Who's The Best In The NFC Right Now?

The Dallas Cowboys thats who! After their 37 - 27 victory over the Green Bay Packers, Dallas record is now 11 - 1. I wish I could have seen it live, but the game was only broadcasted on the NFL Network through satelite TV which is again straight bullshit. Anyways, I want another shot at the Patriots, and hopefully it will be in the Super Bowl!!!

Groove Radio's 4th Annual Holiday Groove 2007 on Thursday, Dec. 13th

Groove Radio's holiday party is back! The event will be held at FACADE in Hollywood (6356 Hollywood Blvd). Hurry to RSVP for this event at groove@grooveradio.com. You must RSVP before Monday, Dec. 10th. There's a great line-up of electronica DJs performing this year (check below). This insert is from Groove Radio's website....

Thu Dec 13 Hollywood: Holiday Groove 2007: Live Taping Event

By Staff, Groove Radio
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 @ 2:44 AM

seeking groovers to attend live taping for broadcast...

Attention Groove Massive! We are seeking audience members to attend the exclusive live taping of Holiday Groove 2007 - A Massive Year-End DJ Celebration presented by Satisfaction and Mixology.

Swedish Egil will be back to host the 4th annual massive line-up of special guest DJs and Groove Radio personalities including:
(in alphabetical order - subject to change)

DJ Aero & Tommy Lee
Dave Aude
Suli Belarto
Yvonne Black
Jeff Bomb
Raul Campos
Trent Cantrelle
Joseph Christopher
D'Morse
David Delano
Dirty Freqs
David Garcia
Christian James Hand
David Hopper
Simply Jeff
Groove Junkies
Keoki
Christopher Lawrence
Cody Lee
Mark Lewis
DJ Lynnwood
Madison
Gerry Meraz
DJ Outer
R.A.W.
Static Revenger
Reza
Kristina Sky
John Tejada
Thee-O
Richard Vission
Uberzone
XXXL
...plus surprise guests!

Holiday Groove 2007 will be recorded in front of a live audience on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at an exclusive location in Hollywood, California. Event time is 8PM - 4AM. 21 and over welcome. This is a private event. No tickets will be available. Guest List is limited and available on a first-come first-served basis. EMAIL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME HERE (or directly to: groove@grooveradio.com) before 5pm on Mon Dec 10TH. You must receive a confirmation email for you plus one guest to attend. Hurry! RSVP TODAY!

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**IMPORTANT** You must be 21 or over with valid I.D. to attend. Your entry confirms that you and your guest are 21 or over. You must bring legal identification for entry at the door.

Big Snoop Dogg Does It Again! This Video Is Awesome!

Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction [EXCLU]
Uploaded by PeteRock

Erin's B-Day Party This Sunday, Dec. 2nd

This flyer is for the real hommies yo! This event is going to be outta control. Brace yourselves. You know how we dooooooo!

REMINDER: $20 Discount for Giant Maximus NYE 2008

Big reminder that there's a $20 discount for Giant Maximus NYE 2008 via Groovetickets. Just type in the promotional coupon code IHEARTCOMIX . Click on the flyer above to go to Groovetickets.

3 Events Worth Checking Out Tonight!

One is a Neo-Soul/Hip Hop event sponsored by my boy Norman. And the other two are electro/indie events. Check out the flyers for more infor. Cheers!

Thanksgiving 4-Day Weekend 2007 Pictures

Well, this year was the first Thanksgiving holiday I didn't spend with my mother, my sister, and my stepdad in Palmdale. So I did what any other dude would do. I called up the hommies and partied our asses off for 5 nights straight...L.A. style. From DJ Rhettmatic at the Vanguard, to Mai's dip in the pool at the Standard Rooftop, to the sangrias and mojitos at the Left-Over, to that crazy white girl's dancing at the A/C supper club in Venice, to DJ Revolution at Little Temple Bar, to that random drunk lesbian chick I was dancing with at Mountain Bar, to the cracked-out candy ravers at the rave, and to the craziest-funniest hipsters I've ever hung out with on Michelle's family's boat...haha, this Thanksgiving was outta control. These events are documented in 3 parts. Check it out.

Part 1 - The Vanguard and The Standard Rooftop Downtown L.A.

Part 2 - The Left-Over, A/C Supper Club, and Hi-Point

Part 3 - Little Temple Bar, Mountain Bar, Random Warehouse Rave, and Marina Del Rey
(NOTE: Some of the pics are courtesy of Lastnightsparty)

A direct link to all the pictures above can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/ashton.turner/Thanksgiving4DayWeekend2007


Bonus Video (Courtesy of Lastnightsparty)

Please, Please Go See This Movie So I Can A Big Christmas Bonus...haha!

Please go see this movie so I can get a fat paycheck this month...hehe. The Golden Compass arrives in theatres on Friday, Dec. 7th. Based upon Nothern Lights (titled The Golden Compass in the US), the first novel in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials, has action, adventure, and armored polar bears that can talk. Okay, that last part sounds lame, but overall the movie looks really good. For more info go check out www.goldencompassmovie.com. So show some love and support, and check out this film...please!!!

Nicolay at the Boombox this Saturday, Dec. 1st

The best hip hop producer from the Netherlands Nicolay is DJing at the Boombox @ Grand Star club in Chinatown this Saturday night. The event is $5 before 10:30 PM with RSVP thru Going.com. $10 after. Go get that Foreign Exchange album and Nicolay's LPs period! Don't sleep on dope hip hop muthafuckers!

Free Indie Rock Show @ Safari Sams on Thursday, 29th

If you click on the flyer above, you can go to Vimby.com and check out my homegirl from college Leah Villanueva singer/songwriter promoting herself and for Vimby.com. Check it out.

Black Eyed Peas Benefit @ the Vanguard Tuesday, 27th

All I know is that Esthero who has a way better voice and vocal range than Fergie will be there, which also means that the Black Eyed Peas might play a lot of their old material from their first two albums. The benefit is at the Vanguard in Hollywood.This event is for a good cause, but is the cause worth $50 at the door? Well their are pre-sale tickets at $35 through Going.com

The Only Game You Need To Watch This Week

vs.

The Green Bay Packers vs. the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas, Texas this Thursday, Nov. 29th. Both teams are tied with a 10-1 record, and are playing one of their best seasons ever. Unfortunately, the only way to watch this game on Thursday is on NFL Network through Direct TV, which is straight bullshit, but what can you do. So if I'm not stuck at work working overtime, I'm going to the nearest sportsbar to watch this amazing game. And I suggest you do the samething too. GO COWBOYS!!!

BEST ESPN MAGAZINE COVER EVER...LOL!

$20 Discount for Giant Maximus NYE 2008 thru I Heart Comix

Promoters I Heart Comix are providing a $20 discount for Giant Maximus NYE 2008 in Downtown Los Angeles. Just type in the coupon code IHEARTCOMIX at Groovetickets.com. Click here to go the purchase page. See you under the big top on New Year's Eve.

Thanksgiving Day Party

RSVP for this event: standard@dubfrequency.com

Technically, this evemt is on Friday, Nov. 23rd

See you all on Turkey Day...gobble, gobble!

Rockognized Party #5 This Saturday, Nov. 17th

This party looks good. Hipster, but still good. For more info click on the flyer above.

3 Year Anniversary of ODB's Death (R.I.P.)

It's been 3 years today since Ol' Dirty Bastard's unfortunate death. To pay tribute to his honor and legacy I leave you with my favorite ODB music video Brooklyn Zoo. The video is very raw and gritty which fits ODB's style. R.I.P. Russell Tyrone Jones. Wu-Tang 4ever!

Little Brother @ El Rey Tonight!

The best thing since peanut butter and jelly when it comes to hip hop. Little Brother is on tour to promote their new album Get Back. Tonight they'll be in L.A. at the El Rey theatre. Tickets are $20, but it's worth every penny. Their last album the Minstrel Show was my favorite hip hop album of 2005. Go check them out. They are sick! For more info on Little Brother click on the pic above.

R.I.P. Donda West (Kanye West's Mother)

Sad news in hip hop! Kanye West's mother and manager Donda West passed away in Los Angeles on Saturday. No news on the cause of death yet, but there's speculation it was because of a routine cosmetic surgery. Regardless, this is very sad and unfortunate. My condolences to the West family.

M.I.A. @ the Wiltern 11.9.07

I wish I was there for this on Friday, but I couldn't get tickets. Video courtesy of Glenjamn.

No Country For Old Men. Best Movie of the Year!

My friends and I saw the new Joel and Ethan Coen Brothers movie last night No Country For Old Men. Hands down it was the best film I've seen released so far this year. And it's my new favorite Coen Brothers film so far. This film produced one of the, if not the, most terrifying villains/antagonists in cinematic history. No doubt this film is going to be a top contender for the Oscar race next year. 5 out of 5 stars that's how I'm rating this film. Go check it out. You will not be disappointed.

Some pre-No Country For Old Men pics. Look how excited Alli is to see the movie...lol.

Stanley Ave. Dinner Party & Dance Right @ La Cita 11.8.07

The pictures speak for themselves. Here's a direct link these pics via Picasa: http://picasaweb.google.com/ashton.turner/StanleyAveDinnerPartyDanceRightLaCita11807

My Great Grandmother's Antique Clock

On my mother's last trip to Louisiana, she visited my Aunt Ruby who had my great grandmother Beullah Jackson Mayfield's small Ansonian grandfather clock. The clock was a part my mother's childhood growing up in Alexandria, Louisiana. It's been in the family for over a hundred years. At the time, my mother didn't even know how old the clock really was or who the maker was. The clock still works, but the cover was broken, the chime did not work, and the wood was tarnished. My mother decided to bring the clock back to California to have the clock fixed and the wood polished. When I went to visit my mother last week, she showed me the clock. I was really fascinated by it so I did my own investigation and discovered that maker of the clock was the Ansonia Clock Co. Ansonia was a major producer of clocks back in the 19th century. This model was known as the America Clock was made between 1885 and 1895. Thus, we have an official anitque clock in our family. I don't know. I just thought that was pretty cool.

My Sister Erika's Wedding Pictures 9.28.07

Okay, I've been lagging hardcore to put up a few shots from my sister's wedding back in September. Mostly because I was waiting for my sister to send me the masters from the wedding photographer's camera. Anyways, here are a few pictures from the wedding. My sister looks absolutely stunning and gorgeous in these shots. I look retarted as usual...haha.

MOBY DJ Set in Downtown L.A. Tuesday, Nov. 13

Okay, this is pretty cool, but way overpriced. Moby will be doing a dj set at a new event this following Tuesday called Elevate Lounge. Great concept! Lovely idea, but tickets are $25 pre-sale through Groovetickets. However, it is Moby, so if you really want to check him out click on the flyer above to purchase tickets.

Documentary Film Darfur Now

STOP THE GENOCIDE! SPREAD THE LOVE!

For more info click on the picture above or go to http://www.myspace.com/darfurnow

Dance Right Tonight in Downtown L.A.

For more info click on the flyer above.

Brand New Exclusive Wu-Tang Mixtape

Loud Records is giving out a free "8 Diagrams" Mixtape to hype up their upcoming album release on Dec 11th. It features 29 tracks of new and unreleased Wu-Tang material, mixed by the Wu DJ, Mathematics. It's FREE, you just have to register at Loud.com. Don't sleep on this. And remember Wu-Tang is forever motherfuckers (36 Chambers 4life). R.I.P. Ol' Dirty Bastard!

24 Hour Warehouse Party In L.A. This Weekend!

Well this is a novel idea a 24 hour warehouse party in L.A featuring techno, acid house, and electro. The event starts Saturday night at midnight and ends Sunday night at midnight. Location is to be announced later, but for now you can RSVP at GOING. The event is $10 with RSVP and $15 without RSVP. This event can make for a pretty decent Sucka Free Sunday. For more info just click here.

My Top 10 Favorite Anime Shows

#1 COWBOY BEBOP

Hands down Cowboy Bebop is the most captivating and entertaining anime ever created. The show was set in the year 2071, and followed three bounty hunters (SpikeSpeigel, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine) and one computer hacker named Edward as travel from planet to planet, city to city tracking bounty heads for rewards. Despite having the coolest characters ever, Bebop had a great jazz soundtrack accompanied with great stories focusing on action, comedy, and drama. With only 26 episodes, you can watch Cowboy Bebop over and over again and never get tired of it.

#2 InuYasha

Based off of the Japanese Manga series, InuYasha tells the story of a 15-year-old high school girl named Kagome who lives in present day Tokyo. One day she gets transported to the past to an alternate feudal Japan where demons co-exist with humans. It's there where she meets InuYasha a half-human/half-demon dog. Together with the help of their friends Miroku, Sango,and Shippo they search for the missing pieces of the Shikon jewel while battling evil demons including their main arch-nemesis Naraku.

#3 Robotech (Macross Saga)

This series was the reason I started watching anime hardcore in the first place. Began in 1985, Robotech consisted of three different sagas. The first saga, Macross, was my overall favorite. In the future, humanity discovers robotechnology through alien spacecraft which they used to build mechas. With the mechas, they defended planet Earth against the alien invaders called the Zentradi. The saga played out like a soap opera with a love triangle between our hero Rick Hunter, Misa, and Lynn Minmay. Robotech is a classic anime series!

#4 Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Now talk about your deep structured complex storylines with mind-blowing animation and action packed sequences. Welcome to S.A.C.: 2nd GIG where in the year 2030 a special operation task force known as Section 9, lead by Major Motoko Kusanagi, are charged with the task of preventing technology-related acts of terrorism and crime. This series is based from the critical acclaimed anime film Ghost In The Shell. I highly recommend watching the movie. It has a lot deep underlying themes about humanity.

#5 Samurai Champloo

What do you get you mix dope independent hip hop music with an anime series that takes place in Japan in the mid-1800s? You get Samurai Champloo the illest anime series that blends action and samurai genres with elements of non-slapstick comedy. From the creators of Cowboy Bebop, Champloo (which means to mix or blend in Japanese) tells the story of three strangers in search of the Samurai who smells of sunflowers. There's Mugen a wandering sword for hire with an unconventional fighting style that resembles breakdancing and capoeira. Jen a mild-mannered ronin samurai who wears glasses. And there's Fuu a feisty 15-year-old girl who hired Mugen and Jen to find her the father the samurai who smells of sunflowers.

#6 Samurai 7

Probably the best adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai (yeah even better than the Western The Magnificent Seven), Samurai 7 is almost identical in the story and characters of the original film. However, there are significant changes in the plot and added-on characters in order to adapt to the futuristic setting. But the story remains the same - seven samurai are hired to protect a village of rice farmers from a group of bandits.

#7 Blood+

Based on another critical acclaimed anime film Blood: The Last Vampire, Blood+ tells the story of young amnesiac teenaged school girl named Saya who learns that she's the only one who can kill an evil race of creatures known as Chiropterans with her blood. With her Chevalier Haji, Saya travels across continents learning about her mysterious past while ridding the world of Chiropterans.

#8 Ergo Proxy

In this complex anime, humans and androids (AutoReivs) coexist with each other peacefully under a total management system. A series of murders committed by berserk robots (infected with the Cogito virus) started to jeopardize the delicate balance of the social order. Behind the scenes, the government is conducting secret experiments on a mysterious humanoid lifeform called Proxy, which is believed to hold the key to the survival of mankind. Our heroine Re-l is assigned to investigate some of the murders with her AutoReiv partner Iggy. She encounters a cogito infected AutoReiv as well as a fast and flexible monster. She later learns that the monster was a Proxy.

#9 Paranoia Agent

Watching Paranoia Agent is like watching a David Lynch film. The more you watch it the more you get lost and confused with the story and the characters. But like a David Lynch film you want to keep watching to discover the mystery behind the paranoia. The paranoia in this case comes from a mysterious boy on rollerblades has been attacking people in Tokyo with a bat. Is he a real boy, a lie to cover up people's crimes, or a sinister phantom? The plot relays between a large cast of people affected in some way by the phenomenon; usually Lil' Slugger's victims or the detectives assigned to apprehend him. As each character becomes the focus of the story, details are revealed about their secret lives and the truth about Lil' Slugger. It will haunt you!

#10 Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon? Really? Yes, really! That's why I saved this one for last. Even though this is what you may call a girlie-girl anime series, this anime actually impressed the hell out of me with it's storylines and 5 major plots, even if some of it was cheesy. It still kicked ass! Based on the manga, this anime had aninteresting storyline revolving around the reincarnated defenders of a kingdom that once spanned the solar system, and the evil forces that they battle. These defenders known as Sailor Scouts are teenage girls who can transform into heroines named for the moon and planets (Sailor Moon, Sailor Venus, Sailor Mercury, etc.).