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At this point in musical history the merger of rock n roll and hip-hop is not anything crazy. And we have some amazing highlights in the past with Public Enemy & Anthrax, The Roots, the Black Lips & GZA, and we have some not so spectacular moments with Jay-Z & Linkin Park and the late 90’s. And while this Fuel performance of label mates Mellowhype and Bass Drum of Death isn’t anything spectacular, they didn’t disappoint either.

Leftbrain looks happy and full of flow behind the keys, while BSDD are, and excuse the pun, a little mellow in their performance, but that could just be the weed. Hodgy Beats as always is entertaining as hell, even in this slower number, “64.” Easily becoming everyone’s favorite of the Oddies (come on everyone’s fav is still Earl), Hodgy has a stage presence lathered in the same mystery why so many people can’t stop but stare at Iggy Pop when he is in eyesight.

Mellowhype’s BlackandWhite is set to be re-mastered & reworked and will see the light of day this summer, while Bass Drum of Death are releasing GB City this Tuesday April 12, 2011.

christmas bo(ng)redom

its official. im like the worst blogger eva.
2011 blog resolution :::

BLOG

whats been keeping me occupied ::





recording. yeah i play an instrument sometimes.









im thinking a lot about the power of the triangle

IF I COULD DJ AGAIN>>>>>>

>>>>>here are some of the songs i would get you bumpin to>>>>>>



















(really just any LUDA song)








all in that order>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

and im just gettin started>>>>>>>>>>>>

DUOS

JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD





HALF JAPANESE (when it was just the two of them)





THE THING AND SHE HULK





HATCHET WOUND (feat. some dude on tambo)


KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW





here's another one, cuz im like that

today

I ran errands today, and i stopped by a small thrift store and bought pearl jam's "10" on cassette tape and "the freshman" with matthew broderick. i came home, ate a sandwich and put in the vhs. at some point in the movie, while still good, i picked up my computer and double dutied it.

i came about some great new and old music. i miss those days of discovering. it felt new today. everything. enough of that sappy shit.

expect some cool new explorations.

i leave you with this.



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"Paki Not Indie" - Sunny Ali & The Kid

A couple of months ago I heard of a band from Philly called, Sunny Ali & the Kid. I was intrigued because it features, Hassan Ali, guitarist and fallen member of of the all Pakistani brother band, PO PO.



After a conversation with Yvynyl, I was informed that Ali wanted to ditch playing punk and concentrate on making country music. I'm sorry Ali, but at this point I'm not sure you can't stay away from your punk roots, but this isn't a bad thing. On Try Harder, the bands first release, SAK do have hints of country two-steppin in tracks like "Cand Stand You" and title track, "Try Harder." The band also have two acoustic heart hitters that really make me worried for the mental health of Hassan. My favorite track on the EP is the humorously titled, "You Know What Jawad," a goth-country jem both scary and catchy.

Check out their bandcamp site and download this EP for free before they take that feature away. Also with tee's, like the one below, how can I not love this band ::

ON THE REGS :: CALVIN JOHNSON DJ/DUB MIX

been jamming this lately, its a mix made by calvin johnson. dude rules.

THIS THURSDAY

totally going to this show!

what am i trying this week

ALEX BLEEKER AND THE FREAKS // COASTING :: MONSTER ISLAND : FRIDAY JULY 2

went to check out monster island basement the other night. pretty cool venue, if i say so myself. decent size stage in the corner, ample amount of room, but not to big. if the show is soldout its gonna get hot, but it there are only like 20/30 people its still a good night. went out to go see the BEETS, but they played last, hadnt showed up after coasting and i got tired (damn you work industry). i did however get to check out DEAD GAZE, ALEX BLEEKER AND THE FREAKS, and COASTING.

didn't get a pic of DEAD GAZE, but i did walk away with some gnarly sluggy beachy stoned riffs stuck in my head. somewhere between wavves and high on fire, dead gaze is a two piece who play some loud rawk. they got a tape out on Mirror Universe Tapes. and this show was for group tightner, so maybe they got something in the mix for a GT release.

ALEX BLEEKER AND THE FREAKS were up next. with help from buddy and pals big troubles and some real estate homies he got his game on to jam for many friends and fans. alex is a funny looking dude and if you saw him on the streets one could say he would be into the dead or didn't know anything about music and was like a brown version of the dude from king of queens. lucky for us he plays some pretty laid back tunes reminiscent of neil young and silver jews. also have you heard this dudes version of mountain man's "animal tracks", cuz it rules.



up next was COASTING. i was lucky enough to grab their last copy of the cassette ep they released on Sixteen Tambourines. its a nice 4 song ep that was totally worth the hanging by the merch booth waiting as the ladies got done hitting on some boys. they came over cuz they saw my good looks and me holding some dough, thats the way to attract the opposite sex boys! anyways there set was great and they rocked it. monster island was perfecto for them, loud, close knit fans, beer and being high.

I WANT TO BE CAUGHT IN DUNES

so there is this band from LA (who would have figured) that has been making my ears swell with smiles. they are called DUNES. there are three people in the band, many with familiar faces to the underground community. KATE HALL, ex drummer of Mika Miko, STEPHANIE CHAN, of The Carrots and Finally Punk (my favorite band of all time), and MARK (something, he's the only one in the band that i don't know about).

they have been getting much respect from the LA scene, playing with many of LA's hit makers, Best Coast, Abe Vigoda, The Soft Pack. They are about to head out on tour in the fall, nowhere near NYC, but still they are going out and are probably going to change someone's life. i wish i was 18 again.

enjoy there tunes, and here's a video of them playing "Balance" at the smell ::

THE JAM

Bike Blankey

how long did it take you to fuckin make that? thats some dedication people. still though, how fuckin long??

DEVILS BACKBONE

if you can name this movie i'll buy another movie.

"I almost got arrested..."

got to hang with juan from the beets the other day, apparently he almost got arrested, thank cobain he didn't. got me hankering for some beet videos. heres them doing a personal fav "cold lips" for some other blog. next time it will be an exclusive adult acid vid....

Dirty Laundry Presents: The Beets Live Part 2 from Dirty Laundry on Vimeo.

oh yeah new band member crush on the new drummer starts rriiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggghhhhhhhhhttttttt now.

PREACHER

been reading preacher lately, and it fuckin rules.

super myth intense, bullets, gorey as all hell, vampires (in the cool way), and fuckin intense.

LISA FRANK 4/19

Lisa Frank gets down in the SanAnto 4/19 from lady p on Vimeo.

check em out LISA FRANK from san antonio, tejas

SHOWS

went to some shows this week. here are some pics i took with the trusty iPhone.

MOUNTAIN MAN :: so dope, best tom waits cover, huge crush on all the girls.


NOBUNNY :: hilarious. said this is the last song for the last 8 songs. only stopped b/c of some jerk with an attitude. gonna see them again at cake shop on july 1st!


JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD :: best duo band right now. they are brother and they rock. HAVE YOU HEARD HEAVY JAM YET??


WARPAINT :: i wanna marry these girls. good vibes. huge crush on the bassist!

GONE FOR A MONTH :: APOLOGIES

So i moved from Lubbock, TX to Brooklyn, NY. It's taken me a good month a half to get adjusted to life up here. Sorta got a job, sort don't, but I'm getting by.

THINGS THAT HAPPENED SINCE I STOPPED UPDATING ::

- Ariel Pink finally dropped his record, getting mad reviews.

- Explode Into Color and Tempo No Tempo both played their last shows this month, bummersville.

- M.I.A. got thrashed in the NYT, and she got pissed and twited the journalist Phone #.

- Wavves is realeasing a single on Mountain Dew label, weird.

- THE COATHANGERS got remixed by Dan deacon, and its fuckin the jam!

- My homies the Diamond Center did a daytrotter sesion, be on the look out for that in the future!

- Panda Bear played Primavera, mixed reviews, genius or genius on the brink of WTF-dom.

- Best Coast does Primavera, covers supposed bf Wavves.

- Dennis "PBR" Hopper dies, that sucked.

- BP are still dicks.

INTO THE WOODS WITH E.I.C.

I like the internet. And i like music. And i like finding other people on the internet that like music just as much as i do. Bread N Butter is one of those peeps. With pretty consistent post from everything from Twin Sister video's to how Phoenix (who i am not a fan of) will be doing the soundtrack to a new Sophia Coppola (who i do like) movie.

Yesterday they put up a 17 minute video of Explode Into Color hanging and playing tunes for their friends in a cabin in nowhere Oregon. i saw EIC at SXSW this year and they were amazing. Not really consistent with what I normally listen to, meaning that they do their shit good. the cinematography goes pretty darn well with the music, really showcasing how one's nature can affect your outputs in the arts.

Into The Woods Ep #2 - Explode Into Colors from Into The Woods on Vimeo.