Alright so you all know about the party this Saturday in BK right?! No? CHECK HERE for a previous entry by yours truly ..
MAG-A-NET is throwing a rager in Dumbo!
Here is a little video to show you the game that DJ Heir Boogz brings to the table ..
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TrackbackYou need to look into these fellas .. they’re called GOOD OLD WAR and are on the kickass Sargent House label ..
great band. great label.
don’t be afraid to peruse the other bands Sargent House has to offer. I will be shoving these bands down your throats (in the nicest way possible .. with music!)
Comments rss Trackback Comments rss TrackbackWell this article is about to flow right off the cuff .. typing as methinks of things to say.
I am listening to the soundtrack to the movie Dead Presidents and it is really doing a number on my brain.
It is primarily making me re-realize my love for soul music .. with its beautiful lyrics of love and loneliness, the instrumentation with its down right funkiness, and the swankiness of many of the artists featured. So many of these songs have been covered, sampled, etc .. by so many contemporary artists. People used to put everything into their music .. I dont know how much can be said for the tunes we hear these days but atleast Ive got some soul in my body and my headphones.
Here are some of the tracks featured on the album:
Come on .. Al Green is the man and these lyrics are way too appropriate .. try and tell me different ..
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Aside from the fact that the Isaac Hayes song was sampled by the Wu-Tang for “I Can’t Go To Sleep,” This song was put into the movie at such an emotional point. The trial is going on and the defendant (whose name in the movie is escaping me) is screaming at the judge basically making the point that that soldiers were taken care of when they were in war and then forgotten upon return to their normal lives .. god damn .. shivers.
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I hope you enjoy this music as much as I do.
Until next week .. Peace!
Comments rss TrackbackThis one goes out to BABS ..
This fella is gonna be playing the Stones Throw party May 9th at Le Poisson Rouge in the NYC. I’ll be checking it out .. come boogy thyself with me.
Comments rss TrackbackThe initial lineup has been announced for the July 18th event in Brooklyn’s Coney Island ..
BUILT TO SPILL
THE RAVEONETTES
FRIGHTENED RABBIT
THE GRAND DUCHY
MONOTONIX
MICACHU & THE SHAPES
…more to be announced. HOLLER!
Comments rss TrackbackThe ladies over in the Dame Dash camp + MAG-A-NET Records have set up this beauty of a party that is set to kick off this Saturday, May 2nd, in Dumbo, Brooklyn. There shall be live music and an open bar (free booze!) to lure all the children of the interweb to the BK loft space .. Check out the flyer below ..
This party will be rawkin’ so make sure you get your asses to Brooklyn this weekend and enjoy the tunage and boozage.
Comments rss TrackbackUnderwater music video? sharks? THE BRONX.
Comments rss TrackbackAfter months and months of delays, Ciara’s Fantasy Ride is finally out next week and I’m happy to report that, despite the excellent “Echo” being reduced to bonus track status, it’s a really good album.
But today, let’s focus on the closing track, “I Don’t Remember”, not because it’s the best track on the album, but because it’s about a subject near and dear to me, blacking out (Brit had a song about this on her last album too, maybe pop is adjusting to me?). Anyways, the narrator wakes up after spending a night drinking at the club (although maybe more than drinking? “I can’t feel my face”?) and she’s alone and wearing the same clothes and can’t find her phone and doesn’t know how she got home. Shit, I remember that from college.
The one thing I can’t figure out personally is that, to me, the shuffle-y beat and breezy melody makes me think that the song isn’t as sad as the lyrics imply. Of course, on the subject of blacking out (as with everything, but especially this), this is probably a completely subjective thing. In college, my roommates and I would routinely wake up with none of us remembering the night before, so it wasn’t that big of a deal. I know for a lot of people blacking out doesn’t occur often, so maybe I’m just projecting that it isn’t a big deal for Ciara’s narrator, but yeah, it just sounds like a regular Saturday morning to me (minus the not feeling my face bit). I like it, btw.
(PS, there’s also a great song and video about this on the new Art Brut album. Yall got any other songs about blacking out, holler @ comments.)
Comments rss TrackbackWell here it is .. another video from Prince .. creepy but awesome as ever. ENJOY!
Comments rss TrackbackOh snap! .. can’t contain excitement .. typing but not breathing .. awesomeness from my two favorite bands .. continue below my friends ..
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So the RX Bandits are putting out their album (no title as of yet) on July 14th .. why don’t you sink your pearly whites into THIS TEASER ..
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Oh what’s that? Portugal. The Man is also putting out an album in July? Oh right they are .. its called The Satanic Satanist and it will rock thy socks off .. check out the band’s performance on Fuel TV with their new track “People Say”
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Comments rss TrackbackWell it is finally here … who shall grace the stages of the Central Park Summerstage? See below children of the interweb ..
Friday, June 12, 8pm – Josh Ritter and The New York Pops
Saturday, June 13, 3pm – Smokie Norful, Tye Tribbett & G.A. & Ruben Studdard
Wednesday, June 17, 7:30pm – Wally Lamb & Zoë Heller (reading)
Thursday June 18, 7:30pm – Sharon Olds & Thomas Sayers Ellis
Friday, June 19, 8pm – Comedy Central Park w/ Gabriel Iglesias & Pablo Francisco
Saturday, June 20, 3pm – Definitely Poetry Hosted by Majora Carter Earthdriver, Staceyann Chin, Jennifer Johns, Artbattles, Urban Word NYC
Sunday, June 21, 3pm – Fête de la Musique, Yannick Noah, Coralie Clément & Mayra Andrade
Saturday, June 27, 3pm – Istanbulive: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey
Sunday, June 28, 3pm – Ledisi / Esperanza Spalding, Jonathan Batiste (Two leading ladies of jazz unite in this dynamic co-bill.)
Sunday, July 5, 3pm – Oumou Sangare, Les Nubians, A?a
Wednesday, July 8, 7pm – Juana Molina, Curumin & El G (ZZK)
Saturday, July 11, 3pm – Los Fabulosos Cadillacs & Eric Bobo
Sunday, July 12, 3pm – Family Day! w/ DJ Lance Rock & Brobee (of Yo Gabba Gabba!), Surprise Guest TBA, Iza Trapani & Sleeping Beauty puppet show
Monday, July 13, 8pm – The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Featuring Paulo Szot
Saturday, July 18 – Q-Tip, Chester French, Little Dragon & Benji B
Sunday, July 19, 3pm – Alpha Blondy & The Solar System , Lee “Scratch” Perry & Dubblestandart, and Subatomic Sound System
Friday, July 24, 7pm – Bettye Lavette, Budos Band & Felix Hernandez Rhythm Revue
Saturday, July 25, 3pm – Jerry Rivera and special guests & N’Klabe
Sunday, July 26, 3pm – Ginuwine, Joe & Chico DeBarge
Friday, July 31, 8pm – Dance w/ RIOULT & Germaul Barnes/Viewsic Expressions
Saturday, August 1 - M. Ward & Mike Watt & Nels Cline
Sunday, August 2, 7pm – CineFest Brasil w/ If I Were You 2 (Se eu fosse você 2) directed by Daniel Filho & Silvia Machete
Monday, August 3, 8pm – Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabaté
Wednesday, August 5, 7pm – I Am Cuba directed by Mikhail Kalatozov and The Pedrito Martinez Project
Thursday, August 6, 7:30pm – Asbury Shorts: An Evening of the World’s Best Short Films & Mingus Dynasty Quintet
Friday, August 7, 8pm – Dance w/ Dayton Contemporary Dance Company & nathantrice/RITUALS dance theater
Saturday, August 8, 3pm – Boys Noize
Sunday, August 9, 3pm – Jazmine Sullivan, Chrisette Michele & Jon B
Friday, August 14th and Saturday, August 15th, 8pm – Dance w/ Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company with musical guest Martha Wainwright
Sunday, August 16, 3pm – TBA
Comments rss Trackback“A party on its way to becoming an institution.”
– The New York Times
New Orleans boasts an unparalleled, prolific musical tradition, which is still alive and jumping. Ponderosa Stomp showcases the world’s most authentic, vibrant musicians of rockabilly, R&B, jazz, blues, soul, funk, and swamp pop.
The schedule is as follows:
July 16: Midsummer Night Swing
The Get Down: Soul/R&B
July 17: Midsummer Night Swing
Best Dance in Town: Rockabilly
July 19: Lincoln Center Festival
A Tribute to Wardell Quezergue: Featuring Mac Rebennack (Dr. John), The Dixie Cups, Jean Knight, Robert Parker, Zigaboo Modeliste, Dorothy Moore, Tammy Lynn, Tony Owens, Michael Hurtt, and Wardell Quezergue.
Comments rss TrackbackCheck out this video of Bohemian Rhapsody being performed by some old school computers .. It is nothing short of ridiculous.
Piano/Organ – Atari 800XL
Lead Guitar – Texas Instruments TI-99/4a
Bass Guitar – 8 inch Floppy Disk Drive
Gong – 3.5 inch Hard Drive
Vocals – HP ScanJet 3C
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