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even caramel sundaes is getting touched

post from A.M. 180 on 03 November 2009 01:15:00 PM. © A.M. 180

Fabian - "Heatwave"
(photo, mp3, and quote via someplace much warmer)

Leftovers from a summer that I didn't have.

Please listen with headphones.

. . .

"Sometimes, in the colder months, when we get a bit of a warm spell, its like the sun reaches into everyones' chests and turns on an energy switch. People get a wild look in their eye and crazy things happen. Nights on the town turn into 3am hikes to the Hollywood sign, or sunrise swimming sessions in the Pacific. Romances are born and die in flames in the blink of an eye. This is true in any city."

No.

[pause for sigh]

It's not.

****

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Them Crooked Vultures Offer Up Mind Eraser,
Launch iTunes Pre-Order

post from Altsounds on 03 November 2009 01:06:55 PM. © Altsounds

In celebration of All Souls Day, *Them Crooked Vultures* a/k/a Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme and John Paul Jones are giving it away: As of midnight, "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" (http://bit.ly/MindEraserNoChaser) is available as a FREE[...]

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New Muse Video - "Undisclosed Desires"

post from Stereogum on 03 November 2009 01:01:00 PM. © Stereogum

It's a new clip from the only band both Glenn Beck and Twilight fans can agree on. This Resistance track sounds like Depeche Mode, but the video is just garbage. How many pieces of garbage can you find?

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BlackRadioIsBack.com Music: Southeast Slim

post from BlackRadioIsBack.com - Bringing Quality Black Radio & Its Best Intentions 1 Step At A Time on 03 November 2009 12:55:00 PM. © BlackRadioIsBack.com - Bringing Quality Black Radio & Its Best Intentions 1 Step At A Time

What's up BlackRadioIsBack.com and FuseBox Radio Broadcast Supporters!

For all of my Hip-Hop folks, if you aren't living in the DC Metro area, I'm sure the term "DMV" (DC, Maryland and Virginia) is being driven more and more into people's heads as time has gone by this year (especially with Wale dropping his Attention Deficit album next week - if the 'net leak is accurate, a pretty fly project worthy of copping at the REAL store, not just zShare).

There as always been a great deal of talent in the DC Metro area Hip-Hop wise, even though the area is more known currently internationally for Go-Go music (still a mainstay & influence on all sorts of music genres on various artists).

I've always been a person to get sold on music folks by seeing them perform live (all sorts of studio magic f***ery can make your grandpa sound dope & energetic now) as well as checking out albums, mixtapes, etc. to find out whose worthy of my respect, co-signage and bi-weekly dollars in terms of my support.

DC representative MC & producer Southeast Slim gets the BlackRadioIsBack.com/FuseBox Radio stamp of approval on all levels and in my opinion, is one of those whose up next for deserved fame.

Representing the Southeast area of DC, the former Virgina State University student Southeast Slim has been doing his thing behind the boards and on stage for major since 2001 on the solo ends, with the EMP (Empire of Money & Power) collective and independent label/production house Hitter Quitter Records.

He has that balance of both putting out consistent solid music releases, does not have to depend on guest appearances to make a dope song (while he does get nice ones like Wale, UCB, etc. it's not that necessary) & with a really hardcore work ethic (sometimes, both don't seem to blend the way they should in latter day Hip-Hop) that should hopefully pay off in the future.

Grab up some of the free music downloads from to see what's good with Southeast Slim (including his recent mixtape, The Medium and some new singles) as well as viewing some the videos below to see him in action.

When y'all get the chance, let us know what you think...hope you enjoy everything!

Southeast Slim - The Medium Mixtape
Download Link
BlackRadioIsBack.com's Favorite Tracks: So Sick, We On, Everybody Know, Shake Ya Plaits, Where Is Everybody

New Single for BlackRadioIsBack.com Crew:
Southeast Slim feat. C The Rapper (The Hitter Quitter Boyz) - My City mp3 Download

Bonus Music Video #1: Southeast Slim - Everybody Know

video details and more

"Everybody Know" Southeast Slim from ACPMEDIA.TV on Vimeo.

FREE MUSIC: Southeast Slim - Everybody Know mp3 Download

Bonus Music Video #2: Southeast Slim feat. Wale, UCB & Da Originalz - Shake Ya Plaits

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Southeast Slim "Shake Ya Plaits" from ACPMEDIA.TV on Vimeo.

FREE MUSIC: Southeast Slim feat. Wale, UCB & Da Originalz - Shake Ya Plaits mp3 Download

Bonus Music Video #3: Southeast Slim - Nike Boots RMX (Live at DC9)

video details and more

Southeast Slim Official Blog: Southeast Central
Southeast Slim Official Website: Hitter Quitter Records
Southeast Slim Official Twitter Page
Southeast Slim Official MySpace Page

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Not To Be Missed Gigs

post from Musical Mover & Shaker! on 03 November 2009 12:47:04 PM. © Musical Mover & Shaker!

Assembly have a reputation for premier live entertainment and it seems November is such a month to showcase that.With shows featuring the likes of aKING, chart toppers and media darlings, as well as Jack Parow, the biggest thing to happen to Afrikaans and Thieve-charisma made audible, playing a highly anticipated show on the 5th of [...]

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Stream Basement Jaxx's Zephyr EP

post from Stereogum on 03 November 2009 12:30:00 PM. © Stereogum

Rather than do a double-album, Felix and Simon culled a mass of early "soundscapes" from the Scars sessions for the stand-alone Zephyr EP. They unveiled it on BBC 1, and you can hear it at basementjaxx.net. EP's due out in 2010.

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NI’s Traktor Kontrol X1: High-Res Traktor
Controller, MIDI Mode

post from Create Digital Music on 03 November 2009 12:22:00 PM. © Create Digital Music

The Traktor Kontrol X1 is an exercise in minimalism, reducing the various uses of Traktor to a few encoders and buttons and a compact form factor. But while it supports MIDI for use with any DJ software, its “high-resolution” mode – as with Maschine before it – uses a proprietary protocol. The unit will sell for US$229 when it ships in February of next year.

The control arrangement of the Kontrol X1 fits a selection of essential parameters into its narrow form factor. The controls are divided in right and left into the two decks, with four sets of effects controls each. There are dedicated controls for browsing through tracks, and cueing and tempo controls. The case can be used either horizontally or vertically.

The strategy appears to be to focus on controlling loops and effects, while those who want to work with digital vinyl can view this as a consolidated mixer / browser interface.

There are some nice extras, too. The box itself comes with Traktor LE, meaning someone can get started with digital DJing for about two hundred bucks. And for another $49, you can add a custom stand and case – details too often left out of controllers.

We saw this controller in September, in use in Richie Hawtin’s set. On NI’s promotional site, Richie has something interesting to say about Traktor, which is that it isn’t necessarily getting used by everyone in the same way:

You can put ten people on a stage with Traktor, and each one of them will have a different way to be creative and bring out their personality through it.

My sense is that this hardware will be well-received, because it is focused on some clear functions, it’s compact, it’s cheap, and it can be used in different ways by different people. Those trends have proved successful in controllers of late. On the other hand, it seems that a generation of hardware controllers that could have employed an open, standard, high-resolution control protocol are doing anything but. Ableton has locked certain software features to certain controllers, and in its controllers uses only MIDI. NI uses higher-resolution data, but has not continued to actively develop OSC. That could mean that, while open-source and visual software continues to progress, we may have to wait years before commercial music software comes to support any standard for this kind of communication using anything other than low-resolution MIDI. The big question may be, is there any incentive to commercial makers to do otherwise?

www.native-instruments.com/traktorkontrolx1.info

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11-3 Secrets

Knicks/Bobcats Game

trick or treating with the little siblings
These songs are utterly epic.

1. Onerepublic - Secrets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEnrSFi470I
2. Benton Paul - Run http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykdp2jOTPng
3. Boys Like Girls and Taylor Swift - 2 is better than 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJiExALbTak&feature=related

God Bless Nick

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Rob Machados Drifter Screening, Ticket Giveaway!!

Dear Los Angeles Muffin readers,We've got a couple tickets to Rob Machado's new movie Drifter. You may remember back in September when B talked extensively about the film (trailer included): B's Drifter Article.The movie is finally out, and to celebrate its release. The showing is going to be THIS Thursday ...

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Massive Attack - Splitting the Atom [EP]

“Splitting the Atom” is the new four-song EP from Trip Hop pioneers Massive Attack. These guys have been at it since the 80s, working with a wide variety of vocalists, writing some of their own music, remixing the music of others, and just generally[...]

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