, the San Diego zoo?”

Everything Tracy Jordan ever said on 30 Rock.

*via Hey Mister

Bird Peterson is in town and is going to take over the decks at the LA Store tonight,
May 19, from 7 til 9, warming up for his gig later at Cinespace Tuesdays.
He's got a few promo mixes to give out with material off the DO IT TO IT EP, Vol. 2.

Come on by, check out his set, grab a free Red Bull, get pumped up,
then head off to Cinespace.

Also, if you're gonna be down in San Diego this weekend for Memorial day,
you can check Bird here:

hey ayres,
i will oblige your request for more dookie chain shots

shipset's j realz

glad this guy got something out of nyu, cause I sure didn't
awesome school project:

ha, saw this in a mom & pop type record store this weekend - your boy jemz's blendyo resting up there in rotation with the late uncle d. pick it up free with order online or where ever you see it at.

btw jemz if you're gonna be at evr this friday i'ma schmooze through with your favorite kronenberg.

ohh and neil so nice, this friday you should roll to sputnik from 10-4am and get your rap fix sans the youtube. me and my stromie carlito roc, tck are spinning the vinyl’s with el da sensei and a whole slew of other linebacker rap guests.

POLL: Do you think the Turntable Lab polls should be updated once every:

a. 5 years
b. 10 years
c. 20 years
d. 100 years

Turntable Lab Los Angeles has a part- time position available.

We're looking for:

2 or 3 days a week
Knowledge of Lab product (Music, Equipment, and Misc)
Reliable
Retail Experience

Please send resumes to dave // at /// turntablelab.com by Thursday, May 21

HARDY finally had our debut show on Saturday Night at Roxy's B-Day Bonanza.

TUESDAY MAY 19th

Danny Krivit
Dances With White Girls
Ninjasonik
DJ Monk-One
Franki Chan
Blu Jemz

Plan B (Corner of 10th and B)
339 E 10th St
New York, NY 10009

11:00 p.m. - 4:00 a.m.

21+

Free! No RSVP needed

I'm a 90s raw rap fan to the core but i never really got into these guys...

I mean i know rhyming about the sun moon and stars was kinda the in thing to do back then but i always felt like this guy did it way better...

Btw-I miss the days when you'd see 5 dudes deep in a range bumpin' shit like that. Still waiting on that Stretch and Bob reunion show. If anyone cares his blog was recently updated with an interesting post and debate about posting and downloading classic albums. Peep it here

-NN

"I'm a computer, stop all the downloadlin'"

-NN

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY MACARENA!!!!!

-NN

-NN

friday... let's go New Order performance in your home:

best of all...

If you're in LA this weekend, come check me Sunday night at DEEP - a real house music party that has been going strong for 10 years. Pretty humbling to have my mugshot on flyer next to legends like Timmy Regisford, Kerri Chandler, Osunlade, Harvey, Ame, and DEEP resident Marques Wyatt.
I have an unlimited number of $10 reduced spots, just hit me up by noon on Sunday.

And YES Pete and Tony - this is the same party i took you guys to in Miami at WMC this year!!

Looking for a Girlfriend - Watch more Funny Videos

the ultimate pick me up.
goth squiggly whut!

dj michna aka dj eggfooyoung

exclusive behind the scenes:

We just launched a monthly FG podcast series (the FOOLCAST, natch) done up all nice by Toronto's Nacho Lovers. The resulting "I Nacho NY" mix is, in their words, an "ode to New York house from the 1990's. Everything is either by a NY artist, NY remixer, was released on a NY Label, or just fit that New York 'sound' of the time. This is stuff we are heavily influenced by when it comes to making music."

Download the podcast (and subscribe to the whole series to get future mixes as soon as they drop!) at iTunes or via your favorite RSS reader at the FG podcast page (tracklist is up there too).

Tony says that vinyl for Kid Sister's "Get Fresh" (with Zombie Nation + Alex Gopher remixes) and Congorock's "Runark" are both on their way, so keep checking the lab for those. Next up are singles from DJ Gant Man, Alexander Robotnick, Crookers, Bag Raiders, Malente and more, including the loudly whispered-about debut of DUCK SAUCE...

check out flea's solo

If you've ever been to the Turntablelab La store, then you've probably checked out Supreme right across the street. Now i know they have a pretty sweet bowl and all but this newly designed shop called Bastard in Milan Italy is simply next level...

More pics and info here

-NN

dj emma-dog

DUB IT!!!!!

-NN

ro, just for yoooo!

dj snackmaster

"Im gonna unbutton my shirt for the skate down Christopher st, I like the attention"

snack is in pete's new cafe disco on the first floor. that's why he's not around.

b/w

Jeebz! Things have really changed since I left the office. One question - Where's Snackmaster?

homo-erotic moment brought to you by Manifest Dookie Chain

dj t-kat

Mos Def just announced a surprise show at the House of Blues Hollywood this Thursday.
We have one pair of tickets to give away, so we're want everyone to bring photos
of your Mos Def VINYL collection (no CD's or itunes screen shots!!!), with your contact info
to the LA Store by Wednesday at 5 pm.
The winner will be chosen that night by the store staff.
Tickets are still available if you want to purchase them through the usual suspects.
I'm hearing good things about the album,
so I'm hyped about the show to hear the new tracks out live.

Also, still in the works, but we are most likely going to host a listening party for the
new album on May 28th. June 9th is the official release date.

W.I.T.W?

so here's our photoshoot for turntable lab vs. american apparel collabo...
not really, we got in these Manifest dookie ropes and decided to do an office-wide homo-erotic photoshoot.

stony starts off timid

watch the transformation

watch out ladeeeez... here it comes!

money shot!

as part of the deal, I had to post this one:
my pecs still sore from flexxxing

what an ad campaign,
manifest's dookie chain goes on sale tonite

Big Up Deadly Dragon Sound Each and Every Time!!!

-NN

interesting pictoral on top 10 streakers by UK's Sun

Marley Marl Is In Total Control!!!

-NN

It's always cool meeting new people who are my age, and then learning later that they were/are a dnb head. Its like a secret past language that was popping off just before the internet...which leads me to...

Interview with Danny Johnson, May 2009.

M: You grew up in the UK? What parts and around what years?
DJ: I was born in Brighton in 77, my entire family is english, we immigrated to Canada when I was 3.

M: Where and when do you remember the first time you heard drum 'n bass/jungle?
DJ: I came up in the house party scene on the Orange County/LA border so I didnt get to LA to party that often until around 99, I first heard jungle properly around 97-98 in a warehouse in downtown los angeles, I didnt know it was jungle at the time, I just called it techno, it wasnt till 99 when I got fully entrenched in the music and culture.

M: At the time , what other genres and artists were your favorite?
DJ: At the time I was listening to bands like the The Adolescents, Sham 69, Coack Sparrer, The Refused, Operation Ivy. Jungle really grabbed my attention because it captured that same energy I got from that stuff I listened to. I also listened to alot of jamaican music from ska to rocksteady so the ragga side of things interested me as well.

M: When you got into drum 'n bass what were the first venues / parties you attended?
DJ: When I really dove into the culture was around the massive era that started around 98-99. Parties like Nocturnal Wonderland, Audiotistic, Narnia, Nation really took things to a new level with numbers spiking to 30-40,000 people. For a few years there were massives every other weekend all year long, those were the only places you could see Andy C, Goldie, Hype, LTJ Bukem, Kenny Ken, ShyFX with Skibadee, GQ, Fearless, and Warren G in one place. It was an incredible thing to experience and I had the pleasure of working on many of those productions. What really pushed the culture locally at the time were all jungle parties like Respect, Wreck-Igintion, Guerilla Warfare, Midnite Bombers, and Drum N Bassics. Local dj's like RAW, Machete, CRS?, Deacon were educating people on the depth of drum n bass.

M: When did you move LA?
DJ: I think it was 2000 when moved to LA, I got a job at a post production house in santa monica and moved up here with a buddy from the neighborhood who also worked in visual effects.

M: Were there any american dnb producers or labels that you had hope for?
DJ: I had and still have high hopes for many of the american crew, I love everything that artists like Hive, Gridlok, Juju, Echo have done. I heard the other day that Hive has packed up his studio, that leaves only Gridlok out of that group who is still active, I started working with Photek around 05 when he created TEKDBZ, we collaborated on a couple of events where we brought out the best dj on the planet, DJ Craze from Miami, the best mc's in the game, Armanni & Sharpness from Philly, and two locals Hochi and Infiltrata, who's production's were next level and introduced somewhat of a drum n bass hip hop hybrid. I believe this camp could have changed the landscape but unfortunately all of the artists were in such demand individually, they all get pulled in different directions and the label never fully launched.

M: Whats your favorite food?
DJ: I like food a lot, sushi tops it, lasagna, pot pies, and im a sucker for french fries too.

M: When did you start Media Contender?
DJ: Media Contender was conceived in 07, We launched the site in Jan of 08.

M: Who is the most famous person Media Contender has interviewed?
DJ: For the most part, we feature people that are virtually unknown but every singe person we feature or interview is someone you should get to know, cause their shit is dope!

M: How long have you been doing parties at Proof Bar?
DJ: I partnered up with a party animal that goes by Dirty Nick, this man started throwing parties at Proof a few years ago and had a wacky partner and had to stop the night for a bit, I loved the concept of having drum n bass, electro, bassline, and dubstep all in one night so I came in and asked Nick if he wanted to continue doing it but with me, we have been rocking Proof Bar for close to a year together, we have had some amazing guests come though, and we have managed to keep the night free which makes it more fun for everyone.

M: What do you like about Proof Bar?
DJ: I like the staff, they really work with us on making our night better, and have offered us nothing but support, plus they serve a mean drink, como se dice "wasted"?

M: Any DJ's who have come thru that have really smashed up the place?
DJ: ok lets go! Klever, Treasure Fingers, Villains, LA Riots, Kill The Noise, 12th Planet, Low B, Jokers of the Scene, AC Slater, and Reid Speed have all murdered it, some of them a few times.

Alright there you have it!

If you are in the Santa Ana/Los Angeles area tomorrow night come out!

info:
Saturday May 9th, Trust presents:

DJ sets by:

Michna (will he play dnb?)
Gina Turner
Dmndays
Carnivorexic

Proof Bar
215 N. Broadway
Santa Ana, CA
92701
say "Media Contender" at the door for free entry

Oy Vey...

Activision is set to once again revolutionize how consumers interact with music by releasing a new title this fall - DJ Hero - that will redefine the company’s popular music gaming platform. The company’s groundbreaking DJ Hero expands Guitar Hero’s signature social gaming to all-new consumers with the addition of diverse music genres including Hip-Hop, R&B, Motown, Electronica and Dance. Introducing an all-new innovative turntable controller, DJ Hero transforms players into DJs who rule the club scene by creating original mixes of popular songs and music from the world’s most exciting artists and DJs.

-NN

It's family photo time!

Let the record show:
Boy Genius does not endorse that last post.

Giant Step Party Photos Here

>Friday, May 8
Flashing Lights
DJ Ayres, Jubilee and Nick Catchdubs
special guest Lauren Flax (DANR/Fischerspooner)
and "secret live band"
North 3rd Warehouse
50 N. 3rd St. (between Kent and Wythe)
$12, $7 with RSVP
http://www.flashinglightslightslights.com


And catch me pre-partying on East Village Radio's Fader Friday show tonight 7 PM - 8 PM!
http://www.eastvillageradio.com

NYC Summer of Love let's gooooooo!

FLASHBACK FRIDAYS!!!!! FLASHBACK FRIDAYS!!!! FLASHBACK FRIDAYS!!!! FLASHBACK FRIDAYS!!!!!

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-NN

It's heatin up....

18% of you can suck my motherfucking dick.

Ohh man, pissing friends off on the ifon while watching cash cab cause I can't.. stop.. air horning..

This application is awesome...

speaking of the times, it's weird how we celebrate certain things by creating a USB drive replica of it
this one is pretty cool
(will be available at the Lab shortly)

recently, the blog and the world in general are confounding me.
what is happening to humans?
things happen too quickly. inside jokes are no longer inside jokes. food is trendy. bookstores are closing. soccer becomes more important than anything else (btw, see the poll, 50% is shocking, i thought it would be more like 20%!)... you get it, things are changing rapidly... which brings me to the new site re-design launching friday... another Lab era will be lost as we introduce things like grid view lightboxes and ajax! the spirit of the site will be the same, but i can't guarantee it will feel the same. we'll still have the daily and all those nerdish categories and sub-categories... just a new jacket...

fingers crossed, death to bugs

ps. a lot of people have asked for comments on the blog. yes, i want this too. looking to redesign this thing in the near future.

pps. me and frogman are in the early phases of the Lab book... i'm gonna start asking for contributions, so keep an eye out.

ph

we're launching new site re-design next friday...

Pete's right, It is a great time for sports....

....and thats not even including the NBA Playoffs, where amazing happens.

Wicked new BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix from England's Toddla T. Dude is only 23 years old and from the sound of this mix, it definitely sounds like it knows his shit! Here is the track listing...

BBC RADIO 1 ESSENTIAL MIX by Toddla T.

Mantronix ‘King Of The Beats’ (Simply Vinyl)
Main Source ‘Lookin At The Front Door’ (Wild Pitch Records)
Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg ‘Deep Cover’ (Death Row Records)
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo ‘In The Streets Of New York‘ (Cold Chillin’)
Nas ‘It Ain’t Hard To Tell’ (Columbia)
Notorious BIG ‘Juicy (Remix)’ (Bad Boy Entertainment)
Smif-n-Wessun ‘Wrekonize‘ (Sound Bwoy Bureill Wreck Records)
Yvette Michelle ‘I’m Not Feelin You’ (Loud Records)
Tupac ‘Do For Love’ (Interscope)
Slum Village ft Busta Rhymes ‘What It’s All About’ (Barak Records)
A Tribe Called Quest ‘Bonita Applebum (Why Version)’ (Jive)
Carly Simon ‘Why’ (Mirage)
Gapband ‘Outstanding‘ (Total Experience Records)
Dazz Band ‘You Are My Starship (Urbanstar Remix)’ (Urbanstar)
Toddla T ft Siobhan Gallagher & Tinchy Styder ‘Butter Me Up’ (1965 Records)
Saint Etienne ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ (Heavenly)
Roisin Murphy ‘You Know Me Better (Toddla T Remix)’ (EMI Records)
Toddla T ‘Better’ (1965 Records)
Talking Heads ‘Girlfriend Is Better’ (EMI Records)
ABC ‘The Look Of Love’ (Mercury)
Electric Funk ‘On A Journey’ (Prelude Records)
Lady Cop ‘To Be Real’ (FFRR)
Cajmere ft Walter Phillips ‘Midnight’ (Cajual Record)
Popular Peoples Front ‘Make It Hot’ (The Popular People’s Front UK)
Basement Jaxx ‘Do Your Thing (Seiji Remix)’ (XL Recordings)
Skream ‘Midnight Request Line (Switch Remix)’ (Tempa)
Supafix ‘Jomsong’ (Earth Records)
Kerri Chandler ‘Bar A Thym’ (NRK/Nite Grooves)
Surkin ‘White Knight 2’ (Institubes)
Mike Dunn Presents The MD Express ‘God Made Me Funky’ (Open)
Crazy Cousinz VS Common ‘Do You Funky’ (White Label)
Alison Hinds ‘Roll It Gal (A Lil’ Bit Funky VIP)’ (1720 Entertainment)
Zed Bias ‘Neighbourhood 09’ (White Label)
Sia ‘Littleman (Wookie Remix)’ (Long Lost Brother Records)
Tell Me ‘Tell Me’ (White Label)
Mr Oizo ‘Flatbeat (Remix)’ (PIAS)
So Solid Crew ‘Oh No (Sentimental Things)’ (Relentless Records)
Wiley ‘Eskimo’ (Kat Records)
Dizzee Rascal ‘I Luv U’ (XL Recordings)
Busy Signal ‘Tic Toc (J Needles Driver Blend)’ (VP Records)
Wideboys ‘Westside (06 Up Norf 06 Mix)’ (Point Blank Records)
Lady Ragga ‘Niche Crew’ (Sub Jams)
DJ Luck & MC Neat ‘With A Little Bit Of Luck (Dub Militia Remix)’ (Red Rose)
Benga Vs M Dubs ‘Bump In The Knight’ (White Label)
Klaxons ‘Not Over Yet (Skream Remix)’ (Polydor)
Juju ‘Punks’ (NarcoHz)
Loefah ‘Disko Rekah’ (Deep Medi Musik)
Mala ‘Alicia’ (White Label)
Roy Davis JR ‘Gabriel (M Beat Mix)’ (XL Recordings)
Fugees ‘Ready Or Not (DJ Hype Remix)’ (Columbia)
Leviticus ‘Burial‘ (Philly Blunt Records)
Toddla T & Herve ‘Shake It (Red Light Jungle Revenge Remix)’ (1965 Records)
Skobbz ‘Sleng Teng (Jungle Mash Up) (Rockers)
Backyard Dog ‘Baddest Ruffest (Pipes & Slippers Mix)’ (Warner Music UK)
Toddla T ‘Rice & Peas’ (1965 Records)
Duffy ‘Stepping Stone (Cavemen Remix)’ (A&M Records)
Philly ‘Love Action’ (White Label)

-NN

just checked out the mishka store in brooklyn

since im on some horror wanted to post Sven and Induces Whorer Core. When they set the shopping cart on fire cops came..

I'm headed to LA if you're out there I DJ Friday at Avalon and Saturday at The Standard Hollywood for a Ghostly pool party.

oh yeah avalon is free before 11pm if you rsvp to: controlavalon@gmail.com

Ever since we filmed the Hardy video I've been obsessed with watching music videos again (for the first time in like 10 years). Arthur King (Prince of Mixtapes) sent me this one he did recently and I like it so much I had to blog it. Pretty talented dude that Arthur is.

My boy Induce just sent me this video his group Casual Sax shot at the Lab/Mad Decent party at WMC. I can't say i'm in love with the track, it's a bit low-brow for my taste, but none the less so of you will (Perez Hilton loved there last one if that means anything).

HARDY video should be ready any day now, until then...

i know the blog has been sports-heavy recently, but really, has there been a better time in sports that you can remember? everything seems to be coming to a head now... too many intriguing athletes, story lines, etc.... with everything going digital, sports is one thing that will always be physical. remember that...

went out to Cali last week and went to the famous redondo beach korean crab house... this bird was the alpha-male guarding the area where the people would chuck fish guts... you could tell he was top bird... there was a difference in his posture and look...

went to a big flea market in San Diego... too much garbage, but boy genius scored worf in a box, a north korean flag, and kells first cd, all for under 5....

these bodywork places are all over the east villages... and they're open late, tell me how it is...

this is an asian stereotype i don't mind. chubby asian kids are always hilarious...

don't believe the hype 2009

;

Thoughts of the night:

1. The best thing about leaving is coming back
2. Got to leave to realize your potential

I love to return to Sweetzerland. My stepsister Melissa keeps Geneva burnin -even if the authorities closed down all the squats (The finger is for them). Artamis, below, was the last squat to go last year. Genevians love reggae, cannabis and Ice T. This local label invited Brooklyn's own Noble Society just when I was there a week ago. The public was on fire like never in NY.

I know that PH and some others have requested that I get back on the post. Been a minute, I was out in DR for about two months and what not.

Now I'm back and the South Bronx is still real. Mexican dudes getting randomly knocked out in the middle of the street at 3AM by chicken-shit thugs, etc, etc.

But whatever. I'm biking a lot now. Helps keep you relatively invisible in the heat of the night.

I'm just on my anarchist grind. Working on THE RAT COLLECTIVE, a DIY collective that's bent on picking up all your used, under-used, or unused skateboard-related waste and putting it to use in DR. Boards, trucks, wheels, sneakers, etc.

If you feel like you're even vaguely interested just drop me a line at:

theratcollective@gmail.com

Until then, holla if you can spot me behind all the shroud and skate scraps...

- Rainey

Some more VIPs for the blog, whose the best dressed

Pause....

Tommy Smyth would describe this as "bulging the ol' onion bag"
Being European cant get you off the hook with everything....

Speechless....

this is actually pretty incredible.
Michael Cooper + AC Green kinda sound 3 6 Mafia-esque
Byron Scott is pretty incredible, along with Kurt Rambis
But the best is DA BOSS.... James Worthy!
Magic is pretty nice, like a young LL
(when hes rappin, check out Coach Riley's b-boy stance)
but the best....
Coach Pat Riley chopped + screwed!!!

this weekend I had the president of the Last of the Famous Int’l Playboys over at my spot. he brought over hotdogs - said he was looking for a job and then found a job so he decided to celebrate by eating something different.

so much good music out in 2009... here are my favorite albums so far this year:

The Dream - Love vs Money
Royksopp - Junior
Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap
The Juan Maclean - The Future Will Come
Ryan Leslie - Ryan Leslie
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

It's like 105°F in Mumbai. Hot and spicy just as we like it. Last Friday I visited the neighborhood of Girangaon, where the cotton mills used to be. There was some drumming and dancing action. Check out the smiling jumping drummer on the left. This is pure spirit.

A little later we passed by these shops where you can grain your own masala powder. Each family has its own masala mix made out of secret combination of chili, garlic, ginger and dozen other spices. Mixing, jumbling, mashup, cross over, fusion... Indians had invented it thousands of years ago. Masala is the essence of this city.

Hey Jemz thanks for reminding me to post something once in a while. I'm just fascinated and intimidated by bg's curating of the blog and trying to find ways to reach out to his audience. It seems that even Llodsky was too cerebral to keep up.

Fellas,
the streets of NYC are overflowing with wet tang, they're practically rubbing themselves
against light posts and street signs(next time you walk by one smell it). you have absolutely
no excuse not to be full game on in such a target rich environment. if you're having issues
throwing the D and having it stick to something let me know, i'm here to help. unless you're
a total lunchbox all hope is not lost. i can teach you 5 easy surefire *guaranteed techniques
that will have you reeling in more bacalao than a dominican fisherman.

*guarantee not offered to those with bad breath, sandle/flip flop wearers or our asian members.

It's kinda easy to forget about 3rd Bass but go back and listen to The Cactus Album and Derelicts of Dialect...both were very dope for their time. And do remember, Richy Rich was a super ill DJ. Peep his routine at the end of this clip...

-NN

I hate John O'Shea, but the guy struck it well flatfooted.
Ronaldo's crossbar stinger shoulda sealed the deal.
Sir Alex better give Park some starting XI love in the return leg at Emirites.

Random thought:
how low would our economy have to dip before American pro sports teams give in and accept corporate sponsorship deals from Arab companies like Emirites? Could you imagine the Dallas Cowboys playing in Emirites Field? No. Fucking. Way.

Take that take that

coming soon to the Money Studies line:
@boygeniusLA tshirts!

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-NN

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