dope. a great viral video and i kinda want the shoes after watching this. It definite demonstrates the benefit of the product!

o:{ and every pair should come with this song. then the campaign would be perfect. ;}

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dj omni “Late Love”
o:{there is explicit content in this mix. apologies in advance.}

I’m a little late for the lovey-dovey vibe, but I can see that the love bug has had a hand in this mix. Some of that love is directed at my city. I spent a night in the Akwaaba Mansion, a black-owned Bed & Breakfast in the heart of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. It’s around the corner from the Lewis Avenue that Big Daddy Kane rapped about on his albums. It is also the setting for the video of “History” by Mos Def featuring Talib Kweli.

Tracklist:
1 Ammoncontact f. Prince Po, Yusef Lateef, & Dwight Tribble – Beautiful Flowers
2 Courtney Pine f. Cassandra Wilson – “Don’t ‘Xplain”
3 D’Angelo w/ Pino & ?uesto – “Ex To The Next”
4 Donovan – “Get Thy Bearings”
5 Fink – “Q & A”
6 Jazzanova f. Phonte – “So Far From Home”
7 Ty & Kory – “Flyin Away”
8 Tony Toni Toné – “That’s All I Ask Of You”
9 The Roots f. JazzyFatNastees – “You Got Me (Me Tienes Remix)
10 Tin Hat Trio – “The Longest Night”
11 Vampire Weekend – “Diplomat’s Son”
12 Ta’Raach – “Baaaby”
13 Skillz f. Freeway – “Don’t Act Like You Don’t Know”
14 RJD2 – “Work It Out”
15 Prefuse 73 f. Aesop Rock – “Sabbatical With Options”
16 Pete Rock f. CL Smooth – “Back On the Block”
17 Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and his 40-piece orchestra – “Hoc ‘n Pucky”
18 Jay Electronica – “Retro Electro”

dj omni – “rainyDaySpin”

I’m not one for the so-called black friday sale madness. But when my family and I made it out on Saturday to the Apple store in the mall I immediately gravitated to a box on the bottom of the shelf advertising the Vestax Spin. It was fun to watch people stop what they were doing and watch and want to play as we convinced the staff to pull the spin controller out of the back room (where some of the employees admitted to playing with it on their breaks) and hooked it up in the store. With only a walk around the mall, I was sold.

The Spin’s decks are highly sensitive and easily customizable. It is chocked full of nice features and is really fun to play with. The best bit is the included Mac software called DJAY, which connects to your iTunes library (including your music videos!) and allows you to record your mixes and save playlists.

This is my first attempt at a recorded mix using spin (mistakes and all). I’m sure it won’t be the last. I’ll try to post one a month atleast.

o:{if enough people ask for it, i’ll chop this mix up into tracks and make it available for download. If you want the tracklisting to the mix right-click and save the above image.}

Very cool interactive video for The Cold War Kids. I’ve Seen Enough is getting alot of pub in the web design magazines and the execution lives up to the hype. It’s a decent song that you can enjoy re-mixing with a variety of instruments and customize the enjoyment of their song.

wow. ’bout to buy this album again. Three Feet High and Rising anniversary concert footage. IN FULL. i say again, WOW! worth it for the “Dininit” intro. And I’ll be back for the Fink concert.

true love.

o:{but now I’m thinking, if artists can’t sell albums, and they’re making money off of live shows, and I’m watching this for free…I just hope that this great service won’t cut into their income and there is some licensing deal in effect.}

I just found this on iTunes. Amazing! I had one of Rob Swift’s old albums and would mix it in my sets to pretend I was as dope as he. This duet of scratching with riffing totally validates the practice of the cut.

After watching lectures from RBMA for years, I finally got to be a part of a lecture series. This evening included sound system designer Gary Stewart, music producer 88-Keys, DJ Harvey, and VERY SPECIAL SECRET GUEST Flying Lotus!

FlyLo is a rock star!
And Red Bull puts together truly amazing experiences.

Quantic and his Combo Barbaro
from the Official US Release Party of ‘Tradition In Transition’.
July 15th, 2009
@ The Frying Pan on Pier 66

Big up to Will Quantic and Nickodemus. There needs to be more events like this in the city.

All photos and videos taken with my iPhone 3Gs.

This is a great idea for building interest in a new artist. This interactive art piece gives those with attention-deficit disorder something to do while they are listening to the music. The full song. Which is good but noticeably long. The little animated details that pop-up throughout, keep the viewer’s attention throughout and the option to replay your hand-drawn music video and send it to your friends, is a great way to get this artist’s name out there. Which must be working, because FWA has awarded it site of the month and I found it through the Adobe newsletter.

Never one to rest on his laurels, Mr. Mos Def keeps it moving on the streets of Osaka, Japan to build anticipation for his now newly released album, “The Ecstatic”. The lyrics are so strong accapella, but I was sold when I heard the combination of Mos, Madlib, and MC Ricky D! o:{Slick Rick for the slow-pokes}

I love these Rock Band cinematics, and this new one for The Beatles does not disappoint. And I’ll be hyped to see this in the cinemas! It’ll be so much better than the usual crap they show in “The 2wenty“.