Because it is still young I am keeping Community in the "giving it a shot" pile but unless it picks up the funny its going to quickly get kicked off my Tivo list. It's not a good sign that a music video remix is funnier than anything thats been on the show thus far, though.
Every year, the world’s greatest turntablists meet up to show off an unreal arsenal of scratching, beat juggling, and other tricks of the trade that may catapult them into the coveted position of DMC World Champion. Past winners include DJ royalty such as Roc Raida, Q-Bert, Craze, A-Trak, and many others. This year, the winner comes from none other than New York, in the form of Harvard mathematician/party rocker, DJ Shiftee. He represents a newer breed and style of eclectic DJ that is becoming more and more pervasive throughout the culture.
Known for his geeky sense of humor, disciplined practice schedule, and creativity, Shiftee aka Sam Zornow, has crafted masterful and well thought out sets that have helped him a acquire a DJ resume that not only includes his most recent win, but also a 2007 World Supremacy DMC title and 2008 IDA World Final champ.
Check out the demo he did for Traktor Scratch to give you an idea of both his skills and quirky personality.
Duck Sauce is the new musical partnership between DJ/party rocker A-Trak and legendary electronic producer Armand Van Helden. “Anyway” is the 1st single off their upcoming EP due out in October on Fool’s Gold (A-Trak’s record label alongside partner Nick Catchdubs). It’s a clever homage to old school performance shows such as Soul Train and the Ed Sullivan show that plays on the disco and house roots that the new Duck Sauce project centers around.
Alice in Chains have just released three videos from their Clear Channel “Stripped” performance in New York City. The player contains videos of acoustic renditions of “Check My Brain”, “Your Decision”, and the classic “No Excuses”. The band's new album Black Gives Way to Blue is out now.
By the end of Pearl Jam’s the other night in Los Angeles, what had started out as a standard show for the band turned into a full-on grunge-era reunion show. To begin with, former Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell joined Pearl Jam—whose current drummer, Matt Cameron, played in Soundgarden—on stage to perform “Hunger Strike,” a song by supergroup Temple of the Dog. That band was a tribute to former Mother Love Bone vocalist Andrew Wood, who died of a heroin overdose in 1990, and featured all of the musicians who performed together last night.
Were that not reunion enough, Cornell and Cameron’s fellow Soundgarden bandmates, guitarist Kim Thayil and bassist Ben Shepherd, showed up to watch, making this the first time in 13 years that all four members have appeared together publically. The news is sure to spark rumors of a reunion, since Cornell has been solo again since Audioslave’s split. This was not the end of the grunge-era festivities, though, as fellow Seattleite and Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell joined Pearl Jam (sans Cornell at this point) for a rendition their hit “Alive.”
Who knew if you add a little Biggie to the sacrine sweet Miley Cyrus it could actually be audible? Well some genius has discovered a seriously funny remix.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: THE DEAR HUNTER CLICK PIC FOR INTERVIEW
September Concert Calendar
Manhattan/Brooklyn
9/04: Mavado / Bounty Killer / Beenie Man /
Serani @ Hammerstein Ballroom
9/06: Benny Page / LionDub / Starkey
@ Public Assembly: BK
9/06: Irie Jamboree @ York College: Jamaica
9/08: Rubblebucket @ Brooklyn Bowl: BK
9/08: The Roots @ Highline Ballroom
9/11: John Brown's Body / The Black Seeds
@ Bowery Ballroom
9/12: Bill Laswell Presents: Method of Defiance
@ Bowery Ballroom
9/17: Face To Face / Pegboy @ Gramercy Theatre
9/18: Groundation @ BB King Blues Club
9/18: Dub War / Mary Anne Hobbs @ Love
9/19: Skream / Benga / Drop The Lime @
Le Poisson Rouge
9/20: Thursday @ Bowery Ballroom
9/22: Face To Face / Pegboy @ Irving Plaza
9/25: The Pimps Of Joytime @ Brooklyn Bowl: BK
9/26: Dub Trio @ Knitting Factory: BK
9/26: Brothers Past @ Bowery Ballroom
9/27: Sunny Day Real Estate @ Terminal 5
New Jersey
9/04: Last Days Of Empire / The Casting Out / Chambers /
Stay Gold @ Court Tavern: New Brunswick
9/09: The Janks / Magic Hat #9 Party @
The Saint: Asbury Park
9/11: Westbound Train / Hub City Stompers @
Asbury Lanes: Asbury Park
9/18: Youth Brigade / The Casualties @ Asbury Lanes:
Asbury Park
9/20: Little Joy @ Maxwell's: Hoboken
9/24: Rorschach @ Asbury Lanes: Asbury Park
Philadelphia & PA.
9/04: Rubblebucket @ World Cafe Live
9/05: Dopapod / Turkuaz / Josh Phillips @ The Fire
9/18: Immortal Technique @ Trocadero
9/18: Thursday @ First Unitarian Church
9/19: Mary Anne Hobbs @ SubDivision: Pittsburgh
9/20: Face To Face @ Trocadero
9/21: Face To Face @ Mr. Smalls: Pittsburgh
9/30: Immortal Technique @ Altar Bar: Pittsburgh
9/30: Mike Gordon @ Mr. Smalls: Pittsburgh
Washington DC.
9/05: !!! / Pivot @ Black Cat
9/06: DJ Jerome Baker III / DJ Tom Lim @ Studio 10
9/08: Motorhead @ 9:30 Club
9/17: Yo La Tengo @ 9:30 Club
9/25: Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ 9:30 Club
9/29: BLK JKS / Laughing Man @ Black Cat
9/30: Sunny Day Real Estate @ 9:30 Club
Baltimore & MD.
9/04: Ruiner / Pulling Teeth / Sick Fix @
Talking Head Club
9/06: Medeski Martin & Wood / Karl Denson's
Tiny Universe/ Dumpstaphunk / Traffic Jam @ Sonar
9/08: Down / Melvins @ Sonar
9/10: Akron/Family @ Talking Head Club
9/11: Naked Raygun / Paint It Black / Shot Baker
@ Ottobar
9/16: Mos Def / Talib Kweli @ Sonar
9/17: Matt and Kim / Amanda Blank @ Sonar
9/18: Busdriver / Mickey Free @ Talking Head Club
9/19: Face To Face / Pegboy @ Sonar
9/19: Immortal Technique @ Recher Theatre
9/20: Appomattox @ Talking Head Club
9/21: People Under The Stairs @ Ottobar
9/25: Ponytail / Crazy Dreams Band @ Ottobar
