THE MAN IN BLUE

After not finding anything edible in my fridge, I turned back to the best thing that will make you forget you're hungry, the internet.  Doing some paroosing of my favorite blogs, skimming over summer look books and what not I stumbled upon a link by Hypebeast.  Anatomy of a Mash-up: "Definitive Daft Punk" (Visualized) was the title and as a fan of the house gods I quickly found myself reading Cameron's (aka The Man in Blue) explanation of a mash-up.  What you will find after following the link below is a visual representation of 23 Daft Punk tracks mashed-up in about 6 minutes.  It makes me want to buy an APC 40 and Ableton live.  Anyways, click this  ANATOMY OF A MASHUP

its sunday funday!

-gonz

DEFINITIVE DAFT PUNK (Mediafire download)

VANS SYNDICATE x LUKE MEIER

what matters most

Ahhhh I LOOOOVE IT.  The song mostly and i can't complain about the crisp looking vid (I recommend you redirect yourself to the vimeo site to watch the vid in HD) which was shot on location in Seattle, Washington.  The guy from Shabazz Palaces who I cant remember his name helped with some of the music.  I didn't really catch any of what he did music wise in the vid, I mostly heard Flylo, but it's all good.  Here's what Shabazz is all about.  

an echo from the hosts that profess infinitum (DL)

Oh!  so i hear Coachella is coming up in a couple days?  This weekend or the next?  It doesn't really matter because I wouldnt be able to make it anyways.  What does matter my friends is that I will be going to mofuckin PRIMAVERA FESTIVAL and you can all bet your sweet asses I'll be writing about it and posting hot naked myspace pics of myself in my future new Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All tee (partially newdie pics i suppose).  Well, I'm off for pizza.

later internet kids.

-gonz

SO-ME, SO GOOD!

SEBASTIAN!!!!

Apparently ED Banger has been taking care of business behind the scenes.  We can expect the new Justice album sometime this year and SebastiAn is releasing his new single Embody.   SebastiAn's track is blowing up right now, picking up a lot of solid hype thanks to the So-Me directed Embody music video.  For me, it's one of those tracks where I'm scared of overplaying it, but I honestly can't stop listening to it.  Embody screams Pharrell while making you want to dance your pants off and is perfect for the trip to class, bathroom, skate park or any kind of gnar sesh.  Check out the Embody music video below.

Embody(DL)

ahhh! i listened to Embody 5 times while I was posting this.  Hope you like it & TGIF MOFUCKAS!

-gonzalicious

MOODY BLUES

FREE THE ROBOTS

the ill

&

HODGY BEATS

the illest

via HYPETRAK

Two killer tracks, hope you enjoyed.
-gonz

HAPPY SAINT PATTY'S DAY

Here's some dubby dubrewskis for ya.

YOUTH BLOOD & 12TH PLANET

Jinder (remix)[DL]

12TH PLANET & SKRILLEX

Father Said(DL)

Sigur Rós - Ára Bátur (Andy's iLL DubEpic) by Andy's iLL

to download click the arrow pointing down on the right side of the soundcloud player.

IN THE LAND OF

PART 1

Nothing in life is free... except VICE magazine.  This monthly periodical, created in 1994 by Suroosh Alvi and Shane Smith is one of my favorite ways to stay connected to pop culture and independent artists.  What sets VICE apart from other magazines of similar natures is the price.  Any magazine that features articles written by those in the mix of fashion, art, or anything relevant usually costs 8 bucks or more at your local magazine store.  However this mag is distributed worldwide in 28 countries and modified specifically for the readers and is (once again) completely FREE.  The targeted demographic is trendsetting young people from the ages 21-34 who support the 100% pick up rate VICE mag receives.  This provides the ideal platform for companies like Nike, Scion, and Red Bull to advertise their latest product and fund VICE's efforts.  Taking a look at the magazine, it's abnormally large dimensions  make it easy to spot, hard to lose, and make for a great read anytime of the day (especially on the pot).  Here are a few covers from over the years.

 

Now that's just the magazine, VICE also has a website (VICELAND.COM ) where you can find any article they've ever published.  Furthermore, the laundry list of divisions that comprises the VICE brand includes VICE Films, VICE DVD, VICE Music, and VICE Books.  The film division has worked with the UK Film Council, Academy Award-nominated director Spike Jones, but is most known for their production of the critically acclaimed rockumentary , Heavy Metal in Baghdad (trailer below).

Titles under VICE DVD include the notorious VICE Guide to Travel that has been called "60 minutes meets Jackass"  and the award winning skate series Epicly Later'd.  VICE Books has published The Vice Guide to Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll, The Vice Photo Book, and the fashion critical Do's & Don'tsBook which will be followed by a second Do's & Don'ts later this year.  Saving the best for last, VICE Music is a company that has some of the sickest groups under it's label. 

Sorry folks, but that was just Part 1 of  IN THE LAND OF VICE which is a 3 part post.  Check back later this week for Part 2.

MUSIC VIDEO MONDAY: HIP-HOP

PHAROAH MONCH

Simon Says (DL)

THE ROOTS

The Next Movement (Right click, save as)

THE PHARCYDE

Runnin' (DL)

OUTKAST

Players Ball Right click, save as.