July 3, 2009
mo-d: peetypassion: Einstein’s Razer via I have two of these guitars (replacing one that got stolen, the one I used to audition for the Chili Peppers and etc). The photoshopped Razer in this pic, however, appears to be the one that belongs to Mississippi bluesman T-Model Ford, the only other dude I know that plays ‘em…

mo-d:

peetypassion:

Einstein’s Razer

via

I have two of these guitars (replacing one that got stolen, the one I used to audition for the Chili Peppers and etc). The photoshopped Razer in this pic, however, appears to be the one that belongs to Mississippi bluesman T-Model Ford, the only other dude I know that plays ‘em…

June 30, 2009
talix18: mercurypdx: So do I. (via Cat and Girl) I can’t place the first one. It’s the Jackson Five’s “ABC” All this “end of the monoculture” stuff reminds me (and others, apparently) of the Lester Bangs piece “Where Were You When Elvis Died?” which among other things laments the fragmentation of culture and the audience for music..and that was some thirty years before this, so the effect is even more pronounced now. Nobody in music can hold sway over such a large segment of the population anymore; most people quickly learn to hate anything popular, and the more obscure your tastes, the better. Anyway, here’s the article: Where Were You When Elvis Died? If love truly is going out of fashion forever, which I do not believe, then along with our nurtured indifference to each other will be an even more contemptuous indifference to each other’s objects of reverence. I thought it was Iggy Stooge, you thought it was Joni Mitchell or whoever else seemed to speak for your own private, entirely circumscribed situation’s many pains and few ecstasies. We will continue to fragment in this manner, because solipsism holds all the cards at present: it is a king whose domain engulfs even Elvis’. But I guarantee you one thing: WE WILL NEVER AGAIN AGREE ON ANYTHING AS WE AGREED ON ELVIS. So I won’t bother saying good-bye to his corpse. I will say good-bye to you.

talix18:

mercurypdx:

So do I.

(via Cat and Girl)

I can’t place the first one.

It’s the Jackson Five’s “ABC”

All this “end of the monoculture” stuff reminds me (and others, apparently) of the Lester Bangs piece “Where Were You When Elvis Died?” which among other things laments the fragmentation of culture and the audience for music..and that was some thirty years before this, so the effect is even more pronounced now. Nobody in music can hold sway over such a large segment of the population anymore; most people quickly learn to hate anything popular, and the more obscure your tastes, the better.

Anyway, here’s the article: Where Were You When Elvis Died?

If love truly is going out of fashion forever, which I do not believe, then along with our nurtured indifference to each other will be an even more contemptuous indifference to each other’s objects of reverence. I thought it was Iggy Stooge, you thought it was Joni Mitchell or whoever else seemed to speak for your own private, entirely circumscribed situation’s many pains and few ecstasies. We will continue to fragment in this manner, because solipsism holds all the cards at present: it is a king whose domain engulfs even Elvis’. But I guarantee you one thing: WE WILL NEVER AGAIN AGREE ON ANYTHING AS WE AGREED ON ELVIS. So I won’t bother saying good-bye to his corpse. I will say good-bye to you.

June 18, 2009
Lil Flip "Kim Kardashian"

Houston artist Lil Flip’s new track about Kim Kardashian, for those who are keeping up :) Gawd what a terrible handclap snare sound though. I guess it’s supposed to sound like butt cheeks?

Anyway, two older but hotter Flip tracks worth checking out:

Game Over, which precedes the current passion for vintage videogame sounds by about six years or so with its heavy deployment of Pac Man bleeps;

This Is the Way We Ball from his first national release, a glimpse into the Houston lifestyle with a little “how I got signed” commentary on the side, a la Boston’s “Rock & Roll Band”

June 13, 2009
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anniehinton:

almostnever:

three50eight:

ohhellno:

delbertshoopman:

When In Rome: The Promise

I’m sorry, but I’m just thinking of the right words to say.
I know they don’t sound the way I planned them to be.
But if you wait around a while, I’ll make you fall for me,
I promise, I promise you I will.

this song is epic.

This is one of my ringtones.

Always dug this tune. The 80s did have its musical moments…

June 12, 2009
Speaking of Dubstep Friday

We have some new music out. Sorry to pimp, but I think it’s our best yet and I would like for it to at least do ok and all that, ya know :)

Here’s two hours of bass for ya as well, my radio show from Wed nite on SubFM. Some good tunes in here! tracklisting:

announcement - negativland
combination pizza hut & taco bell - das racist & wallpaper
hey dj - world famous supreme team
say yes - kromestar
your gift - thark
i gets mine - passenja & seven six dub
let’s rave - doctor j
amnesia - radic
cold rocker - george lenton
bass face - dub ryda (lewill rmx)
unfreakable girl - terry urban
blast any one - primez
bonkers rmx - raspian
london town rmx - doorly
the bassman - noah d & roommate
shakedown - don froth
bad midrange - abz
imperial mack - richie august
musical rush - ultrablack
my mayor is a billionaire - elucid
murder low - ale fillman feat ncoder
i’ll dub them - potato mob vs dj mente
flashlight - west norwood cassette library
beyonce do it - funky fella dub
big up and bun her - dj shy
herbalist rmx - numa crew
chief my herb - dread foxx
chocolate orange - d1
sway - whistla

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duckandpenguin:

saraelaine:

Hall and Oates- Sara Smile

=)

This song has some vicious hooks in it. I’m going to need an earworm removing forceps, stat!

Also the basis for Ghetto Smile which is, as far as I know, the only rap video Daryl Hall ever did.

“Why don’t the homies smile for me…ee-EEE-eee…”

(yay for somebody finally putting this video up)

I hope to grow up to be as cool as Father Rodigan.

(dubstep friday)

June 11, 2009
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psidefect:

flamegirl:

Digital Underground - Humpty Dance

I like my oatmeal lumpy.

And then he became Chairman of the RNC!

(In case you missed it, he’s the one who sang “Just grab ‘em in the biscuits”)

June 6, 2009

dubstepfriday:

tumblklaat:

Starkey - Miracles (Jamie Vex’d Remix)

What a gorgeous piece of music. Loved the Starkey original too, but Jamie Vex’d is just killing it lately (Twitch rmx, In System Travel, etc)

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davidcho:

Jay-Z - ‘D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)’

Produced by No ID and Kanye to the, this is the new single from Jay-Z off of his upcoming album The Blueprint 3, due out September 11th.

The song is a commentary on the state of hip-hop (ugh, I hate that word) and isn’t really what you would think a first single would be. Obviously Jay can do whatever he wants because he’ll end up with a number one record no matter what (I mean, let’s be honest) and it’s a song that, conceptually, aligns Hovie with the majority of rap blogging types, which is smart considering they’re the ones who seem to (think they) have most of the control in generating the marketing buzz these days.

Sonically, it’s like a soul melody-less ‘U Don’t Know’ plus the American Gangster horns, and more rock elements that we saw creeping their head in ‘Jockin Jay-Z’, and even, dare I say, Kingdom Come? I kind of want to hear the song on really nice speakers really, really loud, seems like the drums would be bananas. I think it’ll be interesting how this works as a part of the whole of what should be a great album.

All of that being said, not sure if I like the song as much as anything of the original Blueprint or even Jockin Jay-Z. I’ll have to give it a few more spins.

Good thing about the current music scene: something like this is casually thrown out there on the weekend, and everybody is immediately talking about it. Huge impact.

Bad thing about the current music scene: people like Jay and Diddy waiting until September to do the traditional “album drop” when they are building so much momentum with stuff like this right now, right at the beginning of summer.

May 29, 2009

“Boom Boom Pow” - Black Eyed Peas (Jeffree Star rmx)

Girlfriend out-femmes Fergie at least, haha. I’m thinking of the debriefing guy at the beginning of Deathklok: “He has a terminator twat. Obama is rubbing his clit. Gentlemen, I’m afraid that’s all we know at this time.”

Shoot him again. His soul’s still dancing.

duckandpenguin:

dadsbigplan:

Remember when Nicolas Cage was a serious actor, or, at least, taken seriously as one? Think hard. Now marvel at the insanity below. This is what appears to be an unofficial trailer (perhaps used at…
Ha. I liked “… you mean you don’t have a lucky crack pipe?”

I’ve been watching a lot of Werner Herzog movies lately so this is timely. (Youtube even has some full length versions) Maybe he’s just looking for a lead actor who approaches the craziness level of Klaus Kinski? He already did a film with Bale, after all.

Anyway, this could end up being one of the greatest movies ever. And hey internet fans, Herzog herd you liked Xzibit so he put Xzibit in your movie so you can blah blah blah etc.

May 26, 2009
“ People need to know that Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme was bigger than the NASA budget.

Miles O’Brien, comments on this article (via duckandpenguin)

I’m always surprised at how many otherwise smart and knowledgeable people don’t believe this, so it’s worth repeating here:

NASA ACCOUNTS FOR LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF THE US BUDGET.

By the most conservative estimates, we’re spending ten times that much on the Iraq/Afghanistan operations.

One recurring comment re the new Star Trek movie that particularly struck me was from people who said they left the theater with a feeling of sadness, knowing that they’d never get to experience that kind of space travel in their lifetimes.  It saddens me even further that the most far reaching accomplishments in the history of human exploration only happened because of dick-waving politics directed toward outdoing the Evil Commies. Space ain’t over yet; there’s still a lot to be done there. Hopefully we’ll get to see a little more of it in this era, even if we have to do it without warp drives and phasers.

May 24, 2009
Willie Nelson “I’d Have To Be Crazy”
May 23, 2009
karion: I think I have to go to this, in the name of science. molls: So, this pretty much includes all my favorite things. OK good, I was hoping somebody would have a report. I’ve ranted a lot before about “celebrity DJs” and how the practice often serves to further devalue the art (except for the “Lohan can mix” exception, haha); understandably she’s hoping to get her boy’s career popping off with events like this, but usually when they say they spin “Top 40” it’s not a good sign that they can actually mix or beatmatch or anything. (for another example, the “Long Island Lolita” parties where she basically just stood up there in the DJ booth and played her iPod for a couple of hours)

karion:

I think I have to go to this, in the name of science.

molls:

So, this pretty much includes all my favorite things.

OK good, I was hoping somebody would have a report. I’ve ranted a lot before about “celebrity DJs” and how the practice often serves to further devalue the art (except for the “Lohan can mix” exception, haha); understandably she’s hoping to get her boy’s career popping off with events like this, but usually when they say they spin “Top 40” it’s not a good sign that they can actually mix or beatmatch or anything.

(for another example, the “Long Island Lolita” parties where she basically just stood up there in the DJ booth and played her iPod for a couple of hours)