The Urban Nomad strikes again, this time eating and greeting the legendary New Orleans producer, rapper extraordinaire Mannie Fresh… Interview and shenanigans after the jump.
Music The Urban Nomad Eats Mannie Fresh
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
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Music The Young Rapscallions: Garage Rock at its Finest
It’s not everyday that you find parents caring enough to surrender their garage to their son and his friends/bandmates. Fortunately for The Young Rapscallions, the parents of drummer Chris Mintz-Plasse gave him the green light to turn their carport into his band’s personal rehearsal space. The San Fernando Valley-based band formed when four childhood best friends – Taylor Messersmith, Jonathan Sanders, Chris Mintz-Plasse, and Nick Chamian – picked up instruments and began jamming to songs by their favorite bands. After discovering a mutual love for rock and roll, the desire to form an original project spurred and alas The Young Rapscallions was formed.
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Music The BPM Festival 2012 End of the World Bash
Now in its fifth year as the premier winter getaway for electronic music lovers, The BPM Festival is proud to announce the second phase of its 2012 artist lineup, plus the day and night events schedule. From December 30, 2011 – January 8, 2012, the BPM Festival will host 200+ of the world’s top DJ talent among the beautiful beach backdrop of Playa del Carmen on the Riviera Maya, along with label showcases representing many of the defining labels of the moment, including: Akbal Music, Air London, Cecille Records, Cityfox, Crosstown Rebels, Culprit, Desolat, Digital Delight, Hed Kandi, Hot Creations, Life and Death, Minus, My Favorite Robot, No. 19 Music, Saved Records, Sci+Tec, Scissor & Thread, Toolroom Records, VIVa MUSiC, and Younan Music.
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Music Tuesday Newsday: New Releases From Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Chris Cornell, Death Cab, and Neutral Milk Hotel
So there’s some real new ones, and then some more milking by industry giants…a big remix week for Gaga and Death Cab…Neutral Milk Hotel wants you to buy their albums again in a bigger box…Chris Cornell’s new album is his first solo live compilation…cha-ching…and Daughtry is really the big news this week. British post-punkers Magazine are poised for a comeback after two decades away
Calexico – Selections From Road Atlas 1998-2011 – Tracks taken from previous tour-only releases
Kidz in the Hall – Occasion
Coalesce – Give Them Rope
M.O.P. – Sparta
James Durbin – Memories of a Beautiful Disaster
Daughtry – Break the Spell
Chris Cornell – Songbook
Adam Lambert – Beg for Mercy
Death Cab for Cutie – Keys and Codes Remix EP
Michael Jackson, Immortal * [2xCD] – Soundtrack to Cirque du Soleil show
Lady Gaga – Born This Way – The Remix
Lady Gaga – The Monster Ball Tour At Madison Square Garden * [DVD]
Mobb Deep – Black Cocaine EP
Neutral Milk Hotel – Box Set
Magazine – No Thyself
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Music My Old School Hip-Hop, Part 1: Abstract Rude
I was born and raised in Los Angeles, back before the 105 existed, when a 60-foot Marlboro Man kept watch over the Sunset Strip, and when the only must-have accessory in Silver Lake was a 9mm with an extended clip. I attended a small, private elementary school on the outskirts of downtown called First Lutheran, and in 1989, when it was time to matriculate to the 7th grade, I moved three blocks east to Pilgrim, where I stayed until I graduated in 1994…with 18 other seniors.
To call my school “small” would be an understatement, but with stellar student/teacher ratios, a progressive curriculum and an enviable arts and humanities department, it was (and still is) academically on point. (MythBuster Grant Imahara graduated in 1988.) Socially, however, it had the potential to be tough sledding. Everyone knew everything about everybody, and cliques were tight. Sports all but guaranteed popularity, and if you weren’t listening to hip-hop, you were definitely in the minority. It was the golden era of rap. The West Coast sound was exploding, and its impact reverberated throughout the narrow halls of Pilgrim School. It wasn’t until I graduated college and returned to LA as a music writer that I discovered how deep its influence ran.
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Film “Immortals” Not So Legendary
Allow me to first address the creative team at Legendary Films, who will probably never read this review, You are futile in your attempts at reproducing 300. Where I come from, to try is to fail and Legendary has been failing across the board when it comes to remaking the biased Spartan interpretation of the Battle of Thermopylae.
Lets go back in film history and take a look at a couple of Legendary’s features. 300 no review needed here. And if you saw the film and were not impressed by the spectacle of violence on film, to me your opinion doesn’t count anyway. There was enough testosterone pumping bloodshed in 300 to fuel a Mark McGuire and Barry Bonds home run derby. Then came Clash of the Titans, which was a remake of one of my favorite childhood films also titled Clash of the Titans. It had some of the most corny but entertaining cgi ever in a movie. There could be no possible way that the makers of 300 could ruin this movie but guess what, against all odd, they did #epicfail.
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Music New Year, New Music – Jesse Marco Mega Mix
Jesse Marco has got some new music for you to preview that we’re really excited about! Following up the success of his remixes for The Knocks and Kings of Leon, Jesse’s got 2 original tracks coming out in the New Year, as well as a bootleg for your listening pleasure. Look out for “Daddy Cool” on Big Beat/Atlantic Records in January and “Superstar” coming out in 2012. In the meanwhile, we’ve got a sneak peak at the tunes for you right here after the jump.
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Music New AWOLNATION – “Not Your Fault” Music Video
Aaron Bruno and the boys from AWOLNATION are back with a new video for “Not Your Fault,” the latest single from Megalithic Symphony. True to zany AWOL style, the storyline follows the group as they battle claymation monsters, party with aliens and save the coveted vixen. Check out the technicolor madness after the jump and try not to get eaten…
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Featured Gallery Music “For Us, It’s Called Music” – The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
This year’s Culture Collide was so packed that we resorted to conducting our interview with Mette Lindberg from The Asteroids Galaxy Tour in the corner of a parking lot. Lindberg didn’t mind. She plopped a squat in her shiny gold sequined leggings right on the asphalt and told us all about the inspiration behind The Asteroids Galaxy Tour lyrics and the magical world that she creates with her musical partner in crime, Lars Iversen.
When heads were quickly turned, we had Lindberg plop on top of a motorcycle in her fantastic glittery gold outfit for an impromptu parking lot photo shoot. She was a good sport, initially concerned about the bike falling over or getting beat up by its most likely musclebound owner, but happily played along. The best shot of all was when Lindberg asked if it was OK if we photographed her “listening to the motorcycle’s heartbeat.”
Check out our feature interview with Lindberg below:
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Music Urban Nomad Eats Dim Mak
The Urban Nomad gets down with Dim Mak Records owner, producer, king re-mixer, DJ extraordinaire Steve Aoki. The two talk keeping it raw, keeping them on their toes, and what’s next for the musical Renaissance man. Watch the Interview after the jump.
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