• GrooveAsasin@Cielo

  • DirtCrew @ Love

  • Rusko @ WebsterHall

  • NEWS: WE ARE THE WORLD (HIPHOP)

    By LTD Magazine

    Two weeks ago, someone came up with the bright idea of remaking  “We Are The World”…with rappers. While results were less than swaggalitious, we at Hood Newz (boo-yao!!) managed to swap a copy of an exclusive never before heard HIP-HOP REMIX of “We Are The World” and we must say,  this is how it SHOULD have sounded!

    This mix features Bollywood sensation, DJ Khaled, renowned vocalist, T-Pain, upstart producer, Dr. Dre, Police Man’s ball host, Rick Ross, baggy-jean enthusiast, Kid Cudi, Swedish singer, Akon, children book author, Young Jeezy, satanic worshippers, Bone-Thugs-Harmony, cardigan kingpin, Drake, rehab sponsor, DMX, yogi-maven, Eminem and Christopher “King Of NY” Walken. [Read More]

  • Vadim&Nickdmus@LittleField

    TURNTABLES ON THE GOWANUS FEATURING DJS NICKODEMUS & VADIM (BBE)
    MC YARAH BRAVO and NAPPY G on Percussion
    FRIDAY, APRIL 30TH
    Doors 10:30pm
    21 and Over

  • SESSION 398: ZAKKA 03.02.10

    Mixed by Olé Koretsky

    01. Al Green – Here I Am
    02. David Bowie – Right
    03. Sly & the Family Stone – If You Want Me to Stay
    04. Kate Bush – Running Up that Hill (Datasette Remix)
    05. Jimmy Edgar – Turn You Inside Out
    06. Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes (Oil Tank Mix)
    07. The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby (Reverend McFly BMore Mix)
    08. The Glass – Hear the Music (Mylo Remix)
    09. Utah Saints – What Can You Do For Me?
    10. UNKLE – Keys to the Kingdom

  • JonSpencer@BlkynBowl

    JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION @ Brooklyn Bowl

    “I crave the taste of blood, Good Lord Almighty, Good Lord above, My soul is lost, I said I curse the day that I ever was born.” — “She Said,” The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 

    While the Vatican of Rock spans a wide range and often worships false idols, Jon Spencer and his Blues Explosion are particularly soulful pontiffs. Plastic Fang was recorded at Manhattan’s Oorong Sound, with Steve Jordan (producer) and Don Smith (engineer). Their combined experience includes time spent with The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, and countless other rock pioneers. Like those giants, there’s nothing small about Plastic Fang, and it marks the first time that this powerhouse band has been accurately represented on vinyl (or, you know, disc). 

    Jon’s voice has never sounded better; over time he’s developed the depth and control that characterize the best rock and soul singers. He and Judah’s guitar’s are massive here, yet retain the distinct qualities that were sometimes lost in the past, and Russell’s innovative style is in full flourish. Most importantly, this is quite simply their strongest collection of songs yet. With a tighter and more considered approach to writing and recording this time around, Jon’s growth as a songwriter is explicit, though the band’s style remains wild. With its vivid imagery and lustful, adrenalized music, Plastic Fang cages the resolute intensity of possibly the best live band playing today. 

    Formed in 1991 after the demise of Spencer’s seminal hatefuck band Pussy Galore, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion has always included drummer Russell Simins and guitar ace Judah Bauer. Taking cues from rock, punk, r&b, garage, hardcore, and hip hop idioms, while transcending the limitations of each, the Blues Explosion created a new sound which they’ve spent six records both honing and redefining. Plastic Fang encompasses everything that’s ever been great about this band, then ups the ante still more: It’s a mindbendingly soulful record by three musicians whose abilities have yet to be fully recognized, as deft and bold and life-affirming as the Meters, the Magic Band, or the Birthday Party.

  • JunctionSM@ Love

  • SESSION 397: FUNKY SLICE 03.01.10

    Mixed by Takaya Nagase 

    01. Kraftwerk – Autobahn
    02. Japanese Synchro System – C2 Main Mix (Carl Craig)
    03. Passport – Loco – Motive
    04. Gong – Flying Teapot
    05. Juzu – Chan Van ~Tribute To Angkor Wat~
    06. Innervisions presents Secret Weapons – Madioko ‘ N’ Rafika
    07. Altair Nouveau – Space Fortress
    08. House of House – Rushing To Paradise (DJ Harvey Streets Mix)
    09. Keep Her Keen
    10. Unknown

  • Deep&Disco@Rose

  • DAILYSUMMARY: MON, MAR 01, 2010


    Photo by Blue Jake

    Recent News
    Romance In R&B Is Dead…And Hip-Hop Killed It – MOG
    Beyond the Jimi Hendrix Experience – NewYork Times
    Nina Simone, Diva Out of Carolina – NewYork Times
    Snipshape And Bristol Fashion – Vice

    Upcoming Radio Shows
    Monday: Funky Slice @ 8PM 
    Tuesday: Zakka Show @ 5PM
    Wednesday: Halcyon Presents The BandWagon @ 7PM(Bi-Week)  
    Wednesday:  A1 Afterhours @ 9PM
    Thursday: Bless Up @ 6PM
    Thursday: Mo Music Mo Life @ 8PM

    New in the Radio Archive
    FunkySlice  02.26.10: Earl Broclo Esq
    Mo Music Mo Life 02.17.10: Double U Tomek
    Zakka 02.23.10: Ali Coleman (Voice of Voice)

  • NEWS: BRISTOL FASHION


    Photo by Beezer 
    Interview by Bruce Bayleaf – Vice

    Bristol today is synonymous with drum and bass and dubstep, but back in the mid-1980s it was the UK’s hip-hop heartland. Against a backdrop of Thatcherism and high unemployment, the city’s youth developed a taste for US rap and got heavily into the music, fashion and partying of that culture. The soundsystems, civil-rights demonstrations and parties that Bristol native Andy Beese (aka Beezer) documented in photos were in fact the roots of a burgeoning UK urban music scene, which, for a time, was absolutely brilliant. Then it got a bit rubbish, then it was good again, and now it’s kind of OK (well, the new Massive Attack album isn’t bad). These photos are a selection from Beezer’s book, Wild Dayz. We had a word with him about living in Britain’s very own version of Wild Style.  [Read More]

  • REVIEW: NINA SIMONE

    By Robin D. G. Kelley – NewYork Times

    “I will never be your clown,” Nina Simone shouted at a restless nightclub audience in Cannes in 1977. The mostly French-speaking crowd was either unable or unwilling to join her in a singalong, and she took it as a personal affront. “God gave me this gift — and I am a genius. I worked at my craft for six to 14 hours a day, I studied and learned through practice. I am not here just to entertain you. But how can I be alive when you are so dead?” Her speech only prompted more requests for her to “SING!” She managed to get through some songs before delivering her parting words. “You owe me,” she railed. “I don’t wear a painted smile on my face, like Louis Armstrong.” [Read More]

  • NEWS: 40TH AFTER JIMI HENDRIX

    By Anthony DeCurtis – NewYork Times

    THIS year marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix, and, predictably, that event will be commemorated with the release of a new CD, the freshening up of his classic titles, a tribute tour and a version of the video game Rock Band devoted to him. He will be a hard figure to avoid, as viewers of the Super Bowl who heard his song “Fire” on a commercial promoting “Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains” have already learned. [Read More]

  • NeilArmstrong@SouthPaw

    Southpaw

    DJ Neil Armstrong 

    Friday, Mar 05, 2010 10:30 PM EST (10:30 PM Doors) 
    – Saturday, Mar 06, 2010 4:00 AM EST 
    at Southpaw 
    in Brooklyn, NY

    Acknowledged as the founding father of the DJ Collective .5th Platoon., Neil Armstrong is known as a purveyor of good music, dropping gourmet goods for mixtape aficionados, music connoisseurs and party people throughout the world. Born and Breed in NYC, He cut his teeth in the early 90.s honing his skills in the realm of turntablism, the sect of DJing where proficiency in kutting, scratchin, and beatjuggling define status. His time spent in the trenches battling and mastering the art form allowed him to rock shows alongside artists across the Hip Hop Spectrum – from De La Soul, The Roots, Company Flow and Biz Markie, to Kanye West, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes and Wyclef Jean. As a member of the critically acclaimed 2 time Grammy award nominated jazz band – “Russell Gunn and Ethnomusicology”, he further explored the idea of using a turntable as an instrument. His stint with the band brought him around the globe to places like the North Sea Jazz Festival in Den Hague, Netherlands . one of the largest music gatherings in the world, and gave him the opportunity to play alongside true musicians like Kenny Garrett (a member of Miles Davis’ band) and Branford Marsalis. Over the last 7 years, he has made a mark in the subgenre of Hip Hop known as the Mixtape Culture. Everyone from the hipster set to the industry heavyweights have taken notice. He made Rolling Stone’s “Top 10” Mixtape DJ’s of 2005 list, was recognized by Vibe Magazine as one of the next DJ’s “on deck” to watch out for, had his cd’s featured on MTV.com’s Holiday Essentials Feature, and gained honorable mentions in Mixunit.com’s Power 30 List of “The most influential players players in the mixtape game”. In 2007, he received a SEA Mixtape Award for the .best Old School R&B. Category. Almost 10 years later, the mixtape projects that he created are still sought after and revered.

  • Play @ Moomia

  • SoulSession@RoseMusic

    Brooklyn percussionist Chauncey (Pimps of Joytime, LoveBeat@Bembes) hosts an early week session for those stray souls in search for some real live soul, funk and otherwise, a good Monday night hang with resident band, Soul Survivors: Andy Cotton, Brian J (The Pimps), Raja Kassis (Nomadic Wax), Borahm Lee (Mobius Collective)
    www.myspace.com/chaunceyyearwood 
    No cover

  • ExCaminos@RoseMusic

    http://www.excaminos.com
    http://www.myspace.com/excaminos

    “The Ex Caminos are an 8-piece soul, jazz, funk, and boogaloo band from New York City that plays original and cover material rooted in the late 60s and early 70s. The band performs with New York’s best singers as well to create a unique blend of jazz funk, soul jazz, R&B, boogaloo, and funky soul. 

    Special guests: The Al Street Excursion

    No cover

  • ArmArudHaiti@PublicAsem

     March 12, 2010

    Back Room
    Other Music, Enabler Network and The Crucial Getdown Present: Arms Around Haiti

    Description
    3/12, BOTH ROOMS, 8 pm – late! 

    “Other Music, Enabler Network and The Crucial Getdown Present: Arms Around Haiti” 

    Elodie Lauten 
    Arthur?s Landing 
    Versus 
    Reggie Watts 
    (more to come) 
    DJ’s: 
    Cowboy Mark (Crucial Getdown – Enabler Network) 
    Gerald Hammill (Other Music) 
    Dwayne Harriot (Other Music) 
    Sal P (Liquid Liquid) 
    Play It Loud Dj’s: 
    Doug Gomez (Drrrtyhaze) 
    Henry Maldonado (Son Of Sound)Henry Maldonado (Son of Sound)Henry Maldonado (Son of Sound) 
    Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area) 

    Marcos Cabral (Runaway – DFA) 

    proceeds will be going to Doctors With Out Boarders

  • TaniaVulcan@Cielo

  • BadBoyBill@ Cielo

  • SESSION 396: FUNKY SLICE 02.26.10

    Mixed by Earl Broclo Esq

    01. Rodney Dangerfield’s Midwest Murder
    02. Thelonius Monk – Raise Four
    03. Santana – La Fuente Del Ritmo
    04. Deodato – September 13th
    05. Lyrics Born & Poets of Rhythm – I changed my mind
    06. Freddie Hubbard – Red clay
    07. Joe Walsh – In the City
    08. Gil Scott Heron – Lady Day & John Coltrane
    09. Caesar Frazier – Funk it up
    10. Rodney Dangerfield’s Sex Life

  • Sakaki&Yuko@SinSin

    Sakaki’s Birthday Bash 
    Music by Sakaki Nakamura and DJ Yuko Jikodo 
    Special Performance by Kay Matsukawa 
    10pm to 4am 
    $5 (free b4 11) 
    Soulgasm at SinSin 
    85 2nd Avenue (cnr. of 5th St.) 
    New York, NY, 10002

  • SESSION 395: MOMUSICMOLIFE 02.17.10

    Mixed By Double U Tomek

    01. Greyboy – Avalanche
    02. Kutiman – Chaser
    03. Nightmares On Wax – Pudpots
    04. People Under The Stairs – Yield
    05. Roots Manuva – Kicking The Cack
    06. Shin-Ski – Canopus
    07. Beat Conductor – Chops And Thangs
    08. Daniel Drumz – Seven Shades Of Blue
    09. Freddie Cruger – Chillin In The Spot
    10. Jazz Liberatorz – Always Something 

  • NEWS: HIPHOP KILLED R&B

    By Dell Frost – MOG

    Is there any better way to illustrate just how much misogynist hip-hop has bastardized R&B than the recent release of Sade’s Soldier Of Love? Sade’s style has remained more or less the same over the course of her 26-year career, but R&B has not. Her debut album Diamond Life didn’t stick out like a sore thumb in comparison to other R&B/Soul music at the time, yet Soldier Of Love is almost alien within the the class of 2010. [Read More]

  • SESSION 394: ZAKKA 02.23.10

    Mixed by Ali Coleman (Voice of Voice)

    01. The Underground (Acapella)
    02. Motor City Soul – Hatohay
    03. Stephanie Johnson – Love Alive
    04. WTN feat. Zeny – Freaky Delight
    05. Mzee feat. Kampi Moto – The Flute Song
    06. Scott Wozniak – Street Life (Remix)
    07. Dennis Ferrer – Hey Hey
    08. Barbara Tucker – I Get Lifted
    09. Carolyn Harding & Damon Horton – Sing A Song
    10. Aretha Franklin – Jump To It (Remix)

  • DJMonchan@CedarRoom

    RSVP ONLY : muzic@earthlink.net

  • DannyHowells@Santos

  • 718Session @ Santos

  • SESSION 393: FUNKY SLICE 02.22.10

    Mixed by DJ Moustachio (Academy Records)

    01. Matt Kelly & P-Love – Moon Fortress (in Your Mind)”
    02. Lootpack – I Come Real with This ( Inst)
    03. Dj Spinna – Starz
    04. Tribe Callled Quest – Bound to Wreck Your Body (inst)
    05. Dj Shadow – Last Stop (Bonus Beat)
    06. Towa Tei – Technova (Phatnova)
    07. Madlib – Distant Land
    08. Kankick – Shore Breezin’
    09. Cooly’s Hot Box – Make Me Happy (Spinna Remix Inst)
    10. Bozo Meko – Spread Love

  • NEWS: MASSIVE ATTACK WORTH WAIT

    By Paul Sexton – Billboard

    The gaps between Massive Attack albums may widen as the enigmatic British act’s career span lengthens. But fans’ patience, however, has clearly kept pace.

    Massive Attack’s much-delayed “Heligoland” (Virgin/EMI)-only the fifth studio album of a two-decade career, arriving seven years after its predecessor, “100th Window”-becomes the veteran group’s highest- charting album on the Billboard 200 this week. It debuts at No. 46 with sales of 18,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It also bows at No. 11 on Top Digital Albums and No. 4 on Top Electronic Albums. In the United Kingdom, “Heligoland” enters at No. 6 on the albums chart, selling more than 32,000 copies, according to the Official Charts Co. [Read More]

  • NEWS: GUGGENHEIM 50ANNIVERSARY

    By Steve Delahoyde – Unbeige

    Want to be at the front of the line for one of theGuggenheim‘s fastest selling events ever? Well, you’re lucky you have us. The museum has just announced a special exhibit/concert on March 4th to celebrate their 50th anniversary (one of many, we’d expect), and will feature a new performance-based piece by the band Animal Collective and artistDanny Perez. Here are the details: [Read More]

  • NEWS: ABBEYROAD IS NOT FOR SALE

    By Ben Sisario – NewYork Times

    After nearly a week of public protest over reports that Abbey Road Studios, the London recording complex made famous by the Beatles, had been put up for sale, its owner, the financially troubled British record company EMI, has finally spoken. In a statement issued Sunday morning, EMI denied that the studio was being put on the market but confirmed that it was seeking financial help to save it. [Read More]

  • SESSION 392: THE BANDWAGON 004 TAIMUR + READE TRUTH

    RECORDED LIVE ON FEB 17TH 2010
    A NEW RADIO SHOW FEATURING MASTER OF CEREMONIES

    TAIMUR AGHA (BLKMARKET MEMBERSHIP) FOR THE 1ST HOUR, FOLLOWED BY SPECIAL GUEST FOR THE 2ND HOUR. THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL GUEST IS READE TRUTH (PLANET E / WHITE LABEL – NEW YORK).

    THE BANDWAGON PODCASTS INCLUDES LIVE DJ MIXES (NO PRE-RECORDINGS), INTERVIEWS, TRACK COMMENTARIES AND MUCH MORE. EVERY ALTERNATING WEDNESDAYS AT HALCYON THE SHOP IN DUMBO BROOKLYN FROM 7-9PM.

    HR1– TAIMUR AGHA
    1. MASOMENOS & VOLKAN – NEVER GET ME HIGH – WTM
    2. PATTERN REPEAT – PATTERN REPEAT 01 – PATTERN REPEAT
    3. BLACK JAZZ CONSORTIUM – APPLIED VIBES – LAID
    4. TERRENCE FIXMER – ELECTRIC CITY (FUNCTION REMIX) – ELECTRIC DELUXE
    5. TARON TREKKA – TREKKA’S MIND – BRUT!
    6. PIRAHNAHEAD – SELF CON-SCIENCE (VOCAL) – THIRD EAR
    7. GUILLAUME + THE COUTU DUMONTS – THE PUSSY SHEPARD – MUSIQUE RISQUEE
    8. ROMAN LINDAU – SONNERIC – FACHWERK
    9. KOLJAH – OFFSHORE BEATS – VIDAB
    10. MIKE DEHNERT – DICO – FACHWERK
    11. JUNIOR BOYS – NO KINDA MAN (CHLOE REMIX) – GET PHYSICAL

    HR2 – READE TRUTH (PLANET E / WHITE LABEL – NEW YORK) 

    1. SASCHA DIVE – BROTHER – DEEP VIBES RECORDINGS
    2. MOODYMANN – MISLED EDIT – MPT RECORDINGS, FRANCE
    3. FRANK HERMANN – NIHJT WISH – BRISE, GERMANY
    4. ESTROE – UPDRAFT (TED PATTERSON RMX) – CONNAISSEUR, GERMANY
    5. DAPAYK SOLO – DPK 2 – GREEN, GERMANY
    6. NIKO SCHWIND – HANGOVER, STILL VOR TALENT
    7. SLAM – ONE NOTE SAMBA – PARAGRAPH, UK
    8. MARCUS FIX – HOUSE IN THE HOUSE – LOVE LETTERS FROM OSLO, GERMANY
    9. COLETONE – SUICIDE BIRDS – MUTTER REC, GERMANY
    10. REWOUND – HOLD ME (REDSHAPE REMIX) – MOJUBA, GERMANY
    11. GUISEPPE GENNAMO – RULES OF LIFE – 8BIT, GERMANY
    12. DAN BELL – SYMPHONY – ELEVATE, USA
    13. LEVON VINCENT – POLAR BEAR MAKE NICE WITH SEA LION – DECONSTRUCT, USA
    14. READ TRUTH – EVIDENCE – WHITE LABEL RWL 002, USA
    15. HOOVED – BETWEEN THE EVIL (MOLLONO BASS RMX) – DEDICATED, UK 
    16. RAY OKPARA – VOCAL EXPERIENCE – REMOTE AREA, NETHERLANDS
    17. EXCERCISE ONE – SEVERAL THINGS AT ONCE – WAGON REPAIR, CA
    18. AZYMUTH – SPACE JAZZ CARNIVAL (GLOBAL COMM RMX) – DEDICATED, UK
    19. ALIF TREE – REALITY (CHLOE RMX) – COMPOST, GERMANY
    20. VIRGO – DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE? – TRAX, USA
    21. DR. TIMOTHY LEARY – OUTRO

  • SESSION 391: THE BANDWAGON 003 TAIMUR AGHA

    RECORDED LIVE ON FEB 10TH 2010
    A NEW RADIO SHOW FEATURING MASTER OF CEREMONIES

    TAIMUR AGHA (BLKMARKET MEMBERSHIP) FOR THE 1ST HOUR, FOLLOWED BY SPECIAL GUEST FOR THE 2ND HOUR.

    *Note: Due to the snowstorm that day, special guest THREE was left stuck in Florida due to flight cancelations on that day. We will feature a radio show soon with him as a make up. Taimur ended up doing a 2 HOUR mix instead.

    THE BANDWAGON PODCASTS INCLUDES LIVE DJ MIXES (NO PRE-RECORDINGS), INTERVIEWS, TRACK COMMENTARIES AND MUCH MORE. EVERY ALTERNATING WEDNESDAYS AT HALCYON THE SHOP IN DUMBO BROOKLYN FROM 7-9PM.

    2 HR MIX – TAIMUR AGHA

    1. MONOLAKE – WATCHING CLOUDS (INTRO) – IMBALANCE COMPUTER MUSIC
    2. GADGETS – STAR – ELP
    3. DUB TAYLOR – DIRTY HIGHWAYS – FORCE TRACKS
    4. SALVATORE – IRPINIA (MASSIMO DI LENA RMX) – FREE RANGE
    5. JOSH WINK – AIRPLANE ELECTRONIQUE (TANZMANN REMIX) –  OVUM
    6. OLIVER DUETSCHMANN – FOR THOSE ABOUT TO DUB (TOOL) – KONSEQUENZ
    7.MIDNIGHT RADIO + DIRTY TOURISTS – LEAVING SKID ROW – VITALIK
    8. ANDER ILLAR – OCEAN SONATA – LEVEL
    9. LEE JONES – YOYO – CITYFOX
    10. ELECTRONIC WAREFARE 2.0 – KILL MY RADIO STATION – UR
    11. TRANSPARENT SOUND – FREAKS FREQUENCY (POINT B MIX) – ORSON
    12. WILLIE WONKA – WHAT IS HOUSE – TRAX
    13. 2 LONE SWORDSMEN – GLIDE BY SHOOTING – EMISSIONS AUDIO OUTPUT
    14. ION LUDWIG – LISZT INTERPRETED – MOTIVBANK
    15. MR.C – WAXING – WAGON REPAIR
    16. SON OF SOUND – LIFES UNDER BRIDGES – TIRK
    17. D’JULZ – IDEAS ARE FISHES – CIRCUS COMPANY
    18. MYMY – LIFETIME TRICK – CIRCUS COMPANY
    19. DIRT CREW – DEEP COVER (VINCENZO REMIX) – MOOD MUSIC
    20. U2 – LEMON (DAVID MORALES RMX) – ISLAND RECORDS w/ UR – TRANSITION (ACCAPELLA) – UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE
    21. TERRENCE FIXMER – ELECTRIC CITY (FUNCTION REMIX) – ELECTRIC DELUXE
    22. SOUL CAPSULE – LADY SCIENCE (NYC SUNRISE MIX) – TRELIK

  • SoundNoir@RSVP