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| SHAKE IT DOWN! DEVLIN & DARKO (SPANK ROCK DJs) w/ TITTSWORTH SUNDAY 05.27.2007 - MASONIC TEMPLE - DETROIT |
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The interview with Vanessa Miller, founder of The Ruins Of Detroit Project, that we reported on a few days ago has been posted on NPR's site. Enjoy.
RUINS OF DETROIT NPR INTERVIEW | RUINS MYSPACE
The second volume of DJ Haircut's (NowOn, AML) Shoot The Duck is now available through the A-Side Worldwide web site. The disc is described as followed:
"One mo gen! The follow up to Haircut's legendary Shoot The Duck Mixtape. Vol 2 is packed with 60 minutes of super rare dome crushin' 80's Italo disco and funk. Only the baddest basslines and hand-claps to get the summertime BBQ pool party crackin? from jump street!
This one is limited to 200 copies ? and once they?re gone, they?re GONE. So cop it QUICK!"
PURCHASE SHOOT THE DUCK VOL. 2 | HAIRCUT'S MYSPACE
A couple new tracks by Invincible, produced by Waajeed, from the forthcoming Bling47 album The War LP, have been posted on her MySpace page (myspace.com/invincilana).
Taken from Bling47.com are liner notes for the two new tracks written by Kenny Fresh (no relation):
PICK YOUR POISON
"The polyrhythm in the beat made it sound like a staggering drunk to me, inspired the topic war on drugs criminalizes some addictions but not others, rather than focus on harm reduction." Other themes throughout the songs include her "addiction to music" and "addiction to truth and understanding and justice - and to combining the two."
THE PLACE WHERE WE DWELL (PART D)
With this track, she tried to convey "the balance of painting a victorious picture of the city in the midst of the predicament its been put in after years of abandonment/disinvestment and white flight/segregation. heavily inspired by survivors of Katrina, and the false hope of Superbowl XL. Our only hope here is to actually support the brilliance and talent which already exists in so many Detroiters, who will come up with new solutions to problems the system has failed to solve."
INVINCIBLE'S MYSPACE | BLING47.COM
Now posted on www.stonesthrow.com is the dates from this summer's Stones Throw European Tour featuring Peanut Butter Wolf, J.Rocc, Percee P, Guilty Simpson, and Aloe Blacc. The dates are as followed:
June 28 Brighton, UK - Soup @ Po Na Na
June 29 Newcastle, UK - TBA
June 30 Belport, France - Eurockennes Festival
July 01 Isle Of Wright, UK - Ryde Theatre
July 04 Glasgow - Sub Club
July 06 Denmark - Roskilde Festival
July 07 Pisa, Italy - Leaning City Festival
July 08 Leipzig - Splash Festival
July 10 Duisberg, DE - TBA
July 11 London - Cargo
July 12 Larwik, Norway - Skateboard Festival
July 13 Oslo - Fabrikken
July 14 Belgium - Dour Festival
July 15 Amsterdam - Melkweg
STONES THROW OFFICIAL SITE
ThaHipHop.com recently posted an interview with Guilty Simpson discussing his upcoming projects, working with J. Dilla, and about Detroit. Read it by clicking here.
THAHIPHOP.COM
Sixth Year Smoke Out Video Clips Now Up|We finally have footage up for viewing from this past April's sixth year anniversary bash from Northern Lights Lounge of John Arnold & Jeremy Ellis special J. Dilla tribute set with special guests DJ Dez, Slum Village, and Phat Kat. View the footage by clicking here or the link on the home page.
The Fresh Corporation along with Rensoul.com is adding a new twist to their already infamous party line-up this Memorial Day Weekend with the installment of “Shake it Down.” Highlighting this event will be the Spank Rock DJ’s, Devlin and Darko, making their Detroit debut as a pair. This dance party extraordinaire will be at the legendary Masonic Temple on May 27th, with Baltimore newcomer Tittsworth and resident DJ’s John Arnold and K-Fresh accompanying Devlin and Darko. Adriel, who is one of Detroit’s premiere event producers, will host this spanking new event.
Reflecting the party rap atmosphere of Baltimore's club scene, Spank Rock arrived as one of the best things to happen to both underground hip-hop and dirty rap, a pair of styles that rarely intermingle. Influenced by Baltimore's fertile but rarely exported club scene, Spank Rock tracks were influenced by the skeletal break beats of electro and bass, glitch and grime, while MC Spank Rock proved up to the task of conjuring the hypersexual rhymes necessary for a genuine Baltimore flavor. Signed to the British label Big Dada, the duo turned heads with early singles "Backyard Betty" and "Rick Rubin." Spank Rock's debut album, YoYoYoYoYo, appeared in April 2006. Their success has provided Spank Rock with a spot on Madden ’07, a gig on the Jimmy Kimmel show, as well as appearances spanning the entire world.
“Shake it Down” will be held on Sunday May 27th at the Masonic Temple with doors at 11 pm. The event will cost $10 and is an 18 + up show with valid identification.
It looks like a time to rejoice as in an age when many of the good venues for our urban music community in Detroit have shut down one of the best will see its resurrection later this year. The sushi bar Oslo has been bought out by a hip hop DJ from Detroit known as DJ Bet along with his wife Katalia Lemos and mother-in-law. It will take some time to get Oslo re-opened but they will still keep it a sushi bar along with an additional Asian cuisine. More details on its reopening to come
On Saturday, May 19th, Michigan Public Radio (MPR) will feature a segment on their Weekend Edition and Weekend America shows about The Ruins Of Detroit Project headed by Vanessa Miller. The segment, covered by Jen Guerra, includes an interview with Ms. Miller as they walk through one of her favorite abandoned buildings in Detroit.
Weekend Edition airs at 8am-9:30am EST and Weekend America airs at 2pm-2:30pm EST both on Saturday on 91.7 FM in Detroit/Ann Arbor. Afterwards, it will be posted on the MPR website at www.michiganradio.org.
The Ruins Of Detroit Project, existing in some form for 6+ years, is dedicated to the documention behind the abandonment of buildings and structures within the city of Detroit. For more information about the project and how you can support, please visit their MySpace page below.
THE RUINS OF DETROIT PROJECT MYSPACE
Now available at www.stonesthrow.com is the Stones Throw Podcast #21: Madlib Remixes 1997-2007 Mixed By J-Rocc. The mix features some of Madlib's dopest remixes from the past 10 years, along with some that were rarely heard or just unreleased. The tracklisting is as follows:
0:10 pb wolf - definition of ill (single)
2:04 foreign legion - nowhere to hide (single)
3:28 zion i - critical (single)
4:40 charizma (madlib remixes vol.1)
5:50 prozack - bang it (death taxes & prozack cd)
6:40
7:30 common - the sun god
8:30 madvillain - money folder (single)
9:45 lootpack - long awaited (unreleased?)
11:00
12:20 a.g. - take a ride (unreleased?)
14:00 jaylib - strapped (champion sound 2)
15:10 jay z - threat (mind fusion vol.4)
16:40 defari - say it twice
18:10 snoop
18:50 kurupt - ride wit us (madlib remixes vol.2)
19:50 jadakiss - put ya hands up (madlib remixes vol.2)
20:50 mr. cheeks - lights camera action
22:00 j dilla - reckless driving (unreleased)
23:40 (interlude?)
24:00 madvillain - rainbows (unreleased)
24:50 madvillain - one beer
27:18 jazzanova - l.o.v.e. and you and i (remixed cd)
34:00 zero 7 - distractions (simple things remixes cd)
36:40 bilal - soul sista (single)
39:45 common - 8 minutes to sunrise
41:00 lootpack - frenz v endz (unreleased?)
43:30 nas - revolutionary/get down (mind fusion vol.4)
45:40 interlude
46:50 nas - get down
48:20 j dilla - let's take a ride (unreleased)
STONES THROW OFFICIAL SITE
For a May 2007 release on Planet E is the new single from Carl Craig titled Paris Live. The two tracks on the single, "Twilight" and "At Les", were recorded in September 2006 for the opening of "The Automn Festival in Paris - 2006" at Beaubourg Museum. This performance will also be featured in the DVD film The Cycles Of The Mental Machine 57'
Along with Carl Craig, Tribe Records musician Wendell Harrison, Underground Resistance's leader "Mad" Mike Banks, and Kelvin Sholar play on this special live EP.
Stay tuned for a full-length project from Carl Craig with original members of Tribe Records such as Wendell Harrison, Marcus Belgrave, Phil Ranelin, Doug Hammond, and many more.
Check out the following North America dates for Carl Craig's Demon Days club nights:
June 1st - Mutek Afterparty @ Stereo, Montreal (CC / Gamall)
June 22nd - Mezzanine, San Francisco (CC / Mirko Lazy Fat People / Gamall / Monty Luke / Kontrol)
June 23rd - Studio B, Brooklyn, NY (CC/Mirko Lazy Fat People / Gamall )
July 4th - Detroit - All Day Outdoor Stage @ Comerica Cityfest
Now available at www.demf.com is the official schdeule for this year's Movement Festival taking place this Memorial Day weekend in Detroit's Hart Plaza. Tickets are also now sale through Wantickets.
For the The Fader magazine's Side By Side segment, check out as Tiombe Lockhart and Waajeed interview each other about all sorts of non-sense. This is straight hilarious.
SHORT VERSION
FULL VERSION: PART 1
FULL VERSION: PART 2
A June 5th release date has been set for the J. Dilla project Jay Loves Japan through Operation Unknown. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. JLJ INTRO
2. YESTERDAY
3. SAY IT
4. OH OH
5. CAN'T YOU SEE
6. FIRST TIME
7. IN THE STREETS
8. FEEL THE BEAT
9. BELIEVE IN GOD
10. SAY IT (INSTRUMENTAL)
OPERATION UNKNOWN | DILLA.BIZ
The deluxe edition of Jaylib's Champion Sound has been pushed back to a June 19th release for the 2CD due to a manufacturing glitch. Stones Throw felt that this project didn't get the attention it deserved the first time around, so they decided to give it the deluxe treatment. The first disc features the full original album, plus bonus tracks previously not available on CD (for those who have this already, notice "No Games" has a different beat also). The second disc features 9 new remixes from Madlib along with the complete album instrumentals.
For those in Detroit during Memorial Day weekend, check out the official Champion Sound listening party on May 26th from 3pm-9pm at the Buzz Bar with House Shoes & K-Fresh. [VIEW THE FLYER]
JAYLIB @ STONESTHROW.COM | DOWNLOAD "THE MISSION (REMIX)" MP3
The dates have been announced for the Phat Kat Carte Blanche Tour featuring Phat Kat, Slum Village, Illa J, DJ Dez, and DJ Design. The album is out now on Look Records, and features production from J. Dilla, Nick Speed, Young RJ, and Black Milk and guests such as T3, Elzhi, Guilty Simpson, and others. The dates are as followed:
Fri., May 11 ? Poleng Lounge, San Francisco - CA
Sun, May 13 ? Key Club, Los Angeles ? CA
Mon. May 14 ? The Glass House, Pomona ? CA
Tue. May 15 ? Launchpad, Albuquerque ? NM
Wed. May 16 ? Cervantes, Denver - CO
Thu. May 17 ? Suede, Park City - UT
Fri. May 18th ? Berbati's Pan, Portland - OR
Sat. May 19th ? (Venue TBA) Vancouver - BC
Sun. May 20th ? Chop Suey, Seattle - WA
Wed. May 23 ? Alvins, Detroit - MI
Sat. May 26 ? Little Brothers, Columbus - OH
Mon. May 28? Sonar, Baltimore ? MA
Tue. May 29 ? Southpaw, Brooklyn - NY
Thu. May 31 ? The Middle East, Cambridge - MA
Sat. June 2 ? The Saints Show Bar, Montreal - Quebec
Sun. June 3 ? Grog Shop, Cleveland ? OH
For the May 23rd Detroit date at Alvin's, Guilty Simpson and DJ Sicari are on the bill, and is presented by Triple Beam Productions (3bp). [VIEW THE FLYER]
LOOK RECORDS | PHAT KAT MYSPACE
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