Tron Legacy 3D IMAX in King of Prussia

So I have a voucher for two passes to see Tron Legacy tonight in King of Prussia. It doesn't come out until Friday. I called the theater to ask if it was in 3D. They couldn't tell me if it was going to be in 3D or not. I don't want to see it in 3D for a number of different reasons (but thats another post for another day). The pre-showing is at 7pm, the movie starts at 8pm. The voucher claims first come first serve and there is no guarantee you will be admitted if the theater ends up being over booked. The promoter can give away as many vouchers as they would like. I was really excited to go tonight. Then my reasoning kicked in and I had this chat with my wife over gtalk.


Andy:
nice
i dunno about this tron thing

serenafdee:
Why?

Andy:
its a hike up to KOP and we'd be driving in rush hour traffic

serenafdee:
Not feeling it?

Andy:
I wanna see it, but I'm not feeling the drive and the chance it may be in 3D which is looking more and more the case since I'm studying up on it
Imax 3d tickets cost 17.50 so We have two tickets worth 35.00

serenafdee:
Ok hmm

Andy:
its 78.4 miles from our house
your car gets an avg of 23 mpg?
so 156.8 miles round trip make it 150 and round down to 20 mpg we have 7.5 gal of gas at 3 dollars makes it $22.50 just in gas
plus we will prob eat out so add another ten to fifteen
thats between 30 to 40 dollars
to see a free movie an hour and a half away with no traffic
if we go see any movie in 2D at Dover that starts between 4 and 6pm its only 6 bucks a ticket, 8 bucks a ticket after 6
oh wait matinee is $8 and evening is 10.50
so we could see tron 2D at 4pm this week after friday for 12 bucks
saving ourselves 30 dollars and 4 hours of driving in traffic


TL DR:
I'm such a nerd.

Long Time No Post. Where Did Skrillex Come From?

Skrillex has hit the electo/dubstep scene recently with a few remixes and a couple of releases. I would see his name pop up on dubstep and electro forums and he would be compared to Datsik and Deadmau5 and others. You may know him as Sonny Moore, the former lead singer of From First to Last.


From First To Last - Note To Self
Uploaded by epitaphrecords. - Music videos, artist interviews, concerts and more.

He left From First to Last, having vocal problems and getting an operation, and announced in early 2007 he would pursue a solo career. He toured under a few different variations of his legal name. Fast Forward to Summer of 2010, after playing at LA night clubs as Skrillex for about a year, Sonny releases My Name is Skrillex his first EP. Deadmau5 picks him up on his record label and they release Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites



I believe its producers like Sonny who will migrate the hardcore/emo/scremo scene kids into the electronic dance music scene. They are the kids that are open to it and are growing up.

Another one of my favorites -



This little video interview pretty much sums it up.


URB Presents with Alex Chapman: Skrillex from URB Magazine on Vimeo.

Skrillex/12th Planet (LIVE) @ Avalon/Control from Maicol Chavez on Vimeo.

Hiatus

Sorry to anyone who still reads this blog, or attempts to see if I've updated it. I've been pretty busy with work and haven't had time or was interested to blog. A lot of cool things are happening in the music circles I follow.

Things I noticed the past couple of days.

Diplo getting to endorse a blackberry. Points to both sides. But RIM... you guys are slacking. Android is taking over.




So Me made a video for Duck Sauce. Its essentially a well edited shout out to Fools Gold fam, sad to say I didn't see Catchdubs. His part must have been cut to insert a few seconds of Kanye. Who cares about Kanye? facepalm

Duck Sauce "Barbra Streisand" from Mr Goldbar on Vimeo.

Dirty South Joe and DJA made a killer mixtape

Blood Bros: First Blood by maddecent


Oh and Munchi is Amazing. Just look up anything of his on the internet. Start at soundcloud

http://soundcloud.com/munchi_productions

Flufftronix - Unsafe At Any Speed VOL 1

Philadelphia is a treasure chest of artists and producers. Flufftronix is one to keep a watch out for. After his very successful Luvstep mix with Dirty South Joe, Fluff has put together another mix that will keep your heart pounding. With the explosion of Dubstep into the underground electronic dance music genre in the Eastern Coast here in the US, one can only take note of the diversity in the scene. I can't be surprised when my hip-hop lovin thug friends are asking me about the next dubstep party. Hip-hop and dubstep are similar in that they are close in BPM and are mostly driven by the bass. Flufftronix does an amazing drop giving us enough vocals in this mix to satisfy the tastes of many an appreciator of music. Thats where Fluff is different from the other cats in this scene. He has the talent to distinguish how deep to take us into the depths of the underground while treating the mainstream in us with some familiar vocals.

This mix features a lot of great producers in the scene right now: Rusko, Benga, Munchi, Nero, Zombies For Money, Tim Dolla, Drop The Lime, J-Wow and others. Flufftronix takes us on a ride deep into the belly of the beast dropping some heavy stuff. He blends the music well bringing a symphony of bass to your body. This mix should be listened to on a proper system. Keep Fluff on your radar and check out his weekly parties in Philly.

Unsafe At Any Speed, Vol. I by Flufftronix on Mixcloud

Glastonbury Playlist

Glastonbury Playlist

This jawn is hot

Kilian Martin: A Skate Escalation

Got this from ShredOrDie.com

This is AMAZING and I haven't seen the likes of this freestyle skating since Rodney Mullen and Daewon Song

Alvin Risk - Nightcast 01: Street Safari

NIGHTCAST 01: STREET SAFARI by AlvinRisk

Aaron Gauze- Uzi Octopus

0:40 Love Tempo – Small Town Romeo (Malente Remix)

2:16 Song For Nona – Act Yo Age (Savage Skulls Remix)

5:39 Chaos – New Young Pony Club (Dekker & Johan Remix)

7:40 Git Em – Steve Starks

9:11 Pororoca – Beware & Motorpitch (Zombies For Cash Remix)

12:24 Backroom Honey – Saeed Younan

13:23 Infinity – Alvin Risk

15:50 Back Up In This – Designer Drugs (Alvin Risk Remix)

17:18 The Eff We Do – Four Four

18:49 Numbra One- Zombies For Money

20:00 Tusk – Alvin Risk

22.28 Jack It- Nouveuau Yorican (Drop The Lime Remix)

26:11 Inner Voices – Addy

28:25 Waiting – D.A.M.B

Benga - Baltimore Clap

i feel bad for the lil dudes.

Miike Snow - The Rabbit

this video = win

Nacho Lovers - Deeper

Nacho Lovers "Deeper" from Adam Beck on Vimeo.


Amazing

World Cup Can't Come Soon Enough

Goose bumps every time I watch this video.



They better broadcast this online, or I'll be spending a lot of time at someone's house with tv.

Dirty South Dance Dos

Daggerin 101

Always practice safe daggerin.

A Couple of Mixes Requested

 Kitchen325 by LankyA

 Beat Brothers - Co-worker Evaluation by LankyA

Salad Days | Mad Decent | Commonwealth SHOW!!!

Salad Days live at U Hall

http://www.tgrionline.com/2010/05/salad-days-mixtape-release-party-dc.html

Bring your mom.

Felix Cartal - Volcano

Felix Cartal is an amazing producer. In this particular track Johnny Whitney (Blood Brothers) does the vocals.

This song has been out for a bit, but the video just came out. Its actually quite relevant because of the recent Icelandic volcano interrupting travel throughout Europe and North East America.

Fax Machine Anthems

Photo by Dan the Man

Head over to TGRI Online where I wrote some nonsense about Crystal Castles.
http://www.tgrionline.com/2010/05/fax-machine-anthems-only-finest-in.html

But seriously they are letting me write for them weekly on Thursdays.

Johnny Cupcakes + Kamp Grizzly | Eat it.

CUPCAKE CANNON from kamp grizzly on Vimeo.

Coheed and Cambria - Here We Are Juggernaut

Is that my boy Vinnie Chase?



Primary Artists: Coheed and Cambria
Genre: Alternative and Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock and Punk/Emo/Hardcore
Director: Josh Forbes
Composer: Travis Stever and Claudio Sanchez
Record Label: Columbia
Copyright: (c) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment

Dancing Dubstep Dog

Rusko's entire new album is available for streaming on his myspace www.myspace.com/ruskonfire head over there and check it out. It will be available for purchase on Tuesday. I was listening to the new album on full blast because the neighbors aren't home. My dog, Cambria, decides she wants to start dancing. So I whipped out my phone and tried to get the dance online for you all to enjoy.

Rusko - Hold On (FEAT. AMBER COFFMAN) (SUB FOCUS REMIX)

Photo: Brian Harvath

Tune of the summer? Lets hope.

Rusko - Hold On (feat. Amber Coffman) (Sub Focus Remix): "Rusko - Hold On (feat. Amber Coffman) (Sub Focus Remix)"

RCRD LBL RADIO

Mixcloud Monday 005: Cunei4m

Photo: Daniel Johnson

Head over to BassFaced.com and read about DE's own Cunei4m and listen to his mix!

Mixcloud Monday 005: Cunei4m

Shadrack And The Mandem - Guns & Pork

Hardest dudes I've seen all week

Dinner for Schmucks

Paul Rudd, please don't let me down.

Mini Daddy - MINI DADDY (ADRIANSITO) EL NIÑO MAS BONITO

RIP Big Pun, big ups Mini Daddy



and while we are on the subject of children who I don't know what they are saying but they are fun to watch...

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Barletta's Summer Mixtape by Djbarletta

Photo Courtesy of Danial Johnson

Hey readers, here's a nice mix from Canada's DJ Barletta. I've been following these guys over at Saintwoods.com for about a year now, and they have the music game on point. I'm kind of jealous of the scene in Canada, or so it seems. 


 Barletta's Summer Mixtape by Djbarletta 


Gianni Marino - Brutal Elektro
Kreeyate - Strife
Groove Armada - Paper Romance (Urchins Remix)
Benny Benassi - Satisfaction (Minor Gunz Vs Barletta)
Axwell - I found U (Barletta Remix)
Don Rimini - Back up (Gianni Marino Vs Barletta Edit)
David Guetta - Memories (Barletta Remix)
Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say (Afro Jack Remix)
Afrojack - Bangduck (Nujax Remix)
Solarity - Starstruck (Max Alexandre Edit)
Barletta - Drop Out
Chinese Lappers - Kulwa (Minor Guns Remix)
Love The Brother - Burning 2.2
Doctor P - Sweet Shop (Barletta's 420 Edit)
The Others - Gravity (Barletta + Ynge Lux Edit

Mort Par Vacille

Photo courtesy of Daniel Johnson

I've been spending a lot of time in the DC/Baltimore area lately. The club and electronic music scene down there is awesome. U Street Music Hall opened, attracting acts that normally would only visit New York and Los Angeles. Cullen Stalin is putting on really good shows with Taxlo and other parties. Nadastrom has become a heavy hitter with big things on deck. I've met a lot of new people in the scene, DJ's, producers, MC's and bloggers. One of the cool people I was introduced to was Billfold. He hooked me up with his new dubstep mixtape that you have to listen to on a nice system. Laptop speakers will not do this mix justice. Grab it here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BAVXBIFS

 Mort Par Vacille (Death By Wobbles) by Dj Billfold 

History Lessons: NOLA Bounce (thefader.com)

Took this from www.thefader.com

I first heard of New Orleans Bounce from my friend Scott Serota aka Cunei4m. He introduced me to daggering, nola bounce and the jerk dance scenes. Scott is on point with his knowledge of music and dance culture. You should follow him @cunei4m and learn something.

Here is the Fader's video of Diplo exploring New Orleans for some Bounce culture.

RUBBER

Mr. Oizo is up to no good again. I saw this on his vimeo page


RUBBER TEASER 1 ! from oizo mr on Vimeo.

RIP Guru, Keith Elam

I wanted to take a minute and write about Guru's influence on me. Coming from a sheltered musical family, it wasn't until I went to high school in the city did I hear of Gang Starr. In 1998 I was exposed to the music that I have been passionate about for the rest of my life. I went to a chartered school in Wilmington, Delaware with a mix of kids from every background. I made friends that lived in the projects down the street and friends that lived in multi-million dollar mansions. Every generation has their "cliques". These cliques were usually determined by the clothes you wear, the music you listen to, and the activities you did after school. The high school I went to had a dress code, so we were pretty much all dressed the same. I came to high school as a skateboarder with an almost empty music palette. The radio only played alternative rock or mainstream hip hop/R&B. The internet was accessible in most homes by now with broadband. The combination of all these things made a perfect culture for me to be impressionable by great music.

My friends shared their music with me via cassette tape until I got a CD player in 1999. I first heard Gang Starr in the skate video Shorty's Fulfill the Dream on VHS. I recorded the audio of Above the Clouds with all the skateboarding sounds to a cassette and shared it with my friends. Then one of my buddies went on a downloading rampage and got most of the Gang Starr recordings at that time. I was just getting in to hip hop at that time and I am so thankful to have had Guru as one of the first MCs that I loved. It had been unfair to the rest of the hip hop world that I had Gang Starr as my first impression of what hip hop should be like. It's kind of like your first girlfriend/boyfriend; you always compare what comes after to the first. There has been some good hip hop since, but no one has been able to touch Guru and DJ Premier.

Guru was educated, which is a huge deal for me. Uneducated lyricists are garbage and try to get by with witty rhymes. Guru spoke the truth. He spoke on relevant topics. He didn't just rap about how much money he has, or how he was gonna kill you if you step to him, or how many hoes he's been with. His words are timeless and his rhymes paint a picture. Rappers and MCs have come and gone, but Guru has remained. I've only been in the scene for a little over a decade but he owned it for over twenty years.

I wonder if he ever realized how many people he touched with his words? I can say that his words spoke to me from his microphone in the studio across the cassette tape to the magnets that moved the diaphragm of the speakers pushing the vibrations of his words into my ears that affected who I am.

Thank you, Guru. Peace.

Above the crowds, above the clouds where the sounds are original
Infinite skills create miracles
Warrior spiritual -- above the clouds
reigning down, holdin it down

Never Touch the Clowns

Let the clowns touch you

LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls

Aww this looked like it was fun to do. I hope it only took them one take

AC Slater - Take You

Here's the video for AC Slater's Take You. It looks like they had a lot of fun making it.


AC SLATER — TAKE YOU FEAT. NINJASONIK

AC Slater | MySpace Music Videos

Here is my favorite mix I have by AC Slater
Right click and save as

Tracklist below the cut.

DOWNLOAD:  AC Slater – Guest Mix for Annie Nightingale on Radio 1

Tracklist:
1. Udachi – “P-Funk Skank” [Party Like Us Records]
2. AC Slater – “Take You” feat Ninjasonik [Trouble & Bass]
3. Tonka – “Jack Track” (Black Noise VIP) [Southern Fried]
4. Kill the Noise – “Jokes on You” [Slow Roast]
5. Acid Girls – “Numbers Song” (Jokers of the Scene Remix) [iheartcomix]
6. Drop the Lime – “Thwomp Stomp” [Trouble & Bass]
7. Ladybox – “Hit My Ride” (AC Slater Remix) [Party Like Us Records]
8. Heavyfeet – “I Spy” (AC Slater Remix) [Stamp! Music]
9. AC Slater – “Calm Down Part 2″ [Trouble & Bass]
10. P-Money – “Left the Room”
11. Zinc – “Killa Sound” feat No Lay (Skream Remix) [Bingo]
12. AC Slater & Mumdance feat Badness & 77Klash – “Transatlantic Riddim” [Trouble & Bass]
13. Drop the Lime – “Set Me Free” (AC Slater Remix) [Trouble & Bass]
14. MJ Cole – “Sincere” (Mumdance & High Rankin Remix)
15. Starkey – “OK Luv” feat Badness [Planet Mu]
16. Jinder – “Youth Blood” (12th Planet Remix) [Trouble & Bass]

Congorock - Babylon ft Mr Lexx

This was my 2nd favorite song from lastnight @UhallDC dropped by @tittsworth. I freaked out

Fugative - Crush (Nadastrom Remix)

My favorite song last night @UhallDC was this one.



the song drops May 10th. Be sure to purchase it!

SNL > ICP = ???

haha my ninjas

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Chromeo in the Studio

From our friends over at the Fader:

Here's a new video from FADERTV on studio time with Chromeo. Their album is due out this summer. I'm really excited for it. The little samples that we get to hear in this video clip make me dance.

Salad Days | Mad Decent | Commonwealth

Back in 1998 my friends that I met in high school that would become my closest and most influential peers got me into punk and hardcore music. We all skateboarded and had similar interests and outlooks on life. I was very sheltered from "secular" music growing up in a strict Christian home. This music, new to me, was the rebellious music of the devil that I had not been able to listen to. This counter culture was underground even in '98 and I was very eager to be a part of it. I was going to local shows and making mixtapes for my friends. We literally used cassette tapes on a boom box to make these. Any one remember what those were? Sometimes my mom would find them and throw them in the trash.

The 70's, 80's, and 90's punk and hardcore music influenced my taste in music heavily. The culture of the punk rock shows also influenced me. There would be fights and drinking and smoking, all the things my mother wanted me to be sheltered from. One of the best things that I went to shows for was the girls. They would be in love with these band members no matter how big or small the band was. I would go in and mosh and skank and dance in the pit with a bunch of sweaty over exerted dudes. The memories are just flowing back to me.

I met Stereofaith this past summer at a gig in Delaware. He was able to take a crowd that was more interested in gossip than the music and get them dancing. I don't believe its an easy task and have seen numerous "DJ's" who just will play the one genre of music that they like. No one else could be feeling what they are playing, but they insist on sticking to their guns. I more recently have met Nadastrom. These two have the ability to make anyone dance with their music and can DJ a party until there is sweat on the walls.

I have been anticipating this mixtape since I first heard about it months ago. Finally, here it is.

From:
Blog » Mad Decent Worldwide Radio #59 - Salad Days | Mad Decent


"Salad Days" is a hardcore punk mix that Nadastrom and DJ
Stereofaith pieced together. Having been raised by the DC punk and
hardcore scenes in the late 80s and 90s, they give a nod to their
musical roots and continue to refer to the DIY ethos as working DJs and
producers. The "Salad Days" mixtape is a celebration of the energy and
passion of punk and hardcore music.

You can go subscribe to the podcast or download without doing so... . HERE

DJ Stereofaith — Nadastrom — Mad Decent Worldwide Radio #59 - Salad Days

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His Hero Is Gone - Like Weeds

Bad Brains - Don't Need It

The Damned - Stab Your Back

Dag Nasty - Can I Say

7 Seconds - Clenched Fists Black Eyes

Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles

Project X - Dancefloor Justice

Misfits - Mommy, Can I Go Out And Kill Tonight?

Descendents - SUburban Home/All

Blitz - Someone's Gonna Die Tonight

Cock Sparrer - Where Are They Now?

Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster

The Clash - White Riot

Nation Of Ulysses - Shakedown

Hoover - Regular Watts

Drive Like Jehu - Bullet Train To Vegas

Refused - Tannhauser Derive

Minor Threat - Salad Days

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Sid Vicious - My Way

Infest - Where's The Unity?

Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer

Circle Jerks - Red Tape

Government Issue - I'm James Dean


— Mad Decent

New Young Pony Club - We Want To (In Engrish)

Got this one in my inbox today.

Donnis - Gone

Our boy Donnis from Fools Gold is dropping his first video Gone today on MTV. Fools Gold and Donnis are doing big things this year. I am very excited for them. Here's the teaser trailer from last week.


Donnis - Gone [TRAILER] (Directed by BBGUN) from bbgun on Vimeo.


Now for the actual video



Check out the behind the scenes footage:


On The Set With Donnis from Jayson Rodriguez on Vimeo.

George Lucas Would Be Proud

I'm surfing music blogs and I come across this music video for Detatchments - H.A.L. As I'm watching it, I notice it looks very much like George Lucas' THX 1138. And then I realize it is THX 1138. If you haven't seen it, its definitely worth watching.


Here is the music video in question.





Head over to TRACASSEUR for some downloads if you liked this track.

What White Kids Do On The Weekends

Designer Drugs - Drop Down

Fun song, eerie video. I'm not too sure what they were going for in this one, but I really like the song.

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Lemonade

I love it when these guys work together for the greater good of humanity.

Health - We Are Water

This video is a little violent. So if you have a weak stomach, don't watch. Directed by one of my fave's Eric Wareheim


HEALTH "We are Water" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

To The Extreme | Mad Decent

Blog » To The Extreme | Mad Decent

Head over to Mad Decent to watch this video if you haven't already. Or just watch it here.

Video: Mad Science Experiments at U Street Music Hall

From an article with the Washington City Paper



Watch this. Get inspired. Go to UHALL!

Video: Mad Science Experiments at U Street Music Hall