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Sunday, May, 31 2009 |
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Thursday, May, 28 2009 |
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...
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Thursday, May, 28 2009 |
If you haven't noticed, the online store had a major overhaul. we're still in the process of working out all the bugs... 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
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
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Thursday, May, 28 2009 |
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Thursday, May, 28 2009 |
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.
ok, here's what my argentine friend has to say, he's about to explode:
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Wednesday, May, 27 2009 |
Miami Memorial Day Weekend '09! You can spot a tourist a mile away with their Surf Style Bag Every Rapper and wannabe Rapper is in town 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 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!
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Wednesday, May, 27 2009 |
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
Clinic - Tomorrow (DFA Remix) 10"
King Stampede's mysterious vibe gets fun in the sun
Remember, crispy new gear means careful with the BBQ sauce. P.S. I voted for Bogdan
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Wednesday, May, 27 2009 |
I'm Not Selling Out, I'm Buying In!
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Tuesday, May, 26 2009 |
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
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Tuesday, May, 26 2009 |
Remember Our Troops Hope all my 'Boy Genius Bloggermaniacs' had a great weekend.
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Tuesday, May, 26 2009 |
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: 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?
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Monday, May, 25 2009 |
TIT FUCKER!
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Sunday, May, 24 2009 |
"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
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Saturday, May, 23 2009 |
Boy Genius is Diddy Boppin in Vegas tonight. twitter: @boygeniusLA
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Friday, May, 22 2009 |
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
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Friday, May, 22 2009 |
Oh no, Mr Sinclair is at it again... Funk Dat!!! Hey DJ, dust this one off instead!!! -NN
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Friday, May, 22 2009 |
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).
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Thursday, May, 21 2009 |
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!
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Thursday, May, 21 2009 |
SKATEBOARDING IN THE 80s WAS TOTALLY RAD DUDE!!!!! GO SHRED!!!!! -NN
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Thursday, May, 21 2009 |
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.
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Thursday, May, 21 2009 |
who doesn't love chicken tetrazzini? and creepy...
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Thursday, May, 21 2009 |
speaking of the boyz,
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Thursday, May, 21 2009 |
POLL: WHO IS THE MOST POPULAR LAB EMPLOYEE? CIRCLE 1 Woody
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Wednesday, May, 20 2009 |
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.
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Wednesday, May, 20 2009 |
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.
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Tuesday, May, 19 2009 |
*via Hey Mister
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Tuesday, May, 19 2009 |
Bird Peterson is in town and is going to take over the decks at the LA Store tonight,
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Tuesday, May, 19 2009 |
hey ayres,
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Tuesday, May, 19 2009 |
glad this guy got something out of nyu, cause I sure didn't
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Tuesday, May, 19 2009 |
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.
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Tuesday, May, 19 2009 |
POLL: Do you think the Turntable Lab polls should be updated once every: a. 5 years
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Monday, May, 18 2009 |
Turntable Lab Los Angeles has a part- time position available. We're looking for: 2 or 3 days a week Please send resumes to dave // at /// turntablelab.com by Thursday, May 21
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Monday, May, 18 2009 |
HARDY finally had our debut show on Saturday Night at Roxy's B-Day Bonanza. TUESDAY MAY 19th Danny Krivit Plan B (Corner of 10th and B) 11:00 p.m. - 4:00 a.m. 21+ Free! No RSVP needed
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Saturday, May, 16 2009 |
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
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Saturday, May, 16 2009 |
"I'm a computer, stop all the downloadlin'"
-NN
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Saturday, May, 16 2009 |
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY MACARENA!!!!! -NN
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Friday, May, 15 2009 |
friday... let's go New Order performance in your home: best of all...
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Friday, May, 15 2009 |
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Friday, May, 15 2009 |
the ultimate pick me up.
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Thursday, May, 14 2009 |
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Thursday, May, 14 2009 |
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...
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Wednesday, May, 13 2009 |
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
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Tuesday, May, 12 2009 |
"Im gonna unbutton my shirt for the skate down Christopher st, I like the attention"
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Tuesday, May, 12 2009 |
snack is in pete's new cafe disco on the first floor. that's why he's not around.
b/w
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Tuesday, May, 12 2009 |
Jeebz! Things have really changed since I left the office. One question - Where's Snackmaster?
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Tuesday, May, 12 2009 |
homo-erotic moment brought to you by Manifest Dookie Chain
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Monday, May, 11 2009 |
Mos Def just announced a surprise show at the House of Blues Hollywood this Thursday.
Also, still in the works, but we are most likely going to host a listening party for the
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Monday, May, 11 2009 |
W.I.T.W? so here's our photoshoot for turntable lab vs. american apparel collabo...
as part of the deal, I had to post this one:
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Monday, May, 11 2009 |
Big Up Deadly Dragon Sound Each and Every Time!!! -NN
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Monday, May, 11 2009 |
interesting pictoral on top 10 streakers by UK's Sun
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Monday, May, 11 2009 |
Marley Marl Is In Total Control!!! -NN
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Friday, May, 08 2009 |
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... M: You grew up in the UK? What parts and around what years? M: Where and when do you remember the first time you heard drum 'n bass/jungle? M: At the time , what other genres and artists were your favorite? M: When you got into drum 'n bass what were the first venues / parties you attended? M: When did you move LA? M: Were there any american dnb producers or labels that you had hope for? M: Whats your favorite food? M: When did you start Media Contender? M: Who is the most famous person Media Contender has interviewed? M: What do you like about Proof Bar? M: Any DJ's who have come thru that have really smashed up the place? Alright there you have it! If you are in the Santa Ana/Los Angeles area tomorrow night come out! info: DJ sets by: Michna (will he play dnb?) Proof Bar
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Friday, May, 08 2009 |
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
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Friday, May, 08 2009 |
Let the record show:
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Friday, May, 08 2009 |
![]() ![]() ![]() Pacha Photos Here What a week! Last Friday was Pacha, and with all humility I had the hip-hop room rammed for four hours. It felt like Lotus again, which is to say end to end commercial bangers and lots of bottles and fake boobs. Playing to a crowd like that is a skill and while I wouldn't want to do it all the time, it feels good to have it. The warmup DJ was playing Be Faithful-type shit before midnight. Biggest reaction I got all night: quick mixing Lean Back intro - In The Club intro - I Get Money intro - Soul Survivor - Oh Yeah. Shameful. Big shout out to E-Rock, Ian Meyer, Project Matt, Smalltown Mike, LSangre, Trouble and Bass, JDH, Dave P, Small Change and everyone else who DJed and partied with us; I missed Surkin but I made it downstairs at 4 AM for Dances With White Girls and he murdered the big room. The Rub was Saturday and it was super fun as usual. Lloyd and Blu Jemz came through with a bunch of birds and afterwards Jemz tweeted "Haven't been to the RUB in a while. Still one of the best parties in the US hands down." Sincere Jemz! Our seven year anniversary is coming this July 4; more on that soon. ![]() Giant Step Party Photos Here Monday was the Giant Step party at Hudson Hotel. It's always a great vibe, and even with the rain it was packed with dancers. DC Larue came through, which is so awesome. Disco heads, look him up on Discogs or MySpace if you're not knowing. The next Giant Step party will be with Afrika Bambaataa, for free - more info here. Tonight is Flashing Lights: >Friday, May 8 NYC Summer of Love let's gooooooo! |
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Friday, May, 08 2009 |
FLASHBACK FRIDAYS!!!!! FLASHBACK FRIDAYS!!!! FLASHBACK FRIDAYS!!!! FLASHBACK FRIDAYS!!!!! < -NN
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Thursday, May, 07 2009 |
It's heatin up....
18% of you can suck my motherfucking dick.
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Thursday, May, 07 2009 |
Ohh man, pissing friends off on the ifon while watching cash cab cause I can't.. stop.. air horning.. This application is awesome...
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Thursday, May, 07 2009 |
speaking of the times, it's weird how we celebrate certain things by creating a USB drive replica of it
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Thursday, May, 07 2009 |
recently, the blog and the world in general are confounding me. 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...
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Wednesday, May, 06 2009 |
Pete's right, It is a great time for sports....
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Wednesday, May, 06 2009 |
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) -NN
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Wednesday, May, 06 2009 |
just checked out the mishka store in brooklyn
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.
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Tuesday, May, 05 2009 |
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...
other shit...
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Tuesday, May, 05 2009 |
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Tuesday, May, 05 2009 |
Thoughts of the night: 1. The best thing about leaving is coming back 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.
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Monday, May, 04 2009 |
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
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Monday, May, 04 2009 |
Some more VIPs for the blog, whose the best dressed
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Monday, May, 04 2009 |
Pause....
Tommy Smyth would describe this as "bulging the ol' onion bag"
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Monday, May, 04 2009 |
Speechless....
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Monday, May, 04 2009 |
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.
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Sunday, May, 03 2009 |
so much good music out in 2009... here are my favorite albums so far this year: The Dream - Love vs Money
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Sunday, May, 03 2009 |
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.
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Sunday, May, 03 2009 |
Fellas,
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Saturday, May, 02 2009 |
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
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Friday, May, 01 2009 |
I hate John O'Shea, but the guy struck it well flatfooted. Random thought:
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Friday, May, 01 2009 |
Take that take that
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Friday, May, 01 2009 |
Established in 1965, Archer Record Pressing holds the distinction of being the last vinyl pressing plant in Detroit. Producer Theo Parrish and plant owners Mike and Joe Archer tell the story of the of plant’s role in Detroit music history and the true meaning of musical expression taking a physical form. -NN
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