More Philly LOVE -- Kerry Getz

A Day In The Life with Kerry Getz. Gotta love the desire to break the deck.



Mmm, so smooth.

Willpowerless Tomorrow!

Tomorrow night the guys from Willpowerless will be playing their first show since completing their new record, "Set The Sun". This isn't the official cd release but word is that the album will be available. The "teaser" for Set The Sun is available for download in an older post.

Two.One.Five Mag Issue #3 Tomorrow!

Yeahyeah, it's almost that time. The highly anticipated release of Issue #3 from Two.One.Five Magazine. Get em while they are hot, likely to be found at your corner store boutique, local food spots, or anywhere that they can drop em. That is if you live in Philly, if you live somewhere outside the city, good luck, you just gotta SUBSCRIBE!

The Price Of Success Tomorrow!

This Friday night (tomorrow) in New York at the IFC Center marks the US theatrical debut of Beautiful Losers, the movie. Like the exhibition and book that proceeded it, Beautiful Losers is a true labor of love that makes you want to go out and create something. It's wonderfully shot and includes a ton of terrific interviews with a fantastic group of artists. The film is the perfect companion to the exhibition and book.




BEAUTIFUL LOSERS celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation

In the early 1990's a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture.

Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories. It speaks to themes of what happens when the outside becomes "in" as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today's youth.

Common Market

I'm so hyped for the release of the new Common Market album, "Tobacco Road". Due out on September 9th, this album will definitely be one to cop off the shelves or digital airways (aka I-Tunes). If you haven't figured it out yet (look through some older posts), I am a big fan of anything that Sabzi touches, and anything that emcees Geologic (Blue Scholars) and RA Scion (Common Market) get on. Seattle is doin' big things in my music life right now. Find out a little more about Common Market here.


DOWNLOAD:
-- Common Market - Tobacco Road --
-- Common Market - The Crucible feat. Geologic --

Left to right: Geologic(Blue Scholars), Sabzi(producer), RA Scion(Common Market)

Catz Out Of The Bag w/ Phresh Select

Catzie over at Two.One.Five Magazine links up with Phresh Select for some insight on their recent competition on America's Best Dance Crew 2 on MTV. Click here for the interview.

Beachin'

Yeah I've been down the shore for a few days...took a few nice pics. Feel free to jack em for backgrounds or screen savers for your comp. More to come in the next few weeks.

AND

I'll be updating all the old music posts so the music will be available for download again. I know some of the accounts have timed-out. I'll be sure to let you know in the next few days as soon as I get around to it.

Sunset Time Series -- All shot from different locations, same day.

She'll Make Your Heart SCREAM!

Off that energy...congratz to our girl Selina Carrera, the new video is looking mad flyy.

More Philly LOVE -- Stevie Williams

And....A Day In The Life with Stevie Williams


And....Stevie at Love Park, a little history.

The Big Event...the album leak?

Courtesy of Ill Doctrine.

I Predict A Riot

Question: What do you get when you mix a Delaware-raised former choirboy and preteen Funk singer with a diehard DIY Hip Hop head who cites country music, Quincy Jones and Kool G. Rap as influences in the same breath?

Answer: One of the dopest Emcees-slash-producers-slash-singers-slash-guitar players-slash-songwriters that you've never heard. You can call him Hezekiah.

Born into a musical family, and raised just outside of Philadelphia, Hezekiah got his chops at an early age, belting out God's greatest hits at his family's church, and before long was singing in his Uncle's band, the Funk Disciples (who dropped some super hard-to-find wax in the mid 70's).

And in case you missed it, Hez dropped a crazy-ill solo album at the end of 2007, titled "I Predict A Riot". This was his second solo album, following his debut, "Hurry Up & Wait". If you haven't heard either, you need to cop them asap. In the meantime, here's a little taste.


Hezekiah feat. Bilal - "Looking Up"


DOWNLOAD:
"I Predict A Riot"
-- Hezekiah - Looking Up feat. Bilal --
-- Hezekiah - That Filling feat. Freeway --
-- Hezekiah - Single Now --

"Hurry Up & Wait"
-- Hezekiah - Photography feat Santogold --
-- Hezekiah - Soul Music feat. Eleon --

AND....
Hezekiah turns American Gangster to Philadelphia Gangster, peep the remixes.
-- Hezekiah & Jay-Z - Philadelphia Gangster Remixes --

The Rundown

I'll put it to you like this.....84 is that shit, and if you don't know you need to verse yourself here or from an older post here. So besides the fact that 84 is on this track, it's actually really dope and was released as the single for the album. Video produced by Philly native Hezekiah, and also featuring Fel Sweetenberg.





Hustle Simmons is the emcee/ producer duo consisting of Camden City, NJ's indie hip-hop mainstay, Dave Ghetto (Nuthouse/ Counterflow) and Philadelphia based producer, Tha S Ence. The album, released on June 24th is available on I-Tunes now.

DOWNLOAD:
-- Hustle Simmons - The Rundown feat. 84 and Fel Sweetenberg --

"Thriller"

1,500 plus inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines at practice! It's a thriller...

A LOVE Story

The last days of Love Park. We can only remember...and now we dream about and look forward to Paine's. From Love comes Paine...so it goes.

What's your impression.

If you haven't already seen it on tv, here it is...N.E.R.D. Converse Commercial featuring Pharrell, Santogold and Julian Casablanca. Download the song, "My Drive Thru" here.