Wednesday, May 18, 2005
A Bittersweet Coming of Age for Mixtapes
Mixtape magazine launch party TONIGHT at the Coral Room, 512 West 29th Street (bet. 10-11th Avenue) from 7-11 p.m. with complimentary cocktails by Hpnotiq from 7-9 p.m. Editor-in-Chief, Kay Konnect will pay tribute to promo exec and mixtape industry advocate Justo Faison who, as a few others have already said, was a real good dude. R.I.P. fam and my condolences to your (many) friends and loved ones.
Honey Soul has links here to the MTV/VH1 previews of the Gorillaz Demon Days and Nikka Costa can'tneverdidnothin' albums both of which are dropping on March 24th.
As is Common's already-leaked-everywhere album Be:
New single "Go" Real | Windows | Video | Album Preview
It's good to see some decent albums finally coming out because it's been kind of slow since that Beanie Mac album dropped. Unfortunately Memph Bleek sort of dropped the ball with his recent 534 release (again) although the "Get Low" joint from the album, sampling the same beat as the interlude at the start of Pete Rock & CL Smooth's "Straighten It Out," is kind of hot. I also discovered (by accident) that if you play "Infatuated" at 45, it sounds a lot like the UK pop garage Artful Dodger and Craig David were doing a few years back before So Solid, Roll Deep and later Wiley, Kano and Dizzee came through smashing and put that whole sound out the game.
But when did this whole Tin Tin hairstyle become the new trucker hat steez for white hipsters? Maybe it's just me, but that sh-t looks kind of Tey Ghey.
And, further proof that I don't get out enough. All of a sudden Dickies is giving Lacoste a run for their money as the brand of choice this summer in the 'hood?! Their site doesn't reflect it, but this former work wear turned casual urban street wear company now even has all kinds of fly sh-t for women based on my run through Fulton Mall last weekend.
But is there any point trying when 3 year old kids look flyer and more fresh-dipped than me? I meant to post this a while ago but this little dunny is rockin' his blazer better than Kanye or Usher and he goes to the movies by himself?! Whoa.
The Times on August Wilson's new play Radio Golf.
Online DJ sets from DJ Ayers and my man DJ A. Frog via WPS1 online radio courtesy of my peoples at Brooklyn record store Halcyon.
Going down TOMORROW:
Negro Clash featuring:
Duane, Lindsay & DJ Language (BBE)
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: GE-OLOGY
10PM / ONLY $5!
@ APT (aptwebsite.com)
419 W 13th St.
NYC 10014
(212) 414-4245
Support this: Duane's my man too (n/h), y'all already know Language is hot, I saw Lindsey open up for Mark Ronson last week spinning feel-good electro most of which must have come out originally when she was barely a toddler and Ge-ology is about to drop an incredible anthology called Geology Plays Geology of his previous production and remix work (instrumental and vocal), some of it unreleased, that will show folks why he needs to be considered the next cat to come up after Pete Rock, Jay Dilla and 9th Wonder. (via Peter)
But after a blaze of quick posts tonight, that's it for the week. Off to LA for E3.
