It all goes down this Saturday at Jimmy's Lounge on 6202 Santa Monica Blvd. If you're down to party, down to dance, down to celebrate the hommie Roger's b-day, then come on down to Jimmy's Lounge on Saturday. If you're wack, a loser, ain't got no rhythm, or just don't like Roger in general (which is like damn near impossible), then you stay your punk-ass at home. We don't want you there anyways fool!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Don't Forget To Hit Up The Biggest B-Day Party Of The Year
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Time To Get LOST (Season 4)
New season of LOST starts this Thursday night at 9 PM after UGLY BETTY. Unfortunately, they'll only be airing 8 episodes in a row because of the writer's strike. Hopefully, the strike will end soon so they will complete the fourth season. For more information on the new season of LOST click HERE.
Check out the Season 4 promo trailer below...
Friday, January 25, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Guess Who's Going to Miami in March Motherfuckers!?!?
NOT YOU...LOL! Naw, I'm just fucking with you! I really hope you are coming this year to the Winter Music Conference March 25-29, 2008! I haven't been since 2005 and I've been itching to go back ever since. Well, if you do decide to go or are going, click HERE for more info on the Winter Music Conference. Miami Baby...hit it up!
Oh, yes...THERE WILL BE BLOOD.
Go see this movie just for Daniel Day-Lewis' performance alone...amazing! Oh, and the music is killer too!
For more info on this film click HERE.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
From the "wack" Namm Party to the Golden Gopher (Downtown L.A.) 1.19.08
Never go to any events/parties sponsored or put on by Namm. Their parties suck! Trust me on that. They had some decent DJs playing some cool progressive house, but the venue and the set-up was horrible. That's why my friends and I bounced, and went to the Golden Gopher which recommend as an excellent dive bar in Downtown Los Angeles.
R.I.P. Heath Ledger, But You'll Forever Live On As THE JOKER
Heath Ledger
April 4, 1979 - January 22, 2008
Click HERE to go to the official The Dark Knight website.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Paris Hilton's Drunk-Ass @ LAX In Hollywood Last Sunday
Yeah, this is why I don't go this club. It's time for a new scene. No offense to the Hipster scene, but I'm over it. I know a lot cool hipsters too, but again I'm over it. So here's Paris Hilton at Banana Split @ LAX last Sunday. God help her...please.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
MLK Weekend Parties
This is MLK's dream - for white, black, yellow, and brown people to come together in harmony and dance their asses off to the break of dawn. Don't let the dream die. Go celebrate MLK weekend and have fun with peace and love!
For more info on this party click HERE.
For more info on this party click HERE.
For more info on this party click HERE.
Leslie's B-Day Party @ Bar Lubitsch (WeHo) 1.12.07
Wow, I took a lot pics for Leslie's B-day! I had a blast at this event. Thank you Leslie for a wonderful evening! Your friends rock! I hope you enjoy the pics too! To view all the pics via Picasa, click HERE.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The Official Chromeo After-Party @ Cinespace this Friday.
I'm not a huge fan of Chromeo, but the party should be a good time regardless. The event takes place at Cinespace in Hollywood. Click HERE to purchase pre-sale tickets for this event.
If You're in the San Diego Area this Friday...
...I recommend hitting up this Vapors Magazine event featuring M.I.A.'s DJ, Low B (Hollertronix), rip up the turntables! Click HERE to RSVP!
A New Hip Hop/Electro Mix by Boogie & Benzi: Motivation
For your listening pleasure, a new hip hop/electro mix CD by Mick Boogie & Benzi entitled MOTIVATION hosted by Fatman Scoop. Click HERE to download this new mix. Make sure to scroll down the page, and right click and save the link DOWNLOAD MP3 under Mick Boogie & Benzi: Motivation. Also, download the unreleased Fabric Live: Justice mix CD while you're at it. ENJOY!!!
THE JUSTICE X-MAS MIX (formerly the Fabric Rejected Mix)
So if you're not familiar with the Fabric Live compilation mix CDs, it's an ongoing series of CDs mixed by different music artist and DJs like Diplo, Stanton Warriors, Spank Rock, Luke Slater, etc. What was suppose to be Fabric Live 37 by Justice never got released for some strange reason. But Justice apparently leaked the album themselves during Christmas for their friends and fans. Click HERE to download this unreleased mix CD by Justice. Make sure to scroll down, and right click and save at the link that says DOWNLOAD MP3 under the JUSTICE XMAS MIX.
Yes, I Know I'm Laggin' On Blogs Lately.
Well the reason why I've been lagging with posting blogs is because I have a brand new Macbook that has been keeping me pretty busy messing around with Garageband, iMovie, iDVD, etc. I'm also working on some music compilations entitled Channel [Zero], Indie Redux, and Requiem's Electro Sounds for Podcasting through Apple. So keep an eye and ear out for those Podcasts soon. Plus, I have to go get my car fix and I have to go to traffic court tomorrow in Downtown L.A. which is going to suck ass!!! Anyways, I will be posting today a link to the unreleased Fabric electro mix CD by Justice, and a new hip hop mix CD by Mick Boogie and Benzi. Oh, also I hope have pictures from Leslie's B-Day celebration too later today or by tomorrow for sure. Anyways, I hope everyone is having a lot better year so than I am...haha. Peace!
Friday, January 11, 2008
The Return of Sarah Connor!
Sarah Connor
John Connor
Cameron Phillips (Terminatrix)
Being a fan of the first two Terminator movies, I'm actually looking forward to the TV series spinoff. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has a two night premiere this Sunday at 8PM and Monday at 9 PM on FOX, and will air at it's regular schedule time on Mondays at 9 PM. FYI: the series takes place between Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. For more info on the new TV series click HERE.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Executive Producer & Creator of the THE WIRE David Simon Gives A Big "Fuck You" to Hollywood!
...And I don't blame him!
'Wire' Creator Says Hollywood Snub a Blessing
Jan. 6, 2008, 7:07 PM EST
The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- HBO's "The Wire," which opened its fifth season Sunday, has gotten little recognition in Tinseltown. Executive producer David Simon says that's fine with him.
The series has been acclaimed by critics and has a cult-like following — but has earned just one Emmy nomination in four seasons. Simon and George Pelecanos were nominated for writing in 2005 but lost.
"I don't give a (expletive) if we ever win one of their little trinkets," Simon told Newsweek. "I don't care if they ever figure out we're here in Baltimore.
"Secretly, we all know we get more ink for being shut out. So at this point, we wanna be shut out. We wanna go down in flames together, holding hands all the way."
Each season of "The Wire" has focused on a different aspect of the grit and blight of an American city in decline. Simon feels the show doesn't get credit for its diverse cast, nearly all of whom had no high-profile prior credits.
"Let me indict Hollywood as much as I can on this one," Simon said. "We have more working black actors in key roles than pretty much all the other shows on the air. And yet you still hear people claim they can't find good African-American actors. That's why race-neutral shows and movies turn out lily-white."
Saturday, January 5, 2008
The Best 1-Hour Drama On Television Is Back On HBO (Better Than the Sopranos)!
Yeah, I said it! "Better than The Sopranos!" And I can say that because I'm huge fan of The Sopranos, but The Wire is the most intense dramatic program I've ever witnessed because it so FUCKING REAL. You would think you were watching real life drama unfold in front of you, but that's how good the writing, the acting, and the directing is. Mind you this is the fifth and final season of The Wire, and I didn't start watching it until the middle of the 4th season and I was hooked from watching just the first scene of an episode. If there's ever a season to watch of The Wire, it's definitely number 4, but all the seasons are amazing! Now, that there's no more Sopranos or Deadwood on HBO, Sunday nights belong to The Wire, and they better win an Emmy this year. Check out the season premiere this Sunday, I guarantee you'll be hooked! For more info on this program click HERE.
Getting Down to 'The Wire'Ten reasons why "The Wire" is the best show on TV -- and why it is so unpopular
By D. K. HolmSpecial to MSN Entertainment
One of the favorite pastimes of television pundits is complaining about the lack of love given to HBO's "The Wire." With its return for a fifth season on Jan. 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, expect another spate of public keening and gnashing of teeth, especially if the show's final season fails to pick up more viewers and awards nominations. The paradox of "The Wire," though, is that the qualities that make it a great show are probably also the same things that impede its popularity.
"The Wire" is the brainchild of David Simon, a former Baltimore Sun crime reporter turned television writer and producer, with previous experience producing shows like "Homicide: Life on the Street" and the HBO miniseries "The Corner." "The Wire" was pitched to HBO as a super-realistic crime show, one that would make all others look pallid and artificial. And it does, no doubt to the detriment of its popularity. To the network's credit, HBO has stuck behind "The Wire" (in part because it isn't a broadcast network bound to advertising revenue). Though previous seasons aired on Sunday nights in the vicinity of "The Sopranos," the series never found an obsessed mass audience on the same level. Instead, it coasted along under that deadening label, "the critical favorite." And though it has never won an Emmy, "The Wire" has won five awards from various prize-bestowing bodies, including a prestigious Peabody in 2004.
10. It requires concentrationUnlike most series, "The Wire" is conceived as one continuous narrative broken up into 13 weekly bites. Characters may disappear for hours or weeks at a time, and the viewer is asked to remember them when they reappear. Clues lay unnoticed for huge swaths of time. Plot points and new characters are subtly introduced. And patience is demanded. In one narrative thread, a young man's odd behavior toward a kindly elder is left dangling and puzzling until many episodes later, when it is revealed that he was the victim of abuse.
9. There are no easy answers"The Wire," at root, is a social problem show, not unlike movies such as "The Defiant Ones" from the 1950s, or earnest early '60s TV shows such as "East Side/West Side." Like life, it offers few definitive resolutions; in fact, the ends of some seasons are more likely to bum you out. But what is anathema to prime-time TV is lifeblood to "The Wire," in that it evokes greater emotion and viewer identification thanks to its honesty and realism.
8. Subtitles are helpfulMuch of "The Wire," especially the first season, was conducted with thick ghetto accents and lingo. To some this was a rich and varied American language. To others, it was impenetrable. But some confused early viewers realized that simply by turning on the closed captioning on their TVs, the show blossomed into its full realization. It takes about a season, but pretty soon you can turn off the captions entirely. "The Wire" may have single-handedly mass-popularized the phrase "true dat."
7. Races are equalIt's hard to think of another show on television that employs as many black actors as "The Wire" does. This creates a world in which the races intermingle on multiple levels and where multiethnic romances are commonplace. Multiple scenes can go by where the only faces on the screen are black. But though this may make the liberal heart go pitter-patter, it should be acknowledged that this same facet is a deterrent to different types of viewers.
6. Fully explored charactersBubbles. Omar. Lester. Herc. Prez. Merely to utter these names is to send a "Wire" fanatic into a swoon. How many shows offer up a scar-faced gay man who makes his living as a rogue stealing from other drug dealers? And makes you like him? That's Omar. Throughout the course of the season, Omar has become an unexpected moral force and dispenser of justice. And the copious amount of screen time that "The Wire" allots its cast, coupled with the mandate for realism, means that characters evolve and change in fascinating ways.
5. It is well-actedOne of the recent pleasures of watching prime-time television is to see "Wire" cast members pop up in "Law & Order" or "CSI" episodes in their offseason. Michael K. Williams appeared in "The Kill Point" and "Boston Legal," in two roles that were wholly different from his fierce and frightening Omar.
4. The show is written by great writers Dedicated readers soon realized that some of their favorite novelists were penning individual episodes of "The Wire." Names such as Richard Price, Dennis Lehane and George Pelecanos pop up frequently -- some of the finest names in tough, urban crime fiction.
3. The show is sexy On a network already known for getting its stars naked, "The Wire" presents sex as a regular part of life while also occasionally putting forward some of TV's hottest bodies in erotic situations.
2. AuthenticityThe guys who make the show, Simon and Ed Burns (a former cop) lived this stuff. They saw it happen and know whereof they speak. A lot of the dialogue and many of the incidents are based on their personal experiences. In fact, some of the kingpins Burns ran aground now grace the show in minor roles. And many of the bit parts are given to real kids who help to keep it real.
1. Great musicThe theme song for "The Wire" is Tom Waits' "Way Down in the Hole." But each season it's performed by a different artist, including the Neville Brothers (Season 3) and the Blind Boys of Alabama (Season 1). Though Waits' version is the perfect tone-setter for what is to follow, let's not forget Blake Leyh's great incidental music and closing credits theme. I always get emotional chills when an episode comes to its end and the tapping cymbals kicks off Leyh's theme music.
Perhaps the overriding virtue of "The Wire" is its moral compass. No one is just good or evil, black-hatted or white. The show's villains are as complex and Shakespearean as its ostensible heroes. In its heart, it is a downright decent show, one that talks about things often left unsaid in other programs, such as the state of our schools and the local corruption of our politics. The best way to explain the beauty of the series is to invite newcomers to follow the career arcs of two of its characters, D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.) and Bodie (J.D. Williams). In these two, we find the moral battlefields that shows like "The Wire" create, plus the fragility of one's status in that world. True dat.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Once again, Happy New Year to all my "24 Hour Party People!" We make the world go around I swear! To view all the pics below via Picasa click HERE.
Giant Maximus
Space Island
The Standard (Downtown)
Thursday, January 3, 2008
A New Mixtape Tribute to the King of Pop!
The hommie Kevin (a.k.a. Know.One) put me on to a brand new mixtape mixed by producer Mark Ronson and featuring Chicago hip hop artist Rhymefest entitled Man In The Mirror. As you may have figured out, this mixtape is a tribute to Michael Jackson using MJ and Jackson 5 tracks in the mix. Click HERE to download this free mixtape. Enjoy!
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