DJ Zesto! aka Zest Rock aka Zesto Pesto aka Zesti Pesti, representing Middletown, New York, former member of The Stolen Music Imprint, presents “The Pleasure Principle,” off his self-produced album “The New Laughing Gas.” He was last featured on Super Chron Flight Brothers’ 2010 album Cape Verde (Backwoodz Studioz). It’s been a blazing minute since homie put something out, but his talent lives outside of time’s illusion. His last official effort was the 2005 single “Multi-Billion Dollar Negro” off The Dudes EP (Shadetek Records …
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The independent short film On The Grind is a finalist in The Sheckler Foundation‘s “Be The Change Competition.” Please vote now to help at-risk youth, and to help get this film made into a full length feature . You can vote everyday until the competition ends. On The Grind is a short 2006 documentary about Long Beach’s vibrant skateboard scene and a gang-shooting that took the life of one it’s rising stars. Coming out of a disenfranchised community, Michael K. Green (aka Blacc …
Patrick Denard Douthit aka 9th Wonder keeps it 100. The Grammy award winning producer co-founded the hip-hop trio Little Brother in 1998, including MC’s Phonte and Big Pooh. Although their debut album The Listening (2003) is a classic, 9th kept getting crazy placement on other important albums: Jay Z’s Black Album (2003), Destiny Child’s Destiny Fulfilled (2004), Mary J. Blige’s The Breakthrough (2005), and Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah 1 (2008) and 2 (2010), not to mention the slew of critically acclaimed (personal …
This is for the somewhat loungin’ laid back ears. The warm bass sounds and head nodding drums keep it engaging. I was surprised to hear the slowed down Monie Love’s “It’s A Shame (My Sister) throwback. This cat is from the East, where the sun rises for real. DJFYO a.k.a. Do Justly From Your Own (Music & Strength Crew) moved back to Japan in 2010 after being active as a DJ, producer, and music supervisor in Los Angeles, California. He …
As part of the Pow! Wow! Hawai’i week long event, in conjunction with Thinkspace Gallery, they had a show at Honolulu Museum of Art School on February 8th. Dubbed “Pow! Wow!: Exploring The New Contemporary Movement” the show featured 2×2′ pieces from nearly 50 artists. Some of the featured artists included Fernando Chamarelli, Curiot and Low Bros. Curated by Andrew Hosner from Thinkspace, the exhibit will stay up for the duration of Pow! Images of said artists’ work and flicks from the gallery space are below. Images …
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