March 20, 2008

Digital Gravel Dot Com

http://www.digitalgravel.com/

10Deep, Twelve Bar, Penfield, Mishka, TBG, 3sixteen, The Hundreds, Temple Effectives, Abcnt, Robotisthefuture, etc........... I wanted to showcase some of my favorite gear from one of my favorite websites, Digitalgravel.com OF coarse there are so many online shops to find really dope clothes, so as time goes by I will just keep you posted. Once again, I feel like I gotta stress this every other "Blog". I know there are alot of people who are already well aware of these sites and stores and groups etc. However I wanted this site to be a avenue to giveback to the Fans by Reporting on Any and Everything that Interests me. I feel that if it sparks my Interest, chances are the people who listen to and enjoy my music probally will enjoy and appreciate it as well. So in closing. "WORD"

Cooler than Corey Haim -

HomeRoom keep it old school with these fresh lookin oversized lace locks. With the retro computer game typeface and at nearly 3" wide done in 24 karat gold plating, it really is game over. by HomeRoom.

PRICE:

$48.00

http://www.Digitalgravel.com

SAMIYAM (unreleased beats for sale)

Ann Arbor's latest prodigal son and lover of sprinkles on doughnuts, takes the legacy of all Detroit's talented musical sons and daughters and makes Hip Hop beats filled with snippets of Soul, Funk, 70's Italian horror flick soundtracks, Nintendo bonus level music, and 90's Hip Hop. Somehow, with this much content, the beats still manAge: to sound gloriously minimal and disjointed. Fans like Benji B, Andrew Meza and XLR8R have been eAge:rly snapping up his tracks, as Sam freeze frames Electro energy and spits it back out as twisted future Jazz. Dabrye is a fan, Daedalus describes him as "a thrilling sound to break the sameness," and Flying Lotus is his brother in arms (they collaborate on the project FLYamSAM).

Age:
23

City:
Ann Arbor, MI

How long have you been making music & why did you start?
I've been making music for about 5 years. I started because I just decided to do it one day. I used to listen to music and wondered how people made beats, so I decided to find out.

Describe your style:
Hip hop. It's kind of all over the place. I sample stuff and make my own synth sounds. It's hard to sum it up.

Favourite piece of equipment?
My favorite piece of equipment is currently the sp303. I do everything on it. It's a great machine.

Musical hero?
J Dilla is my Musical hero?. I've just never heard anything by him that I didn't like.

2007 personal highlight?
In February I went to Amsterdam. It was my first time in Europe and it was beautiful. I definitely want to go back there and see more of Europe also.

What do you want to achieve in 2008?
I want to get more of my music out in 2008. I plan on doing some solo stuff and working with a few people.

Favourite RBMA experience?
I don't know if I can narrow it down to one favorite experience. The whole thing was so crazy. It was just great to be surrounded by so many creative people for two weeks.

Key personal productions?
Right now my only releases are FLYamSAM's "Green Tea Power" on Rush Hour's Beat Dimensions comp and "Donut with Sprinkles" on Fat City:'s Producer1 comp.

What do you want the world to know about you?
You'll never get bad syrup on your pancakes in muthufuckin Toronoto.

Essential fashion tip?
Make sure you flip up the collar on your pink polo shirt.

http://www.myspace.com/flyamsam

Flying Lotus & Samiyam alongside with Female Vocalist Ahu = Dolly.
I think its just FLY & AHU, but SAM was on the track I heard and it was GREAT!!!! (roberta FLACK?) anywho! check it (http://www.myspace.com/ahudolly)

Ok ok Sam is for a short time selling a side project of Unreleased beats to pay the bills hahaha each cd has completely custom and different covers cut from magazines and altered like the braincells of this weeded and dusty Genious.... So Click on the Cover Below and tell him the Hobbyshop HERO sent you!!!!!

(click the above picture to be Directed to Paypal!!!!)

SAMIYAM is one of the Main producers on the next few Dutchmassive Albums, There are about 9 tracks from SAM that will be divided between the HERO's Releases....
IM pretty freaking Excited and you should be too!

ST MIC / Lifes Work (Classic hiphop)

(Click Above Album Cover to be Re-directed to I tunes)

"Life's Work" was 3 years in the making before ST/MIC decided it should just be a snapshot of what was really going on in his life at the time. It's a combination of all the moods and feelings associated with that time period. There are a lot of retrospective moments as well. Some mellow vibes and also some darker, more powerful and driven tracks. Although ST/MIC did a good deal of the production on the record, it would have never manifested into what it's become without all of the great artists involved. "Life's Work" features production by The Unknown, DJ Ragz and Mudd. Featured guests include The Unknown, Jazz Addixx (DJ Ragz and Mudd), Dutchmassive, TAMU, Distruck, Primo The Cinematic and Flaco.

Tracklisting:
1. Life's Intro
2. Fly
3. Dedicate to Elevate MP3 feat. DJ Ragz
4. Love Was Complicated Yesterday feat. Dutchmassive & Jazz Addixx
5. BeatBoxBoogie One (MUDD & ST/MiC on the beatbox)
6. Fresh 2 Def
7. Life feat. Jazz Addixx, Primo The Cinematic & Flaco
8. Never Faded
9. BeatBoxBoogie 2 (MUDD & ST/MiC on the beatbox)
10. War Of Art
11. Verbal Mastery feat. The Unknown
12. Gallery Interlude
13. Truth Lies feat. Distruck & TAMU
14. Love Is Complicated Tomorrow MP3 feat. Dutchmassive, The Unknown & DJ Ragz
15. Closing Scene

(click On The Studio Pic to be Directed to http://www.timelessdaimyo.com)

Born in New York in the 1970's, ST/MiC grew up in a small suburb about 30 miles from Washington DC. At the tender age of 6 he made his first mix tape, which consisted of beating random objects around the room whilst his brother blew obscene notes on a saxophone. At 9 he taught himself to play the bass, followed by guitar at 11 and drums at 14.

Playing in a few moderately successful bands through high school his attention soon shifted to turntables, frequently sitting in on studio sessions with acclaimed house/techno producer Holmes Ives. It was here ST/MiC learned the essence of sampling, sequencing and production. His mid to late 90's were spent traveling up and down the east coast of the US, under the name St. Michael, playing a mixture of turntablism style hip hop and jungle/drum and bass, gaining a solid following in cities, such as Baltimore, York Pa., Washington DC and Fredericksburg Va.

Over the years, realizing how much studio time costs, he taught himself the fundamentals of engineering, mixing and mastering audio. Now with 12+ years of experience in the studio he focuses on helping other artists make quality music

http://www.myspace.com/stmic

Words From the HERO: I met Mike thru my Good Friends, Label mates and ultimately Brothers the JAZZ ADDIXX (Dj RAGS and MUDD) and found out we had alot in common, St Mic is a Really Humble peaceful cat whose feet are planted in the west and his heart n soul are on a higher level with a more eastern philosophy. Mike is more than a great Recording artist, or Producer/ engineer. Dude is a great father and great husband. I know thats a little off topic. but strait up I feel more than compelled to congradulate such positive energy. You will definatly fall in love after you get a dose of his Life's WORK...my fav album cut is FLY! dont forget that you will Find The Hobbyshophero DUTCHMASSIVE! on this album not 1nce, but TWICE! =)
but before I bounce on out, I want to thank DJ FISHER for releasing all this good music!

March 19, 2008

SPY vs SPY (Puma X Bodega Collabo!)

PUMA® introduces the PUMA x BDGA Spy II Hi, a special limited edition shoe featuring Mad Magazine’s classic Spy vs. Spy characters, created in collaboration with the magazine and Boston-based lifestyle boutique, Bodega.

This limited edition shoe is based on PUMA’s classic Sky II Hi silhouette and is loaded with details inspired by the classic comic strip. It features premium leather, translucent outsoles with the Spy characters underneath, a removable footbed complete with bullet holes, hidden messages, dynamite hangtags, and even a secret stash pocket holding a message to be decoded.

A very limited number of pairs will be released on February 23, 2008, which leaves you enough time to formulate your strategy on how to get your’s

More phot0s and store listings below…

Available at:
Bodega (Boston)
Atmos (New York)
Classic Kicks (New York)
ALIFE (New York)
Premium Goods (Brooklyn)
Ubiq (Philadelphia)
Huf (San Francisco)
Undefeated (Los Angeles – La Brea location)
Livestock (Toronto)

This Post is A Special one for The Hobbyshop HERO, Growing up there were a few things (Games, Toys, Movies) that really sparked The Sidekick (younger Brother's) interest. Probally the one that sticks out the most would be SEGA Genesis's TOEJAM & EARL, Next would be SPY vs SPY..... So JEB!!! This ones for you KID!!!!

Big up to all the sources in which the information shown on this page trickles down from, This time being Freshnessmag.com, but even when something is found somewhere. chances are they prob go it from somewhere as well. So Thank you WORLD WIDE WEB!

TETRIS LEMONADE?

Do I Really Need to Elaborate?

Dibiase "Up The Joystick!"

http://www.myspace.com/diabolic1

http://www.myspace.com/dibiasebeats

(Stay Away From "Metroid" Sucka's, That Joint is Already in Use by The Hobbyshop HERO [Dutchmassive].....)

Click on The picture Below To Purchase (Up The Joystick)!!!!!

Click Here to Purchase (up the Joystick) Via Paypal

March 18, 2008

CRYSTAL CASTLES + Timbaland Beat JAcking?!?!

Crystal Castles' music uses unusual instrumentation such as placing an Atari 5200 sound chip inside a keyboard in order to produce a sound that has been described as having "ferocious, asphyxiating sheets of warped two-dimensional Gameboy glitches and bruising drum bombast pierce [the] skull with sheer shrill force, burrowing deep into the brain like a fever". Indie music review website, Pitchfork, gave a positive review of Crystal Castles' remix of "Leni" by GoodBooks, and described the style as "pitch-shifted vocal snippets [that] ricochet like pinballs around Crystal Castles' patented 8-bit synths".

Crystal Castles, named after the Crystal Castle from the She-Ra franchise, formed in December 2003 as a project by Ethan Kath (aka Ethan Deth of Toronto-based metal band Kill Cheerleader/Cheerleader 666). In April 2005, Alice Glass recorded vocals for five original instrumentals by Kath. The band's first single was recorded "accidentally": a microphone test by Glass was released into the public domain through MySpace as "Alice Practice" in September 2005. Glass was not aware that it had been used until record companies heard the song and contacted the duo to offer them record deals.

This has led to some confusion after the band's statements were misquoted in an article as saying that the band itself formed by accident:

"We’re not meant to be a band. We were merely messing about with sounds and we put the results on the internet for some friends to download. Somehow a few labels heard the songs and wanted to release them. Crystal Castles is an accident. ‘Alice Practice’ is Alice practicing. She didn’t know I was recording."
--Crystal Castles in an interview with Kieron Gillen
September 2006

However, Crystal Castles have clarified this statement:

"The band was not an accident. 'Alice Practice' was, but a journalist has made that into the band being an accident. We started with a purpose...It's not like we fell on a keyboard and these songs just happened."
--Crystal Castles in Loud and Quiet

Since the release of "Alice Practice", the duo have announced plans to release their first full-length album on Last Gang Records in March, 2008.

Preorder the album HERE (click HERE)

Crystal Castles have toured Europe and the USA numerous times in the last 2 years, including a U.S. tour with Australian, electronic group, The Presets in February 2007. The band also played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in England, August 2007 and were set to play the CMJ Festival October 2007.They have supported Metric on certain dates throughout their North American tour in September and October and also headlined Vice Magazine's UK tour in November 2007 called Unitaur, which also featured These New Puritans and The Teenagers.

Crystal Castles were also featured in the Channel 4 British Drama Skins (Series 2 Episode 3) performing as themselves playing "Alice Practice".

Their debut eponymous LP was leaked onto filesharing websites on the 4th of March 2008.

Preorder the album HERE (click HERE)

So LAdies and Gentlemen, There you have it. Thats Alot of info on the Group Crystal Castles. Personally Ive only been hip to this Group 3 days now. After Searching for Some new clothes on Mishka's Myspace page and Hearing the new single "crimewave" I was Blown Away!!
but that is not all people. Not only have I been blessed to come across another dope (nonhiphop) group. Ive also learned some CRAZY INFO! about one of my favorite producers Timbaland!!
ALL I CAN SAY is WATCH ALL THE VIDEOS BELOW and Pay SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE LAST VIDEO!!!!

The Glow in the DARK Tour

KANYE WEST
LUPE FIASCO
N.E.R.D.

RIHANNA?!?! (WTF)

Since, The Hobbyshop HERO's Flagship Location is somewhere Around the Trigger of the Gun in JunkPlanet. I have listed only the Florida Locations instead of all of the tour dates. (sorry all you readers in IOWA) hahahah.

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5.5.08

Performance

Tampa, FL

Ford Amphitheatre

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5.6.08	Performance	Miami, FL	American Airlines Arena

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It's dope....10 bucks. I teamed up with co-author J. Sakiya Sandifer to make my literary debut with Thank You And You're Welcome!, an entertaining volume of "Kanye-isms "-- the creative, humorous and insightful philosophies and anecdotes used in creating my path to success. It captures the same wit, playful irony, and piercing insight found abundant in my lyrics. In Thank You And You're Welcome! I deliver my personal message uncensored, without any five-second delay or media distortion. I'll post some sample pages within a week..

The book is finally finished and ready to ship April 10th!
I appreciate your patience, thank you and you're welcome!
- Kanye West

The first 500 books sold will be autographed by authors.

Pre-Order Your Copy Today!

March 9, 2008

More Than Meets The Eye

http://www.adiktfootwear.com/footwear.html

The Website Above I found the Dopest of the dopest sneakers, At least in the Eyes of The Beholder Beyond the Blogging!

The NIKE Transformers PACK is not NEW NEWS to many, but it is to Most, Not everyone is in the know about all the dope iddish out there, So my mission is to make the things that any Goonie would be Proud to set thier eyes upon available for Visual Osmosis! This post is a little all over the place but Definately themed with More than Meets the Eye!, Below Are dope dope shirts from KarmaLoop.com, if You are smart, youll go to my mini store and check that site out then make SURE u USE my Rep CODe (
DR17054) to Get A special Discount of 20% off!!!

IMPORTANT!!! ok ok If you look over in the right Colum of the blog, towards the bottom, you will see a Karma Loop Mini Store. Depending on the browser you are using, you might be able to see the t-shirts scrolling, but maybe not.. Either way click on it... and make SURE TO USE THE REP CODE (DR17054) to get the 20% Discount!

Cooler than Corey haim

5000
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