Vicious Pop

2011-11-29T11:17:00.000-08:00

Awwwwww shiiiit. You know you've been dreaming on this for, like, ever. Juiceboxxx has finally gone and done it: introducing THUNDER ZONE ENT, not just a record label but an innovative new entertainment company from the mind of Juiceboy. The debut release is a 7" by G-Side, the Huntsville rap duo's first ever vinyl release, which features a remix by Javelin on the b-side (available for download @ PITCHFORK). Future releases include a Thunder Zone energy drink and other unique releases that are still under wraps. I'd highly recommend bookmarking the TZ site and keep your eyeballs peeled and your fingertips perched over the refresh button for the next year or so. It'll be worth it, trust.

Click here to pre-order the G-Side 7" from Thunder Zone Ent. all pre-orders get a free Thunder Zone sticker!

Speaking of JUICE, dude leaves for tours of Australia and Japan in a minute, after a kick-off show in L.A. on the 1st. Peep the dates:

12/1-ECHOPLEX – LOS ANGELES, CA (W/ DAN DEACON, XBXRX AND DJ FRANKI CHAN)

AUSTRALIA 
  12/6-OLD BAR – MELBOURNE 
12/7-TOFF IN TOWN – MELBOURNE (W/ BIG FREEDIA)
 12/8-GOOD GOOD -SYDNEY (W/ BIG FREEDIA)
 12/9-MERIDETH MUSIC FESTIVAL – MERIDETH 
12/10-THE LANUDRY – MELBOURNE

JAPAN 
  12/14 O-NEST – TOKYO
 12/15 2.5D – TOKYO 
12/16 SHANGLI-LA – OSAKA 
12/17 CHIKA-IKKAI – OSAKA 
12/18 ROOFTOP PARTY – NAGYOA (W/ GAGAKIRISE) 
12/19 FEVER – TOKYO 
12/22 SUPER DELUXE – TOKYO

2011-07-30T10:40:00.000-07:00

YO MILWAUKEE: JUICEBOXXX is back in town! 4 one nite only as part of WMSE's week-long Radio Summer Camp festival. TONIGHT July 30, 2011 @ STONEFLY w/ Blueprint (Rhymesayers, Ohio) & Rafter (San Diego) 10 PM. Up top is a new collabo trak Juiceboy did exclusively for the net with Schwarz & Issue. GO 2 THE JUICE BLOG 2 DOWNLOAD THE TRAK 4 FREE!!!

P.S.
NEW EXTREME ANIMALS REMIX OF "CARE BEAR" by TEETH

2011-07-19T09:55:00.000-07:00

THIS ISH IS 2NITE! D. Gookin rolls into town just as the great Midwest Heat Dome 2k11 is peaking. INTENSITY:

2011-07-09T10:52:00.000-07:00

Over the past 5 years I've amassed a collection of useless but amusing "edits" done in varying states of sleep deprived, vibed out mania. Here's most of them, zipped up and thrown onto mediafire with some hastily made cover art featuring the ass of a young pre-George Costanza Jason Alexander (from a summer camp slasher he was in featuring make-up fx by Tom Savini called The Burning which I highly recommend). ENJOY OR WHATEVER...

DOWNLOAD THE "SUMMER EDITS" ZIP

Fine Columbian by Sound Rippers

2011-06-29T10:54:00.000-07:00

2 QUICKIES U NEED RIGHT NOW

NEW SSION LP "BENT" IS FREEEEE?!?! YEAH VIA THE SSION WBESITE

HOLY SHIT! LIVE ON WMSE MEDIAFIRE D/L

+ A STREAMER:
IT ALL ENDS///AM I EVIL?? INSTRUMENTAL by extreme animals

2011-06-22T10:52:00.000-07:00

THE LEGEND R. STEVIE MOORE 2MORO (THURSDAY JUNE 23) @ CACTUS CLUB w/ RARE 2 PIECE TERRIOR BUTE SET CLICK HERE 4 THE FACEBOOK PAGE

Nyan Cat (George_Costanza remix) by George_Costanza

Arms&Suites - Purple Tint by HYPEHEADZ

Corcovado - want to say by CORCOVADO

Big Choo ''Like It Raw'' by TheBouncespot

This record sounds as good as this bad ass cover art looks. GO 2 THE MIXPAK SITE FOR LINX 2 BUY AND VIDZ + INTERVIEWS ETC

Vybz Kartel - Mi Remember by Mixpak

2011-05-27T11:12:00.000-07:00

A FEW MORE NEWISH MUSIC THINGS

Corcovado - Ring my Bells by CORCOVADO
A new name and a new track for the artist formerly known as DJ Teenage Wolf. This is a big one.

Deep Until The World Ends (Win The Future) Mix by MarkBrown

NEW VID TO PROMOTE THE DOUBLE LP OUT NOW ON NOTHERN SPY!

KILLER NEW CHICA x TAPE on HEWHOCORRUPTS INC. with COVER ART BY NARWHALZ!!

2011-05-18T12:19:00.000-07:00

ROUNDING UP SOME LOOSE 'NET NUGGETS

EXTREME ANIMALS just wrapped up a spring tour. Check out their website for tour diaries, new vids, blog shit, etc. and favorite this track on soundcloud:
DOWN FOR WHATEVER (DEMO EXCERPT EX-TWERP MODEL FORMAT) by extreme animals

AND...
Br00tal Moods by George_Costanza

^ This mix is just the fucking RAWEST. Seinfeld quotes + grindcore phatness + new Extreme Animals trak in the mix = :)

TOMORROW THURSDAY MAY 19 @ QUARTER'S ROCKNROLL PALACE: TERRIOR BUTE, BITCHIN' BAJAS (FEATURING COOPER FROM CAVE), RIO TURBO & STACIAN CLICK HERE 4 THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

Milwaukee native beatmeister Andy Petr just dropped his debut Mixpak release. You can download the title track for free from rcrdlbl by clicking here if you have an account, or you can just sac up and buy it already. Keep an eye on andypetr.muxtape.com cuz dude's constantly pumping out new jams. Like this one:
Dro Carey & Andy Petr - Rare Syrup by Andy Petr

Tejas Heat:
Hora de los brujos by Dj Teenage Wolf from an upcoming Get Flavor comp.

No need to elaborate too much on these, the pure hotness that is professionally pressed up mixtape cassettes should be pretty apparent just by looking at these pics. Completely crucial for your post-grad cross-country summertime road trips. CLICK HERE 2 FIND OUT WHERE 2 BUY EM.

ZHIGULI IS SO FUCKING RAW!!!!!!!!!

Squidbotz now has a facebook, an upcoming show on June 1 w/ Rio Turbo and Buoyant C (check their facebook for addy details soon) and a soundcloud page featuring my favorite track:
04 Moonwalk In Your Garden by squidbotz

I WANT IT! This LP is gonna be fuckin massive.

If this was Strike Gently I would surely be posting a link to Slow Jamz For Men under the heading "LOVE DEEZ SLUTS"

2011-03-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

RANDOM BLAST OF NEW(ISH) INTERNET MUSIC

>2 NEW MIXES THAT WILL MAKE U FALL IN LUV w HOUSE ALL OVER AGAIN

>>DJ MikeQ's XLR8R MIX IS A MUST HAVE! It features this classic:

THIS TRAK (AND LIKE 20 MORE HE'S GOT UP ON HIS SOUNDCLOUD PAGE) IS FIRE 2:
DJ MikeQ - Feel This 2010 by DJMikeQ973

>>ZHIGULI's new mix for RAKETA is super tasty. Like, TOTALLY. Check out the original blog post if you can read the language. Or click on the soundcloud box right here:
Zhiguli Mix for Raketa 4000 by ZHIGULI

>AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING NEW LP FROM SUPERGROUP DOGLEATHER (SEWN LEATHER + DJ DOG DICK!) ON EHSE RECORDS FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE NOW! GO BUY THE 12" TOO!!!!!!

>NEW BLANCHE DUBOIS TRACK "FEEL IT"

>TERRIOR BUTE LIVE @ MIXTAPES (via NITETROTTER.COM)
PART 1

PART 2

>BEST FWENDS MIXTAPE 7" UP 4 FREE D/L

>NEW SHOW ON WMSE 91.7 CALLED MONDO RADIO 3-6 A.M. WEDNESDAY MORNINGS OR DOWNLOAD/STREAM IT BY CLICKING HERE LAST SHOW HAD A GRIP OF EXCLUSIVE NEW ANDY PETR TRAX LIKE MONDO RADIO ON FACEBOOK 2!

>Juiceboxxx has been posting all sortsa gold on his blog, including an exclusive from 2 Ton Bug as well as the complete Doom Buggy discog.

2011-03-04T12:51:00.000-08:00

COMING UP

2011-02-15T14:01:00.000-08:00

New Label Alert: BRAINCLUB is releasing their debut 12" comp featuring VC CHILDKRAFT & BODYTRONIX among others. Preview both sides of the release (also available as HQ .wav downloads somehow):

Side A:
smokey emery / be calm & still
vc childkraft / magnetik rose
thousand foot whale claw / lost in those dunes
heathen earth / untitled

Side B:
bodytronix / live @ night of the ARAWANS
jake schrock / reverie
phantastes / flight of stares

Buy the real thing HERE.

NEW (?) LABEL ALERT: COCOBASS

What appears to be a newish label (I can't read Spanish very well so I really have no idea what's up, this is all gringo guess work) called COCOBASS just put out this free digital release featuring a remix by DJ Teenage Wolf, as well as 3Ball superstar Sheeqo Beat and a host of others. Check out the Ritmo de Amor remix pack and while ur there, check out the rest of the catalog, all apparently up for free download (w/ one featuring a Chico Ye remix!) so go bananas and d/l that ish.

More free stuff:

FULL DOWNLOAD 4 REALICIDE'S RESISTING THE VIRAL SELF INCLUDING CD BONUS TRAX & FULL ZINE

And speaking of Realicide and speedcore/gabberpunk/etc, VANKMEN's Carpathian Death Rights is up on their site for free download. Highly recommended. Some sick shit.

EDIT: This just in, Schwarz posts Unruly promo mix on Soundcloud. If u don't know about Schwarz, check out this Juiceboxxx blog entry where he explains what's up and posts an exclusive track.

2011-02-13T13:26:00.000-08:00

Shams just posted a load of trax for free download on his soundcloud page. Lotta great stuff. Get yr Light House on.

2011-02-11T12:48:00.000-08:00

DJ TEENAGE WOLF "EL RITMO ACID"

ANDY PETR FEATURING JUICEBOXXX "LET THE ACID TAKE CONTROL"

2010-12-14T12:47:00.000-08:00

Check out the new Navidad Tropical mini-mix from DJ Teenage Wolf. Xmas is gonna get crazy this year. Be safe, everybody.

2010-10-31T12:24:00.000-07:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Here's a free download to help celebrate the holiday, an old demo version of a track called "Monster" off of the upcoming Sound Rippers digi-LP that's still in the works.

2010-10-20T14:35:00.000-07:00

TWO HUGE RELEASES THAT ARE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW:

On the eve of his upcoming tour of Asia, Juiceboxxx drops the brand new ten track mixtape, Journeyman From The Heartland. Just go to JUICEBOXXX.COM and download it 4 free. Features production by L-VIS 1990, Andy Petr, Schwarz and a bunch of others. Really fucking solid from front to back. More like an album than a mixtape, really. He's got tour dates on his blog!

And WTF, USAISAMONSTER has a new LP? Didn't know that this was actually coming out, but I'm so psyched that it has. The vinyl's out on November 9 (on a new label based in Brooklyn called Northern Spy), but in the meantime you can buy the digital HERE. Like NOW. Go get it!

2010-10-20T14:22:00.000-07:00

I had touch of insomnia last night, so let me introduce this video of flying saucers of light coupled with a version of the track "Lights" by Big Fun 4ever that's smushed up with Green Velvet's "No UFOs" classic. Yes, if it is not already coined, I am coining the term "Smush Up" as a mash-up for the Jersey Shore crowd. The term's not entirely applicable to this song, but still...

Listen to the original "Lights" on Big Fun 4ever's myspace page.

Buy Green Velvet's Walk In Love on vinyl somewhere.

2010-10-05T07:09:00.000-07:00

So, been posting about Bounce, Sissy Bounce, and Big Freedia for a while. Love it, love it, love it. Well, Big Freedia's finally coming to tear Milwaukee a new one, and the show doubles as Juiceboxxx's last MKE show for a while as well as the kickoff for his tour of Japan and Asia. If you miss this shit, I don't even know what to say to you.

Go to the facebook event page!

Also, I know this sounds like a contradiction but Carson Daily recently did a really great feature on Bounce and Freedia in particular. Watch it:

2010-10-04T17:12:00.000-07:00

DJ Teenage Wolf's got a new Cuerno De Sonido promo mix on his soundclud page. Peep it:

Tracklist:
dj teenage wolf - cuerno de sonido
cory blaine - hot plate malente & dex remix
rampage & nader - party time maddjazz remix
kingdom-bust broke
lorenzo vektor - turn it up canblaster remix
chico ye- rayo lazer
heartbreak-arozz con pollo
mommas boy vs mikix the cat - party rock
erick rincon- la bomba
frikstailers- bicho de luz
mele-digits

Also, the original track and the Rampage Remix are 2 & 6 on TTL's hottest trax chart, 1 & 2 (along with Udachi's mix @ #5) on the Baile charts, and #2 & #5 on the dance/house charts. We're blowing this shit up!

Thanx 2 everyone who's supporting this release (I'm looking @ U, MIXPAK!) and just FYI, this shit drops TOMORROW on iTunes & Beatport.

EDIT: JUST DROPPED ON iTUNES! CLICK HERE 2 BUY IT!!

DOUBLE EDIT: JUST DROPPED ON BEATPORT! CLICK HERE 2 BUY IT!!!

In case u missed it, here's the little teaser vid I made of last weeks podcast:

2010-10-04T17:07:00.000-07:00

So Mixpak Records launched a podcast series a while back. Cool, right? Well the latest edition is an hour long history lesson from one of my all time favorite Chicago house/juke/all around futuristic-awesome-badass DJs/producers, the backwards named DJ Nehpets. Click here 2 go 2 Mixpak's site and get all the download/subscription/etc details. Good looking, Mixpak!

Oh, and also I totally spaced on this ridonkulous release Mixpak just did by Cory Blaine called "Hot Plate" that's got both a Nehpets remix and a re-version of b-side "Car Jack" by Milwaukee's own ex-Geocash production powerhouse Andy Petr. Buy it on vinyl or ones and zeroes, it's like soooo worth it. The Nehpets mix is TOTALLY CRUCIAL for all of the upcoming Boardwalk-Empire-time-travels-to-the-future parties you'll likely be throwing and/or attending this Halloween.

Here, check out the OG MIX 4 yrself:

And you should prob hit up his soundcloud page, there's this track he posted 6 days ago called "Brunette" that's got a super chill deep house vibe.

2010-09-22T19:46:00.000-07:00

DJ Teenage Wolf

Cuerno De Sonido Digi-12

Download M3U »

Latin House on Vicious Pop? Looks like the wave of Tropical Bass is starting a monsoon of a trend. DJ Teenage Wolf hits the surf with "Cuerno De Sonido", I'm so lazy to translate that but I'm sure it doesn't matter, because there's no lyrics anyway! It's all about the horns on this bad boy anyway. It really starts to get pumped up with the Rampage Remix adding a futuristic bump to the original. Udachi weighs in his Dubstep version to make this one start to steam. I can already here this blasting out of Sabo's serato.

Cmish

BUY THE SINGLE @ TTL DIGITAL NOW!

2010-09-22T13:58:00.001-07:00

subscribe with iTunes / XML feed / direct link MP3

2010-09-22T09:00:00.000-07:00

THREW TOGETHER THIS TEASER MP3 FOR THE NEW DJ TEENAGE WOLF SINGLE. INCLUDES ELEMENTS OF ALL THE MIXES. SO MUCH FIIIIIRE!

2010-09-21T12:17:00.000-07:00

OCTOBER 5 ON iTUNES / TTL SOON / STAY TUNED FOR MORE

HEAR THE TRACK AND CLIPS OF THE REMIXES @ DJ TEENAGE WOLF'S MYSPACE PAGE!

2010-09-21T12:08:00.000-07:00

A couple more things of interest...

Sissy Nobby "Nobby's Party" the OFFICIAL mixtape dropped last week. It goes without saying that it's flawless and euphoric. Check it out, although it seems that currently the only way to do so is with a facebook account and by clicking HERE. via NOLABounce.com

On the other side of the pond, Egyptrixx stopped by Kiss in London to chat with Sinden and spin some trax, including shit off an upcoming LP he's doing that sounds BEYOND nice. Hit up this Mad Decent article to hear the whole session and see the tracklist.

2010-09-21T12:07:00.000-07:00

The Conformists are fucking legends. At least to me. I've been playing shows with them, either booking them in basements in Shorewood and Riverwest or traveling to their hometown of St. Louis, for about a decade now. It's hard to explain just how fucking weird they were the first five years or so of seeing them live. They'd use subtle intimidation techniques that were 1000 times more disturbing than the usual run-of-the-mill hardcore posing, pinwheel kicks or other generic forms of outward violence. Instead they'd slowly rock back and forth on their heals towards you until you were trapped in a corner, or stare you down until you got so unnerved you walked out. The first couple of times they played Milwaukee the room would slowly empty and afterward I'd hear people saying shit like "I really liked their songs, but I just couldn't take it anymore. Too intense!" Which seems like a strange criticism for a rock band. Eventually people started to get the hang of it though, and for a brief period of time their increasingly frequent trips to Milwaukee were met with sweaty kids trying their hardest to bang heads and pump fists along to time signatures they couldn't comprehend.

In recent years, there has been a resurgence in the kind of thing the Conformists do so well; bands that incorporate influences like the Fall, Rapeman and all that post-punk stuff that uses Captain Beefheart's musical sophistication, freaky attitude and seeming randomness as a springboard into another realm of their own. But these guys have been doing for longer than any of these young upstarts, and at their peak they did it better and way weirder than the anybody. I mean, their fucking logo is a pair of dead cats hanging from a tree.

The Conformists have a new record out called None Hundred (part of a trilogy with their other long players, Two Hundred and Three Hundred, respectively). They recorded it with Steve Albini. It's more of a slow burn, less maniacal take on their signature sound. "Mature" is the word, I guess. You can stream the whole thing on their bandcamp page, but I suggest you buy the 12". It comes with a free CD copy, too.

LISTEN TO AND BUY THE NEW CONFORMISTS LP, NONE HUNDRED!

2010-09-21T12:06:00.000-07:00

SUMMER TAPES

Skeleton Warriors "LUVSIC" cassette (SAFG)
Okay so Skeleton Warriors are like Front 242 and all that Belgian shit plus some of the bubbling homemade synth charm of proto-NRG Patrick Cowley recordings, with a post-Rap appreciation for Roland drum machines. Dramatic and over-the-top vocal performances draw lyrical inspiration from topics like dating the elderly and theme songs about children of the porno generation. After all, they ARE from Florida, a weird nexus where scenes as diverse as Death Metal, Industrial, Pop Punk and Miami Bass have all thrived. The drive to write anthems that all of those art forms share is apparent when all of these weird elements start mixing. I definitely give these dudes props for trying to carve out their own little world of sound in between the cracks of so many oddly complimentary influences. Would love to hear these dudes do something super pop and "sell-out" like a remix 12" or a Scott Storch collabo.

Jimmy Sanchez and his Crystal Balls cassette (SAFG)
Jimmy from Skeleton Warriors gave me his solo tape last time they were in town. It's toned down a notch from Skeleton Warriors super tornado of sequencing, sparser and stripped of much of the sonic chaos. It lets the weirdness creep out a little slower. I like this tape, it's chill and gurgley.

Viking Fuck "Virgins" cassette (self-released)
Met these guys back in April when Possible Fathers and Catacombz visited their home turf of Iowa City. Three piece includes lead singer in cut-off jean shorts, no shirt, drummer with only a tom and cymbal who stands up when he plays, and an organist. We played in their basement where they were practicing earlier in the day when we arrived. Pretty appealing, sweaty, out-of-control... I wanna say synth punk but technically it's organ punk? Anyways, I'm a sucker for a properly executed "96 Tears" cover. Generally somewhere between New York No Wave and San Diego-style Spazz Punk legends like Le Shok and XBXRX, rounded out with a new millennium sense of psychedelia. Put that in your fucking one sheet, assholes. Anyways, grabbed this tape when Big Fun 4ever and Catacombz went to East Moline and played with them at Nitetrotter Fest. Where they proceeded to play another blazing, brief set. Even though I've long been sick of both Viking and Pirate imagery, it's worth overlooking for Viking Fuck.

Was gonna post the Catacombz and BZYBODIES tapes too but I haven't gotten them yet. Same with the iiEYES tour tape.

2010-07-29T17:55:00.000-07:00

Dj teenage wolf - nino rave by Dj Teenage Wolf

Brand new DJ Teenage Wolf jam. Hot off the hard drive.

Did I mention his upcoming single Cuerno de Sonido on Vicious Pop Digital? With remixes by Udachi and Rampage? SOON.

2010-07-29T08:42:00.000-07:00

Some random pics.

Sick Wizard from East Moline, IL. If you can't make it out, he's holding an eagle's claw which is holding a power orb.

This one sent from tour by Sam of Catacombz with the title "Gumby's Pizza brah"

"Yall got tagged in chi town" pic by Giff (sax master on BIG FUN 4EVER's "Golden Boy") check out his tatt & art blog Skin and Oil

2010-07-21T10:05:00.000-07:00

"Hide behind a wall of smoke to deflect your dirty looks..."

Pretty much everything you ever wanted from Japanther wrapped up in a pretty bow (or a screen-printed cardboard sleeve with a comic strip featuring the Wicked Witch of the West, same diff). I have no idea what the chronology is, if this is before or after RNR Ice Cream? I'd guess it's not from the same sessions, judging by the sound of it. "Divorce" is one of their most ripping trax to date, briskly paced with metal-tinged fuzz bass riffs that explode into the big obligatory chorus. "Where are we gonna sleep tonight, Dad?" Thematically "Divorce" is perfect for the band, fitting nicely between "Cable Babies" and "Fuk Tha Prince A Pull Iz Dum" in Japanther's growing cannon of grade school rebel music. Flip side "Evil Earth" has as many "who-o-oa" sing-a-long parts as you'd expect from a song that could have been titled by Glenn Danzig (that's a compliment, in case you can't tell from my internet tone), with a few "yeah, motherfuckers!" thrown in for good measure. The conclusion of the 7" is a brief accapella jam that goes:

"Men's room/If your name's Larry, Harry, it don't matter/You can get what you want and get back on the road/Truck Stop Love/Ain't nothing wrong with some Truck Stop Love/Just singing a song about some Truck Stop Love."

I hope this shows up as a full song in the future. More punk bands should write about truck stops.

for sale over at Japanther.com

2010-07-10T12:02:00.000-07:00

Should have posted this yesterday. Nitetrotter Fest started last night and marks the end of Mixtapes (or just shows at Mixtapes? I'm not quite clear on the deats but either way, SAD) in East Moline, IL. Today Big Fun 4ever and Terrior Bute play along with like 5 billion other bands. Tomorrow is Cave and Catacombz and like 10 bazillion more.

2010-07-03T12:11:00.000-07:00

Two singles you need:

One slow jam, one weird jam, one party jam. Opening slow jam "Lap Dog" is the jam of jams, a grinder with R&B snares popping all over the place as pianos vamp and Dog Dick future croons/falsetto raps over the top. I want a t-shirt that says "I'm a fiend for Dog Dick!"

*White Vinyl 7"*

Check out this vid of Dog Dick @ Whartscape last year, includes "Grease That I Got" at about the 8 min mark:

"Tonight I am riding the Vomit Wave!"

"New Swamp" is a the new track, a real oozer of a beast of a monster. "Vomit Wave" finally gets release on the b-side, as well as a re-do of "Shadowsss", a song originally released on the I live Like This Cuz I Like It full length.

*Green Vinyl 7"*

Both on Holy Holy Holy Records.

Also, go check out the new Sewn Leather track "Cream of the Crap" plus a bunch of other newish trax too @ myspace.com/sewnleather.

2010-07-03T10:09:00.000-07:00

Hey so there's this massive torrent of 8 Stagediver live sets from the past 3 years called "No Magic Here" that dude's giving away for free download. Click HERE and SEED THAT SHIT.

Radio Graffiti's got some great stuff coming out soon too, including the last ever Dispyz record (green vinyl) and an amazing 7" by U.K. amigacore producer Hexadeci which features my newest favorite jam, "Swiss Yodelcore", on the b-side. You can catch a sneak peak of the track in this mix, at about 29 minutes in:

Keep your eyeballs peeled for this one it's a scorcher.

2010-06-28T09:13:00.000-07:00

POST OFFICE SHIPPING LABELS AND SHARPIES ARE THE POOR MAN'S BLOG 4EVER

Simple, clean, streamlined, efficient. Nice.

Another tasty one:

2010-06-21T11:45:00.000-07:00

WHAT? If you wanted a good looking flyer you should have made it yourself.

BIG FUN 4EVER comes out of its food coma long enough to squeeze out their first live show since winter.

SEWN LEATHER returns with tourmate DJ DOG DICK. MAYHEM WILL ENSUE. ENUFF SAID.

+ ANDY PETR's live debut. His growing arsenal of awesome trax were recently spotlighted on some blog called Fan Belt. Here's one of my favs, "New Pearl Necklace":

... but dude has made like a dozen trax since this so go peep some of the newer jamz.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 30 2010 9PM CACTUS CLUB MILWAUKEE, WI, USA

2010-06-21T09:49:00.000-07:00

We're hitting that sweet spot of the summer where sick touring bands stop through on the weekdays (aka in between "important" towns) with increasing frequency, and in the case of this week Wednesday, it's starting to get absurd. On June 23, JEFF The Brotherhood, Cave, Quintron and Miss Pussycat and Genesis Climber all descend upon Milwaukee to wreak what will surely be TOTAL MUSICAL HAVOC. Plan rides accordingly, as you'll have to jet from the Borg Ward to Cactus Club as well as make some tricky life choices: stay for Quest for Fire's sure to blazing LP release set or go catch the reinvigorated Catacombz which now features Sam from Big Fun 4ever? That's what they call a "good problem".

Borg Ward 823 W. National Ave. 7PM Quest for Fire (LP release), Genesis Climber (CA), Jeff the Brotherhood (TN), Dear Astronaut ALL AGES

Cactus Club 2496 S. Wentworth Ave. 9PM Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Cave, Catacombz 21+ $10

STAY TUNED later in the day I'm posting the flyer for next week's Sewn Leather/DJ Dog Dick jumpoff...

2010-06-12T12:44:00.000-07:00

YO, CEREBRAL BALLZY R PLAYING THE VAULT IN MILWAUKEE 2NITE! EARLYISH SHOW STARTS AT 6PM NO JOKE THEY PLAY SECOND BUT GET THERE EARLY!!!!

You can buy their "You're Idle" 7" EP from Articles for the awesomely bad ass price of $6.66 and download "Causing Havoc" for free from their last.fm page.

Stream more trax + check out tour dates @ myspace.com/cerebralballzy

2010-05-20T11:49:00.000-07:00

JUICEBOXXX is currently on tour with PUBLIC ENEMY.

WELCOME TO THE THUNDERDOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be sure to follow Juice's twitter and youtube pages for updates and vids from tour.

TOUR DATES:

Thursday May 20-Medusa (Minneapolis, MN

Friday May 21-Burton Cummings Theatre (Winnipeg, MB) WITH PUBLIC ENEMY

Saturday May 22-TCU Place Convention Center (Saskatoon, SK) WITH PUBLIC ENEMY

Sunday May 23-Edmonton Event Centre (Edmonton, AB) WITH PUBLIC ENEMY

Monday May 24-TBA

Tuesday May 25-The Whisky (Calgary, AB) WITH PUBLIC ENEMY

Wednesday May 26-TBA

Thursday May 27-Commodore Ballroom (Vancouver, BC) WITH PUBLIC ENEMY

Friday May 28-Element (Victoria, BC) WITH PUBLIC ENEMY

Saturday May 29-Glory Days @ The Biltmore (Vancouver, BC) WITH DJ SEGA AND GLORY DAYS DJS

Sunday May 30-THE DEN (Tacoma, WA) WITH JAPANTHER AND JAGUAR LOVE

Monday May 31-TBA (Portland, OR) WITH TBA

Tuesday June 1-Redroom (Boise, ID) WITH TBA

Wednesday June 2-W Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT) WITH DJ FLARE

(check Juiceboxxx's myspace for updates to the schedule, some in between and post-PE dates still TBA)

EDIT: IT HAPPENED, CHECK THIS ISH OUT!!! :

2010-04-28T13:04:00.000-07:00

Okay. So, here is the chain of events:

1. I am informed that there is a giant cave in southern Illinois that holds a giant hippy jam fest on 4/20.

2. I search "cave fest" and click on the Shawnee Cave myspace page which features this text: "Two day outdoor music fest in the cave! This is the most unique venue you will ever attend. The cave is a natural amphitheatre with 50 acres of bluffs and beauty. Primitive camping included in ticket price! You pick your campsite. BYOB No Glass Bottles and No Pets. Come join us for an amazing experience. Bring your camping supplies and a smile on your face!"

3. My immediate thoughts are "We need to use this... for, like, a big show... or a festival or something... or like a big... rave... in a cave... like a..........
CAVE RAVE!"

4. I search "cave rave" and click on the first link without looking, noticing as the next page gets ready to load that I'm heading over to urbandictionary.com

5. And I quote:

1. cave rave

1) A party where the majority of attendees are female

2) The opposite of a "Sausage Fest"

"Who's gonna be at the party tonight?"
"Tammy, Sarah, Laura, Monifa, Shaniqua..."
"Sounds like a real Cave Rave."

by JohnoD Sep 4, 2006

2. cave rave

blasting music out of your bedroom, usually alone..
"whatcha doing tonight?"
"im in a bad mood, just gonna have a cave rave"

by madbrendan Dec 26, 2009

3. cave rave

a gathering of selected party members, whom refuse to go to bed when the clubs pour them out at silly o'clock.

Key items needed are..
1. Some Decks/tunes/Dj's
2. Some mad raving loons to dance in the dingy depths of the cave
3. Candy
4. Horses
"Yeah, so i got home at about 3 the next afternoon, fair messy, fair sleep deprived."

"Who was there?"

"Well ya know, just the usual horses, just horsing around"

"Aaaah ya gotta love the cave rave"

by tarajane Apr 30, 2007

6. The ad tags I edited out after coping and pasting the above section:

"buy cave rave mugs tshirts and magnets party female women sausage fest girls penis party cave rave party bedroom alone decks horses candy party raving"

7. CAVE RAVE 2K11 DETAILS COMING SOON?!?

2010-04-26T09:36:00.000-07:00

The mighty, mighty EXTREME ANIMALS are here to tear up the MKE for a couple of days. Tonight they play Cactus Club with Juiceboxxx (freshly back from his marathon two month THUNDERZONE tour of the U.S.A.), Squidbotz and Stacian.

Then On Tuesday (info ripped from the UWM Theatre site):

Jacob Ciocci + David Wightman present
“2 Blessed 2 B Stressed”
(approx. 60 mins)

"Jacob Ciocci, a founding member of the renowned art collective Paper Rad, and collaborator David Wightman will be presenting an evening of raucous videos and musical mayhem. In addition to presenting recent videos and animations, including Booty Melt and The Peace Tape, Ciocci will perform his latest I Let My Nightmares Go, which uses video projection and live dance moves to “grapple with mental demons, web 2.0, G.O.D., 21st-century breakdown, real lies and fake truths, cartoon violence, and awareness bracelets”. Wightman will appear as “Fortress of Amplitude”- a guitar-wielding minstrel from another time and place. Accompanied by a drum machine, he will execute a musical composition focused on fantasy, repetition, and ecstasy."

Sounds pretty sick, right?

2010-04-21T11:51:00.000-07:00

2010-04-13T12:20:00.000-07:00

2010-04-12T11:11:00.000-07:00

2010-03-30T14:01:00.000-07:00

JUICEBOXXX is 7 weeks deep into the THUNDERZONE tour. That means his twitter's been real good lately.

Catch up on the tour tweets and hit up his myspace to see the rest of the THUNDERZONE tour dates.

2010-03-30T02:41:00.000-07:00

STACIAN killed it last Tuesday at the Stress Ape show. You should check this out tonight, and any shows in the future (including one at Cactus in April with EXTREME ANIMALS!) The trax on the myspace all sound rad too. There's one tape out now that's a split, and one coming out in May. Check out the STACIAN MYSPACE for show dates and tunez...

Here's the cover of that tape:

2010-03-29T11:41:00.000-07:00

Egyptrixx has a brand new EP out on Bok Bok and L-VIS 1990's Night Slugs label that just dropped TODAY.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Features remixes by Cubic Zirconia, Kingdom and Ikonika.

The release show is on April 3 @ Webster Hall in NYC w/ Dre Skull, Kingdom, Cubic Zirconia, Jubilee, and some T&B DJ's.

CLICK HERE 2 BUY IT @ BEATPORT

2010-03-26T12:45:00.000-07:00

Ugh, gawd, can't it be summer already? Thankfully at least DJ Teenage Wolf heard my prayers and decided to take it upon himself to kill Winter with this excellent mix. **EDIT: The mix that was originally here was taken off of soundcloud for some reason, so here's the equally sick Cinco de Mayo mix dude did for Mad Decent. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
madkids - mumboi
harry benson - kudzu ( raziek remix )
jesse rose - you know it ( mad to play edit )
round table knights - calypso
teki latex - dinosarus with guns
nguzunguzu - el bebe ambiente
dj deeon - freak like me ( brenmar remix )
silkie -quasar ( dubbel dutch edit )
dirtybeats - shiaww
sascha braemer- club foot
jeff doubleu -african drum concert ( nat self remix )
the martin brothers - duckface
momma's boy vs mikix the cat - at night
chief boima- shake them dreads
??? - Aye
dr acido -ojo piano
maria y jose -playa triangular

2010-03-25T14:31:00.000-07:00

TOASTED LIKE A PANINI

Two new E-40 records (Revenue Retrievin: Day Shift and Night Shift) drop Tuesday. Rick Rock beats all over the place, obligatory drop-ins by Snoop, Too Short and the usual Yay Area crew members, plus an excellent track produced by Jerk mastermind JHawk called "Wet".

Yup, another set of sure to be under-appreciated gems from the King of the West Coast.

As a bonus treat, check out this new Sound Rippers track, "Tombstone". Free MP3 download, E-40-inspired groove.

2010-03-24T14:20:00.001-07:00

Stress Ape played Milwaukee last night. Always a treat. Picked up their new single, "Time Hard". Heavy psychedelic noise sludge rock music. Highly recommended.

Pick up the 7" from their label, Hard Scrabble Amateurs.

2010-03-17T22:09:00.000-07:00

Gnarly thumb.

2010-03-16T15:05:00.000-07:00

An official, high quality collection of Big Freedia classics! YES! After years of chasing down blown-out youtube videos and unofficial mixtapes and blog leaks, it's nice to have these 13 hits together in one package. Reports are coming in from all over the country that Freedia's latest spree of live shows have been explosive to the point of euphoria. This relentlessly high energy compilation is absolutely essential for anybody that likes life.

BUY IT @ AMAZON / BUY IT @ iTUNES

WATCH Big Freedia explain and perform "Azz Everywhere" :

2010-03-10T21:44:00.001-08:00

A COUPLE OF THE SICKEST POSTERS AND TAGLINES EVER

2010-03-06T13:08:00.000-08:00

New Japanther LP. Rock N Roll Ice Cream. Haven't heard it yet, got it on order. Gonna vouch for it anyways cuz it's a new Japanther LP and it's called Rock N Roll Ice Cream. Go to japanther.com to order it and listen to trax on their myspace, seems like they've been putting trax from the LP up one by one and taking them down with some frequency so bookmark that shit and check it every once and a while 4 maximum jamage.

2010-02-24T15:42:00.000-08:00

YOU NEED TO GO WATCH THE NEW BEN JONES VID "NEON KNOME" AND VOTE FOR IT ON ADULT SWIM NOW! REALLY! RIGHT NOW! IT'S A LIMITED TIME DEAL KINDA THING!

2010-02-23T14:46:00.000-08:00

So, I was hearing rumors that this was going down for a while. Now it exists, and it is GLORIOUS. Narwhalz, Shams and Kate from Teeth Mountain recently appeared on Judge Judy. You can CLICK THIS LINK RIGHT HERE or you can do it the fun way and google "Judge Judy Hipster Cat Killer". A couple of the best lines:

"I was pretty wasted, but, I don't think I ever killed a cat."

"We're tuff. We hate those people. They're straight. We hate them."

"We only smash stuff outside. We don't smash stuff inside, but we love smashing stuff. Gotta say we do."

Also, Narwhalz calls Judge judy "mama".

2010-02-17T14:19:00.000-08:00

Spazz Attack is an underground performance artist, dancer and fashion icon who came up in the early L.A. punk scene alongside the Germs and Simpsons creator Matt Groening. He later collaborated with noted pop icons David Bowie, Tony Basil, the Talking Heads, Devo and Jackson Browne.

I've been fascinated by the dude since my parents first brought home Bowie's Glass Spider homevideo in '88 and I saw him lurching around on crutches during the weird drums-only version of "Up The Hill Backwards". He originally made his name at the Masque doing front flips that landed him flat on his back, the ultimate punk rock dance move that also landed him on the cover of Slash Magazine. Spazz Attack's distinct visual style usually involved perverted/updated versions of clown make up, Kabuki theater, flight suits, and a pervasive interest in aliens and weirdness.

SPAZZ ATTACK IS AWESOME!

Here's a best-of-youtube playlist that's missing some crucial footage (where are all of the Talking Heads' classic vids? WTF uTUBE?!?) but gives you a good idea of Spazz's general awesomness.

SPREAD THE WORD. SPAZZ ATTACK HAS A CULT.

2010-02-10T11:24:00.000-08:00

IT'S A PARTY IN THE U.S.A.
VIRAL VIDEO-OFF

CONTENDER #1:

CONTENDER #2:

U DECIDE!

J/K THIS IS NOT A REAL COMPETISH WE'RE ALL WINNERS HERE GUY

2010-02-09T02:17:00.000-08:00

It's turning into a great week for free mixtapes. Besides the aforementioned new Juiceboxxx "Thunder Zone" mix, Cocaine Blunts just released the second volume of their excellent "Bounce For Relief" series and UGK legend Bun B released the highly anticipated "No Mixtape" in it's entirety via Mixtape Wire & Keep It Trill, in preparation for his upcoming official LP Trill OG. Yum.

2010-02-08T22:16:00.000-08:00

"WELCOME 2 THE THUNDER ZONE..."

GO 2 JUICEBOXXX.COM 2 DOWNLOAD THE NEW FREE MIXTAPE
WE'RE TALKING EXCLUSIVE COLLABOS WITH JAVELIN, SPANK ROCK, NINJAFUCKINGSONIK, POSSIBLE FATHERS, REMIXES BY BEST FWENDS, SHAMS, GEOCASH, MVSCLZ, APPEARENCES BY CARROT TOP, KOOL KEITH, DIPLO & SO MUCH MORE! Damn, packed 2 the brim with FRESH VIBES.

FOLLOW THE MAYHEM ON TWITTER SEARCH #ENTERTHETHUNDERZONE

2010-02-08T12:45:00.001-08:00

2010-01-14T23:35:00.000-08:00

DJ Gant-Man's label has an amazing podcast with a bunch of Juke mixes, one of them has an interview with DJ Traxman, download all of them now.
SUBSCRIBE 2 BAND THA BOX PODCASTS ON iTUNES
more info on their MYPODCAST page
Bang Tha Box on myspace

2010-01-14T14:49:00.001-08:00

Hey, Lazy Magnet's got this awesome blog called Adventure Hippies where he posts all these sick tracks like
"Best Thing" by Colin L Orchestra, "Cutting Teeth" by Diamond Hyman and "Wedding Anthem" by A Magic Whistle. Cool.

Adventure Hippies blog

2010-01-14T12:03:00.000-08:00

Months after Juiceboy's 100 MPH 12" dropped on IHEARTCOMIX, this hard-hitting late-coming groover surfaces. Respect.

Click here 2 download tha MP3 4 FREE c/o the Mad Decent blog

2010-01-12T23:23:00.000-08:00

For a second I considered pulling an Adam Yauch and being all like "No Guns!" but fuck it look at that squid he's bad ass.

Another addition from our vibe counselor in Japan, J-COOP.

2010-01-12T22:59:00.000-08:00

MY MIDI CONTROLLER OF THE LAST 5 YEARS, STRINGMASTER, ALMOST R.I.P.

2010-01-12T22:42:00.001-08:00

I WANT TO SEE THIS

2010-01-12T21:02:00.000-08:00

BELATED UNWIELDY 2009 BEST 10 OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD

1. RECORD/ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Gucci Mane THE STATE VS RADRIC DAVIS and all those fucking sick mixtapes.

2. SONG OF THE YEAR: MILEY CYRUS PARTY IN THE USA! Respect the 2009 summer PARTY single vibe, honorable mention: SURF PARTY BY F.L.Y.

3. ROCK LP: HEAVY DAYS by JEFF The Brotherhood. Do you like Rock N Roll?

ROCK SINGLES COLLECTION: HUNX AND HIS PUNX GAY SINGLES

4. UNDERGROUND COOL WEIRDO POP SINGLE: "ELECTRIC FINGERTIPS" by Preaux Breaux Geauxld
LP: NIGHT EYES by EYES sometimes spelled iiEYES. Okay so by my own rules I usually don't include Vicious Pop artists, and both of these artists are slated to do digital releases with VPD in the future. But fuck it, I didn't put these records out and they are some of the best tunes of the year. Respect these dudes, this is where it's at.

5. BEST GENRE/SCENE/COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS EVER: SISSY BOUNCE + BEST (AS YET) UNRELEASED SINGLE (OF THE DECADE): SISSY NOBBY LAY ME DOWN ORIGINAL MIX

6. CASSETTE: The GA'AN tape. They're from Chicago and are like GOBLIN but are their own thing.

7. NEW KELLZ: The Demo Tape, the track with OJ Da Juiceman, Untitled, his response to that guy who said he was played out, everything he does all the time.

8. BAND OF THE YEAR: CAVE. This was their year. Krauty pysch rock ruled the midwest in '09.

9. INSTANT CLASSICS BY OLD HEADS: TIE new Lightning Bolt and the last U.G.K. LP

10. BEST VID: ALCOHOL. Come on. Jakey, Forest, Howard, Jamie and Samuel L. just rolling to a club together no big deal.

2010-01-12T20:59:00.000-08:00

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

2009-12-31T10:40:00.000-08:00

Last year Juiceboxxx journeyed out to Kiev, Ukraine for an out-of-control rave that became one of his European tour highlights (as noted previously with this live you tube vid of "Hype"). He came back bearing tales (and the myspace address) of the mythical local dance duo ZHIGULI, and their magical party-starting ways. Now we have proof! Welcome to 2KDIME, the year deep house comes back with a vengeance. This is the perfect mix for your NYE pre-gaming or sweaty post-ball-drop house party sessions. USE THIS MIX TONIGHT!

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Tracks:
1. Liz Torres - In the City
2. Elbee Bad - I Like to Move
3. The 28th Street Crew - Inch by Inch
4. Code 6 - Beyond The bassline
5. Alexander Robotnick - Obsession (Andy Blake`s Analogue Obsession Mix)
6. Mutant Beat Dance - In a Daze
7. Pizarro - Release Me (Suelta Me)
8. Ralphi Rosario - Flaco Ritmo
9. Bear Science - Greater Dub (Hardway Bros Еdit & FX)
10. Dee-Lite - Wild Times (Original Mayday 12 inch Mix)
11. Sandee - Notice Me
12. Rodney Baker feat. Mystic - House Girl
13. John Rocca - I Want it To Be Real

2009-12-27T20:32:00.000-08:00

2009-12-22T15:30:00.000-08:00

Sissy Nobby's debut track on Mixpak "Lay Me Down" is absolutely the best track of 2009. Possibly the entire decade. And it's not even getting an official release until early next year. In the meantime, nosh on this tasty appetizer of a video, for the L-VIS 1990 remix (he's also made this trippy, terrific vid) and go buy the Remix EP from iTunes now!

2009-12-22T11:58:00.001-08:00

HAPPY HOLIDAZE! Deejay Yay Yay just premiered this debut mix on KVRX in Austin. We got an mp3 to issue as a popcast just in time for your holiday after after parties.
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Tracklist:

1. Princess Nyah - Big Boys (Footsteps remix)
2. Dubbel Dutch - Gotta Have It (MJs Funky Dub vs Boeke Anthem)
3. Untold - Just For you (Roska Remix)
4. Zomby - Rumors & Revolutions
5. Lil Silva - Different (Kingdom Remix ft Jazmine Sullivan)
6. Gucci Vamp - Sha! Shtil! (L-VIS 1990 Remix)
7. Jinder - Youth Blood (Bok Bok Remix)
8. Busy signal - Tic Toc (Greenmoney's Liquid Re-dub)
9. Ill Blu - Say Yes

2009-12-16T22:32:00.001-08:00

pic by VPOP's senior Japan visual correspondent Jonathan Cooper

2009-12-14T19:13:00.000-08:00

POSSIBLE FATHERS BACK IN THE GAME
EDIT: D00DS, DEMO FOR A NEW TRACK "JOY KILLER" POSTED @ myspace.com/possiblefathers

2009-12-08T01:59:00.000-08:00

Wild Kingdom was the first show I ever saw, at Shank Hall in Milwaukee, WI. When I was 5. "Squiggly Bone" was one of my first favorite songs. TRUTH. Old school weirdo Milwaukee ska-punk-funk vibe. CLASSIC.

Watch a bunch of .wmv video clips of WIld Kingdom live in 1990

2009-12-07T15:38:00.001-08:00

I've been jamming "Black Magic" pretty hard for a while now. If you're a fan of NRGetic disco this EP is a must. Free, but donate if you can afford it.
DOWNLOAD THE FREE MVSCLZ DEMO EP

2009-12-04T10:20:00.000-08:00

Milwaukee thrash quartet Holy Shit! are getting ready to release a new 10" on Criminal IQ, entitled K.B.D.O.O.P. Two of the new songs ("It's Time For You To Leave" and "Last Road Trip") are streaming now on the Holy Shit! myspace.

2009-12-03T23:52:00.001-08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen...

OBAMA HEAD E PILLS.

2009-11-30T17:14:00.000-08:00

Back in '05 ASSACRE released his only album entitled "Fantastic Illusions Worth Dying For" and it's currently available for FREE (or donation, which I would HIGHLY recommend since this is some primo stuff) via assacre.bandcamp.com. Click the link if you want to hear some catchy and totally shredding metal. My favorites are "Gayer Than God" and "Cyclops Genesis".

2009-11-30T10:58:00.000-08:00

DJ Teenage Wolf (CULNSWEET, TEJANO BOUNCE, if you read this blog at all you should know the dude by now, for sure) recently did this remix of the classic 80's Detroit Techno-Pop anthem "Good Life" by Inner City (aka Kevin Saunderson & Paris Grey, two all time VPOP heroes). CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD IT! (ZSHARE).

2009-11-29T18:47:00.000-08:00

Three comic book covers by Lee Sullivan:

Lee Sullivan's official website

2009-11-28T18:48:00.000-08:00

Ex-Big Fun 4ever bass player and merch designer Jonathan Cooper has been living in Japan for the last 4 months. He recently sent us this Terminator menu and 2012 brochure, for some reason. Enjoy!

I really wish I could read that tiny description of Adam Lambert's "Time For Miracles"

2009-11-06T14:52:00.000-08:00

OMG these are fantastic. By Colin Langenus, formerly of The USAISAMONTSER.
If you have $650 to burn, click here for sure.

EDIT: Speaking of Colin, check out his new CSC FUNK BAND on tour now with a 7" on the way!

2009-11-06T14:37:00.000-08:00

In case you haven't been following our youtube account (http://www.youtube.com/viciouspoprecords) here's the best of Shams from the Vicious Pop tube. Watch out, an EP for Vicious Pop Digital is inthawerx.

2009-11-06T13:12:00.000-08:00

2FER: THE BEST RAP-ROCK SONG + THE BEST PIXIES SONG OF ALL TIME

2009-11-04T16:57:00.000-08:00

DAZZLER R THE SICKNESS! FREE DAZZLER!

DOWNLOAD DAZZLER'S COVER OF "YOUR LOVE" BY THE OUTFIELD (VIA THE DAZZLER BLOG)

2009-10-22T12:13:00.000-07:00

I need to hit you with a quick one-two and then I'm out:

Today XLR8R dropped a fantastic new Dre Skull mix. The podcast includes his remix of "Hype" as well as his take on the incredibly dope future-anthem "Smoke Rings" by Udachi & Jubilee and a handful of other sneak peak exclusives. GO TO XLR8R 4 THE DOWNLOAD INFO & TRACK LIST!

A brand new mix by DJ Teenage Wolf for the Generation Bass blog dropped on Tuesday. His original track "Rico Mango" closes the set, and it is phenomenal. It will also be featured on the upcoming CULNSWEET ep for Vicious Pop Digital. PICK UP THE MIX (C/O TEJANO BOUNCE)!

2009-10-20T14:40:00.000-07:00

2009-10-15T16:01:00.000-07:00

Trust me. You need A Magic Whistle in your life. Five trax streaming @ myspace.com/amagicwhistle. All worth a couple dozen plays.

2009-10-13T21:56:00.001-07:00

Got a grip of great new shit!

The first two are on Ravesploitative Records. One is an all-out remix bonanza with elements of HEALTH, Foot Village, Captain Ahab and Jason Forrest remixed and worked into one other. Screen-printed technicolor gradient sleeve and labels. This 12" has a suggested speed of 45 r.p.m. but take the Doctor's word for it, slower is better! The other is a split between Ahab and Copy (also of the Audio Dregs label) that's packed to the brim with E-pill anthems of both the Hyphy and Rave kind. Totally excellent.

"No synthesizers, sequencers, samplers, drum machines, computers, or musical instruments." Considering how phenomenal this record is, that statement is kinda mind-blowing. Mincemeat or Tenspeed is the real deal. Extreme and experimental electronic music that's engaging and compelling. And it's just one guy with some guitar fx pedals and a mixer. Totally inspired (and inspiring). Listen to "Roots Furs" from the LP c/o Deathbomb Arc.

Bromp Treb is Neil Young (also of Fat Worm of Error) using the sounds of records slowing down, speeding up, and being scratched, disected breakbeats, drum machines, various vocal stabs and chipmunk raps to create a woozy new world based on the sonics of hip-hop. The result is something weird and wonderful, kind of like the noise-rap hybrid of DJ Dog Dick's work but still unique and completely enjoyable in it's own right. Based on this awesome pic (courtesy of Blastitude):

I think I would really like to see "the Treb" live. Warbler is somewhere between Realicide and the Death Set, which as it turns out is not a terrible place to be. One of their members is in XBXRX and it's influence is somewhat apparent, but this is definitely a step forward into a new realm of disjointed future punk. Now that I'm thinking about it, these guys should just do a split tour and stop by Milwaukee. Early show at the Borg Ward, late show at Cactus. Blam. Done. Next.

Rose For Bohdan is Deathbomb Arc top dawg Brian Miller's band pre-Foot Village. Their entire last record was released free on the internet via Deathbomb. Beautiful clear vinyl LP.

GRAB ALL OF THESE @ THE VICIOUS POP ONLINE STORE
(and while you're there, pick up HYPE too!)

2009-10-10T16:07:00.000-07:00

'The final installment in Juiceboxxx & Dre Skull's trilogy of singles (the first two were Sweat and Center Stage). Just like their previous work, this oen features some wild, fast paced raps from Mr. Boxxx backed by great production from the always reliable Dre Skull. "Hype" is an uptempo breakbeat track that lurks beneath lyrics about getting... well, hype. Huge remixes here too, with Sinden turning it into a straight up hip-house track and Udachi putting his signature belching bass sounds into the mix. Dre Skull also gets an extra crack at it, making it into a "hands in the air" techno moment.' -reviewed by Hires 10/08/2009

CLICK HERE 2 GET WAVs or 320 MP3s FROM TURNTABLELAB.COM

VINYL UP @ TTL SOON

2009-10-07T11:25:00.000-07:00

check it out, DISCOBELLE posted HYPE. CLICK!

2009-10-05T21:11:00.000-07:00

HYPE IS UP ON iTUNES http://bit.ly/12WvBH

AND IS SET TO DROP IN TTL... LIKE, REAL FUCKIN' SOON!

STAY TUNED FOR ALL THE HYPEST NEWZ...

2009-10-04T13:33:00.000-07:00

2009-09-29T12:38:00.000-07:00

HEY! ITZ POST # ONE HUNDO!

Dre Skull recently (mad recent, like yesterday recent) dropped this video for his excellent futuristic synth pop track "I Want You". It was made by Pomp&Clout, the creative force behind that last (super dope) Boys Noize vid "Jeffer". This one's a candy-flipped Vegas-goes-Tron CGI romp that goes down as a treat for your eyeballs:

Dre Skull - I Want You OFFICIAL VIDEO from Mixpak Records on Vimeo.

2009-09-29T12:11:00.000-07:00

Okay maybe our punk house is a little too punk...

It fizzes and bubbles when I try to plunge away the problem. I think it might be on the verge of developing consciousness.

2009-09-29T11:45:00.000-07:00

LISTEN TO JUICEBOXXX AND DRE SKULL'S NEW SINGLE "HYPE" STREAMING NOW ON MYSPACE and FACEBOOK!

The 12" is available NOW for PRE-ORDER too!

2009-09-22T16:50:00.000-07:00

A MASSIVE ONE FROM MILWAUKEE 2 ALL U RAINBOW RAWK HEADZ OUT THERE!!

2009-09-21T15:08:00.000-07:00

FOUND ART OBJECT

This was wedged between the pages of a copy of "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana" that I checked out from the Milwaukee Public Library.

2009-09-18T12:57:00.001-07:00

CAVE IS BACK IN MILWAUKEE ON TUESDAY!