The Dj Drama/Cannon fiasco continues, please see Houston So Real.
Of the new points, the most salient for my pound is "Not about mixtapes." I'd love to bring the debater out and editorialize, but I'm not in America, I'll let them handle it, they're doing the best they can to keep the pulse on a ridiculous sham.
If there's on relative truism in today's world of music, it's that respect matters more than the industry. Talent wins. That's the game right now, for better or worse. Goons from the other team will always target star players first.
Rushed into production despite the epic post I've been cooking up, is this story:
The RIAA has raided the Atlanta studio of Dj Drama and Dj Cannon. I find it laughable yet saddening that the RIAA, a body that claim they are protecting artists would raid the studio of important hip hop artists. It is a vilainous and ridiculous move by the RIAA that will only embitter those that are using the internet to free music from the industry and place it in the control of artists and fans.
In the following Fox News Atlanta report, we learn that they also confiscated cars and computers, and were hoping to find guns and drugs. We live in wild times, when the Recording Industry cracks down on the massive source of free advertising that are mixtapes, calling it rackateering.
"The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief" -Othello, 1. 3
I'll never understand how these people miss the point so severely. It is endlessly frustrating that the industry and the government are working together to slow the ineveitable weakening. Ears and brains won, the internet helped. Raiding artists studios does not help the music business. These cheap, racist punks are fighting a costly and counterproductive battle that they can only prolong, but never win.
The scurrilous Matt Kilgo from the RIAA is rocked to his core by the fact that they use the internet to market mixes. My response were we sat down in Atlanta, me drinking a frosty Rolling Rock, he on his fourth straw slurped can of Diet Surge, I would say:
OF COURSE THEY USE THEIR WEBSITE TO MARKET IT! THAT'S HOW KIDS FIND OUT ABOUT STUFF! THAT'S HOW ARTISTS GET EXPOSED! THE INTERNET!
I'll just let a Weezy and Drama jam soothe the anger, after all, it's a cemented mongolith in the pantheon of recent hip hop.
I will play the swan. And die in music. Othello, 5. 2
Visit myspace.com/djdrama to shout some support in the earnest and powerful messageboardimonial fashion. Plus, the first track on the page is prescient on the content signifigance tip.
They're just upset that they don't have the savvy to play the game. Too bad for them. It's about music for us. But as Lil Wayne says in Cannon, "It's about money it's bigger than me." Hopefully time proves him wrong, and the industry grows up.
Jealous souls will not be answered so; They are not ever jealous for the cause, But jealous for they are jealous. Othello, 3. 4
Dj Drama, Mr Thanksgiving, don't take any guff from these pitiable fucking swine.
CHOW
BBQ
PS: I hope Lars Ulrich gets a rash. I guarantee he owns an ipod, somebody raid him. PSS: Shout out William Shakespeare. He pirated lots of his plots, nobody raided him.
Apparently Nick Catchdubs does a twelve days of Christmas rundown. It's times like this that I'm glad I only look Jewish. Go to SAINT NICK CATCHDUBS.COM Nick is one of the gnarliest web rippers and a kick axe radio and outside of the radio dj. For more on him, check my year end picks after the wholly days...because boy did he go to town in a handbasket on "Hustlin."
So I promised no Christmas blogposts until the Dec 20's, but first Catch... then Who Needs Radio did a tidy little mix that includes many of the best Christmas songs that you can listen to any time. Even when you aren't getting amped to celebrate the birth of Jesus and cut the kitschy green and red bandana off of your dog. No Sarah, I am not just shouting this blog out because the girl who runs it is really cute...You're Jewish Sarah, you know nothing about Christmas...I don't care if you're stepdad is goyem. That's your Mom's business.
Luckily my roomates are world class dudes with potential for selection for galactic class when the time comes.
I'll be in Canada for nearly a month starting Wednesday, blogging at fireside (you'll see). In the meantime, my new roomate, Bomber aka Shoe Bomb aka Bombzilla aka Bomb Diggity aka Mukluk aka Shoehatchi aka King Richard The Lionhearted (non racist) Of Africa City will be pounding this tune:
Seriously, visit my hometown it's coldchillin, or if you prefer chillaxing. It's up to you, the New World is what you want it to be. Unlike the bears, who remain...exactly who we thought they were.
My year end lists and all such nonsense accompanied by the usual non-sequiturs will be fun while on holiday. That and watching this with her. If Grandma still has a VHS...or not.
So, I'm British Columbia bound, which means more than cheering for the Canucks, Mariners and Seahawks and being able to sleep at night.
Speaking of sleep at night.
CHOW
BBQ
PS: When I go to Vancouver Island, I get to see my dog, his name is Pete, I'm pretty excited to see him.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Cubicle Dwellers Find Reason To Go On (Not on a rampage, but to perservere, sustain and hold strong (will wise, not your boss by the neck wise) )
PS: Jesus and Liam in the top of this post made me think of this:
Monday, November 27, 2006
Full Of Magic Beans To The Rim, errr. My Boy Schimmer
Happiest of barely belated birthday wishes to bigger than bigger than big homie The Presently Unamed But Basically Famous Dj Schimmer. He's the cats pj's fresh out the dryer, slipped on with no delay as you have potato skins for breakfast. There's only one dude like this, catch up or...well...who cares...Is it possible to be the most fun, but still sane enough to finish parties well, a top jam selecta, a lady killer (not literally), in every parent's top five and one brick shithouse of a moviegoer...yeah...if your name is Schimmer
Michael Richards appears on Letterman to explain himself.
At least he's promised to "get to the forcefield of hostility" and sort out the "rage in all of us." That's like being caught jacking off in the back row of "A Cinderella Story" and pledging to "reconcile the essence of youth" and deal with the "not being able to find the mall toilet" in all of us.
Enough of this...I hope.
Hey, I bet this is going to be hilarious:
After all, THIS always is, and Melvin Goes To Dinner is one of the best directorial debuts ever made. A "de-beauty", one you might say. I'm not sure who.
I'M DONE
BBQ2K7
Riddle>>>Me>>> Thizzz
Some tech issues in tonight's show, but no excuses. I'm a bit of a heel. Note to aspiring radio Dj's, downloading songs soon before your show juices the odds of a blunder.
Plus, I got a booter as soon as I stepped out of the studio. Such is the game we play. Dust yourself off, and head back up...to the top.
Still Untitled BBQ Radio Time 12-2 22nd Nov 2006 LIVE FM 99.3
Honkey Night From Canada Intro E=MCsquared - J Dilla/Common I Have A Dream - Common Future Sound - J5 Ghost Is Back - Ghostface No Competition - Eric B and Rakim Krsee - KRS One vs Das Efx (BBQ Shredit) Livin In A New World - The Roots We Fly High (New Money)-Lil Wayne/ Mack Maine Stupid Dumb Hyphy - Mistah FAB L-I-F-E - Lyrics Born Blow The Whistle - Too Short Fists Up - The Blow Apache - Incredible Bongo Band Cell Phone's Dead - Beck 1976 - Rjd2 What Planet What Station - Dj Day Dizzee Rascal Vs Esg - My Gay Husband Big Chief - Professor Longhair (I talked over this re: too hip to be hipster fashionista babezillas texting their love) I'll Be Suprised - Skinnyman Kryptonite - Purple Ribbon vs Broken Social Scene (Certified Bananas blend) Touch It Whirlwind - Architecture in Helsinki vs Busta Rhymes (Paul Devro Blend?) Act Like You Know - Small Town Dj's The Sun - Ghostface/Slick Rick Mushaboom - Feist (K Os Remix) Vomit Fairy - Mf Doom vs Neil Young (BBQ Shredit) As Ratatat Rule The World With Black Guitars We Have A Nice Time - Nas/Ratatat/Bob Marley (BBQ Shredit) George Bush Doesn't Care ABout Black People - The Legendary KO Dopllar Day For New Orleans (Katrina Klap) - Mos Def Need To Shout - Architecture In Helsinki (Mocky Remix)
Still working on the new title...it's narrowed down, just needs some tweaking. I'll give you a hint: CAKE
"And a little boy under a table with cake in his hair, stared at the grown up feet as they danced and swayed"
-The Weakerthans
CHOW
BBQ2k7
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Gnaw The Ledge
I promised on the radio last week that I was going to blog an analysis of KRS one's antics at Stanford. All I can say is this:
When KRS one says he is hip hop, he is telling the truth. If you don't beleive either of us, or you are a cynical hipster who only listens to Trillville and only to learn slang, see what an MC actually is. You will learn.
If you know and you understand, see P Little's brilliance:
KRS puts on the best live hip hop performance that I've ever seen, and I saw him when he was OLD
These folks will fill you in on what took place at Stanford, news wise: Coolfer's Report
It's too bad that to dumb people, he will come off as some ignorant rapper, but those people are dumb, and knowledge reigns supreme over nearly everybody.
Hip Hop is something you live.
Tonight's show is going to be so big that it will be distracting astronauts.
CHOW
BBQ
PS: This was lamentably slept on, but is a kick in the pants to even the most casual fan of the raps
KKKramer
"This was a weird, bad and disturbing weekend"
Dj TEARIN T in regarding Novermber 17th-19th 2006.
Tearin T was playing at a rave (UKspeak for Dj'ed party/club night) that got raided by the police and shut down. Not an illegal rave, not a warehouse squat, an evening of music, revlery and dancing in a fully accredited venue. In England, garage and house music are considered "black" music. As a result, the cops have been cracking down on parties in South London that cater to such crowds. As a South London resident and Dj, I think it's rotten baloney and un kosher racist insanity. If somebody gets shot or stabbed, close a club, make arrests, be on TV, if not...let the kids dance.
I hate cops as much as the next carrier of contraband, skateboarder and loud house party loving dipsomaniac...but don't do THIS. Although at first I read the line "Officer suffers severe finger" which is very close to my hand and heart. But no, he had to get a "severed" finger.
Here's a mix that Tearin T threw down on Monday as a response:
My first comment was that it never would have gone down like that if DARREN was there.
It was sick, sad and horrible. Doug Stanhope once dropped a half dozen stock comebacks on a heckler, punctuating each with, "I can go all fucking day asshole." I would tell Richards to take notes, if I was confident that he will work again.
That being said...well...he was amazing in his prime...so as Homer Simpson said about sideshow Bob's numerous attempts to murder his son: "What I'll mostly remember is the laughter." The key word, being mostly.
So, good night you hilarious, brilliant, backwards thinking, weak, foolish disgrace:
Why Don't You Just Tell Me The Name Of The Youtube You Want To See?
I'm thinkin of something Orange...
Somethin Orange...
It's...a...bigot...
Good luck Michael, you'll need it.
CHOW
BBQ
PS: Maybe Chaz and Rex should've shot him when they had the chance
Friday, November 17, 2006
Baby Steps Across The World
A one hour chunk of my radio show is now available on the internet, by following the links below. Enjoy! Playlist posted a few days ago.
Next week...maybe a title and a new intro. Got truth, news and realness to shred for these Crumbs in the meantime.
Baby steps y'all, get up if you fall.
CHOW
BBQ
PS: This post violates my oath of 1996 to never use the term y'all in print.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Rad Yo!
The Currently Untitled BBQ Radio Program (Tentatively Titled "Grill Communication") 15/11/06 LIVE FM 99.3 Lond "Gettin On Top Of Ya" Angerland UK (You Okay?) 12-2
Mike performed in Earl's Court tonight, so I threw a little respect in his direction.
Honky Night From Canada Intro Show Me What You Got - Lil Wayne Got To Be Startin Something - Michael Jackson Closet Freak - Cee Lo Leave Me Alone - MJ Dogs Of War - Ghostface Gotta Understand - Jurassic 5 FLAVOUR MAG AD ABC - Jackson 5 True School - Coldcut feat Roots Manuva (Spank Rock Remix) Old School - Dangerdoom The Funky Judge - Bull & The Matadors The Bride Is Over (instrumental) - BDP Don't Stop Till You Get Enough - MJ Hollywood Divorce - Outkast Appletree - Eryka Badu Got 'til It's Gone - Janet Jackson/Joni Mitchell/Q Tip Aint No Sunshine - MJ Street Hassle - Lou Reed PYT - MJ Mr Won't You Please Hold My Pony - Ween Ice Cream - The New Young Pony Club (Dj Medhi Remix) Fireman So Cold - Lil Wayne vs Richie Spice (Dj A Trak Remix) Guns Are Drawn - The Roots Droppin Names - Dirt Nasty Crambodia - Plastic Little feat Ghost/Amanda Blank 68 and I Owe You One - All Time High Crown Their Ass - Dennis Green Ballin (NYG Remix) - Jim Jones Chatterbox - Dj Yoda feat Sway XR-2 - MIA Rock With You - MJ Take Control If You Want Them Back - Mj/ Mark Mothersbaugh/Amerie (BBQ Shredit)
I'll have the audio of this episode up tomorrow if it sounds good and the gaffs aren't glaring.
CHOW
BBQ
Sunday, November 12, 2006
I'm just gonna put this out there, London is WICKED
Thursday, November 09, 2006
You Can't See Chicks On The Radio
Posting this now, because tomorrow is big ting o rama.
Tried to gear my set a bit towards the scores of women who tune into the slow jam/R & B shakedown before me, to you know, keep listeners...
The Currently Untitled BBQ Radio Show Live FM 99.3 12-2 Wednesday Nov 8th 06'
Honkey Night From Canada Intro
Take Control - Amerie Give and Go - Girl Talk Evening News - Cee Lo I'm No Good - Amy WInehouse I Put A Spell On You - Screamin Jay Hawkins Sinnerman - Nina Simone Is It Good To You - Yummi Bingham N2U - Big Boi Hand In Your Head - Money Mark Mistra Know It All - Stevie Wonder Give Me A Chance - Sharon Jones Just My Soul Responding - Smokey Robinson Living In A New World - The Roots Post World - Pase Rock What's The Altitude - Cut Chemist Rocket Ship - Mood Ruff Shooter - Lil Wayne Hit Or Miss - Odetta Queen Bitch - Clipse (Diplo Remix) LDN - Lily Allen (Radioclit Remix) Laffy Taffy - Flosstradamus Architect Of Hate - Nas Vs Siskid (BBQ Blend) Spottieottiedopliscious - Outkast
Next week...all I can say is..."The Bears Are Who We Thought They Were" and "Ballin." Ought to be a good time.
CHOW
BBQ
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
A Lily, A Pony and A Race Worth Watching
Lily Allen The New Young Pony Club In The Astoria November 7th 06
For those that don't or barely know who Lily Allen is, she's the Mark Ronson produced (sorry UK heads for the backstory, but I aint from here) INTERNET PROGENY. Yes, The New Young Pony Club are a consort of English ponies, currently fighting for their freedom from television program and small horse doll powerhouse My Little Pony, and their affiliated footwear "Brother Company"...dubbed simply Pony. The gang I saw are one of Britain's FUNNEST BANDS. People are already going buckwild for their gust of alright and woah woe. It's going to get pretty fun in front of these performers when they actually have an album out. Presumably, their debut LP's release has been delayed due to fear of the potential for confusion with the equine group of the same name. Still though, you can already hear critics gushing, girls giggling as their bums get the boogie bedbugs and bounce begins, and the wump wump rocking out to flocks of ears. Good things just work. But enough about that. I think I hear the ill-literation police siren going BEEE GEEE and I don't have my license on me.
Being chased by the NYPC: When these ponies leave the stable saddled with Modular records well oiled tack the will trot the trail until they gallop with a herd of fans across the ponderosa of popularity and partying down. Tee hee. Blog or WHAT!
Meanwhile, away from the ranch...and back at the Astoria
It's one mothertruckstop of a room, but it needs saving. In my hometown we just trade THE NAME of our hallowed, historic and haunting performance venues to this guy:
So, Lily Allen performed last night, the kids cheered audibly at the end of songs. So the point is not that for a few minutes at a time, strangers may thought I was a celebrity, as I was there in a party context, preferring to save my journalism for dessert. By which I mean that I met two young Lily fans who had snuck into the posh dentist's office of a hotel lobby, and they wanted me to "break the ice" so that they could approach as journalists. They chickened out, Lily and I chatted, I probably would've given her more of a boost after the lackluster audience at the Astoria, but she has friends that accompany her, peppering compliments and ignoring it when she puts cigarettes out on hotel carpets. Far out, but who am I to sit around putting mustard in that malibu. The hardest I cheered was when she sang "I'm trying to make a move just to stay in the game." Which I first heard on a great radio show that you can tune into here Authentic Shit.
If Lily's really trying to make moves to stay in the game, in all pathetic unecessary sincerity, during the fast songs she needs this behind her:
No offense Ms. Allen, but sometimes you gotta get purple if you wanna wear the gold. Not necessarily Cheerleaders, but some sort of physical chorus...you know for strophes.
Due to Lily's song content often being about a young woman's need for love and mistakes in the pursuit of finding fellas...during the slow songs, she needs these dudes behind her:
Enough about Lily, she's got skills, she's shining bright like jewellery, and all that, but stages are big, they need filling. Standing alone like a young Queen in a lonely castle is a tough gig for those big rooms. I don't think it's out of line suggesting Laker Girls and Seven Dwarves, especially if you follow the New Young Pony Club.
However, she got where she is by blowing the top off of the best LONDON PARTY DUNGEON. Tip of the hat rack to that whole crew for the service they're doing Done Town, emptying the meatrack round the bend from where Madonna houses children and writer/directors. Especially if you like the raps, you'll dig yoyo.
Meanwhile back at the ranch:
The girls were taking over like it was the rubber rose, and getting TWO BIG THUMBS UP from this "chinky eyed snotnose."
The New Young Pony Club have very talented guys in the band, but check this out:
"smoldering seductress frontwoman"
"Hopping but bored cute cubed keyboard girl"
"Stunna Drummer Not Pictured" (Awww hell, she sits at the back and gets overshadowed by Bonanza and Jellybean up front, but keeps groove flowing and is just as pretty)
Great fun, good people, don't believe me...floss your eyes with this:
From the multi-coloured Pony ice cream, to another continent of dairy PRODUCTS the red elephants:
and the blue donkeys:
America votes today, and as I have to say several times daily in the Old World, I'm not from America. I'm from here:
Anywhooo
American's (like most Western states {not to confused with the awesomeWestern States}nation states too, not just US states) have been royally cocking up recent elections. Today I found solace in the midst of worry in a mix by champions The Illegible Dj Caps and Pandemonium Jones
On the political commentary tip, there's a few key seats in the Senate worthy of competing with commentary on cute girls who play music.
SEAT 1: OHIO
I don't know if the worldwide readership of this lustrous publication remember, but Ohio really blew it last election. They were an important swing state who's idiocy resulted in American soldiers cut loose by their government would be choking to death on oil soaked rags instead of ketchup sodden options.
SEAT 2: TENNESSE
Ford (D) Vs Corker (R). Ford will be the first black senator elected in the south.
This is Allen (R) vs Webb (D). The most interesting parts are that Allen referred to a member of his opponent's staff as "Macaca" a racist term for a "presumed terrorist" or "individual of Islamic or Middle Eastern descent." Also, he learned during the campaign that his mother had been hiding her Jewish heritage, and his Dad used to coach the Washington Redskins. Some angry Buffalo Bills fan put an evil on this Republican, let's hope he doesn't win.
We'll see when I wake up tomorrow. I've never said this before, but "Gooooo Yankees." Hopefully it doesn't come to this for a while:
The only issue is, who the hell are these Democrats anyway? Can they provide Democracy, walk it like they talk it and do they have game. Fingers crossed.
CHOW
BBQ
Thursday, November 02, 2006
From Tek 9 to Nine Lives: A Big Wednesday
No show last night as we reset at Live FM, studios. Instead of jamming out signals, I was up North at the Roundhouse jamming, and watching this woman:
Do This:
When I saw her eatlier this year, in The Barbican (not some sort of castle enchanted with evil misfit toys), I was fifteen feet away. These albums are unbeleivably good: The Greatest and You Are Free
Last night Cat Power got reserved London hands out of cozy London pockets. Even the most dteached of hipsters had to be at least a little moved. On what was one of the coldest days of the autumn, We the girl's presence, band, voice, and jokes and explosions of magic. Anyone with an interest in women, performance or music should really give her a chance. Here's a scene from the show "CP" being Cat Power and "A" being audience.
CP: I'm in negotiations with Matador my record label, so they got me some really posh tea.
A: That's the stuff!
CP: Did somebody just say Mazeltov?
A: (Scattered laughter)
CP: What is there an angry German in here?
A: (Larger groups of scattered laughter)
CP: A German?
A: (Scattered laughter, guffawing blogmaker)
CP: Hey...I'm just kidding...
Watch this urban music promo that starts at 1:48 of the youtube. It's hyphier than sippin on a hyphy juice slizurpee runnin a coup d'etat from a Coup Deville:
I like that the IN-D hosts are kind enough to remind us "pretty girls make graves", it's good preparation for Cat Power. On video even.
Next wednesday, midnight 99.3 Live FM BBQ back on the Rad Yo! Should be a good time.
PACE
BBQ
PS: One more
PSS: Girls, bangs are hot...seriously...you all must know by now.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Sending Out An SOS (Simply Opulent Sadness)
While I'm at it...here's something that has been non-stop full love, full stop to the top in my brain and headphones. Not hip hop or anything, but...feel it, so street, so urban, so oh seeeeks...says this old so and so...so:
Getting this rolling, here's last weeks show as I prepare the bangzillaz for this week
BBQ Presents: Grilling It Live FM 99.3 October 25th 2006 Lond "Gettin On Top Of Ya" Angerland, UK (You Okay?)
The Train - Outkast Don't Hate The Player - Heiroglyphics It's The Shoes - Curtains Strictly For All You Haters - LL Cool J Stick - Rhymefest Ether - Nas Show Me What You Got - Jay Z Who Shot Ya -Biggie Smalls Glockapella - Cee Lo Green My Favourite Mutiny - The Coup/Talib Kweli/Black Thought Glockapella (re loaded) - Cee Lo Green The Choice Is Yours - Black Sheep The 6th Sense - Common Pressure - Lupe Fiasco/ Jay Z That's Life - Killer Mike Get It Together - Jurassic 5 Gone -Kanye West/Camron/Consequence Hope - Twista/Cee Lo Sugar On My Tongue - Dj Ayres Shoulder Lean - Young Dro (Curtis Vodka Remix) Hate The Architect (1st draft) - BBQ Appreciate - Pete Rock and CL Smooth
Real post tomorrow, show Wednesday, that is exactly what is going on here.
