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Gorillaz D-Sides: "D" is for...

Flashpoint Grafix — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:35:00 +0000

D-Sides, an assortment of B-sides from "Gorillaz' multi-platinum second album Demon Days, early demos and previously unreleased tracks compiled together for the first time, has been confirmed for a November 20 U.S. release on Virgin Records.

D-Sides highlights include "Hong Kong" the lush and lovely track recorded by Gorillaz for Warchild and the surprise hit of last year's Demon Days Live show (given an exclusive refit here with added strings), the dubbed-out collaboration with The Bees, "Bill Murray," and the apocalyptic scum-pop of "We Are Happy Landfill." "Stop The Dams" is another collaboration, this time with the Sugercubes' Einar Orn, protesting against dam building in Iceland's wilderness. Demos' "People" (which later become Demon Days single "DARE") and "Don't Get Lost in Heaven" give a sneak peek into the band's creative process, while the Mandarin version of "Dirty Harry" provides insight into how Gorillaz might sound if they'd been born east of the Yangtze instead of deep in the wilds of Essex, while D-Sides' bonus CD of remixes includes reworkings by DFA, Junior Sanchez and Hot Chip.

A special edition of D-Sides will be available in a debossed glossy dual box, and will include two exclusive Jamie Hewlett prints, a collection of Gorillaz badges, stickers and a "Choose Pazuzu" patch. The track listing will be the same as the standard edition.

D-Sides follows the immensely popular G-Sides, a collection of B-Sides and rarities from the band's debut album, Gorillaz.

In addition to the album release, other news from the Gorillaz camp includes Murdoc's new foray into Facebook, on which fans can view photo albums of the virtual star, including childhood Murdoc pictures. Fans are encouraged to add the star as a friend here.

CD1:
1. 68 State FEEL GOOD INC. B-SIDE
2. People DARE DEMO
3. Hongkongaton DIRTY HARRY B-SIDE
4. We are Happy Landfill WEBSITE ONLY DOWNLOAD
5. Hong Kong WARCHILD
6. Highway (Under Construction) DARE B-SIDE
7. Rockit DEMO - DEMON DAYS SESSION (video here)
8. Bill Murray FEEL GOOD INC. B-SIDE
10. Murdoc is God DIRTY HARRY B-SIDE
11. Spitting Out the Demons FEEL GOOD INC. B-SIDE
12. Don't Get Lost in Heaven DEMO VERSION
13. Stop the Dams KIDS WITH GUNS/EL MANANA B-SIDE

Bonus disc:
1. DARE (DFA Remix)
2. Feel Good Inc (Stanton Warriors Remix)
3. Kids With Guns (Jamie T's Turns To Monsters mix)
4. DARE (Soulwax Remix)
5. Kids With Guns (Hot Chip Remix)
6. El Manana (Metronomy Remix)
7. DARE (Junior Sanchez Remix)
8. Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix)
9. Kids with Guns (Quiet Village Remix)

Steve Aoki's Indie/Electro Debut

Flashpoint Grafix — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:22:00 +0000

Pillowface & His Airplane Chronicles (Thrive Records / Dim Mak)

In a nutshell Pillowface and his Airplane Chronicles will hit shelves January 22nd, 2008. Guest vocals include Amanda Blank, Har Mar Superstar, Kid Sister, Mickey Avalon, Pase Rock, Santogold, Spank Rock, Steve from Hot Hot Heat, Todd from The Faint, and Uffie.

Here some sound samples and ecard here.

JAN 22ND 2008

Tracklisting:
1. Refused- New Noise
2. Justice- Waters Of Nazereth (Erol Alkan's Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr Re-Edit) w/ Pase Rock’s Guest Drop
3. Does It Offend You, Yeah?- We Are Rockstars w/ Spank Rock & Amanda Blank's Guest Drop
4. Services- Element Of Danger (MSTRKRFT Remix) w/ Har Mar Superstar's Guest Drop
5. Goose- Bring it On w/ Todd Fink’s Guest Drop
6. Larry Tee & Princess Superstar- Licky (Work it Out) [Herve Goes Low Remix] w/ Santogold’s Guest Drop
7. Green Velvet- Shake and Pop w/ Kid Sister’s Guest Drop
8. Klaxons- Gravity’s Rainbo (Soulwax Remix)
9. The Mystery Jets- The Boy Who Ran Away (Riton Re-Dub)
10. Peaches- Boys Wanna Be Her (Weird Science Remix)
11. Datarock- Fa-Fa-Fa w/ Steve Bays’ Guest Drop
12. Yelle- Je Veux Te Voir
13. Franz Ferdinand- Do You Want To (Erol Alkan’s Glam Racket Remix)
14. KIM- Wet ‘N Wild w/ Mickey Avalon’s Guest Drop
15. Bloc Party- Helicopter (Weird Science Remix feat. Peaches)
16. Justice- D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix)
17. Scanners- Low Life (L.A. Riots’ Remix) w/ Uffie’s Guest Drop

www.steveoaki.com
www.myspace.com/steveaoki
www.thrivemusic.com

FINISHING THE GAME

Flashpoint Grafix — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:35:00 +0000

Justin Lin’s indie follow-up to his menacing BETTER LUCK TOMORROW is a comedy spoof about the search for “the new Bruce Lee” just after Lee's death in 1973. The film imagines an out-of-touch movie producer hiring his son, a would-be director, to complete the Bruce Lee movie GAME OF DEATH, only twelve minutes of which had been shot before the star’s sudden death. FINISHING THE GAME purports to be a behind-the-scenes documentary that follows a number of hopeful actors through the process as the filmmakers attempt to re-cast the role. Along the way, Lin proves he is a master of both period detail and social commentary. Indeed, Lin’s take-no-prisoners attitude lampoons both Hollywood’s uncomfortable relationship with race and the self-importance of filmmaking itself.

FINISHING THE GAME features Roger Fan, Sung Kang, Dustin Nguyen, James Franco, M.C. Hammer, Ron Jeremy, Meredith Scott Lynn, Monique Curnen and Sam Bottoms.

FINISHING THE GAME theatrical roll out schedule is as follows:

October 5 - New York - IFC Center
October 19 - San Francisco - Landmark Lumiere Theatre
October 19 - Berkeley - Landmark Shattuck Cinema
October 26 - Los Angeles - Landmark NuArt Theatre
October 26 - San Diego - Landmark Ken Theatre
and in other select cities nationwide in November

For more info online go to:
www.youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com

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"The Trap" on crackspace.

Flashpoint Grafix — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:01:00 +0000

CrackSpace presents a biweekly show, "THE TRAP". Past episodes had Nas, Kelis, Jim Jones, Funk Master Flex, Chrisette Michelle, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Elephant Man, Swizz Beatz, Shop Boyz and others. The latest episode features Kanye West, Common, Mos Def, "So Krispy", Kia Shine and New York Knicks star point guard Stephon Marbury.

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Kurious Jorge’s A Constipated MonkeyTo Be Re-Released on September 18th, 2007

Flashpoint Grafix — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:27:00 +0000

July 31st, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Amalgam Entertainment To Re-Release Kurious Jorge's Slept-On Classic Debut, A Constipated Monkey, As Prelude To Kurious' Sophomore LP

Boston, MA---Known for bringing favored acts like The Juggaknots and Smiley Da Ghetto Child out of obscurity and back into the public eye, Amalgam Digital strikes once again, this time signing Kurious Jorge to the label. On Sept 18^th 2007 Amalgam will be re-releasing "A Constipated Monkey" as a prelude to his sophomore album which features Mf Doom on production due early 2008. In anticipation of the re-release and his upcoming sophomore LP Kurious asserts "I'm real glad to be doing these projects with Amalgam Digital. This shits' gonna be another fun record. That's my word."

Banking on the underground success of his singles "Walk Like a Duck" and "Uptown Shit," Kurious Jorge (the rapper not the monkey from children's books) released his debut album in early 1994. The album's subtle mix of underground vigor and flavorful party anthems pleased many of hip-hop's discerning aficionados. A guest list that included The Hieroglyphics' Casual and DJ Lord Sear on the mic and a back-from-the-dead Bosco Money from Downtown Science, The Beatnuts and Pete Nice and Daddy Rich on production gave the album a session feel. The album's wide range of samples, from The Black Byrds to Fifth Dimension, made for a quirky overall musical effect. Kurious does well to play up the strength of his honest style, a concise and careful delivery without sacrificing wit. In the end, the catchy single "I'm Kurious" positions itself as the album's true watermark, while cuts like "Top Notch" and the B-side "Mansion and a Yacht" featuring Sadat X from Brand Nubian are also bona fide mid-'90s hip-hop jams. Of all the golden era rap records that are known to inspire feelings of nostalgia in today's jaded listener, it is possible that Kurious' "A Constipated Monkey" tugs at a b-boy's heartstrings the hardest as it embodies the naturally positive and joyous attitude that is romantically linked to hip-hop of the past.

In addition, "A Constipated Monkey" Re-Release will feature several hidden bonus tracks (the B-Side classic "Mansion And A Yacht" and "I'm Kurious" Remix) not available on the original pressing.

Kurious Jorge with a J not a G!

Tracklisting for Kurious Jorge's A Constipated Monkey:

1.) Spell It Wit A J (Yes, Yes Jorge)

2.) Top Notch

3.) I'm Kurious

4.) Uptown Shit feat. The Omen & Kadi

5.) Leave Ya' With This

6.) Fresh Out The Box

7.) Walk Like A Duck

8.) Tear Shit Up

9.) Baby Bust It feat. MF Grimm

10.) Nikole

11.) What's The Real feat. Casual

12.) Jorge Of The Projects

13.) A Mansion And A Yacht f/Sadat X (bonus track)

14.) I'm Kurious Remix (bonus track)

www.myspace.com/AmalgamDigital

www.AmalgamDigital.com

9th Wonder To Release Highly-Anticipated Solo-Debut

Flashpoint Grafix — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:34:00 +0000

August 2nd, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Dream Merchant Vol. 2 To Be Released On 10-9-07
9th Wonder Releases Solo-Debut- Dream Merchant Vol. 2

In a whirlwind six-years, 9th Wonder has already been a vital-cog in the success of Little Brother, been hailed as one of Hip-hop’s most ingenious producers, started a “Hip-hop in context 1973-1997” course at his alma-mater North Carolina Central University (alongside Chris Martin from Kid N Play) from the ground up and participated on a Grammy Award winning LP (Mary J Blige’s 2005 The Breakthrough) and worked with two other Grammy Award winners (Jay-Z and Destiny’s Child).

In addition to crafting the beats for Little Brother (2003’s The Listening & 2005’s The Minstrel Show), 9th Wonder has gone on to become one of Hip-hop’s most sought after producers, working with a wide-array of artists such as; Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, Mary J. Blige, Lloyd Banks, Mos Def, De La Soul, Memphis Bleek, Jean Grae, Masta Ace, Murs, Buckshot, Masta Ace, Royce 5’9, Ras Kass, Consequence, Saigon, Sean Price and his Justus League cohorts among others. The vast diversity of the artists and genre’s 9th Wonder has worked with and in further demonstrates his ability as one of the most talented artists in music today; as his sound is infused with soul loops and jazz sentiment. 9th’s background in classical music and music theory gives his music a sonic breath and maturity that surpasses his years. Like the jazz greats Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, 9th “feels” his music and because of that intimate connection, he creates a sound that transcends Hip-hop, and becomes one with soul, jazz and R&B.

While 9th Wonder may have previously spent the majority of his time collaborating for other artists or in a group-setting, on 10-09-07 he finally strikes out on his own with his debut LP Dream Merchant Vol. 2. Littered with some of the finest established lyricists (Saigon, Royce 5’9, Mos Def, Memphis Bleek, Jean Grae, Camp Lo, Buckshot, Sean Price) Hip-hop has to offer, alongside some of the most-promising newcomers (Skyzoo, Torae, Joe Scudda and Kidz In The Hall’s Naledge) and former group-members (Little Brother) as well, making Dream Merchant Vol. 2 is a sonic and lyrical tour-de-force. When it came time to decide who he would collaborate with on Dream Merchant Vol. 2, as 9th relays the formula was pretty simple “basically it came down to who wanted to work with me. I wanted to work with a group of artists where some you had heard of and some you haven’t, but all in all wanted to work with me, without having to go thru 50 different people to get to the artist. The artists that are on the album are cats who genuinely wanted to do music with me. That was more important to me then anything else.

Though Dream Merchant Vol. 2 is 9th’s debut, the concept for the LP was masterminded many years ago and like many things in 9th’s life, devised by fate “this record means allot to me! The crazy thing is, the actualization of Dream Merchant is an idea that is six-years old. My Uncle Fred has crazy records; he was an avid collector from his days in NYC back in the 70’s. Back in 1987, I went to visit him and my Aunt, they lived in the South Bronx (East 169th and Grand Concourse) and it was my first trip to NYC. I was only there for a week when the newspapers flashed “Scott La Rock killed” (crazy right). In 1991, my Uncle and Aunt moved to Winston Salem (North Carolina) and I was working in a UPS call-center in High Point (North Carolina) and made a crazy decision to quit my job and pursue music full-time. I went to visit my Uncle Fred afterwards, because I remembered all of those records he had when I was a kid. I went downstairs and the first record I pulled out of the crate was Jerry Butler’s “Dream Merchant.” I though the title was so fly, that I decided to do a compilation album with me doing all the beats and cats I knew that rhymed. I think more then anything; fate sparked my decision to do this all the way---just from that cover and that moment.”

While 9th is shouldering allot of expectations from critics and fans alike for his debut, he has a more subtle goal for the project, as he laments “I put expectations to the side and just focused on giving the people something to listen too that they can enjoy.”

9th Wonder’s Dream Merchant Vol. 2 will be released on October 9th, 2007 on Six Hole/Hall of Justus Records, so save the date for 9th on the 9th!

Tracklisting and credits for 9th Wonders Dream Merchant 2:

1.) Mr. Dream Merchant Intro
2.) Shots f/Big Dho & Sean Price
3.) Merchant Of Dreams f/The EMBASSY, Skyzoo & Torae
4.) Brooklyn In My Mind f/ Mos Def, Jean Grae & Memphis Bleek
5.) Sunday f/Keisha Shontelle & Chaundon
6.) Baking Soda f/Big Treal
7.) Reminisce (Take Time) f/Big Remo & The Great Novej of the A.L.L.I.E.S.
8.) No Time To Chill f/Little Brother
9.) It Aint Over ft. Jozee Mo & Tyler Woods
10.) The Last Time f/ Royce the 5'9, Naledge & Vandalyzm of the MIDWEST WRECKIN'CREW- The D, The Chi & The Lou
11.) Saved f/Saigon & Joe Scudda
12.) Milky Lowa ft. Camp Lo
13.) Backlash f/Sean Boog & Buckshot
14.) Thank You f/ D.O.X & O-Dash
15.) Let It Bang f/Ness & Skyzoo

16.) What Makes A Man f/Rapper Big Pooh & Buddy Klein
(All Tracks Produced By 9th Wonder)

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http://www.myspace.com/6Hole
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www.hallofjustus.com