TAG: california

Aug01

19 Year Old German Duo “Young Bloods” Wins Lollapalooza’s Remix Competition (MP3)

The winner for Lollapalooza’s annual remix competition, the Lolla Remix Throwdown, has been selected. After being chosen by the judges for their remix of Delta Spirit’s “California,” German duo Young Bloods battled it out for the crown last Saturday at the Live Finals event, held at Evil Olive in Chicago. With under a hundred fans on Facebook, this little known duo will now take the big stage this Friday at Chicago’s Lollapalooza.

If you’re going to be at Lollapalooza this weekend, add them to your schedule for Friday, 12pm on Perry’s stage. In the meantime, check out their remix of Delta Spirit’s “California” (for stream) and their boot of Avicii’s “Fade Into Darkness” (for download).

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Jun25

Gary Baseman x Sea No Evil Headphones

With a week before the annual Sea No Evil charity event, SOL REPUBLIC has just released 10 pairs of limited-edition Tracks headphone collection by artists Gary Baseman and Hydro74. A personal fan of both artists for some time, these will be available for silent auction during the event this Saturday, June 30, 2012 at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium with all three inter-changeable headband graphics. All proceeds go to benefit the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the charity that puts on the yearly gala whose mission is to defend ocean wildlife and habitats worldwide needs you to help spread the message. To date, almost a quarter of a million dollars has been raised to continue educating communities on a national scale about the health and conditions of our oceans and marine life. Stars from Animal Planet’s Whale Wars will be on hand throughout the event, not to mention artwork from a plethora of participating fine artists including Shepard Fairey, Tim Biskup, Jeff Soto, Gary Baseman, Molly Crabapple, and many more. …MORE

Oct19

J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science – Undercover (Review)

J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science

Undercover

Released by OM Records


My familiarity with J-Boogie comes from the various remix and edit work he has done in the past (including one he made for Vieux Farka Touré's "Fafa" from 2009) as well as his collaboration with fan favorites People Under the Stairs, Quantic and his Combo Barbaro, Bay Area compadres Zion I, Goapele and Raashan Ahmad spanning multiple projects, personal and by others. By no means an exhaustive list, J-Boogie’s talent is undeniable and his knowledge of mixing, sampling, and creating great-sounding gems continues to this day. J-Boogie’s extensive network ...
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Jul20

Trek Life – Due West (Has-Lo Remix) (MP3)

Has-Lo continues to impress on the production end, able to turn around Oddisee’s produced original into something completely different, while Trek Life drops history and knowledge about Black migration patters to California and the Los Angeles area. Trek really shines on this track, displaying his affection towards California and the LA area, while doing the knowledge to offer listeners some insight on how it all started.

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Apr05

Those Chosen – “Just When I Say” (Video)

Those Chosen has been hard at work since the April 2010 release of 5IVE. In light of ‘I Am Manute Bol’, a movement inspired by the late Manute Bol and set in place to revolutionize the idea of westcoast hip-hop, the Cali trio released their single, “Just When I Say” via iTunes earlier this year. Today they follow up with the premiere of the music video. Check it out, download your copy of the Just When I Say EP , and follow the movement.

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