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Pure Filth + Brainfeeder present BASSFACE REEEWIND! (LA)

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Pure Filth & Brainfeeder have gotten together to bring you an epic dubstep event tonight in Los Angeles!

BASSFACE REEEWIND is going down in LA LA LAND tonight with the ceiling crumb shaking Pure Filth Soundsystem providing the big bass & some of the top names in dubstep holding it down from 9p-???, so check out the lineup and the timeslots and go get your face melted by some serious bass business!

(Timeslots & full flyer after the jump)

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Flashback Friday: Goldie rockin the spray cans

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Most folks outside of the UK only know Goldie as the bad boy DnB DJ,  head of Metalheadz or maybe have possibly seen him in a movie or two. Those in the know however, can point to many places throughout the UK where Goldie’s influence of art, design & music was felt long before Jungle/Dnb ever had come to be…

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BADNB presents- The Saturday Sessions feat Audio1, Kid Chameleon & more (01.09.10)

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Month after month, BADNB keeps hitting the SF/Bay Area with installments of their Saturday Sessions in the Dark Room at Club 6 (60 6th Street, SF).

This month is no exception, bringing out Audio1, Kid Chameleon, Retox, Rifle, BSCRIVN, Axiom MC, and Emcee Child on January 9th.

With sound reinforced by FSound, you KNOW the place will be throbbin’ all night with big bass in the place!

Mark it on your calendars and be sure to come out and support the BADNB family!

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BADNB presents- The Saturday Sessions feat Audio1, Kid Chameleon & more (01.09.10)

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Month after month, BADNB keeps hitting the SF/Bay Area with installments of their Saturday Sessions in the Dark Room at Club 6 (60 6th Street, SF).

This month is no exception, bringing out Audio1, Kid Chameleon, Retox, Rifle, BSCRIVN, Axiom MC, and Emcee Child on January 9th.

With sound reinforced by FSound, you KNOW the place will be throbbin’ all night with big bass in the place!

Mark it on your calendars and be sure to come out and support the BADNB family!

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Lady Gaga Named Creative Director for Polaroid?!?!

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

So we just heard that POLAROID has decided to do a multi-year partnership with Lady Gaga!?!?!

In Lady Gaga’s own words:

“I am so proud to announce my new partnership with Polaroid as the creative director and inventor of specialty projects,” said Lady Gaga. “The Haus of Gaga has been developing prototypes in the vein of fashion/technology/photography innovation–blending the iconic history of Polaroid and instant film with the digital era–and we are excited to collaborate on these ventures with the Polaroid brand. Lifestyle, music, art, fashion: I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer, and to as my father puts it–finally, have a real job.”

What will she be doing you ask? (Find out after the jump…)

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BREAKING NEWS: 4.2 quake felt in NorCal from San Jose to Marin County

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

According to USGS.gov, a magnitude 4.2 quake rattled the Bay Area at approximately 10:09am PST near Milpitas, California.

Good reminder to make sure you have your Ready Bags packed up for just such an event!

Reports came flying thru my IM this AM, so wanted to be one of the first to bring the news to you!

Stussy 2010 Spring “XXX” Collection Lookbook

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic streetwear brand, the XXX Collection consists of hoodies, button down shirts, denim, t-shirts, caps, and polos.

I like this look! XXX Large!

Get down to STÜSSY LA and check it out!

Images of the collection (after the jump)…

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CNET's Top 10 music-tech trends that will shape the next decade

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

CNET Contributor Matt Rosoff asked CNET readers the question:

“Will the original iPod become an object of fetishization in 2020, like vinyl records are today?”

I can’t say that this will be the case as consumer electronics are often long forgotten once the newer, hotter item hits the market & even the die-hard fans of older technologies are the first to admit it’s the novelty factor over everything else.

Plus at least for me, there’s not an emotional connection to the iPod like there is with that 1st piece of vinyl you ever touched, the smell of the inner sleeve of an LP or listening to uncompressed hi-fidelity audio, the way it was meant to be enjoyed- the way the Audio Engineer, Producer, Mastering Engineer & Artist signed off on it, not smashed all to hell so that it can fit on the device du jour. The iPod earbuds combined with the audio fidelity of an MP3 is craptastic at best even at 320 and has forced many artists to say “damn the dynamics, just make it LOUD”

All that being said, Matt’s list of music-tech trends I think is pretty spot-on and any artists that are planning on being around for another 10-20 years, really need to focus on what’s coming up and get ahead of the curve whenever & wherever possible.

Check out the list (after the jump)…

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CNET’s Top 10 music-tech trends that will shape the next decade

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

CNET Contributor Matt Rosoff asked CNET readers the question:

“Will the original iPod become an object of fetishization in 2020, like vinyl records are today?”

I can’t say that this will be the case as consumer electronics are often long forgotten once the newer, hotter item hits the market & even the die-hard fans of older technologies are the first to admit it’s the novelty factor over everything else.

Plus at least for me, there’s not an emotional connection to the iPod like there is with that 1st piece of vinyl you ever touched, the smell of the inner sleeve of an LP or listening to uncompressed hi-fidelity audio, the way it was meant to be enjoyed- the way the Audio Engineer, Producer, Mastering Engineer & Artist signed off on it, not smashed all to hell so that it can fit on the device du jour. The iPod earbuds combined with the audio fidelity of an MP3 is craptastic at best even at 320 and has forced many artists to say “damn the dynamics, just make it LOUD”

All that being said, Matt’s list of music-tech trends I think is pretty spot-on and any artists that are planning on being around for another 10-20 years, really need to focus on what’s coming up and get ahead of the curve whenever & wherever possible.

Check out the list (after the jump)…

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Sublife Recordings presents: Sublife Mix Series Vol. 1… available for download

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

In case you’ve been living under a rock over the last 12 months, odds are even that if you’re a DJ, you’ve copped a tune from Sublife by now, but for those of you rock dwellers out there, there’s still hope!

Sublife CEO/ DJ Lukeino along with his trusted MC Ax!om break a piece of for the New Year and hit the streets with their 1st installment of their studio mix series, “Sublife Mix Series Vol. 1″  featuring some super smoothed out DnB along with some of the harder edged dancefloor tracks that I’m sure will get you open & make your neck sore from boppin’ to the beat.

But don’t take my word for it, go check this bad boy mix out for yourselves and let us know what you think!

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SubLife Mix Vol. 1

Mixed by: Lukeino
Hosted by: Ax!oM MC

1 ) Lukeino, The Heights & Equalibrium – All The Time – Dub
-> Mathematics – Styles for Miles – Subtronix
2 ) Atlantic Connection – Cannabis (feat Kemst) – West Bay
3 ) Lynx & Kemo – All You Own – Soul:R
4 ) Calculon – Lost – Phunkfiction
-> Breakage – Bring Back Remix- Bassbin
5 ) Lukeino feat. Paulie Rhyme – The Key (Atlantic Connection Remix) – SubLife Dub
6 ) Lynx & Kemo – Dangerous – Soul:R
7 ) Paul SG – Untouchable – Phunkfiction
-> 2Cents – Taking it to the Streets – SubLife
8 ) 2Cents & Zezo – Summer Jam Remix – Bootleg Dub
9 ) Mutt – Conversations – CIA Deepkut
10 ) Atlantic Connection feat. Lynx – Danger Zone (Submorphics Remix) – West Bay
11 ) Calibre – Remedy – Signature
12 ) Calibre feat. DRS – Hustlin – Signature
13 ) Twist Project – Close to Future – Luv Disaster
14 ) Mutt – Draw on Me – Spearhead
15 ) Calibre feat. MC Fats – Neighbourhood – Liq-Weed Ganja
16 ) Mutt feat. Stephane Vera – When I – Dub
17 ) Mathematics – The Booty Conspiracy – CIA
-> Bachelors of Science – Can’t Let Go – Horizons Dub
18 ) Bachelors of Science – The Beautiful Life – Horizons
19 ) Calculon & Lukeino – West Coast Ballad – Funk Star Records