Lot’s of Frankie-ness went on this past week. Wednesday we had DJ Barthalona from Ibitha and Brougham D’elegance manhandle “The Big Cover Up” show on EVR, and Sunday, East Village Radio presented the 10 Year Anniversay Party for Frank’s (as in the Lil’Frankies, Frank Restaurant and Supper Restaurant trifecta). Sunday evening was an all-you-can-eat-open-bar-outdoor-pig-roast that was […]
The RE:UP step-by-step tutorial about achieving true Wizard status:
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For everything you can rummage for free, you need to click over to Turntable Lab (you won’t find it on iTunes or anywhere else), and place your order for this collaborative mix album by Diplo and Santogold (Ever hear the Piracy Fund’s Terrorism Mix Diplo did with M.I.A. back in 2004 — this is a […]
Last week Alife hosted a private kick off in their small courtyard for Nas and his ninth album release, Untitled — a presumed defiant and reluctant change from the original title Nigger. But on a crazy back door, big money deal, it’s rumored that Fort Greene, Brooklyn assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries requested New York’s Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to […]
Our friends over at Karmaloop just let us know about a new segment they released of their ongoing video series “Their Words.” This time it’s with snowboarder turned musician Trevor Andrew aka Trouble, who also happens to be engaged to songtress Santogold. Watch the interview here.
The RE:UP store also has a few copies of a very […]
Hey all, come join us this Sunday, July 20th as we celebrate the two-headed beasts of the east Mad Decent and Fool’s Gold Summer Stage extravaganza in central park. There will be MAD FOOLS tees and limited edition Fool’s Gold towels to help you beat that summer heat. See flyer below for all info. If […]
Our favorite death-to-the-world DJ, a 666 friendly pseudo sadist, but definite lover-at-heart has just tipped us off to a download link accessing the very first official Gaslamp Killer mix, or what he calls his “Opus,” circa 2000 — of which, coincidentally, 2000 copies were pressed. Well, those originals are long gone, but The Gaslamp Killer […]
The latest Stones Throw podcast, this one put together by the all knowin’ hip-hop encyclopedia of a man, the incomparable Koushik. Nearly an hour of old and new, repackaged, mashed, and flipped–Guilty Simpson, Dabrye, a classy Roc C Joint and plenty of Percee P. There’s even snippets of a skit from MTV’s Human Giant, in […]
The five member Brazilian art-music collective CSS is back with their sophomore release, Donkey. Album drops July 22nd on Sub Pop, but we just received this promo video for their first single, “Rat is Dead.” Anyone familiar with the preceding Cansei Der Se Sexy LP will immediately note the shift toward, um, we’ll call it musical maturity […]
Run DMC, Beastie Boys, a taste of Too $hort for some of them playa points — Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish, aka The Cool Kids duo, are indeed pushing that late 80s, sweet bass rumping, 808 sound. With slots on both Lollapalooza and Rock the Bells stages this summer, and hot off the heels of their debut […]
