Jammies

Here are a few songs that I am into at the moment. Would you mind if I shared with you? Oh you DO mind? You have something else to do? HOW RUDE! Anyway here we go. Up first is Dr Dre's latest protege Kendrick Lamar. He's been bubbling for the past couple of years and his debut Aftermath album is supposed to be coming out later this year. This is his first official single "Swimming Pools (Drank)". Kendrick has an amazing way with words and storytelling. Almost every song I have heard from him has substance to it. It is in no way preachy, more like a case study. He is something that is well needed it today's (mainstream) hip hop. Up next Zebra(f-ing)Katz ft Njena Reddd Foxxx "Ima Read". This song is EVERYTHING!!! "Ima chop that b!tch, Ima slice that b!tch, Ima ice that b!tch" YASSS! The library is CLOSED Lastly, this song is my guilty pleasure song. If you have not heard of Kreayshawn well let me try to give you a short summary. Random white girl from Oakland who directs videos and "raps". She came to youtube fame last year for her song "Gucci Gucci" and from that one song she signed a rumored 1 million dollar record contract. Since then she has had a series of fails (starting 'beef' with Rick Ross, harshly criticized stage performances) and embarrassments (several dismal freestyle sessions) But girl still has an album to make and a contract to fulfill right? So I guess this is her ofiicial official first single "Go Hard". When I first saw this video I cringed. I mean lets face it, this chick can't rap for sh!t. Then something started happening, I started nodding my head. This song is friggin catchy I can't lie. Plus its an eye catching video, and she's a cute girl, that'll get you everywhere. So sit back, drop your inhibitions and actually enjoy this.

Current Obsession

Deep Thoughts

Deep Yo.

Odd Cypher

Here is a recent Odd Future cypher while at famed photographer and famously creepy dude Terry Richardson;s studio. As usual Wolf Gang never disappoints when it comes to pure entertainment. Also they are embarking on a big tour this upcoming late summer/fall and their first stop is in Norfolk! I was going to buy tickets the day the went on sale last Friday but I had some other monetary priorities to tend too (being a grown up blows) hopefully I would be able to get those tickets next week. Betsta believe my old a$$ would be way up in the balcony. I've learned my lessons, I'm getting to old for that pit sh!t.

Crying

The first time I saw this video I hollered with Astonishment and Glee. I don't know if these kids are really dancing to Lil B but I know one thing that dude in the middle is KILLING IT! This is what the Wave in Norfolk looks like on Wednesday nights, but with glowsticks and strobe lights. What I love about these dudes is their stamina. When it looks like they're about to tire out and give up, the music of the BasedGod gives them strength to go on. This is just great.

Jammies

First off, hi. I know it has been a while since I last blogged, but you know the deal, two jobs, no energy, no blog-inspiration. However today I just wanted to share with you my current favorite songs. First we have Ms Azealia Banks. If you haven't heard of her well I will try to give a quick summary. She's a twenty-something rapper from Harlem, NY and she specializes in something that people have pegged "Vogue Rap". Now I am not a fan per say, I get what lane she is in and I respect it and I definitely respect her abilities as an MC/vocalist. So which brings me to the video at hand. This is "Liquorice" a song from her 1991 EP which is available for purchase now, and I LOOOOOVE this song. It is giving me 1990's house realness and I bought the song the other day and I play it 10 times in a row, it's that good. Second we have Miguel who came up in the last two years with the great album All I Want Is You, and this past year he has been releasing his "Art Dealer Chic" mixtapes (which is excellent by the way) this song which unfortunately does not have a video but it should! is called "Candles In the Sun, Blowing In the Wind" another song that I have played 10 times in a row. Miguel is an alternative R&B artist that I am really excited about and can't wait till his next full length effort comes out. PS you should download all 3 installments of this Art Dealer Chic project

Vlog #5

Hey here's a new vlog for dat azz.

Say Whaaaa!?

So I was catching up on my Yelawolf news today and I seen that he hurt his spleen but has since recovered, he is working a new album (YES) and also news of a new tattoo of his. Yeller has a vast collection of body ink but his most recent one raised a few eyebrows. On the side of his head he has a portrait of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash with the name Fefe intertwined. Hmmm Fefe? I know you ain't talking about Fefe Dobson. Wait, you are? Giiiirrrl what's the tea on that! Now I know Mr Wolf was married with 3 kids and now he's dating Fefe Dobson. How random, but also cute. Not cute that he and his wife aren't together anymore but you know that ain't nobody's bidness but their own. And I ain't one to gossip so you ain't heard that from me. All I care about is that he is making another album because Radioactive is dope as hell. I also hope he makes his way round here for show soon.

:(

On Friday May 4th Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys passed away at the age of 47. 47 is way too young to die but he led a life of purpose. Music, Art and Activism was his game and he played it well. I'm going to post one of my personal favorite Beastie Songs "So What Cha Want"

Vlog #4: Brian McFright and Other Musings

Here is my new vlog, the first part of it is about Brian McKnight's new song that he is or at least was working on. I highly suggest you watch that video first then watch the vlog so you can see what I am talking about. And I also talk about a couple of other pop culture tidbits. Enjoy.

Watch This!

This is a really cool documentary put together by Heartless Creativity about a group of people putting on for the 757 (that is the Hampton Roads area in Southeast Virginia for those of you who aren't down with the area code lingo, proceed) musically. I am honored to know the guys of A New Born Thriller, they were guests a couple of times for the Urban Metal Music Festival shows that I used to put on in Radford. And I also remember going to one of the "Beechmont" rehersals waaay back in the day. And the guys of Teleport Team [they will ALWAYS be Frontside to me, sorry guys :)] are a couple of my really really good friends from high school. The other artists featured are BEEF and the Dope Dreamerz whom my brother and myself had the pleasure to see perform and was really in awe of them. In this doc they talk about things like how they all came to know each other and the struggles of trying to get noticed outside of the 757. It is a really good watch, please enjoy!

Yay!

I have to say that I absolutely adore the Italian alien shaped head funball that is Giuliana Rancic. I must also admit that I had watched her wedding special and reality series with her husband Bill, and I find them to be quite adorable. I watch a lot of trashy reality TV so when I watch their show its like cleansing my palette a little bit. A big part of the past seasons of their show concentrated on them wanting to have a baby and all the trials Giuliana had to go through. There have been a round of IVF that resulted in one pregnancy then unfortunately a miscarriage. After taking a year from trying to have a baby and just having some fun they soon decided to proceed with IVF again. Part of the process through the specialist they were seeing was to have Giuliana have a mammogram and the results pending a biopsy came back positive for breast cancer. Hearing these events truly made me feel for them. Finally yesterday came the great news that they are going to be parents! Giuliana herself is not pregnant but they are using a 'gestational carrier' where an already formed embryo of the Rancic baby particles is placed in a willing participant. I am really excited for them, I am currently waiting for my invite guurl.

Vlog 3: Jesus Is A Biscuit!

I just finished watching Monday nights RuPaul's Drag Race and needless to say I was not happy with the results. Those results, resulted to this. Enjoy.

Timeless Jammie

Carl Thomas for a second was that dude and this song is absolutely timeless. There are just so many good moments in this song. This is one of those songs that if you happen to hear it on the radio you sing it real loud with such conviction and jazz/ R&B hands. Yeah its that good.
But she still belooongs to someone else I WISH I WISH I NEEEEEVER MET HER at aaaalllll!!

Dark, Dark, Dark

If your into random, dumb and kind of gross out humor, you should check out Loiter Squad on Adult Swim. From the makers of Jackass and members of Odd Future this 11 minute show is a good time filler. This is one of my favorite clips from the show. This was on the premiere episode from a few weeks ago.


This is another of my favorite clips, also from the first episode.

Spitta Back At It

I love Curren$y, but being a Curren$y fan can be exhausting. I swear every week this kid is coming out with like complete albums. His work ethic is crazy, but although its so much quantity, its all quality. This is his new joint with Wale "What It Look Like" from his upcoming 450th album The Stoned Immaculate. I like the track, Wale provided a nice simple hook and also provides a verse. As always Curren$y is like butter on a track while Wale always seems to attack a track, Curren$y always melts into it becoming a part of the music. Anyways here's the video.

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Warped Family Memories

A few minutes ago I started humming a tune. The tune was to Level 3 (8:23 of the vid above) of the original XMen game on Sega Genesis. I immediately started laughing because this game was a favorite among my father, brother and myself. I distinctly remember we were living in Brooklyn at the time and I would wake up in the middle of the night and my dad would be in our room playing this game. He was really good at it too. Another thing that my dad was good at was making up random songs. He came up with a little ditty that went to the music of level 3. The lyrics went along with the bass line, and it went a little something like this:

Come eat my doo doo,
You know you like,
You know you like it, come on and try it.
It just taste like candy and cookies,
I'd bet you would like it, come on and try it.

And then I would come in with the main melody line:

Eat my poooooo
You know it taste so gooooood.
Eat my poooo
You knooow it taaaste sooo goooood.

Yeah, I'm serious, this is the song that my father and my 9 year old self came up with. Now you probably can figure out where my weirdness comes from. He was quite the character, the apple doesn't fall far from the weird tree.

Schewitz Swag

So Drake just released the video to his current single "Take Care" ft Rihanna. I don't like the song (i always skip it when listening to the album) and I don't like the video. This post is not about that. This post is about the gem that I found over on OVO's Vimeo page. Just hours ago they released the video to "HYFR" ft Lil Wayne, and this video is super Jew Swag to the max. I don't think anyone (well yeah there's Matisyahu and the Beasties, but have you seen them pop Manischewitz in a video?) has ever repped my Jewish homies as hard as Drake does. I love that. I love this video. Watch.

Drake ~ HYFR Feat. Lil Wayne from OctobersVeryOwn on Vimeo.

Vlog 2

this is my new vlog (with 'nifty' editing included) ranging on topics such as getting older, confessing love in musical form and chicken.


Postal Script: I have uploaded my 2 vlogs so far on my Youtube page so yeah check it out.

This is just a test run of my new webcam, thinking of doing some vlogs in the future. This vlog represents something that is near and dear to MY heart. Enjoy.

Jammies

This is Santi's new single "Disperate Youth". Now THIS is the Santigold that I love. Her first single I was not a big fan of, but this right here is that jam. The countdown to her new album Master of My Make Believe is on, and I can hardly wait. Enjoy.

BONUS: Here is Santi and the making of her album cover. Sidenote: How hot does she look in that gold get up? Get it guuuurrrl


This song I stumbled upon while working at the radio station. I was making my rounds around the stations and I heard this pumping out the speakers at 96X. At first I thought it might be a new Weezer song, alas it was not. It was Jeff the Brotherhood and the song "Bummer". The song definitely gives me a Weezer feeling with a little bit of Grunge too, I would definitely be bumping this when the weather gets warmer (what am I talking the weather is already warm) Anyways I think I'm going to check out their album Champion.

Happy Belated Birthday To...

MEEEE!!!
So I turnt 27 this past tuesday and little fanfare was had this birthday season. The weekend before I had to work, I had to work that day, and I have to work this weekend so no super celebratoryness for me, which is cool. I was never a big "hey its my birthday let's party!" kind of person. My brother and I went to see the movie Wanderlust at this place called CineBistro (which is a really cool place, but if you plan to go and eat there, prepare to drop some duckets). Wanderlust was actually a pretty funny movie, all thanks to the amazingness that is Paul Rudd! Afterwards we went to Walmart and I got myself some and cake and ice cream. The end. And for gifts my bestie LEY is getting us some tickets to see LMFAO in DC on June 25!! OH SNAP! That's going to be when I celebrate my birthday for reals. I also got myself a new laptop. It's a Samsung something or another, and I just discovered today that it has a webcam! Hopefully pretty soon I will start doing some BugzBlawg Vlogs. So yeah that's what's up. Ok bye.

YMCMWTF?

So news broke not too long ago that the band Limp Bizkit, pioneers of "rap rock", hated by many, loved by others, has just signed to Cash Money Records. Cash Money has become a clusterf*&k of artists over the past few years with a few head scratching people to their roster of artists. Now let's just be clear that I was a huge fan of Limp Bizkit. The album Significant Other was the first album that I walked to the mall and purchased myself, so they have a special place in my heart. But...come on man. The whole Cash Money/Young Money enterprise is just doing the most right now. They literally have 500 people signed to the label and only like 4 or 5 people have released albums under that umbrella. I am personally annoyed when labels just sign and sign and sign people but the execution rate is just horrible. If your not Wayne, Birdman, Drake or Nicki Minaj, don't expect to have your jank released. If you actually DO make an album and have it come out, don't expect it to be promoted. In the end have to give it YMCMB because it's just so random and zany and I of all people appreciate random and zany. So in honor of LB getting signed to the greatest show on earth, here are some other people I hope get's signed to Cash Money. (as originally conceptualized on my twitter feed.)

Domino-At the height of the "G-Funk" in the early 90s Domino hit us with what is a minor hit, but definitely a ghetto classic. His brand up of Gangster azz R&B would be refreshing on the scene today.


Skee Lo-Mr. Lo had a pretty decent hit on his hands with "I Wish". This song relates to everyone cause don't we all wish we were a little bit something? I like to think that he is the pre cursor to "emo rap" because of his brutal honesty about his self image and his feelings. If there was no Skee Lo, there would be no Drake so it would be fitting to put the self aware emo rap pioneer on the YMCMB line up.


Adina Howard (on twitter I called her Anita Howard, oops)-this feisty lady laid it all out on the table and let her male conterpart know exactly how it is with her hit "Freak like Me". Since Nicki Minaj got all pop-py and is not nasty as she used to be let Adina be the freak nasty lady with a nice harmony behind it.


Semisonic-we all know the great song "Closing Time", it's timeless, it's for some reason getting more play in movie trailers now that it did when it came out in the 90s. Why should Cash Money sign them? Why not? They've signed damn near everybody else.



Lou Bega-I think Lou has a few Mambo's left in him.

Rammstein-because it would be funny. I bet Wayne is a Rammstein fan on the low.

I Miss You Man: Kittie

The other day I was going through my rolodex of cd's and I came across an unmarked burned disk. I put the disk into iTunes and it turned out to be Kittie's second album Oracle. Needless to say I had a very nostalgic moment. Kittie was a teenage all girl metal outlet (from canada!) with its peak prominence taking place in the early 00's. Kittie was basically living my rock and roll dreams. When I first started playing guitar at 16 my BFF Shelaine and I would sit in my basement (her playing the bass) and try to play Kittie songs (and also Sum41, don't ask). Kittie was a bad azz group of girls who could roll with the big boys (they toured with Sevendust,and Slipknot among many others). Unfortunately I never got a chance to see them live, I'm kind of glad though because I would just been so jealous of them. Like I said before they were living my dream. Now through countless changing band members (with sisters Morgan and Mercedes Lander being the only constant members) Kittie is still recording, touring and kicking your face in. I salute you Kittie, I salute you.



*Fallon was my idol, for real*

A$AP Rocky Concert

This past Thursday my brother and I made the trek up to Richmond to catch ASAP Rocky at The National. This was my first time at The National and its a pretty cool venue, a lot smaller than I expected but whatever. Now Tyrone and I vowed that we WILL NOT end up in the front for the show, and that's exactly where we wound up. I guess we just wanted to see how long we can last up there. So around 8:15 the opening act comes out, this dude named Joe Threat who's from Richmond. The beginning of his set had some promise he kicked an acappella at the beginning and the crowd was kind of rockin with him a little bit. By the the third or fourth song the crowd starting chanting "ASAP! ASAP!" and throwing ice at him. About 20 minutes into his set he was booed off the stage and the venue cut off his mic and closed the curtains on him (damn homie!) So after all that the crowd was hype cause it's all like ASAP will be out here in no time. NO! It took ol boy OVER AN HOUR to get out to the stage. Sure I was still hype by the time he came out but I was also kind of over it. Especially cause during the first song I almost lost my driver's license, debit card and camera. Tyrone and I went up the balcony and viewed the rest of the disappointingly short set from there. Aside from all that ASAP Rocky puts on a really good show, he has stage presence, great interaction with the crowd, good with the in-between banter, and he played all my favorite songs so I was good. After the short set it turned into a kind of impromptu dance party with his DJ playing some throwback tunes, but by that time Tyrone and I peaced out cause we had an hour drive back home. The highlight of the show to me would be me purchasing the ASAP crewneck seen above and a really good screwdriver I had at the beginning of the night. The main thing that I got out of this show, a conclusion that I have been coming to for a while is that I'm getting old. I'll be 27 years old next month and its become alarmingly clear that I have to move my old a$$ up to the balcony for now on. Being down on the ground level "in the pit" is for the young bucks and that just aint me anymore. :sigh: but i'll always have memories of all the great shows I've been to in my lifetime. The end.

But the Soul Train Line Will Live Forever

So this week (and on the first day of black history month no less) Don Cornelius commited suicide at the age of 75. This is sad news not only cause of a death of a true icon but the taking away of his own life just adds another layer of suck. Even though the Don is gone the Soul Train line will live on forever!!!!


LOL "Obama" @3:16^^

Swag to the Max

M.I.A. has finally graced us with her presence. It seems that MIA has been popping up all of a sudden this week not only with this video but her feature on a new Madonna song (umm random). No complaints here. This is her "new" single which is actually a track from her VICKI LEEKZ mixtape that came out almost 2 years ago. I don't know anything about a new album yet but I'll keep you posted. Anyways this video is super swag to the max.

I'm Tumblin Now

Yesterday I randomly decided to start a tumblr. I don't why I would 'tumble' when I already have a blog that I barely post in but honestly tumblr takes a lot less effort than posting blogs. I am not abandoning the blog I'm just tumbling to. I am a social networking polygamist. Check it out right hurr

New Obsession.

I heard about Does it Offend You Yeah? a while ago on the Nine Inch Nails promo tour EP thingy when they were going on that tour with Jane's Addiction. It had to be either '07 or '08. DIOYY's song "We Are Rockstars" was on that compilation and I thought it was cool but I never paid any more attention to it. Yesterday Amazon sent me an email saying they have over 1,000 MP3 albums for $5 and I decided to see what collection they had. A lot of albums were booty but I did download Sleigh Bells' first album and Daft Punk's Alive album. DIOYY's second album was for $5 but I decided to hold off on that one and download their first album instead. Well that was a great idea. You Have No Idea What You've Gotten Yourself Into is the name and I really can't even describe to you what it sounds like. Its definitely dance electro rock with even some punk elements to it ( I think). Its really weird and has complex rhythyms and its just really freaking awesome. So I'm currently obsessed. I just downloaded their second album Don't Say We Didn't Warn You and I'm very excited to see what this album sounds like. My only wish is that I paid attention to these guys sooner! This is my favorite song of theirs right now "Dawn of the Dead"

Men that I Love: Robbie Laughlin

I was watching "Family Matters" early yesterday morning and it was the episode where the science lab blew up in school and Steve Urkel was accused of doing it because of his science experiment. The school had a mock trial with Laura Winslow defending Steve and his nemesis Dexter Thornhill playing the prosecutor. As I was watching the episode the actor playing Dexter Thornhill looked familiar. I was saying to myself 'that looks like Robbie Laughlin' and after watching him and his big mannerisms I was convinced it was him. After extensive and painful research (read: google + imdb) I found out it was in fact him! I freaking love Robbie Laughlin! You can currently see him and all his fabulousness on E! during the who wore it better segments. He is also Giuliana Rancic's (whom I also love to pieces) gay husband. I want Robbie to be my gay husband!!! Here is what Robbie had to say about his appearance on "Family Matters":
"I was Steve Urkel's school nemesis, Dexter Thornhill. It was supposed to be a recurring role and I was really happy. It was really funny and I had such a great time doing it. Rumor has it Jaleel White, who played Urkel, was a little jealous of the attention I got and I never recurred again. The writer who wrote my part was fired as well, from what I understand. That's what folklore says. Jaleel and I have never talked since."

Your Welcome.

Goons vs Gays Part Deux. Your favorite goons and gays in more situations. Your welcome.

Jammie

You've prolly never heard of Jackie Chain, even if you never heard of him you have to give him credit for an incredibly catchy rap name. Anyways he is a half white half asian rapper from Alabama and a few years ago every body and their mama put their own 16 to his song "Rollin" and he is about to put out a project with Nick Catchdubs the co-founder of the hipster friendly boutique label Fools Gold. I don't know why I like this song, it's called "Molly" and he's looking for her, hard. But Molly is not a girl, its a thing. "Molly" is the nickname for MDMA which is the drug found in Ecstasy so I guess "Molly" is the purest form of Ecstasy...so wait, is it about a girl? Im so befuddled right now. I feel like I'm on Molly, I think I found her!

Yay!

Finally my beloved Santigold has come out with a new song "Big Mouth" which means that her sophmore album Master of My Make Believe will actually be coming out this year JOY!

And just for kicks check out my post about going to the Santigold concert in '09

AMAZING

I just saw this on my facebook feed. I don't plan on having any children in the future, like never. BUT every once in a while something comes along that makes me think that having a kid wouldnt be too bad cause I can have them do stuff like this:

AMAZINIIIIIIGGGG!!!

He's Like Camp-bell SOOOOOOOOOP

Now I do not like to make fun of church going peoples, but sometimes, they just...make it to easy. And obviously God has a sense of humor, just look at the person to the right of you. See? SOOOOOOOOOP

Jammie

If you don't already know, I luh me some Yelawolf. I've been a fan for a while now and Yeller finally unleashed has Shady Records debut Radioactive late last year (which is super dope by the way). Here is the second single from the album "Let's Roll" featuring one of the OG white boy rappers turned...country superstar? Kid Rock. I like how the video goes from Yelawolf's hometown in Alabama to the birthplace of Hip Hop more specifically the Bronx (woop! woop!) Enjoy.

Youtube Hero: DONNIEduRIGHT

I actually just stumbled upon this Youtube gem today and I have gotten immense entertainment thus far, so I thought I'd share. This is DONNIEduRIGHT a NewYorker with a lot fierceness, imagination and a flip cam (I presume, I don't know, you get the point) Enjoy these selections if you will.

Life.

Hello, I like to start off my posting binge today with a little update on life. In late December I started my second job at the "call center". I just got finished with training this past week. I like the job, I'm still getting the hang of it but I do like working in an office setting and my co-workers are cool. Actually the first day that I got there I was surprisingly greeted by my old high school chum Piper which definitely made the transition there way easier. The only bad part about the second job is just that, its a second job, and I still work at the radio station aka the bridge to nowhere or better yet, the bridge to Terrorbithia, ok so its not THAT bad, I just don't want to be there anymore. I would just like to have one job or even two jobs that I like. Anyways hopefully I'll be able to save money every paycheck and this summer I can finally enroll in that audio engineering class ive been talking about forever. Let's see what else, oh yeah, my brother and I are going to A$AP Rocky in Richmond Feb 9th, its gonna be trill. Well that's all for now.

Oh Yeah, Happy New Year.

Oh hai, happy 2012 and all that. Here is a post about my New Years. This is the first time in my adult life that I had taken NYE off from work. Months ago LEY commanded and threatened with severe bodily harm (not really) that I take off from work and head up her way to spend NYE with her and her roomate Jack. So that's just what I did. Saturday afternoon I made my way up there (shockingly with no traffic) and was greeted with LEY's face, gifts and food (she know a way to a girls heart) After eating and previewing one of the greatest mixtapes of all time (my homemade 'LEY's Gangsta A$$ Mixtape' my xmas gift to her) we got done up and put on our sickening outfits. LEY was clearly the star of the night as I dubbed her "Champagne Showers" (and if she ever wants to become and exotic dancer that would be a great stage name, your welcome). Jack rushed in from work and got ready and we all headed out into the night. We spent our New Year's Eve at a gay club by the name of Town Danceboutique in DC which was fab. The evening started out with a drag show which was a bit 'meh' BUT Tatiana from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 was there as Town is her home club to perform at. Of course she performed to Britney but it was cool to see her. The legendary Shi-Queeta-Lee was also there (we first saw her this past summer at Nellie's Sports Bar and she. was. EVERYTHING) and a fierce queen by the name of Ba*Naka. After the Drag show the DJs played a list of the top 10 songs of the year with "Party Rock Anthem" being number 1 of course and then the countdown into the New Year. Not too long after that we decided to leave. It was such a great night, I loved the vibe of DC that night and the weather was perfect and I had such great company, best night ever! Annnnnd here are come the pics.





Me and Miss Shi-Queeta-Lee!!!