2 Sick NYC Music Events This Weekend

Posted Friday, July 04, 2008 @ 11:28 in Events by Jason Newman

Summer in New York always means some of the best music in the world. URB co-signs on two great shows this weekend. Check it after the jump.

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Patriot Act

Posted Friday, July 04, 2008 @ 09:41 in Music by Christina "C-Rocka" Rimstad

Happy 4th of July!

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Boogie for Upper Playground

Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 @ 10:39 in Style by Jolie Nguyen

Upper Playground is known for their sick collabs with some of the biggest names in art, and this time, they're bringin you street photographer Boogie.  His raw, deeply poignant black and white photographs capture the human condition in some of the most turbulant cities in the world.  Boogie's new book, Sao Paulo, documents one of Brazil's poorest and most troubled cities.  In addition to the book is a skate deck featuring featuring the cover image... because you gotta ride in style, right? Images after the jump.

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All You Feel Is the Bottom

Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 @ 06:11 in Music by Andrew Medina

Nosaj Thing Shreds at Low End Showcase

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West Indian Girl's Natural Habitat

Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 @ 05:25 in Music by Ashley Tyner

Feeling like you and the kids from West Indian Girl have been growing apart lately? Check out this cribs-style, insiders look behind the scenes at how shit really goes down in their LA, recording studio habitat. You'll find out all the insider juice, including the surprising things they sometimes do with seventeen naked people and a leopard skin couch.. Enjoy

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Mark Ronson rehearses with Duran Duran

Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 @ 12:10 in Video by Joshua Glazer

This makes us want to hear "View to a Kill" really badly.

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88-Keys on Current TV

Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 @ 11:58 in Video by Joshua Glazer

URB blogger (and rapper) 88-Keys has a cool little profile up on Current TV. The backround is nice. But check the Don't Know, Don't Care series of Podcast with Izza Kizza to hear what the buzz is about.

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Datsun - Black Gold

Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 @ 11:36 in Video by Joshua Glazer

So it's Thursday before the 4th of July. My e-mail is dead, the interns all stayed home, and i'll be shocked if anything worth a darn comes through the news wire. So I'll just try to keep everyone amused with some cool videos for the next few hours.

I'm DJing tonight at Medusa Lounge in LA (flier). I hope my set sounds like this looks:

 

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EDC cracks like chapped lips!

Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 05:28 in Music by Andrew Medina

60,000 plus invaded the L.A. Coliseum for 12th Annual Electric Daisy Carnival 

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New Verve song "Mover"

Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 @ 05:11 in Music by Joshua Glazer

The Verve's comeback is looking to beone of our faves in recent memeory, based on an inspired Coachella performance, the groovy balleric "Love Is Noise" on their MySpace, and now this MP3. It actually sounds like Ashcroft and Co. haven't missed a beat since Urban Hymns. Impressive considering his sub-par solo work in the past decade. Download "Mover" after the jump.

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