March 2010
The Archives
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03.31.10|DJ Epidemic gets Caked Up|DJ Epidemic and I go back a bit. The two of us used to hold down the bi-monthly Sunday night party called Hot Mess at The Yucca Tap Room. While that party came to an end, it was one of the things I most enjoyed in my life. I haven't spun records much since then, but Joel has been doing his thing in a major way. It's been awesome to watch his continued success and I wish him nothing but the best. Now, Joel has a birthday coming up and he wouldn't be much of a DJ if he didn't ...
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03.31.10|MP3: Tegan And Sara – “Alligator” (Dr. Rosen Rosen RX)|This makes two days in a row posting tracks from the ever-talented Doctor Rosen Rosen. This particular one is a remix of a group that has also sparked a lot of debate. A large amount of people love or hate Tegan And Sara. I would say I'm somewhere in the middle. I rarely listen to them, but I have seen them perform at a few festivals and can't deny that they put on a great show when given the opportunity. I also respect the fact that they have existed in the realm of "popular" music for so long while sounding ...
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03.31.10|Josiah Wolf to make Phoenix debut in June|You probably know Josiah Wolf best from the band WHY?, who he holds down the drums for. But did you also know that beyond being an incredibly gifted drummer, he also can play nearly any instrument you can think of? Well, he has proven that with the release of his first solo album "Jet Lag", which just come out on March 2nd via Anticon. He played every instrument and recorded all the vocals for this project, with production duties being handled by his brother Yoni Wolf. The result is a beautiful and unique psych-pop album that is just begging to ...
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03.31.10|Future Watch: Jamie Lidell – “Compass”|Warp has already released two of my favorite albums of the year and it seems are on a mission to continue adding to the list. However, the newest entry to the list is quite different from the Flying Lotus and Gonjasufi albums that I've loved so much. In fact, this one is a legitimate soul album. That's right, soul is continuing to make a comeback and I couldn't be more excited. Jamie Lidell has been taking the world by storm for a few years now, but I think this is the album that will make him a breakout star. The ...
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03.31.10|April 10th at The Quincy|We all know it can get more than a tad bit boring going to the same club every weekend, but sometimes there aren't many options provided. Some of my best times have been at underground warehouse parties and I can only help but smile at the growing movement in Phoenix to throw as many of these as possible. There's a party happening Downtown on April 10th that you most certainly need to attend. This party has it all; live hop hop, DJs spinning a mix of every genre you can name, and cheap cover and drinks to boot. Besides all that, ...
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03.31.10|MP3: MyKill – “Flashback”|Nothing makes me happier than seeing friends and locals go on to do big things. MyKill was born and raised in Phoenix and has held down the tables at some of the most notorious parties in the city, including nights like Hot Pink and French Kiss. However, he recently left for San Francisco and has since established himself as one of the best DJs in the city and managed to sign with one of the best up-and-coming dance labels in the US, Solid Bump Records. The label just put out a compilation called "Pleasure & Pressure Vol. 2" that features one ...
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03.30.10|MP3: Yeasayer – “Madder Red” (Dr. Rosen Rosen Remix)|Great remixes can be hard to find, especially in the era of "bloghouse" with a million "producers" taking every good track that comes out and ruining it by doing nothing more than adding a bunch of distortion and tired drum samples to it. Luckily if you search hard enough you'll find producers that didn't just download a torrent of Ableton and start proclaiming themselves as the second coming of the Messiah. Doctor Rosen Rosen is one of those producers that oozes talent out of every pore of his body, all over the tracks he releases. Take this Yeasayer remix for example. ...
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03.30.10|Aziz Ansari is coming to Gammage|Self-described "comedic heartthrob" Aziz Ansari is making a rare appearance in the Valley on April 15th. This guy has been one of my favorite comedians since I first saw him on the sorely missed series Human Giant. You're probably seen him in films like Funny People or the new show he's in called Parks and Recreation. If you're really lucky, you've also seen him do standup on his recently released DVD/CD "Intimate Moments For A Sensual Evening". It's one of my favorite comedy DVDs and you've probably seen it a few times if you hang out at my house often. ...
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03.30.10|MP3: Flying Lotus – “Dance Of The Pseudo Nymph”|I got my hands on the most anticipated leak out there a few nights ago and am only now recovering enough to write a few words about it. Flying Lotus completely flipped the electronic music scene on its head with the release of his last LP, "Los Angeles". So how exactly do you follow something like that up? Well, after a few years of countless imitators trying to recreate the magic from that album, Flying Lotus decided to come out with another album that none of us could see coming no matter how hard we looked. "Cosmogramma" is the ...
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03.25.10|MP3: Bassnectar feat. Nelly Furtado – “Magical World”|I got my hands on this bootleg earlier today that's been making it's way around the magical world of blogs. I knew I had to share it with my readers immediately because I know there's some fans of bass-heavy music that read this regularly. This is one of the best tracks I've heard in months and has a crossover appeal that could see artists like Bassnectar getting some mainstream appreciation if he keeps creating songs like this and working with artists that are already traveling in that world. This man came to Tempe and aurally murdered everyone that attended. So ...
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