What have I learned in 3 months of living on my own in Harlem? One, that I can work the hell out of a tight-ass, double doorway while carrying my bike and still having to use my keys to open both doors. Two, that passing by your neighbors enough times, no matter how tight your pants are, eventually earns you their daily "what's up" respect. And three, having such a small place to live in really lets you know what your true interests are, apparently a skateboard, some music/hipster magazines, cd's, a bike, camcorder, and a computer. Awesome!

-Rainey

P.S. I'm outta Harlem in about a month. No hard feelings.

f work, it's a luger burger friday.

matthieu came all the way from paris to eat one.

da hardy boyz - here i am

here i am ep dropping september
free download next week
get the mix here

Leave the guns and the knives alone. . .

Rumble from Nathan Cary on Vimeo.

-Rainey

Parrallell Universe, Pt. 63, Cali Edition

Pants vs Chemist

Some of you may have seen my live show which includes GranCentral on Saxophone/Efx and Cru Jonez on Drums/Sampler.
Cru recently dropped his debut 7" single, and the last batch of units are available here at the lab on limited green vinyl

After a long tour, we all finally have a show back home in BK on Aug 6th. I caught up with the man
for a quick Q & A:

M: What has been getting heavy rotation in your ipod lately?
CJ: I've been listening a lot to "Los Angeles" by Flying Lotus and also "Untrue" by Burial.  Both of these albums have such distinct sounds that are maintained through the entirety of the album, particularly "Untrue".  It sounds like different takes on a similar theme.  It reminds me of Photek's "Form and Function" in that way.  I was also bumping "Speakerboxxx" the other day.  I remember when that double album came out everybody was so floored by "The Love Below" that Speakerboxxx almost became like an afterthought, but that shit is so dope.  I love those horn arrangements, and the production is ridiculous.  Also, "Desire" by Pharoahe Monch.  He's the sickest.

M: Yeah-plus they rock a good amount of SP-1200 on "Speakerboxxx"
What foods are you feeling lately? Any neighborhood go-to's that you rock?
CJ: This new BBQ place is my neighborhood called Whiskey Sunday's is pretty good.  The brisket sandwich is dope, and they mash a hell of a sweet potato.  Nice beer selection, too.  A place like that a block from your house can get dangerous. 

M: What sounds can we expect with your new Cru Jonez material?
CJ: I'm trying to aim for a more unified sound on this next album, kind of picking one aesthetic and running with it.  I guess the newer stuff is a bit more of a lo-fi, recorded in the basement kind of sound.  Sonically, I'm trying to match the grittiness of a lot of the late 50's-60's soul and jazz that I grew up listening to and mix that with some of the synthesized aspects and production techniques of modern electronic music.

M: I heard your live show is ill like Mister ill Dill Oil Spill (that was an old alias of mine). Where can the people catch you?
CJ: August 6th @ Public Assembly in Brooklyn! (check the flyer)

Obey's on a roll this season.

Here's some new looks by Shepard...

ska/punk revisited,

space is the place,

and some ill hats

Pennant Race takes a new angle on sports

while Upper Playground pays tribute to the other MJ.

And if you didn't know already, Stones Throw and Serato make friends...

stay cool...

the first goal from the Arsenal vs Hannover 96 game today...
let's hope the season looks like this.
check Cesc's new doo.

cesc make shirt.

YES PLEASE

via Dave at Grain Edit

Jemz's parallel (biting ass) world
(my black berry couldn't capture the color correctly, but someone at the Whitney's a Kitsune fan)

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been listening to this excellent Essential Mix taken from the Exit Festival in Serbia-
features dj sets by:

Richie Hawtin

Dubfire

Magda

Locodice
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Richie Hawtin & Dubfire
Tracklisting:
Jpls ‘Voxplosion Escape’

Jpls ’Voxplosion Puss’

Surma ’T47 Tool’)

ADF ’Perugia’

Perc ’Work Softer (Matador Remix’)’

Chris Liebing ‘Auf Und Davon’

Fergie ‘Maktub’

Cybersonik ‘Technarchy (Marcel Dettmann Remix)’

Sistema ’320 Sistema (Demtrio Schmith & Javier Ordun Remix)’

Nick Curly ‘Pujante’

Phil Kieran ‘Demo’

Mark Henning ‘Jilted Love (Tim Xavier Remix)’

Aldocadia ‘Demo’

Paul Ritch ‘Carramba (Monkey Mix)’

Simon Beeston ‘Under The Sofa’

Ricky Ambilotti ‘Construkt’

Len Faki ‘BX 3
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Magda & Locodice

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"techno is the new dubstep"

Yo rainey, you'd be happy to hear that I'm in a nice little evening spot drinking wine and "water get no enemy" just came on in here.

First thing I though of was an old "on track" cassette with that on it.

Today Was a Good Day

This HAS to be one of the coolest Nike commercials, let alone any type of commercial, EVER. I don't know shit about skateboarding, but I know that this kid P-Rod is supposed to be pretty money. I heard this commercial is to show off the guy's 3rd signature shoe, but who gives a fuck, ICE CUBE!!!! Look at that grill as he drives off!!!!

Wattup, wattup. I've had a few depressing days recently and good music has uplifted me.

So if anybody wants--shattered or not--to come up to Harlem this week for some FREE music flicks, be my guest:

Tuesday, July 28th, 7:00pm

The definitive film on Fela, the Black President, the creator of Afro-beat and an eye opening account of the political climate of Nigeria at the time.

Friday, July 31st, 7:00pm

On seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell.

Maysles Cinema
343 Lenox Avenue
between 127th & 128th
tel: 212 582 6050

-Rainey "Temporary-Mayor-of-Harlem" Cruz

P.S. If you haven't, go check out SOUL POWER, about the '74 Zaire concert featuring James Brown, The Fania All-Stars, Celia Cruz, BB King, Bill Withers, and more! Playing in indie theaters in NYC. I was depressed when I went to go see it, and, no lie, I came out shouting, "I am, somebody!"

Boy Genius presents the newest segment of Estoy con Estupido:
Where Your Chips At?:
Boy Genius' Bad Boy Video of the Moment

Dunno whats the best part of this video:

1) B.I.G. + Eddie Griffin in the SUV.
"Can you reach in your glove box and hand me your registration?" "HELL NO!!!"
"Why are you up in this conversation?" - B.I.G. to the officer

2) Ma$e + Puff walkin away from the Rolls Royce in slow motion, with the jawn blowing up

3) Puff being paraded thru a crowd of girls' hands rubbing his exposed chest

Couple of new Major Lazer mixes:
Mishka "Keep Watch Vol 10" (Major Lazer) - MediaFire
Essential Mix, July 25, 2009 (Major Lazer) - RapidShare

unveiling the new logo treatment at
the Adidas Fanatic Tournament this saturday
stickers will be given away free on the site next week
(plus the exclusive Da Hardy Boyz mix)

Nasty

UEFA Europa League qualifier
Tonis Vanna (yea, I never heard of him either) of FC Flora (yea, I never heard of them either)

peep the :38 mark

Crabcakes Represent!!

Montgomery County Maryland's own Oguchi Onyewu made his debut for AC Milan last night, the first American to ever play for the Rossoneri. HUGE step for American soccer. Despite having poor marking last night (one very costly that lead to an easy, and nasty, goal), he made an impact in the air on the attack. It still shocks me that a guy like that growing up in the States didnt pursue Football or Basketball. The guy would be a monster Tight End in the NFL.

MoCo stand up!!!!

(sports-hating hipsters, eat a dick)

One of my favorite labels of the moment - Man Recordings - just started a new mixtape series. Vol # 1 is an hour of relentless baile funk fused with house electro and rave insanity.

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE HERE

For the full tracklisting go to the MAN Blog

And stay tuned for a new baile track i'm working on with Joyce on vocals...coming soon!!!

i wanna bite and kiss you....

Someone sign Black Jesus already!!!!!

[From ESPN.com]
The Memphis Grizzlies appear to be the club with the most interest in Allen Iverson. I'm told the chances of Iverson going to Miami are minuscule. But for reasons that are as much about money as about basketball, the Grizzlies are contemplating adding Iverson to their club. That doesn't mean it's going to happen, but it could.

Iverson has been humbled a bit. He realizes that interest in him is low and that he's in for a severe pay cut. But he's also motivated. His mentality right now is that he'll take a one-year deal, play his butt off to re-establish himself as an elite player, then cash in next summer.

TTLAB BEHIND THE SCENES: DA HARDY BOYZ: HERE I AM VIDEO

I thought I'd take a second to let you in on some of the behind the scenes action for Da Hardy Boyz: Here I Am Video, which we officially released today.

Sometime around WMC my friend ABBY KOOCHER

GOTH ABBY

and I were hanging out and she suggested we make a video during her break from working on SILENT LIBRARY for MTV. People are always offering to make videos, but being that its a lot of fucking work it usually doesn't pan out. Abby on the other hand is a soldier so it did!

She told me to come up with a basic idea so I started digging. One of my favorite video's of all time has always been New Order's Confusion.

When I played it for her she was like "um ok you want a video with you rapping at a party scene," which was pretty funny to me. The reason I love this video is because of how ill it makes NY look, The Funhouse, 42nd st, those train stations, etc. Obviously that gritty energetic city is gone, but its still the best city in the world and I felt it was time for a video to pay homage to it again. The funniest response I got to this idea was when I told Eli, his answer "yeah good luck with that one buddy."

After we had finished shooting we ran into Alex from Holy Ghost! at some loft party. We were talking about our upcoming videos and one of us was like "you've seen the Confusion video right?" Alex's jaw dropped and thought we were taking a piss because their upcoming video was a shot for shot remake of the New Order clip! I think theirs came out really great too (however remember their DFA budget was quite a bit larger than our MS budget in all fairness).

For our music film we didn't want to jack the whole New Order steez as much as get inspiration from it. You'll see that some parts, like the pizza scene are obviously taken directly from the original. Other sections like the part when we go to EVR and Eli, Spank and XXXchange are chilling is supposed to be the modern equivalent of Arthur Baker going to break the record at the club (shout to Eli Bean Benitez). Also I would say at least 50% of our video was just freestyled on the spot by Abby, which worked out well in our opinion.

Another funny memory I have is when PH came to hide out in the party scene and said something like "I don't know this isn't really a party song." Why does everybody assume that Da Hardy Boyz only want to party? Oh yeah right, that's why.

Anyway that's what it was. Thank you to everyone who came thru for us, especially ABBY, Michna, Skye, Spindles, Terry, Frog, 7 Spring St and Spanish Berlin.

Now we present to you DA HARDY BOYZ in HERE I AM!!! Enjoy!!!

NOW LET'S PARTY!!!!

come watch the Turntable Lab soccer team take the field against an army of djs, designers, hipsters, chefs, bloggers, and the occasional ringer at Adidas Fanatic8 Tournament THIS SATURDAY!

bbq, refreshments, djing by Neil Armstrong.

i don't know how many people would appreciate this on a facemelting level here as sabo and i would, but even if you're not a sound/gear head you can still gawk at the beautiful design that is Danny Tenaglia's loft

original stacks from the body & soul parties when it was at vinyl - i'm in heaven!

yo, five 5002s.. i must be dreaming [gary stewart heres my number 222-2222 ;) ]

you're welcome.

THIS WEDNESDAY!!!

DA HARDY VIDEO PARTY!!!

@ 3 STEPS
322 2nd Ave
(btw 18th & 19th st)
NYC

1/2 price drinks till 11!!!

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Street Fighter II

If you are any bit cool and are about my age (young), you are a Street Fighter II child. Peep this vid of a real Ryu. The full two-footed dropkick to the side door made me shit a little bit out of laughter.

limited time only...
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went to check the Natural History museum last week. it's a great blend of new and old. they still have many old school, Wes Anderson-style 60/70s exhibits plus mind-blowing new exhibits... definitely worth several hours of your wknd. this is old school.

this is from the newer section that explores the human origin. Turkana Boy is a nearly complete skeleton from 1.6 MILLION YEARS AGO! I was having out of body existential moments as I read this text. totally mind-blowing.

we are merely drying boogers in the universe.
we are merely drying boogers in the universe.
we are merely drying boogers in the universe.

Flores is a mere 18,000 years old. This Hominid apparently lived during the time of humans! That's so Star Wars.

living in a screen image world, it kinda blows your mind to be able to see these things in person. extinct species...

when i used to check out dinosaur books as a kid, this low-rider dood with the spikey back was one of my favorites.

speaking of old stuff, check out the bench in front of the NY store. gonna have someone build us a new one (finally). bogman built this one back in the day. it belongs in the DJ Hall of Fame. anyone who's done the half-squat, this is gross sit on it knows what i mean...

lastly, the city is starting to get its summer stank on. seeing lots of rats in the east village and that smell is wafting up from chinatown. 13th between 1st and 2nd is especially gross... was sitting in a bar having a beer, but had to leave early cause of the trash smell and rats parading in front of the door.... it's only gonna get worse.

Just so happy to see these motherfuckers destroying shit. I should be working in human resource, I know how to hire greatness!!!

Today i stumbled across this Premo beat i never heard before and i can't seem to take it off repeat...guess this was produced for a UK group called Marxman back in 93'...some ol' ill smoked out shit right here...

Also, if you've never heard this mixtape, i highly recommend it. Definitely one of those "Wtf, woah...how did he? Wow, he really freaked that shit!" type mixes. Big up to Premo each and everytime...in my humble opinion, the greatest beatmaker to ever do it...just listen to those cuts!

-NN

if you're in baltimore tomorrow, this party is a MUST
just look at this line-up:

and just added performing live... THE CLIPSE!
WHAT?!

ayo Neil if i can't eat god, don't let nobody eat

This is my brother ISAIAH, he will knock your teeth out and spit a rap with them, literally.
MURS put this album out, figure you haven't heard any dope emcee shit in awhile so heres a new video and song produced by Montreal super team MEGASOID = SIXTOO/HADJI
Enjoy.

ISAIAH VS. MEGASOID- BITTERS EAT A DICK VIDEO.

www.myspace.com/isaiah

www.twitter,com/werdemup

WHERE WERE YOU IN 92?

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I'm gonna be working on a poster design for a Herbie Hancock show coming up soon, so I've been doing some research. Definitely revisited "Rockit" and a few live numbers from the Headhunters era. Also came across this fresh video of Herbie on Sesame Street. Check the cameo from young Tatyana Ali!

Wow, really great vintage NYC club footy right here...def worth checking out if you've got a few minutes...

Loved the Paradise Garage interviews...dude from the Peech Boys is obviously wacked out of his mind on something. Thanks for putting me onto this Lloydski.

-NN

great zindane video, the coldplay got me teary eyed...
and notice how most of Z's moves end up in goals or completed passes...

also i posted what i thought was the best futsal goal ever, but i stand corrected...

introducing DJ Tevez

here's the translation from my argentine friend: "some Canon ad execs pitch Tevez a commercial where he scores a goal and then says something about Canon. Tevez says: "again with the football?" and they say, "well what do you have in mind" and then he takes over the tables.

you can still get the Tevez lab shirt here

failure = nachos bell grande

the beauty of the Nacho Supreme is in the ratio of chips and toppings. if managed properly with hot sauce packets, you could have flavorful hot bites until the end. the first couple chips off the Supreme are magical.

that can not be said about the dreaded Nachos Bell Grande. although a good idea in concept, the Bell Grande is always a disappointment. ratios are way off and there's never enough sour cream. you always end up with a half plate of chips and no toppings.

Perfection, Timeless, Classic

Its about time i give a shout out to the G.O.A.T.. I have been ordering the 'Nacho Supreme' from T. Bell for about 20 years. Sure, what compliments the Supreme for my meal has changed (from steak soft tacos, to mexican pizzas, to taco supremes, to gorditas, to grilled stuffed burritos, and to steak nacho chalupas - my current shorty on the side), but the Nacho Supreme will always be my bitch. Just me and my bitch, me and my bitch.

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TONIGHT NYC

Nosaj Thing (og la lab crew, now the next big thing in beats)

recommended summer viewing:
hurt locker
feels like full metal jacket.

also i hate animated movies, but Wall-E was pretty incredible.

New G-shocks for the summer, sweet.

with a limited edition colorway by In4mation

and Nixon follows up with futuristic cosmic style...

Skateboarders know the street better than anyone else. Maybe that's why Enjoi has some of the dopest shirts on the site right now...

and seeing how all the Chuck Anderson prints went with a quickness,

I'd wouldn't sleep on this. It's the next to go.

still have some of these left. Artic bears in the summertime are pretty cool.

and last but not least, nice post on Boy Genus. Have to say though, that first frame looks like he's on some Bruno shit - NAGL.

Always lurkin'

"Radio Live Transmission..."

Can someone put me in contact with these dudes? I want them to perform all new wave cover versions at my wedding...catering by Cafe Habana with Red Alert on the 1s and 2s...ahhh, i can dream can't I???!!!

-NN

REAL GENIUS

ALWAYS,
LLOYDSKI

Right now nobody's fucking with Holy Ghost or Cubic Zirconia.

maybe Da Hardyz. . ?

-Rainey

you've seen all the rest, now see the best:

just wait for the reload!

THE GASLAMP KILLER "MY TROUBLED MIND" EP x OUT AUGUST 4TH 2009 ON BRAINFEEDER DIGITAL + A PRIVATE PRESS 10" LIMITED TO 2000 COPIES x HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY ME :)

Design by Ilias Panayiotou (((∆))) www.illvisual.com

(God Bless Michael Jackson)

spotted:

arsene's got moves!

hardy logo

Wow Cary, what a jem...that shit is even more disturbing with the volume down...kinda like this Eddie Money shot...

-NN

Just god word of a thing going down in my hood tonight, Shaeer of HOuse of House is doing this party, I cant quite figure out exactly whats going on, but it starts at 10 and goes till who knows when..... He plays great music and in this unpredictable summer im staying as far away from all things "nightclub" so a party at a ramdom studio space in the Les seems right up my alley....

I'll be there chillin.....

sometimes i find myself pondering things like quantum physics, spacetime, our place in the universe and the remnants humans will leave for future races of aliens to discover. I can't help to wonder what the fuck these advanced alien species will think when they uncover gems like this.

Mark Gonzales has a new art show opening at New York City’s Half Gallery. The opening reception is this Thursday
JULY 9,2009 from 6-8PM. Half Gallery, 208 Forsyth St. New York.

-NN

go there

parrallell universe pt. 62

days in the studio where it was like a talk-off ..

what up i released a new EP today:

here's the tracklisting:
1. The Dust Off
2. Believe In It (Eliot Lipp Remix)
3. Triple Chrome Dipped (Osborne Remix)
4. Triple Chrome Dipped (Star Eyes & Mayster Liquid Vision)
5. The Joy Of Your Dome

to produce track 1, I used mostly old trusty Mr. SP and Logic and various synths. There are some trombones in there run thru plug ins. I tried to use more of the SP's filters, which are something that I've never heard a computer come close to emulating. Also, if any of you use bitcrusher plug ins, just so you know, those don't touch the SP either. call me the bitter old man. c'mon i'm on twitter at least once a week leave me alone. i just think that investing in outboard gear (these days) shows a little bit of care and commitment to your craft. You got a crack of Reasons? cool , so does my 19 year old brother

to produce track 5, I used the Forat F-9000 and a Yamaha CS-80 synth. The Forat was on loan to me for a couple of months from a legendary dude from miami/gainesville called Adam. He bought it on ebay from ebay gear legend Rider. Somehow I became the shipping manager on the transaction. Once I was done making beats with it, I shipped it from NY to FL, and of course it got damaged.. the thing is the size of 2 mpcs and is mega heavy. (I got close up pics of it I just gotta find them) So the interesting thing about it is that you can pitch down your drums and it adds this myserious grit to them. Sort of unlike anything I've heard. More sheen than the SP, and also futuristically clunky.

The Yamaha CS-80 was a synth trade I did with Luke's roommate. (Temporary) synth trades are one of the funnest things to do, cause you can lend out your baby (in my case the Korg MS 20) and then you appreciate it more when you get it back, and possibly even use it more on new shit. (The CS-80 is also the most unportable synth.)
I'll try to get the remixers to say something for the blog... in the meantime, I know the Star Eyes mix is getting burn at all the big festivals. From Rothbury to Pitchfork Fest..
Oh, and the EP should be available here, at TTL, soon.

This Saturday at the LA Store:

6 to 8 pm
Free Beer!

MIAMI LIFE!

Whats up from MIA! It is soooo dumb hot here!
Heres some pics of the usual Miami stuff, pool parties, clubs, etc...
Pool Parties still happen in the rain!

so do the usual crazers

This Blog is kinda like LNP of Mia, check it out
8MTS

Got a chance to party with Andy Milinokis, maybe he twittered about me..

Also if your in MIA on Wednesdays check out this new party in the upstairs of LIV!

being hailed as best futsal goal ever.

videos do make songs better sometimes...

Man i'm so sick of this rain in the Apple...i gotta say hopefully one of these days i'll get to go to Rehab!!! So epic...there's nothin' like this is NYC... TIESTO 2009!!!

-NN

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THURSDAY - BRANX (PORTLAND)

FRIDAY - POLENG LOUNGE (SF)

SATURDAY - THE STANDARD ROOFTOP (LA)

TUESDAY - CINESPACE (HOLLYWOOD)

got the pool game correct like anthony mason