Entries tagged: Other
Jay Electronica Interview on Distortion 2 Static
February 22, 2010
Distortion 2 Static host Haylow interviews Jay Electronica at Oakland's New Parish.
Tags: Bay Area, Other, Down South
Focus Makes A Beat
February 10, 2010
Focus makes a beat for the West Coast Theory crew.
via [Crate Kings]
Gold Coin x Clout: Fuck The Buff
February 1, 2010
SF lifestyle brand Gold Coin links up with the tastemakers at Clout Magazine. Purchase this limited edition box set here.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 18, 2010
Today, we celebrate the life and achievements of MLK.
As a bonus, DJ Haylow is sharing his Influence N Inspiration mixtape in dedication to Dr. King. Download here.
Tags: Bay Area, Mixtape, Other
R.I.P. Teddy Pendergrass
January 13, 2010
Another soul legend passes. Teddy Pendergrass will be remembered for his timeless classics and his embodiment of the Philadelphia sound.
Tags: Other
R.I.P. Willie Mitchell
January 5, 2010
Legendary producer Willie Mitchell passed away today. He defined the sound of Hi Records and the Memphis soul movement. Not to discredit artists like Al Green, Syl Johnson, and Ann Peebles, but it was Willie's touch that made those hits possible.
Hear some of his classic productions after the jump...
Tags: Other, Down South
"Turn It Up" by Prince Aries
November 23, 2009
Most folks know the homie Prince Aries as co-host on Distortion 2 Static or as a DJ, but the guy is also a dope graphic artist as well. Here's a clean Dilla tribute piece he did a while back.
Tags: Bay Area, Other, Mid West
Fake Make - Custom Labels
November 6, 2009
Fake Make makes custom labels for your 12-inches!
via [Straight Maxin]
SOM in SF's Mission District
October 29, 2009
SOM is the Mission District's newest destination spot for quality music and good times. Their website just went live, so check it out here.
Superseal 3D - White Vinyl
October 6, 2009
Superseal skipless record is back...with 3D cover art by East3...and the vinyl is white...and it's limited to 200...ever. That means you better buy it. Exclusively sold at DJ Qbert's Thud Rumble.
Tags: Bay Area, Other, Instrumentals
Fader Nation Radio
September 4, 2009
Every Friday, the Oakland Faders present Fader Nation Radio, recorded and broadcasted live from the Youth Radio studios in downtown Oakland.
Catch it every Friday from 5pm-7pm with hosts Platurn & Ammbush.
Tags: Bay Area, Other, Drums & Ammo, Ammbush
Groovemaker - iPhone App
August 18, 2009
IK Multimedia has just dropped GrooveMaker, a new loop-based music production app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. For more information, check out Synthtopia.
R.I.P. Les Paul
August 13, 2009
Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009)
Rest in peace to Les Paul, one of the most important figures in not only the recording industry, but music as a whole.
He is best known as a pioneer of the solid body electric guitar. Gibson Guitar Corporation even went so far as to develop a guitar with him that shared his namesake. Less publicized are his innovations in recording technology including overdubbing, delay effects, phasing effects, and multi-track recording.
NESynth for iPhone
August 10, 2009
Make 8-bit video game music with your iPhone with the NESynth. Use either keyboards, the American Nintento controller, or Japanese Famicom controller to create music.
Defunct Bay Area Hip-Hop Mags
July 24, 2009
Complex is running a story on dead rap magazines. They featured both The Bomb and 4080, two local players during the 90's.
Click the links to see more pics, read old articles, etc.
Enter The 38th Chamber
July 8, 2009
From the slums of Vimeo, PBLKS strikes again.
Beats by El Michels Affair, via Wu Tang Clan. Visuals courtesy of Nakagawa, Okamoto, Shinoda. Inspired by Samurai cinema/Chanbara poster design. - The Publics
via [Kounter Kulture]
Tags: Other
Herbie Hancock & Quincy Jones on the Fairlight CMI
July 1, 2009
Video from 1983 of Herbie Hancock & Quincy Jones in the studio playing with one of the earlest computer based instruments, the Fairlight CMI. Herbie absolutely kills it.
Witness the birth of electronic music.
R.I.P. Michael Jackson
June 25, 2009
Today we lost arguably the greatest entertainer ever, Michael Jackson. He was one of the most talended singer/songwriters of all time, redefined music. Not only that, but MJ also pioneered music video revolution and helped birth the MTV generation.
Whether with the Jackson 5 or as a solo artist, Michael has provided all of us with countless memories. No one will even come close to dethroning the King of Pop--not any time soon at least.
Rest In Peace - Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
New iPhone App - iDrum: Major Lazer Remixer
June 19, 2009
So I was on the iZotope website today looking up info on Spectron, when I saw this new iDrum: Major Lazer remix edition for the iPhone. (The iPhone version of iDrum is a beast, btw.)
iDrum: Major Lazer lets you instantly remix elements from the new album, Guns Don’t Kill People … Lazers Do, produced by dance floor innovators Diplo and Switch along with lazer-armed commando Major Lazer.
Read more about it at the iTunes store.
Digging (in the crates)
June 19, 2009
This is a dope 1 minute film narrative on crate digging by California College of the Arts (San Francisco) student Justin Holbrook. The beat is maney!
via [CrateKings]
Tags: Bay Area, Other, Instrumentals
Retro Recorder by McDSP
June 17, 2009
Retro Recorder is a new iPhone recording app by McDSP, one of the leading plug-in developers in the digital audio realm.
Rectools08pro For iPhone
June 14, 2009
Yudo's Rectools08pro is the first 8 channel multi-track recorder/editor for the iPhone. It is comptabile with all external iPhone microphones and records in 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.
via [Synthtopia]
Naledge x Dope Couture: Chicago Picasso
May 28, 2009
Our Chicago connect Naledge (Kidz In The Hall) just dropped this new tee shirt collabo with Dope Couture: Chicago Picasso. You can purchase it @ the Dope Shop.
Gold Coin Online Shop
May 28, 2009
You should know by now we hold it down for our folks on this blog. The vast majority of what we post is about us & the homies.
That said, behold the new Gold Coin online shop. Spring cleaning sale & free shipping on all domestic orders!
Drift - Nosaj Thing
May 26, 2009
Nosaj Thing's highly anticipated debut album Drift dropped today...in digital form. CD/vinyl comes out on June 9th.
These these future blaps will have you impressed. Please support our good friend. More details @ Alpha Pup Records.
Tags: Other, So Cal, Instrumentals
8-Bit Miles Davis
May 12, 2009
An 8-bit version of Miles Davis' classic Kind of Blue. More info here.
via [Synthtopia]
Tags: Other
Wheedle's Groove
May 12, 2009
Here's the trailer for a documentary on an obscure Seattle label from back in the day. The video feature's legendary digger/DJ Mr. Supreme.
via [Crate Kings]
Tags: Other, North West
MPC 2000XL & SP1200 USB Flash Drives
May 6, 2009
Two of the most influential hardware samplers in USB flash drive form: the Akai MPC 2000XL & E-Mu SP1200. The detail on these are amazing.
More pics, tech specs, and order info after the jump!
Make it a TRUE 4/20
April 20, 2009
In celebration of 4/20, TRUE--a corner stone of SF's hip-hop scene--drops a batch of limited edition laser-engraved grinders.
Encircling their iconic logo are lyrics from the SF anthem by RBL Posse, "Don't Gimme No Bammer Weed."
Alchemist x Diamond Tee
April 6, 2009
The Alchemist, one of the West Coast's most prolific producers, collabs on his own tee with Diamond Supply Co.
Via [WDIR]
Nas airs it out.
April 4, 2009
Nas airs it out in a previously unreleased interview from 2002.
"What I'm tellin' artists is you gotta have balls and gotta let these guys know. If you're a DJ, be a DJ. If you're a radio personality, be a radio personality and nothing more. We make the music that allows them to have a voice on the radio, and they took control and try to say that they have the power and gonna dictate what we have to do." - Nas
My boy troublman asked me not too long ago, "What ever happened to the keep it real movement?"
Tags: Other
How records get made.
March 23, 2009
Video on records getting made at The Vinyl Factory.
Via [Synthtopia]
Tags: Other
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