By Lincoln Anderson – The Villager

Returning to his old Lower East Side stomping ground, Antonio “Chico” Garcia is back in town for a month and a half to work on some commissioned murals, on everything from peace to the Rat Pack.

On Wednesday, Chico — who recently relocated to Tampa, Fla., to reunite with his family — spray-painted a new graffiti-style mural for the Power of Peace Coalition at Houston St. and Avenue B. Helping him complete the one-day project were his cousin Andres Borrero and William Pentecost, the coalition’s youth activities coordinator. [Read More]

By Amy Linden - The Village Voice

What is it about hip-hop that, inevitably, almost any conversation revolves around dates—around how far back in the day you can claim to go? Is there a culture as proudly obsessed with its past that still publicly and adamantly refuses to get caught up in a pissing match about nostalgia? Even though those pissing matches are inevitable? [Read More]

Play It Loud! 
Brooklyn’s Disco Bash! 

Join us in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for another edition of our tribute to all things Disco, Boogie, 12″ vinyl, Extended Version, Downtown, Uptown, underground and New York! 

With Your Gracious Hosts and Resident DJs - 

Son of Sound (Speak / Tirk) 
Doug Gomez (Drrtyhaze / Tirk / Redux) 
Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area) 

FREE with RSVP to info@playitloudnyc.com 
$5 Cover without 

For sites and sounds of prior Play It Loud! parties visit 

http://www.playitloudnyc.com

Photo by Joe’s NYC

Recent News
From CD to MP3: The Degradation of Music Curating – Mog
Hot on Heels of Google, Facebook to Take First Step Into Music – NY Times
Vince Aletti’s Disco Diaries – The Village Voice
Don’t Let The Banks Collapse, Skaters Say – DownTown Express

Upcoming Radio Shows
Monday: Funky Slice @ 8PM 
Tuesday: Zakka Show @ 5PM 
Wednesday: A1 Afterhours @ 9PM
Thursday: Bless Up @ 6PM
Thursday: Mo Music Mo Life @ 8PM
Friday: Halcyon Presents Nu Pschidt @ 7PM

New in the Radio Archive
Halcyon 10.16.09: Shadi Megallaa (Kalimari Igloo/Tic Tac Toe–Abu Dhabi)
Halcyon 10.09.09: Lady DJ Ajdaa
Zakka 10.27.09: Bun (Voice of Voice)
FunkySlice  10.26.09: Takaya Nagase 
MoMusicMoLife 10.22.09:  Yaz Higashiya
A-1 AfterHours 10.21.09: Makkotron (Hiyoko Records[Tokyo])
Zakka 10.20.09: Ali Coleman (Voice of Voice)

Mixed By Shadi Megallaa (Kalimari / Igloo /Tic Tac Toe – Abu Dhabi)

01.Canson – Unknown (unreleased)
02.Smirk – Therapist 
03.Soulclap – unknown (Miguel Colmenares rmx) 
04.Franco Cinelli – Sense 
05.Azuni – Nightshifter 
06.Brett Johnson – Temptation Shek 
07.BLM & Pawas – Down Down 
08.Lief – Designed with that in mind 
09.Crane AK – Polsterplanet
10.Peace Division – Gotta Have You (Rozzo Remix)
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Mixed by: Lady DJ Ajdaa

01.Martin Eyerer & Benno Blome – Hayat (Benno & Ruggiero Rmx) – Sender
02.2000 & One – Heritage Rmxs pt. 2 – Planet Gong
03.Mr. De – Full Circle – Electrofunk
04.Jagged – Langenthal – Quintessentials
05.CV313 – Sailing Stars – Echospace
06.KettenKarussell – I Believe You & Me Make Love Forever – Geigling
07.Ark – Caliente – Perlon
08.Wighnomy Bros. – Bodyrock  - Freude Am Tanzen
09.Robag Wruhme Als Themroc – Dash Shopper – Freude Am Tanzen
10.The Royal We – Party Guilt – Crosstown Rebels
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