BrooklynRadio.net RSS Feed http://brooklynradio.net BrooklynRadio.net Pete Rodriguez, "I Like It Like That (Aaron Jerome Remix)" /blog/throwback-classic-pete-rodriguez-i-like-it-like-that-aaron-jerome-remix/blog/throwback-classic-pete-rodriguez-i-like-it-like-that-aaron-jerome-remix 2010-09-02 15:00:00
Wow. It's hot out there. How about some Latin heat to finish off the summer? Aaron Jerome's remix of Pete Rodriguez' "I Like It" gets all the female tails wagging, and not just the tanned kind. pump this up. Then turn your computer off and treat yourself to a margarita in place that plays the music too loud for conversation. Got a hot tip for a Throwback Classic? E-mail your parched editor: dan@brooklynradio.net.

]]> Joris Voorn /blog/select-sessions-joris-voorn/blog/select-sessions-joris-voorn 2010-09-02 14:30:00
We continue showcasing different DJs playing this weekend at Electric Zoo on Randall's Island, which Brooklyn Radio is a proud sponsor, on Select Sessions with the Netherland's Joris Voorn. It's another ace set of house and techno bangers to get you ready for the big festival this weekend.

Joris Voorn [Tracklist and Download]

]]> Big Boi, "You Ain't No DJ' /blog/fresh-cuts-big-boi-you-aint-no-dj/blog/fresh-cuts-big-boi-you-aint-no-dj 2010-09-02 14:00:00
We've been loving everything on Big Boi's new album Sir Luscious Leftfoot. We're curious as to why it's getting no love from radio around these parts, being that it cracks harder and has catchier hooks, rhymes, and flows more futuristic than anything Drake or Nicki Minaj have put out. Their shit is lightweight. But the Lord works in mysterious ways, doesn't he! Here's another great track, "You Ain't No DJ." Do the shutterbug to it. [XXL]

]]> Monk-One @ Bembe /blog/to-do-monk-one-at-bembe/blog/to-do-monk-one-at-bembe 2010-09-02 13:30:00
DJ Monk-One of the Trustus League Radio show on Brooklyn Radio is at tropical hot spot tonight Bembe tonight. Come stop by for their cool down and get happy watermelon punch!

From Monk: "I'm DJing at BEMBE tonite--come thru for a strong tonic of Caribbean dance music. Salsa, merengue, cumbia and reggae -- classics and beyond. And psssst! Keep it quiet but I'll also be testing out the latest GRC joint fresh from studio sessions this past week!" Get a different kind of hot inside.

Bembe
81 S. 6th Street at the corner of Berry St.
10PM - 4AM
No Cover

]]> Some Like It Hot /blog/to-do-some-like-it-hot/blog/to-do-some-like-it-hot 2010-09-02 13:00:00
Join us tonight for the final movie of summer at Brooklyn Bridge Park tonight as we close out their Movies With A View series. Tonight on the big screen is the 1959 Marilyn Monroe classic Some Like It Hot. Indeed! It will be. On the wheels, we have DJ Conquerrah of Wake the Town and Tell the People playing all that jazz. Boop boop be doop. Music starts at 6 PM. The movie gets flickering at 8:30 PM.

]]> The Dancing Merengue Dog /blog/tune-in-the-dancing-merengue-dog/blog/tune-in-the-dancing-merengue-dog 2010-09-02 11:30:00
I feel like this dog would actually respond to me with some good advice after I told him my girlfriend left me. Can you smell the weekend yet!! Hey Hey Hey Hey Woof Woof Woof Wooof!! This was spotted by DJ DRM of Bastard Jazz. [Bastard Jazz]

]]> Bliss /blog/one-day-later-bliss-ep-seventy/blog/one-day-later-bliss-ep-seventy 2010-09-02 11:00:00
DJ U-Tern is back from touring this summer and dives straight back into the podcast game with a new episode of One Day Later here on Brooklyn Radio. Artists in the mix include Dennis brown, Voltage, Mark Ronson, Defender, Jimmy Edgar, Lifelike, and lots more. Download your bliss.

Bliss [Tracklist and Download]

]]> From the Philly Vaults /blog/digging-deeper-from-the-philly-vaults/blog/digging-deeper-from-the-philly-vaults 2010-09-02 10:00:00
Back in March when I spun at The Do Over in Miami I think the second or third record I played was one that a whole grip of people kind of flipped their wig about. It was an instrumental version of The Ambassador's "Ain't Got The Love (Of One Girl On My Mind)" which is probably best know to our generation as the basis of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's "I Got A Love." Yeah, Ambassadors is a hot record, and definitely a heavy piece, but c'mon son...the INSTRUMENTAL? ]]> Interview with Brooklyn's Liondub /blog/subatomic-sound-radio-liondub-interivew/blog/subatomic-sound-radio-liondub-interivew 2010-09-02 09:00:00
On this episode of Subatomic Sound Radio, Emch interviews (and plays a stack of jams from) Liondub: Brooklyn based DJ, producer, and label head.  Liondub has been in the game for a minute but since launching his own labels, Liondub International & Liondub 45, just over a year ago, he has made some major waves, dropping top ranking releases from Jahdan, Marcus Visionary, Ticklah and others that span dubstep, ragga jungle, drum and bass, and of course roots reggae.

Saturday, September 11 @ LOVE in NYC, Brooklyn Radio is sponsoring a event called SUB:SESSIONS "an education in low frequency vibrations".  The sound system is one of the best in the city which is just what you need for the heavyweight lineup of bass obsessed producers including Brooklyn Radio's own Emch as well as Liondub, Matt Shadetek, & DJ Kiva.  Plus controlling the mic will be Jahdan, Dub Poet Infinity, & special guest Spoek Mathambo.  Don't miss it!

Subatomic Sound Radio [Tracklist and Download]

]]> AM/FM /blog/i-love-my-wife-am-fm/blog/i-love-my-wife-am-fm 2010-09-02 08:00:00
Wife Material always considered herself an 80s baby, but when brainstorming ideas for the latest episode of "I Love My Wife" with Tough Love, the 70s seemed to interesting a choice to ignore. Although many aspects of contemporary music are in adoration over the last two decades of the 20th century, some of the most provocative, groundbreaking, and foundational music that the women of "I Love My Wife" love today, was influenced by the 70s. With classic rock, jazz fusion, funk, and a whole bunch of other unclassifiable gems, there's a little bit of everything on "AM/FM."

AM/FM [Tracklist and Download]



]]> Awesome Music Week: All Rock Finale /blog/the-shake-up-awesome-music-week-rock-finale/blog/the-shake-up-awesome-music-week-rock-finale 2010-09-01 15:24:09
For those of you who followed Lost for 6 seasons, you may know they released the full season DVD last week, including the emotional, FINALE. Well, we at the The Shake Up also have reached a finale, the finale of AWESOME MUSIC WEEK. Of course we turned one week into 21 days [ed. note: In true DJ Chucky Brown fashion: A week in 21 days, folks. 21 days!], but we made it: classic house, funk-soul-disco, '80s part a, an intermission with dj dukes, '80s part b, and last but not least an all new ROCK awesome music show (with a couple of old tracks sneaking in). Enjoy, and let Dan Martino know how much you can't wait till the next "Awesome Music Week." [ed. note: We'll name it properly: "Awesome Music Month."

Awesome Music Week: All Rock Finale [Tracklist and Download]


]]> Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, "Bustin' Loose" /blog/throwback-classic-chuck-brown-and-the-soul-searchers-bustin-loose/blog/throwback-classic-chuck-brown-and-the-soul-searchers-bustin-loose 2010-09-01 14:00:00
Earlier, we told you about a late '80s documentary on the Washington, DC funky go-go scene. Our Throwback Classic today is probably the most popular jam from that era and genre, Chuck Brown's "Bustin' Loose." Many people mistake it for the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. But if you're a keen listener--and we know you are, dear reader--there's a real difference in the drums JB used and the go-go style of multiple percussion. And speaking of bustin' loose...We can't wait to bust loose from this office! Have an idea for a Throwback Classic? E-mail your shackled editor: dan@brooklynradio.net.

]]> You Got...Cocaine Eyes /blog/flipping-the-dial-you-got-cocaine-eyes-rockstar-mugshots/blog/flipping-the-dial-you-got-cocaine-eyes-rockstar-mugshots 2010-09-01 13:00:00

Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones looks rather dapper in his jail mugshot. Check out more musicians posing for the po-po over at Billboard Magazine. [Billboard]

]]> Markus Shulz /blog/select-sessions-markus-shulz/blog/select-sessions-markus-shulz 2010-09-01 12:30:00
This weekend we're sponsoring the Electric Zoo Festival at Randall's Island. To get you more in the know, we're presenting a fresh mix each day on Select Sessions from a different performer on the bill. Up today is housey trance kraut jock Markus Shulz.

Markus Shulz [Tracklist and Download]

]]> Pulp Boyardee /blog/flipping-the-dial-pulp-boyardee/blog/flipping-the-dial-pulp-boyardee 2010-09-01 11:15:00
The mash-ups keep rolling in today. This one somehow combines a Chef Boyardee ad with Samuel L. Jackson's tough talk from Pulp Fiction. Is Marcellus Wallace a...ravioli? [NYM]

]]> DJ Wait What Rocks Out the Hip-Hop /blog/fresh-cuts-dj-wait-what-rocks-out-the-hip-hop/blog/fresh-cuts-dj-wait-what-rocks-out-the-hip-hop 2010-09-01 09:15:00
 
DJ Wait What mixes hip-hop vocals over indie and commercial rock beats. The results are rather delicious. Grab the entire album after the cut. [Wait What]
]]> Apple Is Getting People With Disposable Income In A Hot Lather This Morning /blog/flipping-the-dial-apple-is-getting-people-with-disposable-income-in-a-hot-lather-this-morning/blog/flipping-the-dial-apple-is-getting-people-with-disposable-income-in-a-hot-lather-this-morning 2010-09-01 09:00:00
Apple sent out a private invitation to journalists last week with its logo cut into the body of an acoustic guitar. Obviously, this has a lot of white men who hang out on the internet very excited. Steve Jobs will be on stage at 10AM Pacific Time this morning to greet all the fanboys with some big announcement or new thingamajig. You can be all nerdy and follow the live blog of the event at Boing Boing. But we'll let you know if anything interesting happens. This could be the press conference where Steve Jobs finally shows us the implantable brain iPod we know is coming. We can't wait till our nose is turned into a USB port!

]]> This Is the End /blog/tune-in-this-is-the-end/blog/tune-in-this-is-the-end 2010-09-01 08:40:00
I believe the Internet ate itself today and threw it back up. Spotted by DJ U-Tern.

]]> Midnight Lab Band, "Twilight Reprise (DRM Remix)" /blog/fresh-cuts-midnight-lab-band-twilight-reprise-dj-drm-remix/blog/fresh-cuts-midnight-lab-band-twilight-reprise-dj-drm-remix 2010-09-01 08:00:00
Well this is what we like to see: The Brooklyn Radio family scoring hits together! The Midnight Lab Band, a project by the Trustus League's Oneman and E's E, have a chart topper over at Juno with DJ DRM of Bastard Jazz, who did a rework of their track "Twilight Reprise." (No vampires to be heard here.) Make sure to pick up the white label wax or download the mp3 goodness at Turntable Lab.




]]> The 13th Floor Elevators, "You're Gonna Miss Me" /blog/throwback-classic-the-13th-floor-elevators-you-re-gonna-miss-me/blog/throwback-classic-the-13th-floor-elevators-you-re-gonna-miss-me 2010-08-31 13:30:00
We were reading an interview in Vice yesterday with Roky Erickson, the lead singer and guitarist for '60s psych band The 13th Floor Elevators. Put it this way: We don't think Roky ever got off that elevator of acid from the groovy generation. Their one true hit, "You're Gonna miss Me," packed a huge wallop of blues and stoned passion. And it's today's Throwback Classic. Have a better Throwback Classic? E-mail your overheated editor: dan@brooklynradio.net.

]]> Steve Bug /blog/select-sessions-steve-bug/blog/select-sessions-steve-bug 2010-08-31 10:00:00
This week on Select Sessions, we'll be bringing you different DJs performing at Electric Zoo over the weekend at Randall's Island. Today, we give you German producer and DJ Steve Bug. Did you know he worked as a hairdresser before taking to the turntables? You can read an interview with him today in Resident Advisor. This set was recorded live at the Treibstoff Klub in Cologne, Germany.

Steve Bug [Tracklist and Download]

]]> Fishing For Love /blog/missed-connections-fishing-for-love/blog/missed-connections-fishing-for-love 2010-08-31 09:30:00
 
We haven't been looking at Craigslist's Missed Connections in a minute. Let's see what love got away on the L train this weekend:
 
L train guy w fish tank and headphones on - w4m - 22 (myrtle-wyckoff)

so it was 4:30 in the AM on a saturday night and you were in front of me w your fish tank. we kept looking at each other and I think your gorgeous. I was wearing a pink tank top and black jeans. You got off at myrtle-wyckoff.
 
Is the fish tank a new fauxhemian accessory we haven't been informed of? Who is crazier? The guy carrying a fish tank with him on the subway at 4:30 in the morning? Or the girl looking for him on Craigslist? It's a lonely world. [Craigslist]

 
]]> The Hundred in the Hands, "Commotion" /blog/fresh-cuts-the-hundreds-in-the-hands-commotion/blog/fresh-cuts-the-hundreds-in-the-hands-commotion 2010-08-31 09:00:00
Today's Fresh Cut comes to us courtesy of Brooklyn Radio jock DJ Oneman of the show Trustus League Radio. Buzzy girl and boy duo The Hundred in the Hands make slick car commercial rock. It makes you bounce, but not too much. Just enough for Nissan to sell you a new Altima with quick framed shots of a car riding through the rain of a deserted cityscape. You diggg?

]]> Deadly Grooves /blog/flipping-the-dial-deadly-grooves/blog/flipping-the-dial-deadly-grooves 2010-08-31 08:00:00
 
Rest In Vinyl, a company in the U.K., offers a service to press your cremated remains into vinyl records with your choice of audio. "The price is £2000 for 30 discs. Custom artwork, backing tracks, and 'bespook' music is extra." Just what people need: Your remains skipping over and over again. [Boing Boing]

 
]]> Live @ Loki /blog/wake-the-town-live-at-loki/blog/wake-the-town-live-at-loki 2010-08-31 00:19:12
Another live set this week on Wake The Town, this time coming from Loki Lounge out in Park Slope, Brooklyn. This month marks one year that I've been a regular DJ at this spot, and I must say it's been a lot of fun... More after the jump. ]]> Axl Rose Still Doesn't Give Two Shits /blog/flipping-the-dial-axl-rose-still-doesn-t-give-two-shits/blog/flipping-the-dial-axl-rose-still-doesn-t-give-two-shits 2010-08-30 14:00:00
Set times. Dates. Contracts. These are all things that are just written down for Axl Rose to ignore. Over the weekend, Axl brought his group of alien Guns N' Roses to Reading and Leeds, to play the U.K. festivals. Both nights, the band was kicked off stage eary for starting their set one hour too late. I love this guy. He just doesn't give two fucking chickens as to what happens. And the best part about it is, he really doesn't have to. People will sit there and wait for just one riff from Appetite For Destruction to come zinging out of the speakers. If they could somehow inhale that album's debauchery and danger, they would. Axl Rose is still my hero. And he should be yours, too. Get in the ring, mofos! [NYM]

]]> The Tiniest Brooklyn Radio Fan /blog/mailbag-the-tiniest-brooklyn-radio-fan/blog/mailbag-the-tiniest-brooklyn-radio-fan 2010-08-30 13:00:00
We had this picture sent in of the tiniest Brooklyn Radio fan by listener Bob Bonifacio out in Indiana. This is his latest creation, he tells us, little Alice. They're listening in Indiana, kids! Who knew?
]]> Electric Zoo 2010 /blog/to-do-electric-zoo-2010/blog/to-do-electric-zoo-2010 2010-08-30 11:00:00

Brooklyn Radio is proud, once again, to be a sponsor of Electric Zoo, New York's Electronic Music Festival, at Randall's Island this coming weekend, September 4th and 5th. Over the course of this week, we'll be featuring mixes and interviews with artists scheduled to perform on the bill. There are still some tickets available. All the info, including the after parties at Pacha, is right HERE!
 

]]> Chugging It Down /blog/flicks-the-rub-at-jelly-nyc-pool-party/blog/flicks-the-rub-at-jelly-nyc-pool-party 2010-08-30 10:00:00
The Rub's DJ Ayres takes care of the mixing while his partner in crime, Cosmo Baker, takes care of a beer at yesterday's party at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool by Jelly NYC.

]]> Dub Kweli /blog/fresh-cuts-dub-kweli/blog/fresh-cuts-dub-kweli 2010-08-30 09:00:00
From Max Tenone, the man who brought us that amazing remix album of Mos Def rapping over classic dub reggae, Mos Dub, we get the second half of Black Star with Dub Kweli. Professionally done. You can download the whole album after the cut. Perfect for your Monday morning blues.

]]> Maxence Cyrin, "Where Is My Mind (Piano Instrumental)" /blog/fresh-cuts-maxence-cyrin-where-is-my-mind-pixies-cover-piano-instrumental/blog/fresh-cuts-maxence-cyrin-where-is-my-mind-pixies-cover-piano-instrumental 2010-08-30 08:30:00
Here's an amazing piano instrumental cover of The Pixies' track "Where Is My Mind" by French pianist Maxence Cyrin. He pulls off some other amazing covers of electronic based pop music on his site. Do check him. Beautifully haunting and moving. [Maxence Cyrin]

]]> DJ Derek /blog/tune-in-dj-derek-grandpa-reggae-dj/blog/tune-in-dj-derek-grandpa-reggae-dj 2010-08-30 08:00:00
From Dangerous Minds: "Here’s video director Jamie Foord’s excellent short vid documentary of the extremely charming and gruff-voiced DJ Derek—still spinning reggae, chatting patois on the mic, and rolling around England on the bus." Who says DJing has to end? Part 2 is after the cut. [Dangerous Minds]
]]> The Outfield, "Your Love" /blog/throwback-classics-outfield-your-love/blog/throwback-classics-outfield-your-love 2010-08-27 14:50:00
As the summer slips into the shade of September, I'm always brought back to the last weeks of August when I was a kid on vacation down in the Jersey Shore. Before it was a tacky paradise for MTV, it was a tacky vacation paradise for middle class families like mine. I remember waiting on line for the teetering pirate ship ride on the boardwalk as this song blared. Something about the salty ocean wind and this tune sailing through the air made it seem like the night held possibilities that I couldn't imagine yet. Tonight, I'll play it to a bunch of grown peoples in Greenwhich at Barcelona Lounge. Come out if you're in the area. 10 PM, no cover. Have a great weekend, kids!

]]> Cam'ron Wants To Know If You've Seen This Man /blog/flipping-the-dial-cam-ron-wants-to-know-if-you-have-seen-this-man/blog/flipping-the-dial-cam-ron-wants-to-know-if-you-have-seen-this-man 2010-08-27 14:00:00
Who say's rappers aren't humanitarians? Cam'ron is hoping to track down the homeless man responsible for this fly ass hook that he sampled for his new track "Ya Momma On Ya" featuring Snoop Dogg and Jim Jones. Cam wants to hook Red up with some cash, and put his face up in the video. Applaud him.

Cam'ron feat. Snoop Dogg, Jim Jones, and Red, "Ya Momma On Ya" [Download]

]]> Teacher, Teacher, Can't You Teach Me /blog/flipping-the-dial-teacher-teacher-can-t-you-teach-me/blog/flipping-the-dial-teacher-teacher-can-t-you-teach-me 2010-08-27 13:00:00
With school starting next week, we ask you to please remember that teachers are not the only ones responsible for your kid eating a whole can of Pla-Doh or failing gym. Buck up, America. Shit's on you, too! This school in Australia let wayward parents get the message through their voicemail.

]]> Awsome Music Week - 80's (Part B) /blog/the-shake-up-awesome-music-week-part-b/blog/the-shake-up-awesome-music-week-part-b 2010-08-27 12:28:55



The Shake Up is back in the saddle, continuing the "Awesome" music week series with part B of '80s gems. Last week we gave you the slower new wave tracks, like The Cure's "Six Different Ways." On this show we pick up the pace. These are all tracks that you should have heard. But if you haven't, now they're all in one place. Keep your eye out for the last show in the installment. I'll have it posted by the end of the weekend, featuring all the newest indie rock and electro. Enjoy.

Awsome Music Week - 80's (Part B) [Tracklist and Download]

 

]]> 50 Cares About Your Colon /blog/flipping-the-dial-50-cares-about-your-colon/blog/flipping-the-dial-50-cares-about-your-colon 2010-08-27 10:25:00
 
Well thank you, Mr. Cent. We'll let our old rapper friends know you twitter because you care. [Boing Boing]


 
]]> Underworld, "Always Loved A Film" /blog/fresh-cuts-underworld-always-loved-a-film/blog/fresh-cuts-underworld-always-loved-a-film 2010-08-27 09:15:00
Electronic group Underworld is back with more ambient pop with this track "Always Loved A Film," from their upcoming LP Barker. The album drops September 13th in the U.K. on Cooking Vinyl Records. The video above features an aging pack of skate rats reliving their youth by popping kick flips, stealing liquor, and riding around with the top down.

]]> Dirty Money feat. Drake, "Loving You No More" /blog/fresh-cuts-dirty-money-feat-drake-loving-you-no-more/blog/fresh-cuts-dirty-money-feat-drake-loving-you-no-more 2010-08-27 08:30:00
Autodiddy! Puff's protégé duo Dawn Richards and Kalenna of his group Dirty Money put some nice backing on this new R&B joint, "Loving You No More." But, um, the autotune is waaaaay over the top. These girls have nice vocals, why turn them into robots if you don't have to? Mediocre man of the moment Drake features on a verse.



You can download it at The Smoking Section. [Smoking Section]

 
]]> Let's Accelerate /blog/Little-Dynasty-Record-Shack-Accelerate/blog/Little-Dynasty-Record-Shack-Accelerate 2010-08-26 16:10:00
Little Dynasty Record Shack is back! What we have here today is a limited White Label 12" with quite a bit of an interesting background. No surprise Ubiquity Records is behind the release with their pedigree, but there's a pretty fresh chain of music to follow from just this split-sided record. It's always a bonus when you can immediately hop into some classic shit as a result of following the path laid before you...
]]> Katrina and the Waves, "Walking On Sunshine" /blog/throwback-classic-katrina-and-the-waves-walking-on-sunshine/blog/throwback-classic-katrina-and-the-waves-walking-on-sunshine 2010-08-26 15:00:00
We got paid today. Laid last night. It's the simple things, kids. Today's Throwback Classic is the happiest song ever written, Katrina and the Waves, "Walking On Sunshine." Time to geel good!

Have a Throwback Classic? E-mail your happy little editor: dan@brooklynradio.net.



]]> Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade /blog/to-do-indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade/blog/to-do-indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade 2010-08-26 14:00:00
Tonight, we're at Brooklyn Bridge Park for their Movies With A View series. (If you haven't been out yet to Pier 1 for a flick this summer yet, we highly recommend you go tonight. There's only one week left after this!) DJ Emch of Brooklyn Radio is on the controls before Indiana Jones searches for the Holy Grail with his father, Sean Connery in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Music starts at 6 PM and the film around 8:30 PM or sundown. 

  ]]> Michael Jackson's 52nd Birthday @ Prospect Park /blog/to-do-dj-spinna-at-prospect-park-michael-jackson-birthday/blog/to-do-dj-spinna-at-prospect-park-michael-jackson-birthday 2010-08-26 12:00:00
Looking at my Gucci it's about that time! Here we go again Brooklyn. Join me, DJ Spinna, this Sunday at the Nethermead Field in Prospect Park (BK) 12-5pm as we celebrate the life and legacy of Michael Jackson on his birthday... BK style! This event is presented by the luminary Spike Lee and is free for all to attend. If you went last year you already know the deal. Can You Feel It!!!! Let's get Off The Wall! Shamon!

Check out more info here.

]]> Jeff Koyen Is the Swami of Caviat Viator /blog/interview-jeff-koyen-is-the-swami-of-caveat-viator/blog/interview-jeff-koyen-is-the-swami-of-caveat-viator 2010-08-26 11:00:00
We recently sat down with former New York Press editor and Brooklyn resident Jeff Koyen to discuss his new site, Caveat Viator, a travel site that looks at weird, shady, and interesting things around the globe. Mr. Koyen has written about his adventures around the globe for The New York Times, Maxim, Forbes Traveler, True/Slant, and slew of other publications. Before he came back to New York to take on the alternative (sinking) ship that is New York Press, he worked at a newspaper in Prague for a year. After the cut, we learn more about his new site and some strange adventures he's had on this overcrowded but lonely planet. ]]> Kid Cudi, "Pursuit of Happiness (Them Jeans Remix)" /blog/fresh-cuts-kid-cudi-pursuit-of-happiness-them-jeans-remix/blog/fresh-cuts-kid-cudi-pursuit-of-happiness-them-jeans-remix 2010-08-26 10:45:00
Today's Fresh Cut comes to us from DJ Ayres of The Rub, who is detonatoning dancefloors in Canada with his other half, Cosmo Baker. We got this telecominique via Blackberry that the L.A. producer's Them Jeans remix of Kid Cudi's "Pursuit of Happiness" is causing earth shifting tectonics with the Canucks. It will probably work wonders for your playlist as well. Impress your friends!

Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness ( Them jeans Remix ) unmastered by Them Jeans

 ]]> Breakbeat Lou Thinks About It /blog/digging-deeper-breakbeat-lou-lyn-collins-think-about-it/blog/digging-deeper-breakbeat-lou-lyn-collins-think-about-it 2010-08-26 08:00:00
Today marks the second installment of Digging Deeper with a special guest and I'm extremely privilege to have this person come through and drop some heat. You could say that the very term "Breakbeat" was solidified into our lexicon by the release of the Ultimate Breaks & Beats compilation series from 1986 to 1991 by Street Beat Records. This collection was compiled by two legends - Lenny Roberts and Breakbeat Lou. So it is my sincere honor today to present Digging Deeper with Breakbeat Lou... ]]> MGMT, "Congratulations" /blog/fresh-cuts-mgmt-congratulations/blog/fresh-cuts-mgmt-congratulations 2010-08-25 11:00:00
MGMT's latest album is a much more subdued affair than their debut, which sprang them into the national spotlight with its brightly colored electro pop. The video posted above, for their track "Congratulations," is rather somber. And the strange, dying alien walking with them through the dessert looks like he walked off the set of The Dark Chrystal.

]]> Post-Orange Juice /blog/i-love-my-wife-post-orange-juice/blog/i-love-my-wife-post-orange-juice 2010-08-25 09:00:00
Orange Juice were a Scottish post-punk band founded in the middle class Glasgow suburb of Bearsden as the Nu-Sonics in 1976. Edwyn Collins formed the Nu-Sonics (named after a cheap brand of guitar) with his school-mate Alan Duncan and was subsequently joined by James Kirk and Steven Daly, who left a band called The Machetes.[1] The band became Orange Juice in 1979. They are best known for thehit ”Rip It Up”, which reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1983, the band’s only UK Top 40 hit.
During a certain point this spring, I began to notice that many of the bands I enjoyed had aesthetic similarities to Orange Juice, most explicitly in the vocals. I tweeted the idea concerning Magic Bullets, who I think exhibit this more than any other group, and they responded…and agreed. And so I created this mini playlist with tracks by some contemporary bands and musicians who sound like they were influenced by the seminal post-punk band. Some additional examples, download link including Orange Juice’s largest hit, “Rip It Up":

Post-Orange Juice [Tracklist and Download]


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This episode really sets the table for the next two episodes on the DJ, which will debut further along in the series. It explains the beginnings of some of the gang violence that changed the course of how Atlanta hip-hop culture evolved. The origins of Down By Law are discussed as well, as its impact on what was at one time a vibrant breakdancing and club scene.

Stories heard from: Tony MF Rock aka Woodchuck, DJ Applejac, Brian Lassiter, DJ Powerlord, H2O & DJ Jelly.

Southern Rock [Tracklist and Download]

]]> Oran "Juice" Jones, "The Rain" /blog/throwback-classic-oran-juice-jones-the-rain/blog/throwback-classic-oran-juice-jones-the-rain 2010-08-24 15:00:00
It's been raining the last few days in New York City. We saw you. Al of you walking in the rain. (With him!) Oran "Juice" Jones' 1986 Billboard R&B chart topper about finding your girlfriend in the rain with another man in today's Throwback Classic. Got one of your own? You can always e-mail our soaked editor: dan@brooklynradio.net.

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