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FREEBIES July 23 2009
Everyone loves free music. And after this post, you just might love me, too.
-DJ Icy Ice, Universal Sound: http://www.zshare.net/audio/63052583c71a71ce/
-DJ Fashen, Deckstar Volume 1: http://www.box.net/shared/peou0jzn8s
-DJ AM, Elton Part 5: https://www.box.net/shared/xrignuy060
-DJ Spinbad, 80s Megamix Volume 1: https://www.box.net/shared/lqpix3ri2r
-DJ Spinbad, 80s Megamix Volume 2: https://www.box.net/shared/30fd4r6p48
-DJ Spinbad, 90s Megamix: http://www.zshare.net/audio/59135492933419cf/
-DJ Scotty Fox, Live at Seduction: http://www.zshare.net/audio/628737995dea8092/
-The Counterparts, The Appetizer: http://www.zshare.net/download/50554513e6871707#
Enjoy.
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TRIBUTE June 30 2009
Back in college, I used to have a roommate named Carlo (c+locious) who was so dedicated to music. When I’d be watching a foreign film, he’d be making beats with his drum kit in the next room. He actually taught me how to play. When I would walk downstairs, I’d see him on the piano trying to perfect the melody of Mary J. Blige’s “I Love You” to play back on his Nokia phone. It’s no surprise that Carlo has continued to produce music, as well as the hip hop group, Broken Dreams, based out of San Diego. One of his major influences was Michael Jackson, and he is undoubtedly affected by the news of his passing. But Carlo did what he does best to ease the situation. He created the tribute joint below. I’ve heard a lot of mixes on the radio these last few days, but his has got to be my favorite. It’s 5 minutes of pure win. Wait til the end of the video, and you can catch a glimpse of little Carlo, rocking his MJ Thriller tee.
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FEATURED May 3 2009
This week is gonna be huge for us. At the end of it, we will have produced two shows with one of THE best bands to ever come out of Los Angeles - The Big Pill. To get your minds going about Thursday and Friday festivities at The Old Towne Pub, I'm starting the week off with a feature post on the band. I got to ask them questions about their relationship with the city, how it affects their music and their growth, and other things that fall in the in between category. You can enjoy it HERE.
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MEET JON April 23 2009
To continue my quest to individually know all members of the Rhythm Natives before their interview goes live, I met with Jon (KreativeThought) last night.
Jon is 1/3 of the emcees in the 7 person band. Using real life experiences - as a Filipino American, an Angeleno, an artist (he cited our cultural hybridity tee when explaining this) - for the foundation for his craft, he's come a long way from rhyming on people's voice mails. For Jon, writing comes naturally. It's never a forced art, but rather one shaped by the inspirations around him. More than anything, that inspiration comes from other talent like Little Brother - who offers consistency in the hip hop world, or Little Wayne - who arguably has the most unique style in the biz. Moreover, there is inspiration to be found in this gripping economy. Jon believes that it is in dark times that creativity unleashes. He kind of hopes that economic conditions actually continue so that people feel the need to rethink and reinvent.
After understanding him as an emcee, we talked tattoos, independent music, the evolution of both our ventures, and our home - the Valley. All that over some Italian food and the best nutella croissant I've ever had.
Now I've got five more guys to harass.
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