A must read on the struggles of working artists and insight on dealing with venues.

“Some serious insight for DJs, musicians, promoters and most importantly, venue owners. Know your worth.” – Cutso

“value your art. value yourself.” – Shred One

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Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames for Pacific Standard Time the birth of the LA art scene.

Ice Cube drives Inglewood Blvd. describing the Los Angeles that he knows. He talks of landmarks like The Forum, Five Torches, Cockatoo Inn, Brolly Hut, and Watts Towers. He refers to the 110 as “Gangsta Highway”. Cube says coming from South Central LA teaches you how to be resourceful. The video cuts to Cube walking the Eames House perimeter, through the Eames living room, and sitting in the Eames lounge chair. He brings us back to his NWA years when he studied architectural drafting before launching his rap career. One thing he learned that translates is to always have a plan. Cube describes the modern, green and resourceful building design of Charles and Ray Eames. Visionaries of connecting nature and structure. Cube ends by saying “Who are these people who got a problem with LA? Maybe they mad cuz they don’t live here.” Song during intro is “A Bird in the Hand” off of Death Certificate.

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Hyundai recently began promoting the Hyundai Veloster and with it, a very new and interesting music & film project entitled, “The Hyundai Regeneration Project” featuring electrifying musical genres & artists working collaboratively to bring new music tracks to your ears. Five DJs turn the tables on the history of music. Follow DJ Premier, Mark Ronson, Skrillex, Pretty Lights and The Crystal Method as they remix, recreate and re-imagine five traditional styles of music. From the classical perfection of the Berklee Symphony Orchestra to the bayou jams of New Orleans jazz, our five distinctive DJs collaborate with some of today’s biggest musicians to discover how our musical past is influencing the future.

List of artists featured in the 5-track compilation:

DJ Skrillex
DJ Premier
Nas
Pretty Lights
Crystal Method
Mark Ronson
LeeAnn Rimes
Erykah Badu
Mos Def
Martha Reeves
Dap Kings
Members from The Doors
Trombone Shorty
The Berklee School of Music Orchestra

 
 
Fresh video containing interesting statistics about the music industry with facts ranging from artists, vinyl and digital media, to social networking. Produced by Simply Zesty.

Tracklist:

Jimi Hendrix -Crosstown Traffic
Caribou – Odessa
Pharell Williams, Julian Casablancas and Santigold – My Drive Thru

 
 
Recommended for fans of The Black Keys or in Hanni El Khatib‘s words “for anyone who’s ever been shot or hit by a train,” and simply “knife fight music.” Channel your inner James Dean. Cop it now on iTunes or vinyl.

Label: Innovative Leisure/Stones Throw

A full length movie for the music video Runaway directed by the Louis Vuitton Don himself. Get ready for 35 minutes of cray.

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Quadron covers Michael Jackson’s classic “Baby be Mine” and shoots a video in their hometown of Copenhagen, Denmark for it. Check their self titled album if you haven’t already.

Bonus: Live performance at Brooklyn’s Southpaw

KEYS N KRATES REHEARSAL FOOTAGE- MJ REMIX from KEYS N KRATES on Vimeo.

 
 
Rehearsal footage from the good friends Keys N Krates flipping Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” into a disco house remix.

 
 
Mayer Hawthorne’s rendition of Tony Bennet’s classic “I Left My Heart In San Francisco.” So necessary.

 
 
My boy Kebo put me on this pretty fresh song and video by Rad Omen. Features a cast of well known fast food franchise figures. Directed by Nicholaus Goossen.

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