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2008-09-27T12:23:00.000-07:00

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viva + mittens last show tonight

2008-02-14T09:34:00.000-08:00

Viva Viva’s Valentine’s Day Prom with special guests Mittens, DJs Nighttime Gallagher and Gucci Vuitton

9pm - 18+ $9 @ middle east up

and also,

pfp party tonight

2008-01-17T14:58:00.000-08:00

madness!!!!!

ska core the devil and more

2007-12-31T07:58:00.000-08:00

in an odd completion of fate, i shall be djing the New Years Mighty Mighty Bosstones Show at Lupos tonight. Maybe their last show.... all ska set - don't worry, gonna keep it tastefull and skanking.

best part of it all: my dj name for the night shall be super selector ska baio

also:

gillie vs wayne

and the dude who made Larry Johnson crossdress as granmama also did the converse Bosstones commercial

top 2007 rap list (frum cocaineblunts.com)

2007-12-21T09:21:00.000-08:00

Cocaine Blunts is one of my favorite sites to learn about good/bad/old/new raps

This is their list, i would've moved wipe me down up to #3....

1. UGK f/ Outkast - “International Players Anthem“* (Jive)

2. Playaz Circle f/ Lil Wayne - “Duffle Bag Boy” * (DTP/Def Jam)

3. Ghostface f/ Styles P & Beanie Sigel - “Barrell Brothers” (Mixtape)

4. Dude N ‘Em - “Watch My Feet“* (TVT)

5. Kanye West - “Can’t Tell Me Nothing“* (Roc-a-fella/Def Jam)

6. Scarface - “Who Do You Believe In?” (Rap-a-Lot)

7. Devin The Dude f/ Andre 3000 & Snoop Dogg - “What a Job“* (Rap-A-Lot)

8. Lil Jon f/ Fabo & Gucci Mane - “I’m a J (Remix)” (Mixtape)

9. Lil Wayne - “La La” (Mixtape)

10. J Dilla - “Wild” * (Stones Throw)

11. The Alliance f/ Fabo - “Tatted Up“* (Asylum)

12. Wu-Tang Clan - “Campfire” (SRC)

13. Plies - “100 Years” (Slip-N-Slide)

14. Turf Talk - “Bring The Base Back” (Sick Wid It)

15. Three 6 Mafia f/ Lil Jon & Project Pat - “Whatcha Starin’ At?” (Unreleased)

16. TI f/ Busta Rhymes & Alfafamega - “Hurt“* (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)

17. Galactic f/ Juvenile & The Soul Rebels Brass Band - “From The Corner To The Block” (Anti)

18. Beanie Sigel - “Judgement Day” (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

19. DJ Khaled f/ Wayne, etc. - “We Takin’ Over” * (Slip-N-Slide)

20. Shawty Lo - “Dey Know” (D4L/Asylum)

21. BOB - “Daddy” (Mixtapes)

22. Rich Boy - “Let’s Get This Paper” (Zone 4 / Interscope)

23. Jay-Z - “Blue Magic“* (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

24. Cormega f/ Lil Fame - “718“(Legal Hustle)

25. Crime Mob - “Circles“* (BME/Warner)

26. Trae - “The Truth” (Rap-A-Lot)

27. Wise Intelligent - “Go With Me” (Intelligent Muzik / Shamen Work)

28. DJ Jazzy Jeff f/ Peedi Crakk - “Brand New Funk 2k7” (BBE)

29. 50 Cent - “I Get Money“* (G-Unit/Interscope)

30. Percee P f/ Diamond D - “2 Brothers From The Gutter” (Stones Throw)

31. Battles f/ Joell Ortiz - “Leyendecker (Dj Emz Remix)“* (Warp)

32. Wale - “Nike Boots” (Mixtape)

33. Foxx f/ Webbie & Lil Boosie - “Wipe Me Down” (Trill Ent/Asylum)

34. Bohagon - “Bucket“*(Asylum)

35. The Fixxers - “Can U Werk Wit Dat“* (Interscope)

36. M.O.P. - “Sharks” (Mixtape)

37. Snapp f/ K-Rino - “Death Season” (Youtube)

38. Malachi - “Grimey World” (Youtube)

39. Kingpin Slim - “Keep Pushin’” (Mixtape)

40. Tie: Soulja Boy - “Crank Dat Soulja Boy”* (Collipark/Interscope) / Shop Boyz - “Party Like A Rock Star” (Universal)

rock and roll

2007-12-06T11:30:00.000-08:00

will never die

psychomagic

2007-12-03T08:49:00.000-08:00

hosted by texas mike, this shall prove thought provoking & soul cleansing.

again again

2007-11-25T17:46:00.000-08:00

Due to the overwhelming love last monday's wierdo/psych night, Jesse aka nightime gallagher and myself will be doing similar scary shit this thursday at the druid @ inman sq.

Holy shit .

crumbelievable

Technical Difficulties - by Matt Ashare

2007-11-25T13:18:00.001-08:00

-spotted in the boston phoenix....

LA indie-rapper Busdriver (nee Regan Farquhar) only lasted about an hour at Harpers Ferry a week ago Tuesday, November 13, when he showed up to support his new RoadKillOvercoat on the Epitaph imprint Anti-. According to Busdriver, who was already in Bozeman, Montana when we caught up with him by phone, he was a bit “frazzled” from weeks of travel when he arrived, but nothing had prepared him or his crew for the treatment they received from club’s soundman.

“Here’s how it started,” he recounts. “I settled into the venue and, yeah, I was tired from driving all day. So the soundman approaches me and asks me what’s on the tech rider — you know, what we’re going to need for cords and microphones. I gave him a lose explanation and then sent him to my tech guy, Matt Alsberg. And I went upstairs to have something to eat. My tech guy tells him what we’re going to need and the soundman turns to him and says ‘Good thing there’s a white guy on your crew.” Or something like that.

After conferring with Alsberg, Busdriver corrects himself: “He actually said, ‘That’s why you gotta have a white guy on your crew.’ Matt asked him to repeat it, and he repeated it. He even went on to say that they had hired like six blacks or something but that they couldn’t hack it so they had to let them go. I mean, he was implying that because of the color of their skin, they couldn’t wrap their minds around anyting technical. So Matt texted me all this and that was it. We walked in, packed up, and left. The manager seemed to feel bad but the point is that this sound guy didn’t see anything wrong with what he said. And that was the problem.”

The club responded immediately, according to Harpers general manager Andrew Dolan. The soundman in question was immediately sent home, suspended, and then fired. Dolan and Harpers also released the following apology to Busdriver and the other acts on the bill, rapper Daedelus and AntiMC:

Busdriver (Regan), AntiMC & Daedelus,
I and Harpers Ferry, as a Staff and Club, owe you our sincerest apologies for events that unfolded on Tuesday Nov 13th here at Harpers Ferry. I am embarrassed that in this day and age people still think and act in this manner. After a few days to think about what transpired I am still in shock and completely overwhelmed. I can assure all of you that this is NOT Harpers Ferry. We have a zero tolerance policy for such behavior. We Employ, Book and do Business with ALL races and never once have we ever had a situation like the one on Tuesday. As for actions that we have taken since 5:00pm on Tuesday the 13th are as follows
• The sound man in question was suspended indefinitely on the spot and sent home before the band even left the venue.

• After gathering all the info from Regan, Sam, and the soundman he was fired the next morning.

• We have a staff meeting next week regarding our policy on racial sensitivity and appropriate behavior.

Regan, AntiMC & Daedelus, words cannot describe how sorry I am and I hope that you do not think ill upon Harpers Ferry as I can assure that what happened is not us and who we are as a club and staff. I welcome you guys back any time in the future to show you what a great venue and staff that we do have here.

My sincerest apologies,
Andrew Wolan
GM/General Manager

mixtapes you should grab...

2007-11-23T12:44:00.000-08:00

The New Cam

and

all of the DJ Soul Joints -especially the dilla tribute & the 90s kid capri

and

DJ Mike B's Cali Mix for The Hundreds

Nighttime Gallagher

2007-11-18T15:23:00.000-08:00

yo, i'm djing w/ Nightime Gallagher from apollo sunshine tomorrow night....music nerd sound clash

Fosse !

2007-11-12T10:34:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Marlon!

Crime Mob Song incites Riot at Harvard

2007-11-02T06:27:00.000-07:00

Two people were arrested as police struggled to keep the peace while students knucked, bucked and fought Saturday (Oct. 27) during a Harvard Society of Black Scientists and Engineers (HSBSE) step-show after party in the Lowell House dining hall at Harvard University. The partygoers, who were not Harvard students, were taken into custody for disorderly conduct, according to the Harvard Crimson. According to the newspaper, fights ensued after the party's DJ played the Crime Mob hit "Knuck If You Buck." More than 20 police patrol cars, including six state police cruisers and several Cambridge and HUPD cars, were deployed to the scene as additional brawls broke out in the Lowell courtyard.

For the full story log on: http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/10/30/18810621.aspx

seriously.

halloween Tonight @ OTHERSIDE w/ ghoulie vuitton

2007-10-31T09:51:00.001-07:00

5$ = 2 beers . 21+ just me on the dj set. maximum rock n roll, scary beats & horror!!!

back from europe
---o---

no look dunk

2007-06-21T09:28:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to the block party yesterday at the shop. Dee Brown & Gerald Green made hoop dreams come true!

back on the dj grind tonight @ zuzu

then monday is the big birthday bash

ms.clawmoney may 11th

2007-04-24T10:59:00.001-07:00

collette à Paris accueille, nous accueillons, le monde est excité!

aussi, ce vendredi, je le DISC-JOCKEY d'invité à la Pan AM!

Hey Mayr

2007-04-19T22:44:00.000-07:00

check this shit:

Costumes Transformers

and then this shit:

tell me your mind is not BLOWN

don't make(8ball & MJG)

2007-03-09T08:41:00.001-08:00

To cap off the 2 week freak fest of gigs - Andrew WK, Viva Viva, and The Clipse - I'm holding down my favorite Enormous Room this Saturday (3/9) in an attempt to pay my rent(late). After that, I go back into DJ hibernation, awaiting the thaw and revitalization of the hustle.

Ignorant music, air horns, and hand claps all night.

Also, the NY Times Section has a small piece on thee Bodega this Sunday I believe. We made it!

and This is a certified banger

and Hearthrob crew member Redd Foxx be chartin over at Kiss(UK)
...

Fish don't fry in the kitchen.....

i try to avoid workspeak, but...

2007-02-27T08:44:00.000-08:00

details magazine just named bodega best shop in america

I'm djing with the clipse tonight at the middle east

Thanks to everyone who caught the Andrew WK and Viva Viva gigs. I've been drunk for days.

Ok, so back to the various hustles. To all the other DJ's in the game, i dedicate this to you:

lushlife

2007-02-12T20:52:00.000-08:00

Back on the DJ grind next Wed with homey Emarce(Paper) & a secret guest.

Also, Hearthrob madness tomorrow night.

x-ray sound recordings

2007-02-12T13:48:00.000-08:00

Jesse pointed this out to me.......

In the USSR and Eastern Europe in the 1950s underground night spots would play music pirated from the west. The only media they had were recorders etched into discarded X-ray film.
Record hounds start geeking with the full story here

been a minute

2007-02-09T08:10:00.001-08:00

Somethings to consider if you DJ:

Benzi got a record pool!

Hollerboard is up on Low-B's

Unruly records is up

In other recent news,dem bodega boys done gone an blown up. Press avalanche continues as haters keep hating, lovers keep loving and nuts land on chins.

Also, Boston Legends Kem5 and Ges are featured artists on artcrimes this month.
Peace to kookies.net for pointing that out...............There's also a big production at peters park by How/Nosm/ Problak/ and KEM5 running right now.

some things to know

2006-11-19T21:59:00.000-08:00

1) Bro hymn and Nile double bass shit still resonate heavily in the skate world

and...
2)

thursday! bankrupt! friday! thunderdome! sat! skate n snow!

2006-11-14T18:42:00.000-08:00

nov 16th enormous room free . me and homies properazzi (mistaker & reddfoxx) and homie young gabriel kick out the jams.

then friday is the much anticipated thunder dome

and then saturday I dj at this skate competition

and later that night I Dj at a snowboard movie debut w/ suicide girls.

that's a lot for one person to do

next bankrupt : lazaro cassanova(revolver/miami) 10/19

2006-10-08T21:11:00.000-07:00

LAZARO CASANOVA [REVOLVER MIAMI] just got off tour with MSTRKRFT AND JUAN MACLEAN. Electro kingpin from the miami scene with booty bass influence... should be crack...