Monthly Archives: July 2010
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NEWS: THE BRILLIANT STUPIDITY
By Rob Harvilla – The Village Voice
“What rhyme with ‘asshole’? Asshole.” Thereby does Terius Nash, a/k/a deliciously absurd r&b semi-superstar The-Dream, deliver the best five consecutive words of 2010. A perfectly executed terrible joke—the hokey throat-clearing sound between the two “asshole”s seals it. And so it goes with the whole of “Florida University,” triumphant closing track to his third-straight deliriously triumphant solo album, the modestly titled Love King.
It’s a wantonly juvenile kiss-off, the song, a poppy frat-party trifle you’d despise if, like, LMFAO or Maroon Five or whoever, was behind it, particularly given the lyrics. The last line before the chorus is, “So forget you ever heard of me/This is short for ‘Florida University’ “; the chorus, designed to be shouted en masse, is “Eff you/Eff you/Eff you/Eff you.” Ridiculous. A fifth-grade sensibility at best—maybe fourth-. Plus it can’t help but remind you of Tim Tebow. No way. You know better than to find this song amusing. And yet in Dream’s hands it is profoundlyamusing, and amusingly profound. The genius here lies in taking objectively terrible ideas—getting emotionally involved with this guy, for example, given his penchant for “Patrónin'” and general sexual profligacy—and making them seem like brilliant ideas. [Read More]
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SESSION 514: FUNKY SLICE 07.05.10
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NEWS: BLKYN COLLECTIVE THRIVES
By MELENA RYZIK – NY Times
A proclamation from Marty Markowitz, the excitable Brooklyn borough president, is no rarity. But receiving it under the head of a quasianimatronic wolf-creature, while, around the corner, a guy upholsters a seat cushion in brown argyle, and another blends cocktails by bike — that is something special.
At a party for its fourth anniversary last month, 3rd Ward, the arts and design collective in Bushwick, received a commendation from Mr. Markowitz for its program giving free bicycles to members. But 3rd Ward hardly needed the boost: hundreds of people had come to its brightly painted labyrinthine space to celebrate. Outside were bands and burgers; inside there were demonstrations of screen-printing, woodworking, weaving, designing jewelry and welding, as well as vodka-spiked strawberry lemonade. (A bike was powering the blender.) [Read More]
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FunkBox@Sullivanroom
07/04/10 Takaya Nagase
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DAILYSUMMARY: FRI, JULY 02, 2010
New in the Radio Archive
SESSION 513: A1 AFTRHRS – Stewart
SESSION 512: A1 AFTRHRS – Ron Morelli
SESSION 511: VINYLMANIA – DJMonchan
SESSION 510: ZAKKA- C.Costa
SESSION 509: FUNKY SLICE – Joe PalumboRecent News
Rammellzee, Graffiti Artist, Dies at 49 – NY Times
UNEARTHING SOUNDTRACK – Lex Records
2010 PRIDE EVENT – NY Press
PUNKS FIND HOME BROOKLYN – NY Times -
SESSION 513: A1 AFTRHRS 06.30.10
Mixed by Stewart
01. Fancy – Come Inside
02. Queen Samantha – Take A Chance
03. Began Cekic – Change Position 88
04. X- Ray Connection – Replay (Street mix)
05. Hunee – Rare Silk
06. Tango Terje – I Want Your Love (Edit)
07. TBD Extension – Get My Baby
08. Revenge – Heavy Love
09. Tony Orlando – Don’t let Go
10. Nitzer Ebb – Join In The Chant ( Mix 1) -
NEWS: R.I.P. RAMMELLZEE
By RANDY KENNEDY – NY Times
Rammellzee, an early graffiti writer, hip-hop pioneer and performance artist whose style influenced the Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill, died Sunday in Far Rockaway, Queens, where he was raised. He lived in Battery Park City in Manhattan.
He was 49 and died after a long illness, said his wife, Carmela Zagari Rammellzee. [Read More]
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SESSION 512: A1 AFTRHRS 06.30.10
Mixed by Ron Morelli
01. Sum Sum – Tom Thiel
02. Superbock – Thomas Fehlmann
03. Unknown
04. Echospace – Intrusion
05. Atmosphere – The Lost Dubs
06. Ride The Rhythm – Instrumental
07. Jungle Mix – Jungle Wonz