I was coincidentally just speaking an hour or so ago about the fact that some artists really put themselves on the back foot by releasing music under a horrendous name. For example, a group with a sick name like Killswitch Engage or Mobb Deep is about 150% more likely to receive my attention than a group with a horrible pseudonym like The Hood Internet, or in this case, LMFAO. Even if the product is awesome, they're still the musical equivalent of a cross-eyed, bucktoothed slapper with nicotine-stained teeth and a good personality. Every act has the opportunity to come up with an absolutely fucking insane name for their band that would turn a man to putty (ie. DragonForce), but then some rock up with a name that is so appauling that it'd make a dude come up with a bullshit story about an imaginary girlfriend that doesn't exist just so you fuck off and stop creeping him out (ie. LMFAO).
Anyway, LMFAO have won me over, but I still can't look at them in the eyes when we do it. Download here.
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Kanye West - Paranoid (LMFAO Remix)
Posted on 03.07.2009 | Posted by Tom Connellan
Illmind Presents - Blaps Rhymes & Life Vol. 3 (Mixed By Dj Dub MD)
Posted on 02.07.2009 | Posted by Pj SmithGallery Inside
I made mention of Illmind a day or so ago and it's time to give the man a post of his own. The 3rd installment of the Blaps, Rhymes & Life has dropped and is now available for download. It does nothing but highlight his diverse list of co-conspiritors of which I'm more fans of some (read Kaze) than others (read Young Buck), but eh it's free so how can you complain. For the first two in the series make sure you click through to his site and for the complete track listing click through below.
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Rye Rye - Bang
Posted on 02.07.2009 | Posted by Pj SmithNew clip for the song Bang by Rye Rye the first artist to sing on to M.I.A.'s record label N.E.E.T. .
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Happy Friday with Bro Franklin
Posted on 02.07.2009 | Posted by Alex WeilandOk...so it's not Friday yet, but it's fricken Thursday night so it might as well be. Thought I'd post something emotionally uplifting to bring us on in to the weekend. This vid is of Bro Franklin and he's famous in Houston in the States for bringing the party when it comes to 'offering' time at church. Holy shit, I would actually go to church if this kinda stuff went down. Dudes is off the hook! I love it when he falls back, flat on his back, and wiggles up again. I did a dance not dissimilar to this when I realised the my K-Rudd stimulus package was cleared in my bank account. God bless you Bro Franklin and Aussie churches, lift your game. I will not consider rocking up hungover on a Sunday until you come close to this. Even the other peeps are getting down. And is it just me or is the music kinda sick? haha.
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Style Wars & Beautiful Losers Both Screening At ACMI
Posted on 02.07.2009 | Posted by Pj SmithGallery Inside
There are a couple of great films that are about to start showing here in Melbourne at ACMI both of which if you haven't seen... Well then you really need to.
Starting tonight with a short run until Sunday the 5th of July is 2008's Beautiful Losers which follows the growth of the DIY art ethic inspired by the surf, skate, graffiti and music scenes of N.Y. and L.A. It's a great look at how contemporary youth culture and art have come to permeate our lives and how they've become businesses unto themselves. There are a lot of notable names in this film (Think Steve Powers Aka ESPO, Geoff McFetridge etc) and the insight provided into their creative lives is both as interesting as it is inspiring. Get all the details here.
The second film is the seminal graffiti and hip-hop film Style Wars. Filmed during the 80's by Tony Silver with production help from Henry Chalfant. The film documents the exploits of some of the scenes early pioneers. You've more then likely already seen this film I'm assuming but if you haven't well this is your chance and if you have well now you can catch it on a screen
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Starting tonight with a short run until Sunday the 5th of July is 2008's Beautiful Losers which follows the growth of the DIY art ethic inspired by the surf, skate, graffiti and music scenes of N.Y. and L.A. It's a great look at how contemporary youth culture and art have come to permeate our lives and how they've become businesses unto themselves. There are a lot of notable names in this film (Think Steve Powers Aka ESPO, Geoff McFetridge etc) and the insight provided into their creative lives is both as interesting as it is inspiring. Get all the details here.
The second film is the seminal graffiti and hip-hop film Style Wars. Filmed during the 80's by Tony Silver with production help from Henry Chalfant. The film documents the exploits of some of the scenes early pioneers. You've more then likely already seen this film I'm assuming but if you haven't well this is your chance and if you have well now you can catch it on a screen
