Theron Shelton, drummer of the Philadelphia-based band, The Blue Method passed away suddenly this week and the news hit me pretty hard. I grew up with Theron’s brother and would always be amazed at how well Theron played the drums at such a young age. As he got older, he got doper, and I can honestly say he was the…
DJ Bopstar Premieres Light of Love, Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix
DJ Bopstar debuted the Mark de Clive-Lowe remix of the Yameen and Lady Alma song, “Light of Love” on his radio show the other night, and the podcast and MP3 are now available for download: • Click here for the MP3 download • Click here for iTunes Podcast The song starts at about 17:14 minutes in. Big up to DJ…
Yameen + Lady Alma + Mark de Clive-Lowe
Super-producer and professional globetrotter, Mark de Clive-Lowe turned in an absolute BANGER of a track for the new EP. Mark came in and remixed, “Light of Love” featuring Lady Alma and it’s epic. It will without a doubt be ripping up dance floors come this Spring. Watch soon for a definitive release date on the forthcoming remix record, Never Knows…
Never Knows More — New EP, Spring 2009!
Come on, you didn’t think we’d be sitting around lunching, right?? We got too much music to share for any of that, maaaan. I’d like to announce an all-new EP dropping Spring 2009 entitled, Never Knows More! Look forward to new music and remixes from: Yameen, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Mike Ladd, Blockhead, Reef the Lost Cauze, Maylay Sparks, MerLow, the…
King Britt, Rich Medina Named Cultural Ambassadors to Philly
Just caught word Philadelphia-based musical luminaries King Britt and my homeboy Big Rich Medina were awarded the titles of Creative Ambassadors to the City by the Philadelphia Tourism Bureau the other week, much to their delighted surprise. I don’t know Britt, but am a huge fan of his music. But I’ve known Big Rich for yeeeears, going “all the way…
Scotto, NASA, and 1990’s NYC Rave
I watched the movie KIDS the other night for the first time since it came out in 1995. There’s that one scene where everyone goes to NASA, the huge party at the club which was a real party at club Shelter in the 1990’s in New York City. And it reminded me of the time I met world famous NYC…
The Battle for J Dilla’s Legacy
Peep this article from this month’s issue of VIBE magazine. Stones Throw has thoughtfully transcribed it for reading online at their website. Here’s the link: http://stonesthrow.com/news/2009/01/the-battle-for-j-dilla-s-legacy THREE YEARS AFTER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH, J DILLA’S BEATS AND REPUTATION LOOM EVER LARGER OVER HIP HOP. BUT FOR HIS MOTHER – WHO NURSED THE VISIONARY PRODUCER THROUGH A CHRONIC ILLNESS AND HAS WATCHED…
Souls of Mischief, “Tour Stories” EP now Available — Album Titled
I’m pretty hyped about the new album from Souls of Mischief, produced by Prince Paul which finally has a title: Montezuma’s Revenge. I think if the rest of the album is anything like the first single, “Tour Stories” it is going to be great. That said, the first single from the album is out this week and available on iTunes.…
CED — The Lasderdisc of Phonographs
Video on a record. Huh?? What! Scratch this on your Technics 1200! CED movie discs predated Laserdisc, VHS and Betamax!
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
I mad randomly stumbled upon this new 2008 “re-imaging” of the original 1995 Ghost in the Shell feature film which was re-released to theaters this past Summer. One of my favorite (if not all-time favorite) anime directors, Mamoru Oshii released his latest film, The Sky Crawlers in 2008. To help promote that film, they also released this updated version of…