MUDluscious

FEEL GOOD FUSION - MUDluscious and DJ FAUST (Friday, May 30, 2008)

2008-05-28T14:43:00.000-07:00

FEEL GOOD FUSION - "A Tasty Blend of ART & MUSIC"
Friday 5/30 (9PM) @ The Terrace
443 East Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA 91101

Everyone in the band is really excited about this show. It's not just the awesome lineup (DJ Faust, Matter, Denkym, and SeanO), or the artists (Nice Penguins), or even the dope VJ's (Zach & Greg). I think it's more that we have that night and it will be for the rest of our lives. It will not suck, due to a lack of partying, so we want everyone to come and get party all over Pasadena. For the record "party" a tangible item, a film that collects over clothes, shoes and other various forms of public and private property. Check out these videos . . .

Feel Good Fusion - Scratch Off from gregthedude on Vimeo.

Feel Good Fusion - Mary Jane from gregthedude on Vimeo.

Feel Good Fusion - Paul Dateh & Inka One (1) from gregthedude on Vimeo.

Feel Good Fusion - Paul Dateh & Inka One (2) from gregthedude on Vimeo.

Feel Good Fusion - DJ Matter & DJ Seano from gregthedude on Vimeo.

MUDluscious at On-The-Rox 5.17.08 (pics)

2008-05-21T16:48:00.000-07:00

Big up to Cat!
Check out all her pics from the show and beyond!
MUDandDirtyDowntown

Vimby is showing us some love!

2008-05-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

This Friday Vimby presents the "Video In My Backyard Showcase" featuring our good friends INVERSE w/ special guest Paul Dateh.
The event will take place at Swinghouse Studios on Willoughby and Formosa in Hollywood. Get on the list by sending an e-mail to rsvp@vimby.com. Before I left town we were interviewed at the Santa Monica Pier. The whole BV crew got mad shout-outs in this clip produced by Vimby, check it out:

VIMBY - Bagavagabonds @ The Santa Monica Pier

Bonde Do Role live in Jacksonville, FL. - (videos)

2008-05-11T07:43:00.000-07:00

MUDluscious at On The Rox - Saturday May 17th

2008-05-09T23:27:00.000-07:00

This will be our first show the day after I get back from my trip! It's FREE. Come one come all. Traveling to see all of these amazing shows is putting this music thing into perspective for me, someone told me that if we don't fill this place we will never be able to play there again. Welcome 2 LA. Even if we never play the Roxy ever again (with two exclamation points) so be it. There are so many people out there, so many venues. If we get stuck playing in front of a bus stop the only thing we could do as a group is make sure that everyone waiting to get on the bus remembers who we are and enjoys our music, and you can fucking better believe they would. Don't be a sheep people! I miss LA, but I don't miss the bullshit you get dealing with promoters on the strip. Come out and see us if you like to watch blue collar kids w/ a progressive sound and an eclectic taste. See you there!

Jacksonville, Florida - Bonde Do Role (pics)

2008-05-08T01:29:00.000-07:00

Made it up to Jacksonville, Florida for the Bonde Do Role show. This group gets down. Kids were going crazy. Check it . . . This is Laura Taylor (Bonde Do Role), Eli, and MUD:

Scotty loves M.I.A.

This man looks like he left his wallet in El Segundo.

"You are all under arrest . . . for being awesome!"

Our next stop is Atlanta for Radiohead! Holla!

M.I.A. in New Orleans - "Midnight Preserves" Jazz Fest Series '08 Afterparty - (videos)

2008-05-05T06:33:00.000-07:00

"Bucky Done Gone"

"Paper Planes"

Day ? - New Orleans Jazz Fest After Party feat. M.I.A. DJ?uestlove, King Brit, and Holy Fuck

2008-05-04T23:55:00.000-07:00

So it's the 5th or 7th day on the road (I've already lost track of the days), and Eli still hasn't gone number 2. I'm starting to get worried. But I think that will most definitely change after tonight's dinner we had at the Crackle Barrel. The trip from Austin to New Orleans was awesome, mostly because I found this crazy electronic toy guitar at a flea market for $3. It's my new best friend.

Tonight we will be going to the Radiohead show in West Palm Beach, Florida. We traveled about 500 miles through Alabama and Mississippi by way of New Orleans, LA. I was told the Crackle Barrel was a magical place, instead it sucked balls.
The M.I.A show in New Orleans was insane. I had the privilege to interview King Britt for Antics TV who talked to me about the new rave revival, the way New Orleans has changed, and also how significant this years Jazz Fest was to the city and for the people one year removed from the Katrina Hurricane disaster. But for sure the coolest thing I can say I did while in New Orleans (without being a geek about it) I got to play Rock Band on the Sony Playstation 3 with Maya and her homie out the back of The 2009 Matrix. Peep! She picked The Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go". . .

New Orleans has this beautiful vintage feel to it, the architecture, the cuisine, etc. but there is an undeniable sorrow about it. Not so much the people, I mean everyone I met or had the pleasure to talk to were in great spirit, but the city itself is traumatized for sure and you can really feel it, especially on the East Side where we first pulled in. Check out this note some one left a lost one:

The French Quarter however was cracking this past weekend! The party doesn't end here. People are walking the streets with alcohol out in the open. Drugs and god knows what else, were also everywhere, and we didn't get to sleep till the wee hours of the morning. For me it was like a 90's rave, but legal, and without the hallucinogenics.
Here are some pics from the day when we were setting up and getting ready for the show:

Here are pics from that night . . .

Day 3 - Austin is the shit!

2008-05-03T03:08:00.000-07:00

So we have now driven half way across the country and I'm soaking it up like a wet t-shirt. I've got to put Day 3 and 4 together because I feel like the night we had in Austin and the drive we had to New Orleans all kind of took place during the same day (technically). I mean, Day 3 started somewhere from a hotel in dickfuck, New Mexico and ended in a raging night party of radness over in Austin, Texas at Beauty Bar.

In Texas it's all about the size of your flag.

FIGHT!

MUDluscious at The 9-0 Club - Eric DLP (Photos)

2008-05-03T01:17:00.000-07:00

Big Thanks to Eric DLP for snapping off and to Jenny for posting these!
Click here to see the entire roll.

Upcoming Shows:
Saturday May 17th @ On-The-Rox - Los Angeles, Ca.
Tuesday May 27th @ The "9-0" - Los Angeles, Ca.
Friday May 30th @ Feel Good Fusion - Pasadena, Ca.

Instrumental Presents: "Money Money Money" - Sunset Mansion

2008-05-01T09:56:00.000-07:00

Day 2 - Got into to Junction, Texas around 4:20am

2008-05-01T03:03:00.000-07:00

So we didn't quite make it to San Antonio today/tonight, but we did pass thru Bowie, Arizona and let me tell you it's nothing like you would think . . . . Actually in Bowie there's like a Subway and a gas station. These two still managed to get their "bro-down." We stopped at a store called The Running Indian (somewhere in bumfuck I mean Bowlin, New Mexico) because Scotty wanted to buy a Davey Jones outfit or something. Will actually ended up going big snagging himself a chain for his cowboy boots to go along with the checkered doo-rag he got from a gas station a few miles before TBI. He wanted to buy this jacket but instead he gets a picture of himself in the jacket.
We got to the border of Texas and we were only half way towards our first event in Austin. Looks someone threw some shit at the sign. I really hate to see people trashing this beautiful country.

The T-Shirt Windsail . . .

Driving thru the desert . . .

Day 1 - We Made it to Tempe!

2008-04-30T01:00:00.000-07:00

So we had a couple false starts, but we are now officially on the road and making good some time. I spent most of the day tending to the care of a lost dog we found around Street Image. Before we shoved off (in these CRAZY custom whips!) We ran into some skaters at one point, and discovered the meaning of life as we embark on our journeyful destiny.

The Bagavagabonds TAKEOVER Santa Monica!

2008-04-29T12:35:00.000-07:00

While some Los Angelinos chose to brave the Coachella trip, other stayed and enjoyed a weekend of entertainment provided by The Bagavagabonds at the Santa Monica Pier.

Check out Gur's Photo Gallery from the weekend. Big up to Heavy Artillery for doing the big piece!

David Banner - "Play" (video)

2008-04-25T19:20:00.000-07:00

David Banner is releasing an Exercise Video. He says: "Young black and Latinos now are dying from heart attacks at 28 and 30 years old , . ." What about white people? This video is the shit:

Wesley Snipes - "Don't steal home with out it!" (video)

2008-04-24T17:08:00.000-07:00

Wesley Snipes is going to jail for 3 years for not paying his taxes. See if you can find the irony in this mock-AmericanExpress commercial that was taken from the classic 1989 feature Major League, starring Wesley Snipes as Willie Mays Hayes:

Source: CNN News

NIKE SB - "What the Dunk!?"

2008-04-23T12:56:00.001-07:00

When I saw these on SB kicks I said "What the F__" Then I checked to see what they were called and sure enough Nike named them "What the Dunk." Questions? Comments? Is anyone feeling these? These are the type of shoes you'd rock if someone gave them to you, but to say you bought them is like saying "I meant to do that," after recieving compliments on your new haircut, when in fact you just rolled out of bed and decided "Hey this is a good look for me."

Paul Davis (R.I.P) - "I Go Crazy" (video)

2008-04-23T12:38:00.000-07:00

The Bagavagabonds Present "pier pARTy" at The Santa Monica Pier - Santa Monica, Ca.

2008-04-22T19:18:00.000-07:00

You can catch me at the "Carousel Coffee Lounge" chilling. The party is going down this weekend Sat. and Sunday. Big thanks to Eli and Will of The Bagavagabonds for hooking it up. In case you hadn't heard, the two are both doing big things at Filter Magazine, ask them about it when you see them. Then next few weeks your boy MUD will be posting video from a crazy road trip that will include stops in Austin for M.I.A. and 4 dates following the greatest band (dare I say . . . "Dare, dare") EVER, Radiohead (at least from my generation). Anyways, I will be driving cross country in a brand new 2009 Toyota Matrix XRS fully equiped with all the necessary promotional tools for spreading the gospel of 2009 Toyota Matrix: a Panasonic HD Camera, 42" Plasma Screen in the trunk, Playstation 3 (w/ Rock Band game and drum kit), a Fender AMP to go along with a brand new Fender Telecastor that plugs into the back of the car, and they threw some D's on that bitch and hooked it up w/ a sick as custom kit). Shit is ridiculous, but we got this weekend to think about. MUDluscious has got a show on Sunday at the The 901 Club (The "9-0") located conveniently close to USC. It's senior night for the graduating class of 2008, then Monday I hit the road. Hope to see all you out at one or all of the many happenings taking place throughout the week.

DJ Denkym Presents "Feel Good Fusion" at The Terrace - Pasadena, Ca.

2008-04-22T16:24:00.000-07:00

This event is thrown by our good friend DJ Denkym, who holds the night on the last Friday of every month. This month the featured acts will include DJ Revolution and Inverse. Also performing our very own MATTER representing MUDluscious, DJ Seano, Frenetic, "Dub Master" Muraoka, and resident VJ's Zack and the homie JPEG Greg! Gotta say I really enjoyed last month's Feel Good Fusion which featured a live performance by the "Hip-Hop Violinist" himself, Paul Dateh and the always impressive Inka One. Peep the videos:
Feel Good Fusion - Paul Dateh & Inka One (1) from gregthedude on Vimeo.

Feel Good Fusion - Paul Dateh & Inka One (2) from gregthedude on Vimeo.
Next month's featured act . . . MUDluscious!

Prince headlines Coachella for a reported $4.8 million!

2008-04-21T16:08:00.000-07:00

Most bands in L.A. are stoked just to get a soundcheck.

2008 COACHELLA LINE-UP:

Prince, Portishead, Kraftwerk
Justice, M.I.A., Hot Chip, The Verve, Mark Ronson

Roger Waters ("Dark Side of the Moon"), Fatboy Slim
Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized

The Breeders, Jack Johnson, Raconteurs, Cafe Tacuba
Sasha & Digweed, Chromeo,

Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang, Lucky I Am, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/Silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family, MGMT, Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic), James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dre! dg, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch, Uffie, Gogol Bordello, The Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy Fuck, Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister w/A-Trak, Man Man, Duffy, I?m from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plastiscines, Brett Dennen

Wounded Cougar - Die Tonight (video)

2008-04-19T15:43:00.000-07:00

My new favorite band. Find their music on-line and rock out!

Wounded Cougar Myspace

King Yellowman, MIZAR, and my Top 2 Four-Twenties Of All Time!

2008-04-18T16:38:00.000-07:00

So this year 4.20.08 lands on a Sunday (love that). To celebrate this year I have decided to write about my top two favorite 4.20’s of all time.
The reason why there are only two this year is because . . . well, there are only really two that I can remember off-hand, (and incidentally the first one was last year, so after you read it, you can go ahead and assume I've had better 420's in the past)Top 2 420's Of All-Time # 2: Came to work hi and listened to KXLU Radio all day in the prop house while painting a fence. What can I say, they play some crazy shit on fourtwenty!
Then there was my Top 2 420's Of All Time #1: Me and the homies got tickets to what was then called the Bob Marley Day Festival in Long Beach (now it’s called the Ragga Muffins Festival). The event was at the Long Beach Arena and I remember there being this whole section of vendors selling all different kinds of shit. It was like going into a giant swap meet comprised of nothing but head shops. There was a thick fog of smoke lingering from a top the crowded level of clerks and consumers. Folks filing in from all parts of the stadium waiting in line to get a taste of the jerk chicken stand. Incense burning from every kiosk and shop stand while reggae ruled the day. Lost in the spirit of the festivities I managed to purchase (among other things) a 3 and-a-half-foot glass bong, with ceramic based sculpted to look like satan himself. Upon the purchase of “Beezy,” my friends and I found our seats and proceeded to smoke bong loads out of Beezy until the end of the concert. I’ll never forget watching Yellowman for the first time. I think it was something like this:
And now with no further adoo . . . MIZAR:

MIZAR's Website
MIZAR on Myspace
Fuck it, I'm going to throw in Warrior Puppies Episode 003 just for the hell of it, enjoy:Warrior Puppies Episode 003 "A Warrior's Passion"

Lyrics Born - Jimmy Kimmel Show Tonight! (live)

2008-04-18T12:10:00.000-07:00

Lyrics Born is the shit. Man has got a funky style like no other. His new album entitled "Everywhere At Once", drops next Tuesday (4.22.08). Check out this clip from the making of Lyric Born's Everywhere At Once

Lyrics Born Myspace

70% of all L.A. Homicides are the result of Gang Violence - The Homicide Report

2008-04-18T11:19:00.000-07:00

It's scary to think that on the very street I turn off of everyday to go to work, just a few miles from my house, a 24-year old kid got shot in the head while he was riding his bike. The story, according to The Homicide Report, a blog managed by LA Times Reporter Jill Leovy, at 12:45am an SUV traveling down Slauson Ave. drove up along the side of Vidal Jose Ventura-Jimenez and shot him dead while he was riding his bike. No saying wether or not this particular shooting was gang related. It could have been evil related, however by going through this blog we get the sense that there is something truly fucked up with the people here in this city. Particularly young males. I encourage all of you to take a look and see what's really going on behind the mainstream media, which provides you only with enough news to control a false sense of security. This website will give you insite into the type of people who are truly dangerous and violent. It's crazy, we wage war on other countries and citizens when we got terrorists in our own streets killing innocent people without regard. Bottoms up!.
The economy is this country is suffering from a lack of strong leadership, and the people here have been turning to violence. The Homicide Report started a year ago and it chronicals all homicide deaths here in LA. At the end of her first year she had compiled over 845 names (apparently 2007 was a slow year).
In addition to interviewing witnesses and family members, Jill gathers information from the County Coroner, local law enforcement agencies, and the Los Angeles Times.

Source: CNN.com/crime

Lakers set to "face-off" with the Nuggets in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs

2008-04-17T12:39:00.000-07:00

The way the Lakers are playing right now, nobody is willing to go out there and say Denver has even a chance of beating them. This last week they clinched the number one seat and if Kobe hasn't done enough to convince you that he's the MVP then you are just a hater: Look at Carmelo Anthony's mug after getting pulled over this week by Denver police for suspicion of drunk driving.
Get used to it, because that's what it's going to be as soon as this series starts. Ohhhhhhh! The first game between the two teams is on 4.20.08! Holla.

Here is the schedule for the first round:
Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Home Game 1
April,20,2008 Staples Center

Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Home Game 2
April,23,2008 Staples Center

Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Home Game 1
April,26,2008 Pepsi Center

Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Home Game 2
April,28,2008 Pepsi Center

Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Home Game 3 (If Necessary)
April,30,2008 Staples Center

Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Home Game 3 (If Necessary)
May,02,2008 Pepsi Center

Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Home Game 4 (If Necessary)
May,04,2008 Staples Center

Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige at The Hollywood Bowl

2008-04-17T11:30:00.000-07:00

Traffic in Hollywood last night was ridiculous for this show. We left the house around 7pm and caught the last few songs of Mary J. Blige's set. Needless to say it was all worth it. Once we got there we were entertained by the greatest living rapper of all time. Full horn section, drummer, percussionists, bass, guitar, keys, and a DJ (of course). Memphis Bleek came out for a couple songs (they didn't get his mic right though so you could barely hear him). Mary J. came out for a couple songs("Song Cry" was epic), and the finale, which included a full pyrotechnic blast of energy with fireworks and sparks flying from the top of the bowl. Best show I've seen all year (so far). Big thanks to Jay-Z and GuessWho's brother who hooked us up with those sick box seats (I'm seriously kicking myself for leaving my camera at the crib). Not a good look for Hip Hop. Luckily this dude brought his:

Will Overby (The Bagavagabonds) featured in ISM Magazine (editorial)

2008-04-16T12:06:00.000-07:00

Will Overby (Bagavagabonds.com) has to be one of the most creative and talented cat's I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I met him while studying at LMU. After being introduced countless times, we started to become friends while he was shooting his senior thesis. It was a short film project (that for the life of me I can't remember the name of), but it was dope, and like all of his work since, it was full of thought and intrigue. I became interested in Will (as anyone would after meeting him), and for 5 years I have watched him grow and develop as a person, as an artist, and as a filmmaker. This month ISM Magazine recognizes Will for all that he has done to bring about change here within the LA art community. As one of the original founders of The Bagavagabonds he has much to be proud of, and so do we for having been the first band to ever work with Will on a music video peep this (from way back in the day now):
I forgot to mention our good friend Colin Young-Wolff was the photographer for the article. Check out the photos he took of Will on his blog: http://theyoungwolff.blogspot.com/

Will's next upcoming film release is entitled MURDERSPACE
Check out the trailer:

61 years ago Jackie Robinson . . .

2008-04-15T20:07:00.001-07:00

Chaka Khan sang the National Anthem in commemoration tonight at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. SHE FREAKED it. I just hope someone was taping. Trust that I'm going to be looking for that. It was on some 5th Element type shit:
Well it wasn't that crazy. But I'm telling you it was the freshest version of the national anthem I have ever heard.
Wait till I find that video!

Lakai "Fully Flared" Intro (video) - Directed by: Spike Jonze

2008-04-15T13:08:00.000-07:00

Mike Carrol and Rick Howard started Lakai Limited back in 1999. Fully Flared (Lakai's second official movie release) premiered in November of 2007 since then people on-line have been going crazy over the intro directed by none other than Spike Jonze. I ain't going to lie. I watched this for the first time by myself this morning, and I cried in amazement. Thanks for the bulletin Cat!

The Aggrolites - Bannana (video)

2008-04-14T13:00:00.000-07:00

The Aggrolites are like the dopest L.A. SKA band around. I was visiting their myspace on Sunday and I found this video that they did for Nickelodian. It's absolutely precious and perfect for a Monday. In fact, if this video doesn't put a smile on your face, then nothing will . . . ever.

Antwan "Big Boi" Patton X Lauri Stallings

2008-04-12T10:56:00.000-07:00

Interesting collaboration between Big Boi (of Outkast) and choreographer Lauri Stallings of the Atlanta Ballet.
(Source: CNN). Questions if anything is off limits at this point for hip-hop. Outkast has done more to prove that there are no limits. However, I think I speak for most fans in saying this is pretty gay. (shrug) It's been 8 years, Lunchtime is soon.

Gnarls Barkley @ The Hollywood Bowl

2008-04-11T20:12:00.000-07:00

KCRW's World Festival presents Gnarls Barkley
Sunday, July 27, 2008, 7:00 PM
Hollywood Bowl (Map/Directions)
2301 North Highland Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90068
323.850.2000

Gnarls Barkley Myspace

New Website!: http://www.gnarlsbarkley.com/

If you end up staying home tomorrow night because gas prices are too high (and so are you), then you can watch Gnarls on Saturday Night Live!

Finally . . . some real shit

2008-04-11T19:55:00.000-07:00

Check out:Warrior Puppies Myspace

Creme De La Creme LA - Pool Party!

2008-04-11T18:07:00.000-07:00

The homie Jesse Lee of Dub Frequency has a tendancy to throw especially cool events. This one is going to be particularly luscious considering the weather conditions (hot and sunny). The point is to celebrate the start of spring w/ a fat jump-off this Saturday
@ the Standard Downtown LA (550 S. Flower st) from 1pm - 7pm
Featuring music from 9th Wonder, Hollywood Holt, U-N-I, Jayvon, Eclectic Method, .... etc. it will be dope I'm sure.

Cerasoli Gallery Opening Reception - Ryan Kapp and Michele Carlson

2008-04-11T17:48:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Freddi C. and Evan Cerasoli for opening up their own self-titled art gallery! I feel close to these two. I've worked for them both, so this is a must-show for MUD.

April 12 - May 3, 2008

Opening Reception : Saturday April 12, 6-8pm
CERASOLI Gallery
8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232

For further information regarding the gallery or its represented artists please contact: E. info@cerasoligallery.com / T. 310 558 0911 www.cerasoligallery.com

MUDluscious - Live clips from Safari Sam's in Hollywood (Videos)

2008-04-09T12:17:00.000-07:00

Mudluscious - Dont U Know?! (feat. Tunji) from gregthedude on Vimeo.

Mudluscious - He's a Joker...She's a Choker from gregthedude on Vimeo.

Mudluscious - Throat Pain (feat. Tunji) from gregthedude on Vimeo.

Mudluscious - Sweatshop from gregthedude on Vimeo.

NIKE SB X Quickstrike Official Collab

2008-04-09T11:59:00.000-07:00

These are dope, and thus make me feel happy inside. Tier 0 people will be ordering these on April 13th. Only 500 pairs in allocation.

Source: NikeSB.org

Dodgers - Why they hating?

2008-04-08T15:27:00.000-07:00

There's a new rule at Dodger Stadium. There is a letter that this fan wrote to the paper that really explains the story. Basically if you don't have box seats, you will not be able to get down to the part of the field where Dodger fans wait to get autographs before the game. That means only rich kids and there parents will have this experience for however long Frank McCourt is running the show. Such bullshit. These people don't even get to the game until the 3rd inning, and even when they're there they certainly aren't paying any attention to the game. There too buys on their BBs sending IMBBs to even realize there is a game going on in the first place. It's one thing keeping out the creepy 42 year-old-guy who has bleacher seats and is hovering over a crowd of kids with a baseball that he's had signed by everyone on the team except Jeff Kent. But it's another thing to bounce an 8 or 9 year old kid who may have never been this close to a field of grass as beautiful as the one at Dodger Stadium. I mean when I was a kid I used to love getting to the game early. I remember getting Raul Mondesi's autograph on a program one game. My ticket was in the Lodge section but back then it didn't matter. Dodgers, WTF!?

LA vs. WAR

2008-04-08T10:43:00.000-07:00

I got an e-mail this morning from Brandy Flower (Mark Of The Beast and HIT+RUN) Just thought I'd pass it along. It reads . . . THE REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN . . .

ITS CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN THE MINDS OF THE STRONG-WILLED WHO BELIEVE THAT CHANGE WILL COME....AND ITS HAPPENING IN THE STREETS. MAYBE YOU'VE SEEN THE "LA VS WAR" POSTERS PASTED UP ALL OVER LOS ANGELES. PERHAPS YOU SAW ONE OF MEAR'S AMAZING MURALS APPEAR MAGICALLY OVERNIGHT. OR MAYBE YOU PAUSED TO READ THAT STOP SIGN...DOES IT REALLY SAY "STOP ALL WAR?"

NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO JOIN THE REVOLUTION.

WE ARE INVITING EVERYONE TO ATTEND THE LANDMARK EVENT "LA VS WAR", ON APRIL 10TH-13TH IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. "LA VS WAR" FOCUSES ON THE TRAVESTY OF A SENSELESS WAR NOW ENTERING ITS SIXTH YEAR, AND GIVES LOS ANGELES ARTISTS A PLATFORM TO EXERCISE THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH. HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS REPRESENTING OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES UNITE IN DELIVERING A UNIVERSAL MESSAGE OF PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING, AND OFFERING RESISTANCE AND OPPOSITION TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S WAR POLICIES. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FREE FOUR-DAY SHOW INCLUDE :

YO! WHAT HAPPENED TO PEACE?
THE LARGEST-TO-DATE EXHIBIT OF THE TOURING PRO-PEACE/ANTI-WAR POSTER EXHIBITION CURATED BY JOHN CARR.
http://www.yopeace.org

HIT+RUN
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Radiohead Best Of Album

2008-04-07T12:41:00.000-07:00

The Best Of album is going to be released in "multiple formats" so as to optomize the availibity (as well as returns). There will be a 16 track single-disk release, a double-disk release (including 13 additional tracks), and then on June 2nd, a limited edition box set will be released (in an all vinyl format!). Of course the "4XLP" vinyl version I want will only be available overseas proving once again that people overseas hate Americans. Thanks George!

The Best Of Track List:
Just
Paranoid Android
Karma Police
Creep
No Surprises
High and Dry
My Iron Lung
There There (The Boney King of Nowhere.)
Lucky
Fake Plastic Trees
Idioteque
2+2=5 (The Lukewarm.)
The Bends
Pyramid Song
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Everything in Its Right Place

The Best Of (disc two) Track List:
Airbag
I Might Be Wrong
Go to Sleep (Little Man Being Erased.)
Let Down
Planet Telex
Exit Music (For a Film)
The National Anthem
Knives Out
Talk Show Host
You
Anyone Can Play Guitar
How to Disappear Completely
True Love Waits

Look to catch Radiohead headlining at this years Lollapalooza along with Rage Against The Machine and Kanye West . . . Lollapalooza 2008

Hall Of Fame - Upside Down Dodger T's

2008-04-05T16:09:00.000-07:00

Hall Of Fame

Crooked I: Hip-Hop Weekly (on Imeem)

2008-04-04T14:46:00.000-07:00

April 4th 2008 marks the one year anniversary for Crooked I's 52 week track marathon. I'm not even trying to front like I know what's up with this dude's career. Apparently he got shelved on Death Row, blah, blah, blah. I don't really care. If you put out a track a week at this level for an entire year I feel you deserve some recognition for that. Not to mention he's got a full-length album he's about to release (he must sleep in the studio)! You can now listen to all 52 of his tracks on this imeem playlist (including week 52, "Finale" which is sick).

Blu and Exile - "Blue Collar Worker" (video)

2008-04-04T13:42:00.000-07:00

West Coast living personified. Single off of "Below The Heavens" Blue Collar Workers by Blu and Exile. Make sure you watch the video all the way thru, the ending sequence is hot.

The Roots - "In The Music" (Road Video)

2008-04-04T12:38:00.001-07:00

Game Theory was released in August of 2006. It was their 7th studio album, their first on DefJam and in my opinion their most mature piece of work to date. I can't wait to hear their new album Rising Down in stores April 29th 2008.

Pirates Off The Coast of Samalia

2008-04-04T11:52:00.000-07:00

There were reports on CNN.com
this morning of a gang of pirates siezing a French cruise ship off the coast of Somalia. Statistics show piracy is up this year by 10% (The International Maritime Bureau). That's what's up.

Warrior Puppies!

2008-04-03T19:08:00.000-07:00

Episodes 001 thru 003 . . . .
Warrior Puppies Episode 001 - "Life Of A Warrior"
Warrior Puppies Episode 002 - "Vengeance Of A Warrior"
Warrior Puppies Episode 003 "A Warrior's Passion"

Can't Beat'em . . . . Join'em

2008-04-03T15:43:00.001-07:00

So Myspace squashes their beef with the majors (something to the tune of $100 million), and no sooner do they get their pricks wet do they decide to jump in bed with them. It's actually a manaja toi involving two other companies. Warner Music and Sony BMG are also part of this deal making it something that will no doubt (once again) change the way we listen to and experience music on the web.
We'll just have to see in the months to come how exactly this deal will effect Myspace and it's users, particularly the bands. I'm thinking more bad business, more porn, more wack music, more friend bots, and more sexual predators. Holla!

Warhol on Main

2008-04-03T12:52:00.000-07:00

KCRW's Garth Trinidad will be spinning Thursday April 3rd at the Royal Elastics store on Main Street in Santa Monica.
This in-store is in celebration of the Royal Elastics X Warhol . . .

check out a re-cap from the store's grand opening presented by G1

Kanye West feat. Chris Martin - "Homecoming" (video)

2008-04-03T12:32:00.000-07:00

This is Kanye's 5th video from his album Graduation feat. Chris Martin from Coldplay and some other special guests. Great look to this one.

HOMECOMING from kwest on Vimeo.

FUWA vs Battle Beasts

2008-04-03T10:37:00.000-07:00

Not since Sam the Olympic Eagle has the IOS come up with any cool designs for an Olympic Mascot. They've actually been getting worse and worse over the years. Take for instance these lame ass chinese cartoon characters they pumped out called FUWA.

They always try to cram in as many symbols with these mascots as they possibly can, so as to represent all of the many virtues the Olympics are supposed to embody. In this case, the headpieces of the FUWA display the 5 elements of nature. I thought it would be cool if we compared these five bitches to the Battle Beasts. If you don't know about Battle Beasts you need to stay in school. Let us reminisce for a few . . .Gaze into the future as beast and man battle for natural supremecy. The Olympics should strive to activate the inner battle badge in us all. Water beats Fire!