denny blaze, average homeboy: exclusive interview!!!

sneakmove superbuddy leon ferri is kicking ass at the suny albany radio station wcdb, and as promised, he put together a fantastic interview with internet rap sensation denny blaze, aka blazin' hazen, aka AVERAGE HOMEBOY, and has sent us the file for everyone to listen and love. from leon:

On April 28, 2006, I was given an interview that left me, quite simply, "Blazed". Blazin' Hazen is the real deal, and presented to you here now is audible proof. Just so you're ready, the first question I asked him is what his thoughts on grits are.

the interview is not to be missed, especially when denny b breaks it down and does his hit song live on the phone (including the lost third verse!). he talks about how he's grown in the years since having made the video, about smoothing out his rappin, who he'd like to record a song with, toothpaste, cereal and technology...

complete interview:

download mp3 interview file

live on-air performance ("remix version" with lost third verse!):

download higher-fi mp3 of the live on-air performance

quick reminder: if you haven't seen this yet, check the original video. mega-thanks to kmaxx for first posting the vid and starting the avg homeboy craze!
(thanks, leon!!!)

sunday (today) is worldwide pinhole camera day

and it even has its own website: pinholeday.org! so let's celebrate by making our own pinhole cameras. their "support" page has a list of cool camera projects. get your pics taken today and sent in and maybe yours will get posted.

via retrothing

kraftwerk robots video

bedazzled has the youtube video for kraftwerks "the robots" embedded on their site. check it out! and scroll through their other awesome vids including a great serge gainsbourg jam...

lil rhody in bid to be first state with border-to-border wifi

article in the sd newspaper about how rhode island is setting up 120 3-4 foot antennas throughout the state to establish the first statewide wireless broadband network. a lot easier to do there than alaska, but you'll still have to pay $20 a month to get on it.

denny blaze myspace page

has some smoothed out rapping!

top ten creepiest depeche mode tracks

stylus magazine's editors post their "ten creepiest depeche mode" songs. a fun list especially for a big depeche mode fan. but i'm a little surprised "never let me down again" didn't make the cut...

I'm taking a ride
With my best friend
I hope he never lets me down again
He knows where he's taking me
Taking me where I want to be
I'm taking a ride
With my best friend

We're flying high
We're watching the world pass us by
Never want to come down
Never want to put my feet back down
On the ground

I'm taking a ride
With my best friend
I hope he never lets me down again
Promises me I'm safe as houses
As long as I remember who's wearing the trousers
I hope he never lets me down again

Never let me down

See the stars, they're shining bright
Everything's alright tonight

(thanks, satt.)

the connoisseurs

as B E L I E V E noted earlier, dis-joint records puts out some wonderful stuff. mixes, reissues, compilations, and even the odd hip-hop 12". our pals, the connoisseurs, have a single out on dis-joint. the crazy fast rappin' and otherworldy production (seriously!!) will flip your lip. it's so purchasable! it came out in '04 but i just got a copy, so let's enjoy a low-res taste. and btw, B E L I E V E recorded this song.

listen to the connoisseurs "U.V."

ubuweb--avant-garde music archive and more

download rare and out-of-print recordings from hundreds of avant-garde musicians on ubuweb. great spot to learn more about the pioneers of recorded art--i could only identify a handful of them...

jon favreau to direct iron man movie

from superherohype.com: marvel has recruited jon favreau to direct the upcoming iron man superhero movie. better or worse than fantastic four? same article reports that marvel studios is upping it's work to make more superhero movies: another hulk, captain america, nick fury, ant man, and thor. sounds like a few stinkers in the mix.

broker/dealer, tonight at mighty

was really impressed by ghostly artists broker dealer this past weekend at the maker faire. they're playing a tigerbeat6-related event tonight at mighty in san francisco. you'll really like their sound (check their myspace page). about tonight:

Artshow/party celebrating the release of the debut album by local heroes Michael Talbott and The Wolfkings. Featuring DJ sets by Jeffrodesiac (Frisco Disco/Blow Up) and Broker/Dealer. @ MIGHTY

strangers with candy, the movie trailer

lubo's c.e.o. provided me with hours of unplanned excitement when he got the strangers with candy box sets. sweet amy sedaris will next be starring in a big-screen adaptation. youtube lets us watch the trailer right here.

the clean

inspired by a post about kiwi bands on moistworks, i picked up the clean's anthology on merge records. the clean have a catchy, messy, rockin' sound. they manage to have songs about serious subjects while keeping things sounding carefree and innocent. they've been recording since about 1980 and are still going. guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and occasional keyboard. from anthology. 1995. merge records. it would be really easy to buy this record.

listen to the clean "someone".

time interviews samuel jackson about snakes on a plane

this week's time has an interview with the star of the buzziest movie of the summer. he hits on how the internet fans really saved the film, and some other fun stuff:

Did you end up saying, "I want these m-----f------ snakes off this m-----f------ plane?"

Yeah. It's kind of difficult to watch me in a movie and not hear me say mother------ once. I wanted to say it in Star Wars, but you just can't say that kind of stuff. Jedis don't talk that way.

how to scratch like a pro - tutorial video

a 7min10sec video by dj fallen explaining the ins and outs of becoming your own personal dj lion.
download the avi file by clicking the play button on the right side of the browser.

make a firefox plug-in

if you use the firefox web browser, you know the search engine box in the top right of the window. yesterday i tried to add the-breaks.com to my list of search engines. the-breaks.com is a modest database detailing which records have been sampled in rap songs. anyway, it wasn't available, so i decided to create it myself. it was really easy. now, everyone can add it to their browser and find out who has sampled grank funk railroad without having to navigate around. wheeee!!

substance abuse's "overproof" out today

sneakmove pals substance abuse celebrate the release of their debut album today. the record is called overproof. it'd be fantastic if only the s.a. fellas were on it, but it also features m.f. Doom, kool keith, rasco, motion man, saafir, thes one of people under the stairs, myka nyne, p.e.a.c.e., mike nardone, deranged, prego w/ zest, mawnstr, and eriksolo from meanest man contest. it's a grabber.

rejected transformers photoshop contest

pretty high-quality user submitted fake transformers robots for a "rejected transformers" photoshop contest. scroll past the ads and enjoy--some real chucklers in there.

colder: to the music - rock video

heard a great song by colder last night. driving rhythm, eery keyboards. a bit darkwave-ish. the dj told me the song was "to the music." today i found the video. colder is a parisian dude named marc nguyen - this track comes from his second release, "heat." learn more here.

sike!

bay area record sourcers sean julian and laser tag nate have been making beat tapes and psych mixes for years; their latest creation, an "international psychedelic mystery mix" called trap door, is nothing short of insanity (check the snippets! track 5 especially!!!). to secure your own copy, head on over to dis-joint records and ask for/paypal it by name.
(thanks, NO.)

four tet's dj kicks tracklist

four tet is doing one of those dj kicks comps. his tracklist is pretty intriguing. i wouldn't have thought he was into showbiz and a.g.

01. Leapday Night (Scene 1) - David Behrman
02. Mom, The Video Broke - Syclops
03. If I Were Only A Child Again - Curtis Mayfield
04. Out-Rock - Heiner Stadler
05. The Professor's Here - Gary Davis
06. Les Soucoupes Volantes Vertes - Heldon
07. Les Yper-Sound - Stereolab
08. Dillema - So Solid Crew
09. Psychometry 3.2 - Akufen
10. Baby Day - Animal Collective
11. Figaro (101 Remix) - Madvillain
12. Love, Love - Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto
13. Pockets - Four Tet
14. Psychosomatic - Model 500
15. Taireva - Shona People Of Rhodesia
16. Superspace - Quickspace Supersport
17. Kneel To The Boss - Cabaret Voltaire
18. Love Is How Y Make It - Gong
19. Represent - Showbiz & A.G.
20. Up Against The Wall (Getaway Car Mix) - Group Home
21. Flutter - Autechre

(via, cmj.)

monome 40h

this monome 40h thing is nuts. the demo video is a must-watcher. here's how they describe what it does:

the monome 40h is a reconfigurable grid of sixty-four backlit buttons.

buttons can be configured as toggles, radio groupings, sliders, or organized into more sophisticated systems to monitor and trigger sample playback positions, stream 1-bit video, interact with dynamic physical models, and play games. button press and visual indication are decoupled by design: the correlation is established by each application.

applications span all forms of media and data. the 40h uses usb and talks serial, midi, and open sound control.

all software and firmware is open source. we aim to facilitate a community of shared exploration.
(thanks, chad.)

substance abuse classic wesh release available again!

substance abuse's new release overproof hits the stores this week. in between listens, make your way to the sneakmove releases page and check out the recently unearthed 12" classic can't call it. craaazy good tracks with a sick cameo by p.e.a.c.e. from freestyle fellowship. we've got a limited number of these - only $8 post paid!

good npr segment about the vintage guitar market

summarizing their summary: prices are skyrocketing. listen to the soothing sounds of the npr storytellers.
(thanks, sizod.)

since it's friday, we thought we'd do like abc and offer a little tgif programming of our own. check out this hot-ass full house font and get crackin' on some fancy internet love letters to fake dave coulier's myspace account.

(via electric sweatshirt.)

it's official: sneakmove is 100% youtube video links

but who cares, when there's so much wonderfulness to share. seriously, seriously, seriously watch this. it's insane (literally) and awesome (less literally).



(thanks, rejon.)

gnarls barkley on top of the pops

great version of "crazy" with strings.

p2p downloading causing high concert prices?

if you're looking to take a swim through another sea of slashdot comment madness, dive in to this page about how p2p music downloads are the reason madonna concert tix are $250. discussion based on a current article from the bbc.

junior boys

junior boys have new music coming out soon. keep it coming posted some stuff yesterday. the song "like a child", off the recent domino records comp, is frackin' amazing. i cannot stop listening to it! they pack some real "emotional weight" into their songs. head-noddable electronic music with great songwriting. their 2004 record, last exit, is a grabber.

skew's johnny cash remixes

skew is a producer and musician based in nyc. he's just posted some cool hip-hop remixes of johnny cash songs on his site -- check 'em out!

federline update

our boy k-fed stars in the latest episode of supernews. mad shoutouts to my town!

start planning your weekends

two awesome sneakmove-heavy events in san francisco the next couple weekends. come by and meet your favorite sneakmovers:

• Saturday April 22, 09:00 PM - Madrone Lounge
  500 Divisadero St, San Francisco
  
  Come join.... The Bomarr Monk (Anticon, Restiform Bodies) and DJ Ray Liotta (Sneakmove, Meanest Man Contest) as they spin known and unknown upbeat jams for you and yours at the Madrone Lounge (500 Divisadero St @ Fell), San Francisco Saturday, April 22 9pm-2am, $5, 21+
  

• Sunday April 30, 06:00 PM - Canvas Gallery
  9th Ave and Lincoln, San Francisco
  
  Quarterbar (Sneakemove, Meanest Man Contest) plays some head-noddin' fun tunes as you paint some chairs in SF's finest interactive art gallery.
  thecanvasgallery.com for more info.
  

dat politics

when a friend of sneakmove gets props, we gotta acknowledge it. one of the best music blogs around, 20 jazz funk greats, posted about dat politics. d.p. is on the sneakmove mini-comp!

literal tears of joy!

sneakmove homiepal newagey points me to "average homeboy", aka "the best video ever made."

baby dayliner

this video is old and I don't know why we haven't posted it here yet. the song and video are intoxicating. baby dayliner forever.
update: oh yeah. duh. baby dayliner is on the sneakmove minicomp!

spins and needles, crafts + dj night

you guys up in ottawa that like making crafts and hip dj fun should run by the clocktower brew pub wednesday night (every 3rd wednesday). they provide materials and funky beats. you provide the project. it's called spins and needles and it sounds like a place to meet some cuties and impress them with your needlepoint quiltwork and knowledge of obscure 60's psychedelia.
(thanks, sizod.)

mark ecko posts fake video of air force one getting tagged

looked pretty real but turns out it's a phony. fun to watch, regardless.
mark ecko, designer/graffiti artist/video game creator, spray paints the president's airplane.

built to spill jams

built to spill has a new record. so logically there's gonna be a rudimentary one-on-one basketball video game for promotional purposes. it's a difficult game. in fact, i think it's impossible to score. if that doesn't do it for you, there's always some yo la breakout!

"let me show you why the jail should be my home"

it's hard to effectively parody gangsta rap, since much of it is so awesomely extreme and comical in its own right (willie d, anyone?). still, in the late '90s, hawd gankstuh rappuhs mc's wid ghatz managed to make some pretty hilarious stuff. my favorite hawd gankstuh rappuhs track is "masters of the universe", from the wordsound compilation the ill saint presents: subterranean hitz vol. 2. highly recommended if you love LOLing.


update: also check out "three wrongs," which features the incredible line: "i bodyslam a sasquatch / make your mom watch / i'm just the type of sniper to wipe the contents of my diaper on the keys of your typewriter."

awesome lambretta tv commercial from the '60s

once again, youtube provides me with 10am smiles! check out this super fun italian lambretta scooter ad from the 1960s. great music and so much style!
(thanks, li'l cris.)

one of the worst rap moments in hollywood

put this at the top of the list of terrible portrayals of hiphop culture (also includes macaulay culkin's fake rap in "black or white"). from 1989's teen witch.



(thanks, stefferz.)

dallas penn raises the bar with another insane pair of kicks

the nike id design shop in manhattan is probably the coolest store on the planet. just in the outside appearance alone exudes subtle confidence like a billionaire getting comped at the high roller table in vegas. inside, you've got a waiting room and an attendant to check you in (the hottest girl in that city, btw). suckily, i was there on one of their many "appointment only" days and even my best name dropping could only get me a peek through the curtain.

so sneakmove pal dallas penn has the wonderful fortune to roll into that place and throw together crazy designs and then send us pics to rub it in. his latest ones came together as the shop is doing a celebration of the history of the air max. he's calling them "heatrox super 180" because they're hot like lava shooting out of a volcano. check these pics, and check the great writeup about how this all went down. and it sounds like he hasn't even shown us everything he got...



(click to enlarge)

devo: not cool any longer, and they mean it

a much belated thanks to the colonel for finding a goofball of a video from what i mistook for a very cool band: devo. the song? through being cool. as he notes, it does have its merits...

this particular video incorporates music, video (natch), technology and footwear. not bad.

the song is actually very cheeky and catchy. worth a watch!

video for gnarls barkley's "crazy"

i implore you to check out the beautiful new video for gnarls barkley's "crazy." i love it!

marquis de sade

i've been getting into this french new wave/post-punk record. it's by a band called marquis de sade. it's mostly dark and urgent-sounding guitar and saxophone stuff. when you think about sax in a rock context, you probably imagine men at work or huey lewis and the news. this sounds nothing like that!! it's closer to television or early cure. weird that they have a myspace page. the lp is rue de siam. 1981. CBH/EMI.

listen to marquis de sade "back to cruelty"

alice in chains reuniting for club tour

according to their official website, details are coming soon. further down the page there's a brief mention that the four year anniversary of lead singer layne stayley's death has just passed. someone named william duvall will handle vocal duties on their european leg.

More from CC: Salon #2 happening in SF tonight!

Please join us for the second CC Salon, taking place in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 12 from 6-9pm at Shine (1337 Mission St. between 9th and 10th).

The theme of this month's CC Salon is music, and we're thrilled to announce presentations by Lucas Gonze of Webjay, James Polanco of Fake Science, and composer Bob Ostertag, who recently made the majority of his music available to the world for free under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial license. Additionally, esteemed producer / ccMixter contributor Minus Kelvin will be rocking the 1s and 0s (AKA laptop DJing).

CC Salon is a monthly social gathering focused on art, technology, education, and copyright. Join us on the second Wednesday of every month for drinks, casual conversation, and presentations about Creative Commons projects and tools. Visit creativecommons.org/salon to contribute ideas and proposals for future events, or to learn how to start a CC Salon in your area.

Crammed Discs Remix Contest at ccMixter

Creative Commons just launched a new remix contest in conjunction with Crammed Discs over at ccMixter. Crammed artists Cibelle, DJ Dolores, and Apollo Nove -- some of Brazil's most innovative contemporary musicians -- are offering new sounds online under a Creative Commons BY-NC license, so you can legally use them in remixes, mash-ups, and new compositions. Nine winning remixes will appear on a Crammed/ccMixter EP project to be sold online through digital music stores.

free official metallica live show downloads

a new set of classic metallica concert mp3s you can download free every month. maybe this is their way of saying "sorry" for ruining napster?

d12's proof killed in detroit nightclub shooting

a crazy, sad loss. from the detroit free press. speculation is that bizarre might be the other person listed in critical condition...

build it: your own electronic drum kit

this one is for anyone in the following categories: drummers who want more variety, people who live in apartments, anyone who makes music, people who like to build things, people on a budget, anyone that likes being awesome. build your own electronic drum kit for about $250 - detailed instructions make it look very easy!

(thanks, sizod.)

America's Most Hated

K-Fed's new single off his upcoming album can now be downloaded. The song, Americas Most Hated, sounds like every rap song I have ever listened to all wrapped into one track. So, it's actually not that bad. Does this mean I am insane!? Perhaps my interest in the song is fueled by the damn flute sample!!

paul's boutique remixes

a while ago, my pals at sneakmove were nice enough to post about two beastie boys remixes i did. well, i've completed my quadrilogy. so, check em out:

"shake your rump (quarterbar remix)"
"looking down the barrel of a gun (quarterbar remix)"
"stop that train (quarterbar remix)"
"car thief (quarterbar remix)"

new york mag on "subway perv" dan hoyt

the current issue of new york features an entertaining (if creepy) story about new age diet entrepreneur / public penis exposer dan hoyt. the "subway perv," who achieved infamy last august when a phonecam pic snapped by one of his victims made its way to the cover of of the new york daily news, is (unsurprisngly) a delusional ass who implies that flashing is an extension of his former extreme sports lifestyle.

“It’s the possibility of being caught or discovered, the thrill of doing something crazy,” Hoyt says, comparing the feeling to one he had many years ago, when he was skiing Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon and abruptly veered from the trail, flying off a 40-foot cliff for no reason. “I’ve raced motorcycles, raced bicycles, skied competitively. I’ve hit trees at 60 miles an hour. Been run over by a motorcycle. I’ve broken arms, broken my leg, tore cartilage in my knee.”

for more public humiliation of sexual harrassers, visit holla back new york city.

rodney mullen

skateboarding legend rodney mullen is really amazing with all this sliding on the side of the board stuff.

thomas dolby str8 hating on kevin federline

k-fed used the instrumental for mobb deep's "got it twisted" on his hilariously silly myspace freestyle "america's most hated." the mobb deep track samples thomas dolby's "she blinded me with science." dolby is not happy.

"It's like what Vanilla Ice did with 'Ice Ice Baby'," [said Dolby.] "Although I think Vanilla Ice is a superstar compared to this guy."

(thanks, shitridic.)

scott walker on the bbc's "culture show"

this aired last week. super awesome stuff for scott walker nerds like me.

sneakers for your fave computer nerd

maybe we can convince some programmers to get up and go for a jog with these keyboard sneakers. then all that would be left would be to figure out how to make them shower once in a while...

(via gizmodo)

learn something about mp3 bitrates

a nice person from fliptech.net analyzed mp3 rips all set at different bit rates and posts the comparison charts so you can see where the sound goes. the page would be complete if it included the mp3 samples for us to hear the differences (although the song used is almost totally unlistenable).

sneakmove mix! part 2

taking inspiration from the mix dj ray liotta recently posted, i've created my own mix for all you dancing clowns. if you're a fan of amateur beat matching, this mix is for you. play the songs in order with no pause between tracks and it'll be just like a real live dance party. musical artists include: ultramagnetic mc's, can, bush tetras, orange juice, the meters, prince, and many many many many many many more.

more ehow wiki dance madness

two things i love: wiki's and dancing. here's a new dance entry on ehow's wiki--how to master dance dance revolution. as you might imagine in a world that combines wikis and ddr, the instructions don't bother much with minimizing embarrasment...

Step 7. While other people are using the machine, if there's space for you, try to copy the steps they're doing. This will let you get practice without spending any money (or worrying about failing a song)!

officially supported xp on the new intel macs

there's more than enough apple fanatic blogs out there, but this is interesting news. apple releases a beta set of drivers for dual-booting windows xp on intel macs. makes you wonder if this was the plan all along--a great way to push into the market share of dell, hp, etc etc.

rapture and danger mouse

holy moly. the rapture and danger mouse are working on an album together. the rapture seems to be not an actual band but a vessel for a producer to speak through. danger mouse hasn't disappointed yet and judging by their work with dfa, the rapture has great taste. this'll be interesting.

joy of painting video game in the works

according to this mtv news article, nintendo is currently developing a video game based on bob ross' beloved instructional art program, the joy of painting.

the game is being developed for nintendo's next-gen revolution system. the system's innovative new controller "will allow players to play bob ross games as if they were wielding an actual paintbrush."

(thanks, jed!)

numark's new idj2 ipod dj setup looks good

they improved on the old one by requiring just one ipod now. waveforms, scratching, bpm, faders, pitch, etc - it's all there. check out the numark idj2.

classic lp needle denon dl-103 available again

interesting article from msnbc of all places about the denon dl-103 being a piece of 44 year old technology that hasn't been improved on despite many efforts--and it is once again available in the usa.

simpsons: the movie preview trailer

not sure if this is the same trailer they started showing in theaters this past weekend--it's really just a teaser--but it's the only one i've found online so far. the simpsons movie, release date july 2007.

via jurassic punk

finnish fan art: knight rider dash

a sincere and engaging story about a finnish boy's fascination with knight rider, in particular kitt's dashboard. ah, the memories of being in third grade...
(thanks, sizod.)

quick read for those about to run out and hit the dance floor

ehow's wiki always comes through in times of need: how to find your own dancing style.

Step 9: Emphasize the positive. Really like that shoulder roll you do when you've got your groove thing on? Try to do it on purpose. Try to do it at different angles and speeds to discover which one looks best....

birdmonster's debut full-length now on sale!

sneakmove pals birdmonster are making HUGE waves among fans of high-powered indie rock (check out what largehearted boy, music for robots, and gorilla vs. bear have to say about them). the band could have easily signed with a label to help them distribute their upcoming album, recorded with brad cook (queens of the st