OFWGKTA sideshow

OFWGKTA are playing Vivid Live in Sydney next month, and now they're playing a sideshow in Brisbane at the Hi-fi on June 5th. Buy your ticket here.

Julian Berman

Portrait of Julian Berman by Luca Chitayat

Information courtesy of LifeLounge.

"Julian Berman is a Los Angeles photographer who – before you cry trend-rider – has been shooting the members of Odd Future since back in 2009 (aka probably before you knew they existed). What we like about Berman's images are their easy, candid nature; nothing seems too formulaic or constructed. Just some kids in bright clothes, doing their thing. Sometimes the simplest things are the most effective. Did we mention he's 19-years-old?"









More photos at Julian's Flickr page.
http://julianxberman.tumblr.com

BEST DAY EVER

BEST DAY EVER is the new mixtape offering from 19 year old rapper MAC MILLER. Was released well over a month ago yet still worth blogging the shit out of. A good mix of sweet laidback hip-hop vibes from this dude. He has also released his first EP called "On & On & Beyond" which you can buy at iTunes. Support the upcoming good dudes.

http://macmiller.org/

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All

A lot of hype and interest has sprung around the interweb about this collective of hip hop artists, who call themselves ODD FUTURE WOLF GANG KILL THEM ALL, also known as simply ODD FUTURE or the acronym OFWGKTA. This hip hop collective features a range of dudes brought up on skating and broken homes, ranging from age 16 to 23.

Led by rapper/producer TYLER THE CREATOR, who released his first solo album called "BASTARD" in 2009, and is about to release his second offering "GOBLIN" next month. Other members includ HODGY BEATS, EARL SWEATSHIRT, DOMO GENESIS, MIKE G & FRANK OCEAN, with also producers LEFT BRAIN, SYD THE KYD and the SUPER 3.

There are also groups inside the group, MELLOWHYPE is a group consisting of LEFT BRAIN & HODGY BEATS, THE JET AGE OF TOMORROW consists of producers MATT MARTIANS and HAL WILLIAMS and EARLWOLF consists of TYLER, THE CREATOR and EARL SWEATSHIRT.

They've released four mixtapes and eight studio albums, all free from their website. The group tapes are called "The Odd Future Tape" and "Radical".

What has made these dudes involved in a lot of hype is the lyrical content in their songs. A lot of songs talk about drug use, raping women, killing people, putting them under the genre HORRORCORE, yet the group has dismissed that genre that represents them. Personally its not like it hasn't been done, Eminem used to rap about killing people, same as a few other gangster rappers like Ice-T & 2PAC, NECRO raps about similar shit too.

Anyway got some clips below of the group, certainly worth keeping an eye on. They're playing Vivid Live in Sydney later in the year. GOLF WANG!

TYLER, THE CREATOR - YONKERS off GOBLIN (2011)


EARL SWEATSHIRT - EARL off EARL (2010)


TYLER, THE CREATOR & HODGY BEATS perform at The Woodies 2011.


TYLER, THE CREATOR & HODGY BEATS perform "Sandwitches" on Jimmy Fallon 2011.


MELLOWHYPE perform on The Daily Habit.


EARLWOLF- Orange Juice off the Odd future mixtape "RADICAL"


INTERVIEW with TYLER, THE CREATOR.


INTERVIEW with ODD FUTURE


http://www.oddfuture.com
http://www.oddfuture.tumblr.com

Splendour In The Grass 2011

The lineup for SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS has been announced today. The festival will take place from the 29th till the 31st of July this year at Woodfordia, 5kms outside of Woodford up in the wilderness of Queensland. The festival is known for giving fans the option of camping on site so definitely some wicked times ahead for the festival heads. Here is the full line-up below with plenty of great local and wonderful international talent to choose from:

COLDPLAY

KANYE WEST

JANE'S ADDICTION

THE HIVES

PULP

THE LIVING END

THE MARS VOLTA

REGINA SPEKTOR

BLISS N ESO

PNAU

MOGWAI

DJ SHADOW

GLASVEGAS

THE GRATES

DEVENDRA BANHART AND THE GROGS

MODEST MOUSE

THE MIDDLE EAST

KAISER CHIEFS

JAMES BLAKE

KELE

THE VINES

ELBOW

ESKIMO JOE

NOAH & THE WHALE

CHILDREN COLLIDE

THIEVERY CORPORATION

CUT COPY

ISOBEL CAMPBELL & MARK LANEGAN

BLUEJUICE

THE KILLS

BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS (FEAT. THE RELATIVES)

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI

FOSTER THE PEOPLE

THE PANICS

FRIENDLY FIRES

JEBEDIAH

THE VACCINES

GOMEZ

BOY & BEAR

GOYTE

DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?

CLOUD CONTROL

MONA

SPARKADIA

WARPAINT

MUSCLES

FITZ & THE TANTRUMS

THE JEZABELS

DRAPHT

BRITISH SEA POWER

TIM & JEAN

LEADER CHEETAH

GROUPLOVE

SEEKER LOVER KEEPER

YELLE

KIMBRA

PHRASE

OH MERCY

DANANANANAKROYD

THE BLACK SEEDS

MARQUES TOLIVER

THE HOLIDAYS

GHOUL

LIAM FINN

THE HERD

YOUNG THE GIANT

GUINEAFOWL

HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY

JINJA SAFARI

WILD BEASTS

ILLY

CUT OFF YOUR HANDS

GARETH LIDDIARD

ALPINE

WORLD'S END PRESS

MOSMAN ALDER

LANIE LANE

THE ASTON SHUFFLE

FLIGHT FACILITIES

D-CUP (WE SPEAK NO AMERICANO)

AJAX (MEGA JAM SET)

HOODRAT & DANGEROUS DAN

LIGHT YEAR

HOOPS

CASSIAN

WAX MOTIF

KATO

TONI TONI LEE

CHARLIE CHUX

TRANTER

http://splendourinthegrass.com/

Fight For Your Right - Revisited

New York trio the BEASTIE BOYS have a new album coming out May 3rd entitled "Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2". Although there isn't a Part 1 due to sudden announcement back in 2009 that member Adam Yauch (MCA) was being treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node. It is believed that Part 2 is just the new name for Part 1 with a few different tracks, none the less sure to be another interesting pile of music.

What they've also done is released a trailer called "Fight For Your Right - Revisited", a small clip featuring several actors playing the parts the boys played back in 1986 hit classic "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)". The clip features a few "Beastie" groups, one including Seth Rogen, Danny McBride & Elijah Wood, the other including Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly & Jack Black. Stanley Tucci & Susan Sarandon also appear in small unknown roles.



The original 1986 clip "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)"


The first single off Hot sauce entitled "Too Many Rappers" featuring Nas.


The latest single "Make Some Noise" is meant to officially drop in a day or two. It can be heard on their official blog, heres a link for it Here

http://www.beastieboys.com

VIVID LIVE

VIVID Live is a festival held down at the Sydney Opera House from the 27th of May till the 13th of June, with plenty of acts playing different days for a lot of variety. The announcement on whos playing was announced recently. The headliners are below.

BAT FOR LASHES [UK]

FRI 3 JUN SAT 4 JUN

SONNY ROLLINS [USA]

THU 2 JUN

CHRIS CUNNINGHAM LIVE [UK]

SUN 5 JUN

SPIRITUALIZED [UK]: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE ARE FLOATING IN SPACE

FRI 27 MAY SAT 28 MAY

YO GABBA GABBA! [USA]

SAT 4 JUN SUN 5 JUN

CUT COPY [AUS]

SUN 29 MAY

TAME IMPALA [AUS]

WED 1 JUN

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI [AUS]

SUN 29 MAY

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE [USA]

SAT 4 JUN

THE CRYSTAL ARK [USA]

SAT 28 MAY

OFWGKTA [USA]

WED 1 JUN THU 2 JUN

WU LYF [UK]

MON 30 MAY TUE 31 MAY

AZARI & III [CANADA]

SUN 5 JUN

TOM KUNTZ [USA]

27 MAY - 13 JUN

There will also be Studio Parties with many well known DJ's spinning shit, here's the info below:

MODULAR PRESENTS "LEAVE THEM ALL BEHIND IV"
With The Bag Raiders, Beni, Softwar, Azari & III [CANADA] (live) and The Swiss (live).
FRI 27 MAY

MAD RACKET PRESENTS
With The Crystal Ark [USA], Bamboo Musik and more to be announced.
SAT 28 MAY

SNEAKY SUNDAYS PRESENTS
With Black Angus, Miss Connie, Van She (live), Flight Facilities and more to be announced.
SUN 29 MAY

THE AVALANCHES DJs PRESENTS
With The Avalanches (DJ Set), Hypnotic Brass Ensemble [USA], Canyons, Andee Frost.
FRI 3 JUN

2MANYDJs PRESENTS
With 2manydjs [BELGIUM], Changes, Beni and more to be announced.
SAT 4 JUN

CLUB KOOKY PRESENTS
With DJ Gemma & Seymour Butz, Horse Meat Disco [UK], Azari & III [CANADA] (live), Daniele Baldelli [ITALY]
SUN 5 JUN

There will also be The Sony Lounge, Public Art Projects, and 2MANYDJ's spinning live on Triple J.

Cut Copy - Take Me Over On Fallon


Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All - Swag Me Out

http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/vividlive

Illy "The Chase" Tour.

Melbourne rapper ILLY began his "The Chase" tour last month, and the portion of the tour is now heading along the East Coast. Starting on Thursday in Byron Bay, Friday in Brisbane, then back down to Coolangatta on the Gold Coast. The Byron show is free entry at the Beach Hotel, The Brisbane show sold, but tickets are still being sold for the Cooly show. Head here to buy tickets. Show is supported M-Phazes.

http://www.illyal.com
http://www.myspace.com/illyal
http://www.facebook.com/illyal

http://www.mphazes.com
http://www.myspace.com/mphazes
http://www.facebook.com/mphazes

Are You Game To Play Tupac?

Think you're game to portray legendary rapper Tupac Shakur in an upcoming biopic. Information courtesy of InSearchOfTupac website.

"Morgan Creek Productions and Skee.TV/Karmaloop.TV are excited to announce the online casting call for the highly-anticipated motion picture “Tupac,” based on the life of the legendary icon Tupac Shakur, produced by James G. Robinson, David Robinson and LT Hutton, directed by Antoine Fuqua.

We are looking for individuals who embody Tupac for this starring role. Applicants must follow the instructions below in order to submit their audition for consideration.

1. Download the scene that is to be performed.

2. Read the scene on-camera. Only the individual submitting the scene should appear in the video.

3. Perform your favorite Tupac song/rap on camera. Please limit your song rendition to 1 minute.

4. There is a five minute time limit and 100mb limit for each submission. Only one submission per person.

Submissions will be accepted from 12:01am on March 18th, 2011 through 11:59pm on April 30th, 2011

We are looking for individuals who embody Tupac for this starring role. Applicants must follow the instructions below in order to submit their audition for consideration."



http://insearchoftupac.skeetv.com/

RIP Nate Dogg (1969-2011)

Nathaniel Hale, better known as NATE DOGG, passed away on March 15th due to congestive heart failure. He was 41. The rapper had suffered multiple strokes the past couple of years, first one in 2007, and a second in 2008.

The rapper was best known for his collaboration work with many artists including Dr Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, Warren G and many more.

He was nominated for 4 Grammy awards for his work with Warren G on the song "Regulate" in 1995, Dr Dre's "The Next Episode" in 2001, Ludacris' "Area Codes" in 2002, and finally Eminem's track "Shake That" in 2007.

Plenty of artists are paying tribute to the man who "liked good pussy and liked good tree". Here's a few clips below, RIP.

Wax - "Scrublife"

Discovered a new hip hopper last night, from watching the Ryan Phillippe interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, this guy is simply known as WAX. He's from California and a few days ago released his debut mixtape called "Scrublife", hosted by DJ Skee and Dale Firebird.

Big Wax is now signed to the major hip hop label Def Jam. He describes his music as a mix of "Johnny Cash & Jay-Z", while Ryan Phillippe describes it as a mix of "Eminem & Sublime".

I'll quote a part of his bio from his website which I'll put below, but definitely download the free copy of SCRUBLIFE now. I'll post a few tracks also.

"As Wax continues his journey to fame, with a fan base constantly swelling (he’s already had fans show up on his doorstep), he maintains his Scrublife mantra while reinventing the wheel of Hip‐Hop. “Picture a rapper with a gold chain and a car…I’m the exact opposite of that,” he says. “Beer bottles all over the place, and a smile on your face.”

http://www.waxdotcom.com
http://waxdotcom.bandcamp.com/

All Of The Lights

The clip will fuck you if you have epilepsy. New Kanye.

I Need A Doctor

I NEED A DOCTOR is the second single from DR DRE set up to be on his upcoming final album entitled DETOX, set for release sometime this year. The song features long time colleague and friend EMINEM and also SKYLAR GREY. The song is produced by ALEX DA KID, who is best known for co-writing the song "Love The Way You Lie". The song contains Eminem rapping two verses about his mentor, thanking Dre for believing in him in his early days and returning the favor, before Dre delivers the song's final verse.

The music video is below and was released February 24th. Certainly set to be another classic from one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time.

Napster Days

I call this post Napster days basically because I've been thinking about some of the first bits of music I first listened to way back in the span of 1999-2000. It was a time when Napster and free music file sharing was first invented and being dominantly used around the world. My brother was a user, and this is some of the stuff he was listening to, and I was hooked. My beginnings for love of music.

Groovin The Moo Festival

Groovin' The Moo is a festival that'll run during the end of April and start of May this year. It doesn't play in any major cities although the line-up looks solid, check the poster above for all the details on it or head to http://www.gtm.net.au for more info. Tickets on sale now.

Can A Drummer Get Some?

Can A Drummer Get Some? is the third single off Travis Barker's upcoming debut solo (not really solo, more of a collaboration frenzy) album GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME. The song features Swizz Beatz, Lil Wayne, Game and Rick Ross. Check it below. The album is due for release in March.

BARACKA FLACKA FLAME

Found this gem last night scoping the tube. This is a parody of Waka Flocka Flame's song "HARD IN DA PAINT". Not going to post that cause its a piece of shit, although this parody is hilarious. BARACKA FLOCKA FLAME. HEAD OF THE MOTHERFUCKING STATE NIGGER.

Coachella 2011

Coachella is a music & arts festival held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley. This year's line-up sees a few aussie bands score a spot on the three-day festival shenangians, including Cut Copy, Tame Impala, The Presets, Angus & Julia Stone, Empire Of The Sun, with also plenty of headlining big name acts wrecking the stage.

Coachella takes place this year from April 15th till April 17th. Head to http://www.coachella.com for more info.

Novi Novak

To continue with the hip hop phase of my life. Here's another MC. Robert Novak aka NOVI NOVAK. Got some good rhymes and flows. This guy is from Chicago, Illinois. Check out some clips and you also download his songs for free at: http://www.reverbnation.com/novinovak











http://www.novinovak.com
http://www.myspace.com/novinovak
http://www.facebook.com/NoviNovakfans
http://www.twitter.com/novinovak
http://www.youtube.com/NovieNovak

Mac Miller

Been scoping out fresh MC's lately. Here is another I discovered last night. Malcolm McCormick, better known as MAC MILLER, is a Pittsburgh rapper who I quite like, got good flow with plenty mention of marijuana use in his songs. His first mixtape is called K.I.D.S. (Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit), here's a few songs off it below.



Nikes On My Feet (has a intro before it)


Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza


Senior Skip Day


Knock Knock


http://www.macmillerhq.com
http://www.myspace.com/listentomac
http://www.facebook.com/macmillerfans
http://www.twitter.com/macmiller