did somebody get their feelings hurt? anyhow, enjoy this:

Hold on a second bro....

I understand the magnitude of the D.Wizzle dunk.
In my opinion, the best elements:
1) Anderson Varejao exploding, with the padded post preventing from him doing 3 complete backwards rolls.
2) D. Wizzle stepping over his corpse, a la Iverson 2001 NBA Finals over Lue, and giving The Wade Face, followed by him screaming "THATS HOW YOU DO IT.... THATS HOW YOU MOTHERFUCKING DO IT!!!" to the electric Miami crowd.
3) Full-court sprint, the cut-step, the elevation, followed by a malicious tomahawk.
4) LeBron James even calling it "Top 10 Facial of All-Time" after the game, and it happened to his OWN TEAMMATE!!!

But is this dunk better than this....

THIS might be the dunk of the year.
Heres why (in Boy Genius's opinion):

1) ITS OPENING NIGHT OF THE NBA SEASON! Home opener, on national TV, at the Pepsi Center in Denver (one of the loudest arenas in the Association).
2) Carmelo's leap to steal, leading into a power-dribble drop step, then explosion... he didnt get a running start like Wizzle.
3) Mike Tirico's play-by-play call TRUMPS Marv's (uber-rare!). Shit, even old man cracka-ass-cracka Hubie Brown trumps Reggie Millers call.
4) Melo's maniacal face as soon as he lands, not to mention the fierce fist pounding on his chest, followed by the even fiercer chest-slapping, screaming "I'M BACK!! I'M BACK!!!" to the world (indicating his recovery from injury).
5) Kenyon Martin. U know he did something crazy in reaction, a shame ESPN only showed you his back, but you know he made some murderous face, judging from his kicking motion

but after thinking about it, Milsap took it like a man. Varejao exploded like the pussy that he is.

dunk of the year already?
the velocity of Varejao as he hits that pad is incredible.
his knees hit his head.
his knees hit his head.
his knees hit his head.
dood is a legit 7 footer too.

my only complaint reggie should have given way to marv for the exclamation point.

that's it? that's all? van damme, what happened? what happened to the pimps? what happened to the guns? what happened to the curse words? that's what digital music is all about, right?

hahaha, i keed. bout to cop a few tracks off this emynd jawn for the weekend

http://digital.turntablelab.com

man, being in the internetz business, I feel like I am always in the process of re-designing the website. by the time something gets designed, coded, de-bugged and launched, I'm already starting to think about the next step... we'll let me enjoy this for a second, as I announce the the new digital.turntablelab.com.

here are some points about the site:
1) this is new site from the ground up, built on a proven digital music platform with new techmologies and features.

there's faster browsing for digital, more reliable downloads, a download manager program you can download, the option to buy credits at a discount, more charts and much much more.

2) we're not fully done transferring our old catalog yet, HOWEVER, this site allows us to push up more than triple the amount music we used to put up. We'll keep the same discerning ear, but expect more releases. Also if you haven't noticed, TUESDAY is the big release day in the digital world. Look for more activity on that day.

3) you'll have to create a new account for this website, but you can use the SAME username and password, so you don't get confused. also creating an account allows you to buy those discounted credits. You can also maintain a watchlist, etc.

4) linking to pages. in order to have a faster loading page, the site does not refresh the browser like a standard website. if you want to link to a certain page on the site, look for the ORANGE link button and that will reveal the direct URL to the page you are on.

5) feedback to
digital-service@turntablelab.com

thanks for the support.

If you are in Brooklyn this sunday, Bodega & 303 Grand & PerkStreet are hosting a free screening of the documentary "Todd P goes to Austin".
Check the trailer

Sunday, November 15, 2009
Doors at 5pm, Screening at 5:30pm, Q&A with the directors following

303 Grand St. & Havemeyer St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
RSVP at www.perkstreetscreening.eventbrite.com
limited seats available
complimentary beer, coffee and wifi too!

pete bjorn and john feat spank rock live at webster hall nyc

LACRATE THE MAN, THE MYTH...

A few months ago my homie Aaron Lacrate asked me to do something for his first major label release

on this Lab blog. I get a load of these requests and to tell you the truth were not really supposed to use this blog as a 'music magazine' but I try and fit what I can into the mix, albeit four months after the fact.

I met Lacrate thru Ronson years ago when he first started his Milk Crate clothing line and was djing around the city. No matter what your opinion is about the guy you gotta admit he stays on his hustle and keeps a hand i whatevers fresh on the scene. Anyways I sent him a few questions and I gotta few answers, enjoy.

THE BLU JEMZ x AARON LACRATE INTERVIEW

What is it about you that rubs people the wrong way?

Ha! That's funny, I had no idea! Truthfully most people don't know me and I like everyone.

When I first met you because of Milkcrate I thought of you as mainly a rap dude/dj. When did you first get into Baltimore Club music?

Geez I'd say around 1989. Ya know I've been saying for 5 years that Bmore Club is the new hip hop, cuz as a kid it was our local hip hop. So its the same gutter street music, get it. However being born and raised in Bmore during the birth of club, I was the youngest working dj in Bmore in the late 80s and early 90s. When I was like 11 years old i was djing all over the city and working at the famous Inner City Records with Dj Equalizer, Dj Class, and Scott B. Dj Technics worked up the street and was a DMC battle hip hop DJ. We used to go watch Techincs scratch all day at Music Liberated, those were great days. Those were the first days of Bmore Club music and I was there. Those guys made up 95% of Bmore Club and they all knew me since I was a kid.. You could count the people down with Bmore Club on one hand and I was def one of them, the youngest one. All these guys also loved and played hip hop, and we all made mixtapes one side bmore club, breakbeats, house, uk and the other side hip hop. I made mixtapes 20 years ago with the same formula, style and records that kids are just doing now. So I started playing bmore club around 1989. Very few people from the Bmore scene can say that to be honest.

What was your first dj gig?

Armstead Gardens, baltimore for a girls 13th bday, that is the hoods hood, especially in 1988. I had a mobile dj set up, mostly from salvation army type places, but I had one Technics 1300 and one gemini belt drive, 20 milkcrates of records, kicker box speakers, along with some 15 inch cerwin vega, that were dope, a marantz home amp 200 watts, gemini mixer, and I would cart this stuff around the city. My parents thought I was nuts to say the least.

How long do you think B-More well be around?

Till infinity

What should we call people/genre that make B-More Club music but aren’t from Baltimore.

For the record I called my 2005 release Bmore Gutter Music because I didn't wanna tread on anyones toes, and all the local dudes said it wasn't club, some were even quoted as saying Bmore club is dead, others said do whatever you want Aaron we need your help! Later what Samir and I started doing was a new era of Bmore music with songs, choruses, lyrics, and new artists, it is a true hybrid between hip hop and club - it wasn't just for djs or partys, Hot 97 was playing BLOW which was huge! So we made our own lane from the jump and everyone was cool. It wasn't until the world wide successs of Bmore Gutter Music, that everyone decided to bitch and flip flop. But I think it has to be called Bmore Club or anything with the city, Bmore or Baltimore in the name. Anyone who wants to remove the Bmore from the equation is really trying to steal a genre and is up to no good. If your from out of town and you wanna make this music or be apart of it don't add your cities name to it and remove Baltimore - cuz thats super disrespectful and wack! I don't care who said it was ok, its totally delusional. No cosign in the world can make that ok. All that shit you like is some Bmore music.

What artists are you particularly excited about now?

Dizzee Rascals new CD. Tassleema, MNDR, Theolopholis London, Debonair Samir, Mz Streamz, Dj Class, Rod Lee, Da Hardy Boyz, Verb, Da Yo Boys and some super secret shit that's gonna blow peoples minds.

How did your relationship with Delicious Vinyl come about?

They loved Bmore Gutter Music and felt I understood the best of hip hop and club music from a production and label, and also that I am super original - so there was a lot of common ground to build from, real recognize real, and all that.

What differences are you finding releasing a primarily underground music (B-More) with major distribution compared to when you were grinding it out by yourself?

Very similar process to be honest, hip hop started out the same way. We are still making very raw underground music that bangs in the club, its just that now we can reach more new fans at one time. The new single we have with Wale, Pharcyde, and Verb is a great example of this, and "Bmore Club Crack" released on Koch also was the first all Bmore major label release ever. Both those records are going in lots of great directions, and connecting people with Bmore and Club music that would have never been before.

What song from the DV catalog were you most excited to remix?

Know How #1, then Jeep Ass Gutter, both original songs I played loads when they came out.

Which remix do you feel came out the best?

Young Mc "Know How Theme" Just simple fun party music, the kids love that one. Big with the tweens, watch out Jonas Bros.

What’s next for Lacrate Industies?

More production, Da Yo Boys, and HBO has asked me to create the official The Wire x Milkcrate clothing range out this Christmas, super BIG collabo. HBO x LaCrate the best of the best..

What’s kept you going all this time?

I've been doing all this stuff since I was really young so its just who I am and what I do. Last year was like 20 years of me djing, making tees, mixtapes, and doing creative artistic street stuff, I'm still really young as well, Can't stop, won't stop I guess, this was all just the warm up..

Looking back I probably could have asked some harder questions oh well... for more info on Mr. Lacrate check out THE MILKCRATE BLOG or their new ONLINE SHOP.

Also look out for his HARDY TIME remix that's taking us right back to NASA (the club, not the duo) when we play it.

In the meantime here's a 1991 CLUB MIX from the man of the hour. He also wanted me to throw this on here...

say it ain't so, Sammy!

2nd song in, poland spring to the head - and... "moz has left the building"

NEW TURNTABLE LAB X SCION RADIO

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I've been too busy to write these little reminders, but I felt like this months guest deserved the 20 minutes of my time. This month I hosted no other then the legendary Electro/Italo producer ALEXANDER ROBOTNICK...

Did you know Alexander Robotnick is actually a stage name that means 'Alex the Worker' in Russian? Why would an Italian jazz musician take on a Russian proletariat alias to embark on an Electro career? You'll have to listen to the interview to find out this plus a bunch of other insight only the self-proclaimed oldest working DJ (59 years old) could drop. He also played a one hour set of original work, remixes and trax that influenced him over all these years.

This Tuesday my guest for the Scion Radio 17 party in NYC is Melbourne's own KNIGHTLIFE who's signed to CUT COPY'S Cutters record label and has done some of my favorite remixes of the past two years.

(Los Angeles check him out at DANCE RIGHT this Thursday!)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Knightlife
Harvard Bass
Le Castle Vania
Franki Chan
Rob Wonder
& Jemz

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