Tonight!

Selina Carrera Video Release Party @ Ubiq
This party is for the release of the video for her song "Energy".

Where: UBIQ. 1509 Walnut St, Philadelphia

Time: 7pm-11pm

FREE Limo's from Ubiq to after party @ The Bubble House. FREE Drinks (not talking about kool-aid) & FREE Copies of The Video / Single for everyone!



After-Party @ The Bubble House

Time: 11pm-2am
Where: The Bubble House. 3404 Sansom, Philadelphia
Cost: $5 if you make it to the video release party @ UBIQ (you will receive a pass) and $7 if you don't.







DOWNLOAD:
-- Selina Carrera - Energy --

AND OF COURSE....
It's the last Thursday of the month so you know what that means....The Gathering. So if you make it to The Bubble House, a pit stop at The Rotunda might be called for.

Will they Set The Sun?

So the Willpowerless boys wrapped up the mixing and mastering for their new demo "Set The Sun" about a week and a half ago. I must say that I'm impressed, the final mixes are awe-sounding. The guys are still planning the official cd release so stay up to date with their myspace for more info. They have a pre-release show at The Khyber on August 8th. And if you want an idea of what these guys sound like, peep the older post, or download the "teaser" for Set The Sun that I received last night. Thanks fellas.

DOWNLOAD:
-- Willpowerless - Set The Sun "Teaser" --


And of course, a few pics of the guys at The Studio mixing it down and screwin around.

Someone sees somethin they like.

Yeah when Rick makes that face, it's a good thing ha.

Graffiti UnDead

A question of ethics and art. A young photographer documents the quickly disappearing sreet art in his neighborhood. A young graffiti artist finds out that someone has photographed his street art and sold it in a gallery.


Hmm, I've gotta say that I don't agree that this photographer should be able to sell these pieces without giving some sort of profit to the actual artist. As much as I condone the act of taking the pictures of other people's art(which I do all the time), there is no way that I would ever sell or turn a blind eye to someone that is selling pictures of other artists work without permission.

50 Cents Per Idea

"Jake Bronstein recently bought a toy vending machine off the Internet. He filled the toy capsules with ideas of fun things to do and started placing the machine in various spots around New York. For 50 cents you get the original toy, an idea, and a map to guide you to the location for your idea. Each capsule also contains a quarter, refunding half of your purchase price (the machine wouldn’t let him charge less than 50 cents.)"

Trust Your Struggle

A message from Trust Your Struggle Collective

To our lovely family....
It has been a long road to this moment, and we gotta thank all of you that have gave us super support to make our mural tour happen. But for reals, we're really just starting with the journey.

This Saturday, the 19th will mark the beginning of our national road tour across the states, painting murals where ever we can. There is no doubt in our minds that we will make it, but we need your help along the way. So be sure, if you have an extra $20 or $100 or $1000 you could spare hit us up on any of the following links and you could donate online thru PayPal that will directly go to our group fund.


Donate at:
trustyourstruggle.com
myspace.com/trustyourstruggle
myspace.com/trustyourhustle
trustyourhustle.blogspot.com

The Trust Your Hustle Mural Tour will visit the following places on these dates:
July 19th - 25th Atlanta, GA
July 26th - Aug. 2nd New Orleans, LA
Aug 3rd - 8th Austin, TX
Aug 9th - 16th Flagstaff/Phoenix, AZ
Aug 17th - 20th Los Angeles, CA
Aug 21st - 28th San Francisco, CA
Aug 29th - Sept 13th Los Angeles, CA

Some footage from their first stop on the tour, ATL.



So for those who aren't familiar with the TYS Collective, they are a group of artists that travel around with basically no means of income and very little money. They paint some of the most amazing murals that I have every witnessed and they do it to try and make a difference. Learn more about the TYS Collective here.

R.I.P. Nouveau Riche

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Nardwuar!

So there's been a lot of talk about the recent interview of Nardwuar vs. N*E*R*D. I'll admit, Nardwuar does some of the most interesting interviews that I have ever seen. I saw the 4 part series, Nardwuar vs. The Roots/Questlove awhile back so I figured I'd shed some more light on Mr. Nardwuar the Human Serviette..

Nardwuar vs. The Roots pt 1 of 4


Nardwuar vs. The Roots pt 2 of 4


Nardwuar vs. The Roots pt 3 of 4


Nardwuar vs. The Roots pt 4 of 4


And of course, the most recent Nardwuar vs. N.E.R.D - The Extended Version

FMW's Ed Wonka Shreddin'

This video is dope, great promo for the guys at Fresh Melt Water. Ed rips up City Hall.

FRESH MELT WATER ED.WONKA.

Skate Book Release Party Tonight!

Skateboarding legend Salman Agah, and special guests will be in town to promote, and release the latest issue of "The Skatebook" series. The Exit Skate Shop will be hosting a meet and greet and signing. Free Food, and booze all night, and the first 100 guest receive a free copy of the hardback book. Come hang out, shoot some pool, bbq some food and drink some brews with all your homies.

Where: Exit Skateshop. 440 E. Girard Ave. Phila, PA

Cost: No Cover

Talib Kweli Documentary Trailer

Almost 10 years in the making, Okayplayer says it's coming soon.

Don't think, just shoot.

Every single second has its own unique, light, grey, colourful, woolly, profound, flat mood. Your life is not going to wait for your camera, its rules and the fooling around involved. Either - click - you have captured the situation as it is, or you haven't. This is just 1 of the 10 golden rules of lomography. If you aren't familiar with Lomo cameras, now is the time, they are cheap, durable, produce unique pictures, and you will never miss a moment.



Lomo offers a very wide variety of cameras that all serve different purposes. They have the Colorsplash Camera has 12 color flash options with color splashes that can be used in the same manner as normal flash photography (low light situations) or to add a burst of color to regular photos (whenever you want). The Actionsampler Flash sets off 4 separate high-quality lenses in a clockwise motion, making 4 split images on one picture (quadrant style). The Fisheye Camera sees a sweeping 170-degree view compacting everything around you into a single circular image. The Frogeye Camera is their first water proof camera, ready to work anywhere there is water: the ocean, the shower, the sprinkler, a rainy day. This is just a basic overview of what Lomo offers, they carry these cameras in many different options and models, and also many others. They even have a communal Lomography website where users can upload and share their pictures with anyone.

Oh and did I mention that almost all of their cameras are between $40 and $100, yeahh. You can find the Fisheye and a few others at most Urban Outfitters locations, or just order online.

Illvibe!

So in my day to day search for new music, I found that what I've been searching so hard for has been right under my nose the entire time. Meet the Illvibe Collective. Since its founding in 2000, Illvibe has been solidifying its eminence as Philadelphia's most prolific, well-respected DJ crew. An amalgam of partyrockers and turntablists extraordinaire whose combined experience totals over a half-century, this five-man family, comprised of Statik, Panek, Phillee Blunt, Lil Dave and Skipmode, has been making an indelible mark on the Illadelph music scene, both individually and as a team. Pick your poison: dance floors, mix tapes or radio airwaves, and its guaranteed that ILLVIBE COLLECTIVE will rock em well -- with their loyal, worldwide following as co-signers.

For more info on all of their projects and releases visit Illvibe.net

I'm seriously hooked on the two radio shows/podcasts, The Difference and The Sure Shot, both of which are free to download. You can also subscribe to both for free in I-Tunes.

Also check out DJ Statik's blog, where you can find free downloads for mixtapes from the Illvibe archive. I highly recommend "A Taste of Conga".

Martha Cooper

Now in her sixties, Martha Cooper began shooting graffiti over twenty five years ago. A true veteran in the hip hop photo world, she is still documenting and searching for her next discovery. If folks like Martha Cooper weren’t taking shots of pieces back in the day there would little or no record of such graf greats as Dondi, Iz the Wiz, Seen, Blade, Zephyr, and Lee. Check out the interview with Martha from CurrenTV below, and The Hip-Hop Files from a previous post.

Books by Martha Cooper
Subway Art, Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, 1984
R.I.P.: New York Spraycan Memorials, 1994
Hip Hop Files: Photographs 1979-1984, 2004
Street Play, 2005
We B*Girlz, text by Nika Kramer, 2005
New York State of Mind', 2007

Freestyle Trivia...Black Thought vs. Skillz

This is a dope lil freestyle exercise. Start off with 2 bars from a song that already exists and flip it. If you fuck up, a shot of Patron is comin your way.

In The Kite's Eye

This is fantastic! Get more info here and from the video below.

Radiohead - "House Of Cards"

New video and "making of" video for Radiohead's "House Of Cards"


Making of "House Of Cards"

Tomorrow Night!

So for those of you who don't know, our good friend, Mr. Rick Friedrich aka Ricky Potatoes, has been on a non-stop work stint for the past few months. Working with Musiq Souldchild for a month and a half, a few days with Hi-Tek, countless hours with fellow Pork Fried artists, and now he is going on tour!

Wednesday, July 23rd will be Rick's official going away party @ Silk City. He leaves for the tour with Musiq the following morning so this is really your last shot to see him for a few months.


Bring yourself and all your friends!
Ricky says NO COVER!

Wed. July 23rd
@ Silk City
9pm-2am

Music from DJ Phsh.
Tons of special guests!

Come early and get a bite to eat at the diner, meet some new people, have a good conversation and a good time, this one is starting on time!

**NEWS**
This is also a benefit for Paine's Park, Philly's newest skatepark that will take the place of Love Park. Get more info here.

We can have a portable turntable DJ in the band?

Not yet but very soon. Since 2004 inventor Thierry Alari has been working to turn the DJ world upside down by creating a portable all-in-one scratch instrument capable of being played while walking, standing, or sitting. At first glance, the Scratchophone looks like a cross between a hand drum and turntable, but upon further inspection it’s quickly revealed to be much, much more.

Scratch musicians are able to comfortably perform on stage thanks to stable tracking provided by a hanging micro tonearm, adjustable crossfader wrist position (+/- 15°), and the inclusion of turntable start/stop mechanism w/ adjustable pitch. While needing only a reliable power source, vinyl, and a skilled turntablist, the Scratchophone delivers a near complete portable scratch experience utilizing components from a Stanton TT500 direct drive turntable, Vestax VMC-002xLu mixer, and Eclectic Breaks Pro X Fade Crossfader.

Still only a prototype, version 1.0 has an expected date of September ‘08 with plans to make available "empty" Scratchophone cases for those wishing to implement their own customized setup.

See the Scratchophone website for more info and check out the video of Grand Wizard Theodore and DJ Fade Wizard performing a live demonstration.

Still here.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, I've been crazy busy working on a few projects. I'll be back to the normal routine very soon, giving you more posts everyday. In the meantime, check out Volume 1 of the Pork Fried Podcast, the new Akilles blog, and the new Pork Fried blog. I'll be back by the end of the week. In the meantime, do some diggin through the archives, there's plenty of fun stuff.



Just because I saw it on CurrentTV today (Hood Games), this would be dope in Philly.

Pork Fried Progress

So the Pork Fried Podcast went down yesterday, mixed by DJ Phsh. The podomatic site should be up by the end of the weekend and you will be able to download or stream the podcast to your I-Tunes. 35 minutes of fire from a slew of different artists is comin your way. Also check the Pork Fried blog for updates. Here's a few flix from the session.





DOWNLOAD:
-- Pork Fried Productions Podcast - Volume 1 --

Hump Day Art Show Pics

In case you missed it, here's a little taste. See earlier post for details.





Tell me you remember Harold and The Purple Crayon!! I was buggin over this jawn. Good old childhood memories.