July 2008
Song of the Day
Check these other versions out too:
Young Jeezy - Put On (feat. Jay-Z) (click to download)
Young Jeezy - Put On (feat. Kanye West) (click to download)
Best seat on the court. This ones goes out to Party Style Son, and the fact that it’s almost Friday.
Song of the Day
Young Jeezy - Put On
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Summer Movie Preview
I can’t wait to see this one. And now people have leaked that Tom Cruise is in the movie, I hope Robert Downy Jr. shoots him with a crossbow.
Bike Ride
If you don’t com to Monroe Park at 6:00pm for the bike ride on Friday, then damn you to hell.
-Blaaahg Management
Waterproof iPhone
When I heard about this from Chewy, I couldn’t believe it. This has to be some military shit that only James Bond has. If this kinda thing is available to the public, then so should M9 AEG Sniper Rifles with silencers.
Thanks Chewy.
Friday Night Line Up
What a busy Friday Night Richmond youth is going to have. When you get off work that day, know that tonight is going to be good. Anyone who still has a love for the summer, parties, and mayhem, is going to love August 1st. So, once you get off work, put some air in your tires, get your buddies together and ride your bike to Monroe Park (to the corner of Laurel & Main) for a sweet ass bike...
Cobra Style 1990's Boi!
Hey, it’s summertime, you need to be listening to reggae.
Basement Party!
After the RVA Bike Ride on Friday, and the Jamaican photography show by Sue Miles at Henry, go pregame at your boy’s house and then meet up for this:
DIPLO/Santogold - "Top Rankin" Mixtape
DIPLO/Santogold - Top Rankin’ Mixtape (click to download)
DIPLO just dropped a new mixtape with our good girl Santi. It has been dubbed the name Top Rankin’ but others have billed it as Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol. 2 by some folks. Here you’re getting Diplo producing a mixtape for Santogold with different and new versions of her tracks scattered throughout the tape, with old...
Keedz and more Keedz
Someone finally found a download link to this song. I know we dropped it a week ago, but you couldn’t download it. Now you can. (click to download)
Keedz - Stand on the Word (Original)
Keedz - Stand on the Word (Distort Remix)
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Japanese Dancehall
So there is this kinda,semi-underground movement of Japanese girls who love dancehall music. I heard about it on VICE, thought I’d do some exploring. I mean Japanese dancers are sexy, and Dancehall music is bad ass. Perfect Combination.
Song of the Day
Suicide Clubs
Japan has suicide clubs.
It’s official.
Listen to this:
De La Soul - Eye Know (The Know It All Mix)
Lately...
at work I’ve really been noticing a lot of illustrators. Not really affiliating with that field much, I realize now how much I am missing out. Stuff like this that Pat Morgan does inspires me to use more illustration into poster and flyer design.
Green Uhuru / Brooklyn
Uhuru is a very small design/build/furniture company located in Brooklyn New York. They constantly use reclaimed and refurbished materials and do a damn good job of doing it.
Check them out here.
Why America Is Fucked
Please, watch this. And then re-think how you do everything. Stop producing crap.
Evan Hecox
Colorado native illustrator Evan Hecox is amazing. He has done work with Juxtapoze, Girl, and Chocolate. I saw his stuff once in a the Denver airport. Check him out here.
Song of the Day
I fucking love Dipset. They got that easy listening to hammer time, it’s all included. Late, warm summer night, windows down, car full of friends, little buzz, put this jam on.
And here is the original incase you miss it.
Song of the Day
Diplomats - Hey Ma (Remix feat. Toya)
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BLACK KIDS at Virgin Records
I was walkin around in Union Square aimlessly, and decided I wanted to go into Virgin Records Megastore, maybe check some mags out kick it etc. Walk in, and notice that the whole cafe area is cleared out, and a band is setting up. To my right I see a stack of Black Kids posters and mini flyers. Looking at the poster of the band I begin investigating. I compare the picture of the poster with the...
OOOOOOooo it was a SCORCHER!
CENTRAL PARK SUMMER STAGE 7/20/08
So this weekend was the much awaited epic Sunday summerstage performance including: Blackstarr, Kid Cuti, A-Trak, Diplo, and Santogold!!! That’s right! shit was a fucking endurence battle of awsomeness. We got there early, at 1:30ish, to assure entry and all that shinanigans. The first performer started at 4:00 with Blackstarr. Then Kid Cuti picked it up a...
Lansing-Dreiden
Founded in Miami, Florida. Their body of work includes music, multimedia artwork (in the form of drawings, collages, sculpture and video), and the literary journal Death Notice. Rather than calling themselves a band, they prefer to be categorized as “a company that sees no distinction between art and commerce.” (Seattle Weekly, Feb. 5, 2005)
Basically these guys do whatever the...
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James Datz
Killing it. I kinda want to get that little man tattooed. Check this guy out now.
Pain
Finally Found It.
We’ve been hunting this song for some time. And, we’re giving you a weekend song of the day at the same time. Booyah. Play this at a house party and your guaranteed some action.
Song of the Day
Tapemaste Inc. - Tipsy Wonderwall
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Microphone Attack 1974-78
We are pleased to give you one of the best mixes in deejay reggae ever. This album was put out in 2001, but roots back to the mid 70’s when deejay reggae was heavy as smoke coming from Billy’s blunt. Niney the “Observer” as he was called, gave us the best of U-Roy, Big Youth, Dillenger, Trintity, Ranking Trevor, and more. This one is from the vault. If I ever lost this CD,...
Doddie's Summer Time Mix
I know we’re a little bit late on this one, thanks to Jae, but here, just in the heart of the summer, DJ Wizard, aka, DJ Doddie Fresh gives you his idea of a great summer to be…….
Doddie Fresh - Summertime Mix (Click to Download)
Banned in France
Doddie just showed me this, insane. Everything about it leads me to believe that it’s real. Doddie thinks it is, I’m unsure still.
Either way, it’s crazy. I really want one of those jackets now.
Keedz - Stand on the Word
Keedz - Stand on the word Uploaded by Keedz-Officiel
There is also a Justice co-lab of this song going around, sounds very, very similar to the original. All those French kids sound good anyway. And then I just realized this is a pretty damn religious son. Ehhhh…
Do it son. Don’t be a bitch.
Song of the Day
Beetle Juice, Beetle Juice, Beetle Juice!!! Between this role and Batman, Michael K. runs this shit.
Song of the Day
Harry Belefonte - Jump in the Line (John Bourke’s B’More Remix)
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What to do?
If you think all the hotties left for the summer, you’re wrong. Pop your head in at any one of these nights and be sure to wish you we’re single.
And I want to give BV props on the design of this flyer, so clean, love the colors and the mix up of type faces. Well done.
Culture & the Deejay's 1977-79
I picked this new joint up at Plan 9 the other day, I hadn’t been in there in a while. It sure was nice to see some new Culture on the top rack, just looking at me dead in the eye. And what better than Culture and the assistance of some of the best Deejay’s of that era.
If you’re not familiar with Deejay style reggae, then YouTube some artists such as
I-Roy, U-Brown, Yellow...
The Sleng Teng Mega Mix
This mix was given to me today at work from a fellow friend. It’s from podomatic.com, a really great free online stream. What you’re about to hear is a little bit of reggae history. This is the Mikey Dread Sleng Teng Mega Mix.
You wanna know what started dancehall reggae? This is what started dancehall reggae in the late early 80’s. This was the beginning of digital reggae....
Inspirations of the Day
SONG OF THE DAY
There are two sides to Beck i know. The funky new pollutioner, and the mellow mutator/sea changer. I like both, but more recently I feel like he’s been blurring his lines of distinction and has made his mellow funk thing, that is nothing new to the music scene. Though his sound will always scream BECK and he’s still better than a handfull of artists out there, I prefered it better...
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SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS
Every Tues. at the Society of Illustrators Gallery/Artspace, there are figure drawing sessions that anyone with paper and something that makes marks, can go into for 15 bucks and get some practice in for 3 hours. I paid 7 with my sly “i’m a student” baby face skills. With live jazz playing, bar on the same floor and back courtyard to get some fresh air in, its a place for...
SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS
128 East 63rd Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues) New York, NY 10065 Tel: (212) 838-2560 Fax: (212) 838-2561 E-Mail: info@societyillustrators.org Gallery Hours: 10 A.M.– 8 P.M. Tuesday 10 A.M.– 5 P.M. Wednesday - Friday 12 noon– 4 P.M. Saturday Closed most holidays.
Magic Pill
Thought this was funny, to bad the image quality sucks.