Friday, October 23, 2009
New 'old' music: Peanut Butter Wolf - 45 Live Collector's Tin
Classic hip hop on 45 selected and re-edited by Stones Throw honcho Peanut Butter Wolf. Includes tracks by Fearless 4, Spoonie G, Biz Markie, T. La Rock, Marley Marl, MC Shan, Mantronix, Cash Money & Marvelous, Stezo, BDP, JVC Force, Just-Ice, Jungle Bros, Tuff Crew (yes!) and Big Daddy Kane. Here's the full plug:
"After catching wreck on dozens of 45-only (aka donuts) Hip-Hop sets worldwide, Peanut Butter Wolf has gotten together with the good folks at Five Day Weekend to put together this insane collection of 10 Rap 45’s packaged in a beautiful heavy-weight collector’s tin. The 20 classic Hip Hop cuts, personally hand picked by PBW and taken from such iconic labels as Enjoy, Sleeping Bag, Fresh, Cold Chillin’, Strong City and many more are guaranteed to not only put a smile on the face of any avid Old School Hip Hop fan, but also provide a great introduction to the golden era for any Rap fans of the new millennium.
“This project is such a great honor for me to be involved with.This is one of the crowning moments of my music career, seriously. As a kid growing up in San Jose, CA when all this stuff was coming out, I was hooked and half a lifetime later I still am. I can only imagine what these songs sound like to a teenager today hearing them for the first time, just as they probably wonder what it was like for someone like me to have heard them for the first time back when it was all happening. I've also always wondered what it was like to grow up in one of the five boroughs in Hip Hop's infancy in the 80s. These songs were the closest I got to knowing.”
— Peanut Butter Wolf"
This collector's tin consists of 10 x 7" vinyl records and all tracks are on 45 in the US for the first time! CD and megamix digital download also available.
Online:
Peanut Butter Wolf | Stones Throw | Five Day Weekend | Traffic Ent.
Labels: Crate Diggin', Peanut Butter Wolf
Thursday, September 10, 2009
CONTEST: Win Tickets for the Old School Jams Live Concert in LA Sunday
Another ticket giveaway, this time for my West Coast, LA-based readers. If you're out in that part of the world, this is a CAN'T-MISS show regardless of whether you win the free pair of tickets being given away by the crew here at The Kitchen or not!
Here's the show details: it all goes down on September 13th at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles - the Old School Jams Live bill features Lisa Lisa, Ready for the World, Klymaxx, Kurtis Blow, Soul Sonic Force, Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five, Egyptian Lover doing a DJ set and Peanut Butter Wolf (who's not technically Old School, I know) doing a VJ set. That sh-t is FIYA! How can you even consider passing on that??
Here's the (admittedly cheesy but still great anyway) trailer for the concert:
Tickets are on sale for $35 via Ticketmaster here but Nederlander Concerts has kindly given us a pair of tix to give away to a lucky winner who can answer the following question:
What was the name of the electro producer who was part of the original line-up of N.W.A?
Email correct answers to me (Subject line: 'Old School Jams Live Contest') by 3:00PM EST (12noon PST) tomorrow (Friday Sept. 11) and I will select a winner at random from all correct entries received by deadline. NOTE: you must be able to provide your own transportation to the show. Tickets will be left at Will Call under the winner's name.
Finally, Nederlander OD'd on the promo for this show and produced a bunch of other really cool promo flyers for Sunday's concert that I'd hate to see go to waste so check 'em out here: Old School Flyer 1 | Old School Flyer 2 | Cassette Poster
Labels: Contests, Egyptian Lover, Kurtis Blow, Peanut Butter Wolf
Friday, March 14, 2008
Video: Stones Throw/Peanut Butter Wolf Q&A
He speaks on video mixing and DJ-ing an Usher party! Clips at the end of him DJ-ing on the CDJ's at a Stones Throw DVD Release Party. Presented by Anthem Magazine. Slow day, I know....
Labels: Anthem Magazine, Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Madlib & Peanut Butter Wolf explore the Other Side of Los Angeles
In my inbox last night:
"On April 10th, Time Out and Deaf Dumb & Blind Recordings release Madlib - The Other Side Los Angeles. The fifth installment in the Other Side series features critically acclaimed rapper/producer Madlib's personal audio tour of the City of Angels. Highlights of this genre-bending mix include the eclectic/outrageous jazz consciousness originator - Sun Ra Arkestra, 60's psychedelic blues quintet Outlaw Blues Band, legendary reggae drummer (Burning Spear) Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Jamaican record label head/DJ Producer Prince Jazzbo, and Madlib's own tunes- as Beat Konducta (solo) & with collaborator Jaydee (Jaylib).
On The Other Side Los Angeles DVD, Stone's Throw label supremo Peanut Butter Wolf is your personal guide to LA's sights, sites and sounds. The DVD also features an in-depth interview with Peanut Butter Wolf on 10 years of Stone's Throw as well as videos from several Stone's Throw artists."
Click for more:
More on Madlib - The Other Side Los Angeles here.
The Other Side - Los Angeles - Accomodation trailer
The Other Side - Los Angeles - Food trailer
Online:
Madlib - MySpace | Website
BUY the Madlib - The Other Side Los Angeles CD/DVD here
.Labels: Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Happy Hip Hop Valentine's Day
Damn, a lot can change in a year. Love still reigns supreme despite all the ig'nance though...
DJ Dmadness' loveisloveisloveislove valentine's day mix (d/l: front cover | back cover | more: MySpace)
Peanut Butter Wolf's Valentine's Mixtape (via Stones Throw) - don't blow these cats' bandwidth, remember to Right Click and Save.
BONUS AUDIO:
Ghostface feat. Musiq & K-Fox "Love" - a real hip hop love song for Valentine's Day....
MySpace - Starks | MySpace - Musiq | MySpace - K-Fox
BUY The Pretty Toney Album
Busta Rhymes feat. Erykah Badu "One" - one love, everybody!
MySpace - Busta Rhymes | MySpace - Erykah Badu
BUY the When Disaster Strikes... album
But how can I forget these dudes on this day?:
J. Valentine "She Worth The Trouble" - the 'King of R&Bay' (er.. what?!) (more: MySpace)
Sunny Valentine "F U Pay Me" - er... double what?? (I know I've posted this track a couple times before. So what? | more: MySpace)
Labels: Busta Rhymes, DJ Dmadness, Erykah Badu, Ghostface, J Valentine, K-Fox, Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw, Sunny Valentine
