Filed under: Music | Tags: adriel luis, drizzletron, golda supernova, hot chocolate, pretty buoyant society, schizophrenic love
The PRETTY BUOYANT SOCIETY (P.B.S.) is me and Adriel Luis aka DRIZZLETRON’s side music project. We have only one objective: to not give a fuck.
DOWNLOAD:
Pretty Buoyant Society – “Schizophrenic Love” ft. Golda Supernova + “Hot Chocolate”
“Schizophrenic Love” is our first single featuring guest vocals from the one and only Golda Supernova. Also included in the download link is the B-Side, “Hot Chocolate.” Both songs produced by myself and written & performed by Drizzletron.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help us out and pass this along to everyone you know!
Tune into www.prettybuoyantsociety.com for more info and upcoming new music from our debut EP!
Filed under: Music | Tags: digable planets, fivesixmedia.com, footsteps in the dark, isley brothers, king britt, king britt scuba, radiohead, santigold
You hip hop heads probably know KING BRITT mainly as the DJ for the DIGABLE PLANETS; however, for soul and house music lovers around the world, the Philly native is, quite literally, the king of the remix.
DOWNLOAD: Isley Brothers – “Footsteps In The Dark” (King Britt Scuba Mix)
This is a reject track from a Sony ISLEY BROTHERS remix project from a few years back. For the record, let me just say: Sony fucked up. Britt’s sensuously sparse take on this classic Fuck Song is near perfection to my ears. Um, well, actually, I COULD do without the overly dramatic woman speaking Spanish in between Ron’s crooning, which, in any other case, would usually make me put a CORNY label on such songs, but I’m willing to ignore that in this case.
Check out King Britt’s Myspace to hear his remixes of Santigold and Radiohead.
Filed under: Music | Tags: black spade, blue scholars, evil love, good crazy, lambo, om, rockwell knuckles, sxsw, taco cabana, to serve with love
BLACK SPADE
After discovering Anya Marina, Bam, Zoneil, and I rushed over to the SmokingSection / NahRight marathon hip hop showcase with hopes of grabbin’ some free Taco Cabana – which, for those not knowin’, is the best fuckin’ Tex Mex foodchain EVER! Imagine El Pollo Loco goodness combined with JackInTheBox-like menu options – no luck though, false promises.
While we wait for the Blue Scholars to perform, a trio of St. Louis emcees open up the show, including Black Spade.
DOWNLOAD 1: Black Spade – “Evil Love”
DOWNLOAD 2: Black Spade – “Good Crazy”
Both songs from To Serve With Love (Om Records, 2008)
Even before his formal set, dude perked my ears. He was behind his MPC playing futuristic beats and singing/adlib-ing for the first emcee, Rockwell Knuckles. By the time he got into “Good Crazy” in his own set, me and Lambo were singing along and fist punching along with the hook.
Another late pass, I know. Especially since the homie, Nick James, remixed a couple of tracks from To Serve With Love LAST YEAR! Download them here.
For more information on Black Spade:
MYSPACE
PITCHFORK REVIEW
Filed under: Music, Video | Tags: cool kids, glc, hollywood, hollywood holt, mano, million dollar mano, pac div, swerve and lean
HOLLYWOOD HOLT
Um. Late pass, I know. Been hearing his name around everywhere but never heard his shit til now. At the Cool Kids / Pac Div showcase (which was pretty much a Chi-Town showcase), GLC brought on Hollywood Holt on stage during his set. First thing Holt said was “Wussup, I’m Hollywood Holt, the only motherfucka with no shirt on in this bitch” or something to that effect. Needless to say, he killed it.
DOWNLOAD 1: Hollywood Holt ft. GLC & Shala – “Swerve And Lean”
DOWNLOAD 2: Hollywood Holt – “Hollywood”
Not a lyricist, no. But it’s perfect over the slappin’ ass beats by his producer, Million $ Mano. It seems like he’s big in the electro side of hipsterville, being that there’s HELLA remixes of “Hollywood” out there. Chi-Town is the new Atlanta, which is the new LA, which is the new New York, which all bite from Oakland. i kid i kid i kid…or do i?
“Hollywood” Music Video:
Filed under: Music, Video | Tags: anya marina, chop shop records, filter magazine, golda supernova, idle warship, lykke li, slow and steady seduction phase ii, sxsw, T.I., two left feet, whatever you like
So, you really don’t need this insignificant blog to tell you how amazing SXSW was last week. Go read that elsewhere. Instead, I’m gonna run down some new artists I discovered while we were there:
ANYA MARINA
We stumbled upon this beautiful-voiced songstress early Friday afternoon at the Filter Magazine’s showcase while waiting for Idle Warship to perform and searching for free BBQ & beer (everything at SXSW is pretty much free, if you know where to go).
DOWNLOAD: Anya Marina – “Two Left Feet”
From Slow And Steady Seduction: Phase II (Chop Shop, 2009)
I’m a sucker for female chanteuses with whispery child-like voices (a la Lykke Li and Golda Supernova). However, what sealed the deal was when she sung a cover of T.I.’s “Whatever You Like”:
For more info on Anya Marina:
MYSPACE
Filed under: Music, The Isms | Tags: 40 love, the push, whooligan, wonway, wonway posibul
“Found” on iLL-Literacy (WONWAY! Why you don’t be telling me when you be droppin shit?!!):
Photo by Teef the Sneek
DOWNLOAD: Wonway Posibul – “The Push”
From DJ Whooligan’s 40 Love Mixtape
Oh man oh man oh man. Wonway is a beast. This track is dedicated to all victims of police power trippin’. And yes, the timing of this post is on purpose.
Filed under: Events, Video | Tags: bambu, brwn bflo, imix books, imix bookstore, off the books, queen herstory
BAMBU, DJ PHATRICK, and IMIX BOOKS present:
OFF THE BOOKS
First Thursdays Open Mic @ IMIX Books
with monthly feature artists
8pm-10pm, Doors 7pm
$5-$10 donation.
YOUTH FREE!
IMIX BOOKS
5052 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90041
OPEN MIC SIGN-UP:
imixopenmic@gmail. com
NEXT OPEN MIC:
Thursday, April 2, 2009!
WITH FEATURE PERFORMANCES FROM:
BRWN BFLO (Oakland, CA)
and
QUEEN HERSTORY (Carson/LA, CA)
Filed under: Events | Tags: derrick jackson, east west players, projekt newspeak, sketchcomedyshow.com, vudoo soul
Click flyer for more info:
Filed under: Events | Tags: Devil's Pie, do d.a.t., namu bar, un.d.fine, wonway
THURS 3.26.09
DEVIL’S PIE | SF
…soul by the slice…
FREE 4th Thursdays Soul Party!
with residents:
WONWAY
and your host:
10:30pm-2am
FREE!
21+
NAMU BAR
439 Balboa St. & 6th
Richmond District, San Francisco
Filed under: Events | Tags: kiwi, nomi, power struggle, prometheus brown, geologic, hanalei ramos, sounds of the new hope, eric tandoc, mass movement films, angela martinez, el dia, the counterparts, flattbush, bayan usa, sulong gabriela
Saturday March 28th
We would like to invite our friends, family, and allies to join us for the sneak preview of Sounds Of The New Hope, a new film directed by Eric Tandoc of Mass Movement Films.
About the film:
Sounds of The New Hope is a documentary film about the life of Filipino-American emcee KIWI and the growing use of hip-hop as an organizing tool in the people’s movement for national liberation and democracy in the Philippines.
Click here for more info
RSVP on Facebook
The evening will also feature LIVE performances by:
KIWI (Bay Area/L.A)
GEOLOGIC aka PROMETHEUS BROWN (Blue Scholars/Seattle)
ANGELA MARTINEZ aka EL DIA (Seattle)
POWER STRUGGLE (SF/Minneapolis)
HANALEI RAMOS (NYC)
THE COUNTERPARTS (L.A)
FLATTBUSH (L.A)
…and special guests…
The event will also be celebrating the 3rd BAYAN USA Congress and the Founding Assembly of GABRIELA USA: “SULONG GABRIELA – Celebrating the Advances of the Filipino Women’s Struggle, 25 years and Onward”
@ UCLA Downtown Labor Center
675 Park View Street (across from MacArthur Park)
Los Angeles
Program starts 7pm
All Ages | $10 Cover
Tickets available online at Brown Paper Tickets
(Specify “Cultural Night Only”)
