the glitterkidz.

THE GLITTERKIDZ ARE DEAD

2009-02-08T13:22:00.002+01:00

pic: http://www.yorkentertainment.com/artwork/RestInPeace.jpg

yeah. after having a blast for a while, benjamin decided to do another kind of a blog, daniel doesn't know if he'll keep blogging and me, myself and i will do another blog by myself. we had fun, showing you some good stuff (we think) and blogging is kind of geil!

keep on and thanks for reading our bullshit.

<3 benjamin, daniel, amadeus

the glitterkidz will never die. just this blog...

DECKAH X EVIDENCE "THE LAYOVER" REMIX

2009-02-03T10:51:00.002+01:00

my man deckah did a really nice remix of one of my fav tunes of the latest months: evidence "the layover"
check it!

check: www.tunnelblickmusic.wordpress.com

MORRISSEY X SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT

2009-02-02T12:42:00.003+01:00

the artwork of the inner-sleve of morrissey's upcoming single. interesting...

source: www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=09/01/30/1824246

ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS. GET INTO!

2009-02-02T00:16:00.002+01:00

yeah, so i was on tour quite a while and now i am bored out of my damn mind. so i figured, why not blog? there's nothing much else really going on, and since i really have no friends, let's get dis shit poppin, dawgz.

at first it seemed really eerie to me, but my good friend bartek assured me i really need to get into antony and the johnsons, a new york based group of musicians (some might know antony as the singer for hercules & love affair) conquering critics hearts all over the world. touching, amazing music.

that first song "cripple and the starfish" ist about abuse and, weird enough, stockholm syndrome i guess. moved me. yeah. next one to check is "hope there's someone", about the fear of life after death.

at first get over antony singing like a weeping ghost. give it a few spins, try to learn to love it. took me quite a while.

xoxo.

WOULD!

2009-02-01T13:05:00.001+01:00

"SHOES FOR BREAKFAST"

2009-01-31T16:55:00.001+01:00

Shoes For Breakfast

source: www.myspace.com/snkrfrkrmagazine

BART SIMPSON X SCIENTOLOGY?!?

2009-01-30T13:40:00.002+01:00

nancy cartwright, the original voice of bart simpson, used her voice including her "being" as bart simpson for promoting scientology. nancy, fuck you!

DAMN!!! MC HAMMER X VANILLA ICE

2009-01-29T20:08:00.001+01:00

TILL ZU DOHNA - NEW FOOTAGE ON "STEREO"

2009-01-28T12:45:00.002+01:00

till zu dohna from muenster, germany, is honored by his sponsor "stereo" who shows some new footage of him on their homepage. gerri (pirate love) filmed and edited it. show sum love!

source: www.stereosoundagency.com

U-N-I & MICK BOOGIE "BEFORE THERE WAS LOVE" MIXTAPE

2009-01-28T09:44:00.003+01:00

before u-n-i will release their next album "a love supreme" in march, they'll kick your ass with this mixtape. nothing more to add.

-> http://www.zshare.net/download/54759600bd68dafb/

THE COOL KIDS "PENNIES" [VIDEO]

2009-01-27T12:18:00.002+01:00

www.coolxkids.com

NEW TITUS MAGALOG 1-09 [COVER]

2009-01-27T11:39:00.003+01:00

titus magalog no.1 feb/mrz 09.

available at the beginning of february.

source: www.myspace.com/titusmailorder

B.O.B. "LONELY PEOPLE" [VIDEO]

2009-01-26T10:43:00.002+01:00

what a beat!?!

COLDPLAY "LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR II" [VIDEO]

2009-01-25T14:50:00.001+01:00

what a great video, what a great song. still having the "prospekt's march ep" on my turntable.

KANYE WEST X LOUIS VUITTON SNEAKER

2009-01-23T18:14:00.002+01:00

take a look at the sneakers kanye west designed for and with louis vuitton at his own blog. looking kind of fresh. when i'll have some in my hands, i can say more about them, but: kind of fresh.

-> http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=221499_-1__0_~0_-1_5_2008_0_0&em3161=&em3281=

GOOD CHOICE

2009-01-23T13:42:00.001+01:00

dead swans on myspace

U-N-I - VIDEO/TRACK/VIDEO/TRACK/TRACK/VIDEO

2009-01-21T15:04:00.002+01:00

after i told y'all about the latest tune of inglewood's finest u-n-i called "cali soul", they just released two new tracks and a new video. but i let them tell their story:

A Love Supreme Sessions - Loved Ones from DRG Films on Vimeo.

"Today is a very special day as you all know. Our first Black Presidentwas just inaugurated and the mood is electric. How could the day getany better you ask? How about another installment of the A LoveSupreme Sessions and two new UNI joints? In this 4th installment, weget the perspective of U-N-I, Ro Blvd. and the Love Supreme projectfrom the people that the group works with; music video director TomasWhitmore, Radio Personality Devi Dev, and Radio Personality ChrisLoos. The theme is LOVE people get with it. Also we have theCastlevania remix featuring Black Milk and Run Son produced by Ro Blvdfeaturing El Prez, 310, C San and Casie Veggies. I told you the daywould get better. Shout out to C London, UNI and Ro Bully. Rememberthe name DRG FIlms and keep a look out for the Mick Boogie mixtape Before There Was Love and of course the A Love Supreme Project."

"CASTLE VEE RE-UP" feat. Black Milk
RUN "SON" feat. El Prez, Three 1 Zero, C-San and Casey Veggies

BRIGHT TRADESHOW 09

2009-01-20T11:19:00.002+01:00

this weekend in frankfurt (someone told me that people call it "krankfurt", because of the drugabuse and stuff, but i'll check it by myself if it's right or not; wasn't in frankfurt in my whole life... dunno why...).
if you want to hang out - holla atya boay. we can make love in my hotelroom (if you're a woman) or drink some beer while sitting on the sidewalk talking about sneakers (if you're a dude). hanging out with the guys and girls of titus and legit mag, doing business, filming for brettkollegen... shit's gonna be busy, y'all...

NIKE RUNNER PREVIEW 2009

2009-01-20T11:10:00.002+01:00

getting a release probably at the end of the year

source: sneakernews.com

VANS ROYAL BLUE CHECKERED PACK

2009-01-19T10:09:00.002+01:00

thinking about buying vans only in 2009...

source: sneakernews.com

PRINZ PI X CASPER "SCHLAG DIE FAUST" [VIDEO]

2009-01-19T09:49:00.001+01:00

he can't blog these days, because he's doing this:

WE KNOW RAP... IS DEAD

2009-01-17T20:45:00.002+01:00

www.weknowrap.com is dead. rest in peace and thanks for your work!

WOULD!

2009-01-16T23:22:00.002+01:00

B.O.B. "I'LL BE IN THE SKY" [VIDEO]

2009-01-15T16:58:00.002+01:00

the new andre 3000? anyway: it's a smasher since a couple of months and the video fits perfectly. done everything right.

MICKEY FACTZ ON SEBASTIAN

2009-01-14T17:24:00.001+01:00

"turn my blackberry on..."

-> mickey factz "live from black apple x i'm me" (prod. by sebastian)

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM "GREAT EXPECTATIONS"

2009-01-13T11:39:00.001+01:00

benjamin is fucking right: this one is great! thanks to mirko and sideonedummy for giving me their album "the '59 sound"!

MORRISSEY "I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS" - VIDEO

2009-01-12T09:18:00.003+01:00

we talked about it a few days ago, now you can see the official video of "i'm throwing my arms around paris". the album is leaked, too, but... dunno.

"I <3 ELECTRO"

2009-01-10T14:06:00.004+01:00

it's saturday and many of you want to go out, get drunk, dance the night away (haha) or just get crazy on the dancefloor (haha²). right in time for the weekend, fuckedup! (you remember?) releases a new tune called "electro" which you can get on his myspace page. maybe he'll put it up as a download if you ask friendly.
fits perfectly.
get it.

www.myspace.com/fuckedup2k8

edit: here is the video:

FuckedUp! - Electro!

WOULD!

2009-01-09T18:52:00.000+01:00

WHEELIE APPLE

2009-01-09T18:45:00.000+01:00

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

PRINZ PI GOT IT FIRST (NIKE CONTENT)

2009-01-09T18:05:00.003+01:00

"gib dem affen zucker / gib dem affen zucker / gib dem gib dem neon neon grünen grünen affen zucker"

nike dunk high neon green - in stores soon

source: hypebeast.com

EMINEM IS BACK!

2009-01-08T15:29:00.002+01:00

pic: http://img2.timeinc.net

-> eminem "i'm having a relapse"
-> eminem "crack a bottle" ft. dre & 50 cent

SILVERSTEIN X ONE REPUBLIC "APOLOGIZE (COVER)"

2009-01-08T10:12:00.002+01:00

when i first heard the "apologize" tune (or in other words: the remix) on the album of timberland, i really loved it and also the original version from one republic was a great song. but THEN it came up as a single-release and you had to listen to it everywhere. you know this, when you like a song, but then you have to listen to it one million times a day although you don't want it? luckily this is a few months ago, so that i can give this song another try to stay in my fav-list...
now one of my favorite bands of all times, silverstein, did a coverversion of this song for "punk goes pop 2". dunno if i really like such things: if you check out the myspace-page, you'll listen to a cover of "wonderwall" which really sucks. but on the other hand, the cover-version of "umbrella" is quite catchy and really good and the silverstein cover is great, too... decide for yourself if it's a must.

-> www.myspace.com/punkgoespop2

MORE AUTHENTICS FOR YOU

2009-01-07T17:16:00.007+01:00

source: sneakernews.com

MICKEY FACTZ "THINKING OUT LOUD"

2009-01-06T13:32:00.002+01:00

mickey factz welcomes 2k9 and doing it on kanye west.
"the leak vol. 3" is coming soon.

-> mickey factz "thinking out loud"

MORRISSEY "I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS"

2009-01-05T21:15:00.003+01:00

manchester's finest morrissey added the first single of his upcoming album "years of refusal" on his myspace-page. "i'm throwing my arms around paris" will be released on monday 9th february.
looking forward to his show in cologne!!

NEW RITUAL LP - ARTWORK & TRACKLIST

2009-01-05T10:26:00.003+01:00

"beneath aging flesh and bone" - coming in march on reflections records

Tracklist:
1. Shiver
2. Nation of Flies
3. Somewhere in the Rain
4. Guilt Will Get You Anyway
5. The City Lies in Quiet Sleep
6. Clouds
7. The Ghost Is You
8. The Disease Is Me
9. Aging Flesh and Bone
10. Black Sea

first new song hearable on their myspace-page in the first week of february.
record-release-show: 27/03/2009 in recklinghausen with just went black (new seven-inch), sirens and black haven.

RETRO KIDZ "NEW ERA"

2009-01-05T09:21:00.002+01:00

the fresh prince of bel-air, anyone? nyc represent. "new era" produced by armand van helden. watch out for them and have fun with it!

www.myspace.com/theretrokidz

KATE NASH "NICEST THING"

2009-01-04T18:07:00.000+01:00

loveable

I CAME FROM NOTHING - NEW FASHIONSTYLES

2009-01-04T17:43:00.003+01:00

i came from nothing, also known as kustom (for all the sneaker-customizer out there) added some new styles into his fashion-corner. above you can see two of the new styles; some of them are for pre-order right now.
a nice mixture between photoshop-styles and metalcore-kind-of-style skateboard-graphics. check it out!

wwww.icamefromnothing.com

NIKE TERMINATOR X LUX

2009-01-04T17:12:00.003+01:00

remember, remember... i couple of years ago, when i started my sneaker-love, i bought me a nike terminator, but to be honest, after a few months, i was not so much into it so that this one is my only one till this date. but i always keep it clean and in shape. rightyright. but now, nike released the "lux" pack in black (low) and white (high) and i really like them. maybe one of these could be my second terminator. we'll see... right now, these ones are available at mita.

source: hypebeast.com

SANTOGOLD VERSUS THE CLASH

2009-01-03T17:39:00.002+01:00

just put it on a mixtape a few minutes ago. you decide: brooklyn or brixton?

SANTOGOLD "guns of brooklyn"

THE CLASH "guns of brixton"

SOLEBOX x REEBOK PUMP COURT VICTORY II

2009-01-02T16:41:00.003+01:00

berlin's finest sneaker-store solebox got these wonderful reebok pump court victory II x michael chang cw in stock. make sure to get your hands on them!

www.solebox.com

U-N-I FT. H.O.P.E. & SHAWN JACKSON "CALI SOUL"

2009-01-02T14:16:00.003+01:00

yesterday i got an e-mail from my guys from u-n-i telling me that they just dropped a new song called "cali soul" with h.o.p.e. and shawn jackson. it'll on their upcoming mixtape "before there was love" with mick boogie. in march they'll release their album "a love supreme". check the hype!

-> u-n-i "cali soul" ft. h.o.p.e. & shawn jackson

www.myspace.com/unimuzik

GOT ME SOME NEW HEADPHONES

2009-01-02T00:26:00.003+01:00

wesc x bongo x ray barbee edition

love dem!

COOL CATS - LE BLOG

2008-12-30T13:38:00.002+01:00

ed banger's busy p, artist so me, michael from la mjc, dj mehdi and graffiti-artist fafi started their own blog. and if you know something about them, you'll see that they got much work to do and can tell about that. could be interesting from time to time.

-> http://blog.coolcats.fr/

ARMAND VAN HELDEN

2008-12-27T20:57:00.002+01:00

good guy!

www.myspace.com/armandvanhelden

FUCKEDUP! PUSSY-CAT

2008-12-24T14:28:00.004+01:00

if you're into this whole electro-movement busy p called out with his ed banger bang-bus, than probably you should check out fuckedup! from muenster, germany and download his fresh new "attack cat attack ep". dance dance dance! neon neon neon! good one!

www.myspace.com/fuckedup2k8

NEW FOUND GLORY

2008-12-23T01:20:00.000+01:00

SPREAD THE LOVE!

2008-12-21T00:00:00.001+01:00

go apeshit!

NIKE "PLAYMAKERS III" NYC-EVENT

2008-12-18T20:20:00.002+01:00

Playmaker TV Vol. 1 from 94x50 on Vimeo.

Playmaker TV Vol. 2 from 94x50 on Vimeo.

getting an erection...

source: www.hypebeast.com

DUNKBAR X BEET - 1YR DUNKBAR PACK

2008-12-17T21:18:00.004+01:00

the knowable dunk-blog dunkbar.de did an amazing celebrate-shizzl for their upcoming first anniversary. and the best: you can win!

"To celebrate our 1 year anniversary, we are releasing a 1YR Dunkbar Pack. The design was done in conjunction with the german artist Beet. The pack features an iD Studio Dunk, a T-Shirt, a Poster and a multifunctional bottle-opener.
The pack´s concept reflects the Dunkbar´s Blog one year history. We used a christmassy red-and white colorway and the box has been modified from a special cake box. The multifunctional bottle-opener conveys the “Bar” spirit. In addition, there is also a matching T-Shirt and Poster inside the box.
Dunkbar Blog has decided to let you be part of our anniversary. We are giving away a complete 1 YR Dunkbar Pack as well as a T-Shirt and a Poster. To take your chance -> Give Away."

show sum love!

source: www.dunkbar.de

"HEAD, SHOULDERS KNEES N TOES"

2008-12-15T10:27:00.002+01:00

HEAD, SHOULDERS KNEES N TOES (K.I.G/MILE RECORDS)

a-trak says that this is huge in london. and i'll trust him. cause it seems so. and by the way: i love these dancehall-tunes - you just have to repeat something and the ladies go mad. (in fact: im not really into these type of music, but i'm open-minded and i love london, so...)

MORRISSEY IS COMING BACK TO GERMANY!

2008-12-12T12:52:00.004+01:00

this message made my day!

09.06.2009 Di. Offenbach / Capitol
11.06.2009 Do. Köln / Palladium
12.06.2009 Fr. Berlin / Columbiahalle
14.06.2009 So. Bremen / Pier 2

source: http://www.mlk.com/morrissey/909-tour_of_refusal_2009

TRAVIS BARKER x JAY-Z

2008-12-12T12:28:00.002+01:00

Jockin Jay-Z (Travis Barker Remix) - Jay-Z

travis barker did a remix to "jockin jay-z" by... puhhhh... jay-z? original produced by kanye west.

source: travis barker blog at myspace

SNEAKER FREAKER "BEST OF 2008"

2008-12-11T12:32:00.003+01:00

sneakerfreaker.com, your favorite sneaker and fashion mag from australia, released his "best of 2008" with some interesting stories from some interesting people. check out what they say about the sneaker-releases of 2k8 and post your own in our comment-box. what are your favs?

source: http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/feature/2008-best-sneakers

METALLICA "ALL NIGHTMARE LONG"

2008-12-10T16:17:00.001+01:00

sick video!

KID CUDI... AGAIN...

2008-12-10T10:58:00.002+01:00

Day N Nite UK Music Video

now i'm confused. yesterday i posted that kid cudi isn't down with this video and it wasn't approved by anybody blablabla, now he uploaded it and tagt it with "Day N Nite UK Music Video "Crooklyn Clan Remix". Heard this in club around the world" on his myspace-page. don't know what to believe... and it isn't a crooklyn clan remix, either...
but fact is: this video isn't as cool as the song is. or to say it in other words:
song=win, video=sucks

ASICS x LA MJC x SOLD OUT

2008-12-09T13:23:00.003+01:00

i know you have heard about them and you've seen these pictures, you crossed the releasedate in red in your calendar and you know about how many pairs will come out, but: i like and because of that i show them, too.

source: www.lamjc.com

KID CUDI "SUPERBOO"

2008-12-09T10:29:00.003+01:00

first of all: the video i posted some days ago about the "day n nite" crookers remix, which was supposed to be for the uk-peeps, was wrong. that might explain why it was down a few hours after i posted it. here is why:

"SEE, THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS I HATE THIS INDUSTRY….MUTHAFUCKAS GET CONTROL OVER YA MUSIC AND YA IMAGE AND DO WUTEVER THE FUCK THEY WANT TO DO WIT IT….THIS CROOKERS VIDEO WAS NOT APPROVED BY ANYONE ON MY TEAM….WE JUS EXPRESSED TO THE PEOPLE WHO SHOT THE VIDEO AND TOL THEM WE DIDNT LIKE IT AND WANTED TO TRY SUTTIN DIFF, NEXT THING U KNO WITHIN HOURS ITS ALLLLLLL OVER THE FUCKIN INTERNET….NOW, SUTTIN SEEMS FISHY HERE…..ID B WRONG TO START PUNCHIN MUTHAFUCKAS IN THE JAW BONE (AND IM REALLLLY NOT A VIOLENT PERSON, I HATE VIOLENCE ACTUALLY) BUT DATS HONESTLY HOW I FEEL RITE NOW….PEOPLE R TAKIN SUTTIN I CREATED, SUTTIN DATS SPECIAL TO ME AND PUTTIN IT OUT CUZ THEY WANT TO….MUTHAFUCKAS R SIGNIN OFF ON SHIT AND NOT LETTIN ME KNO ABOUT IT….IM WRITIN AND SAYIN ALL DIS SHIT SO YALL CAN REALLLLLY SEE HOW SHADY THIS GAME IS, LIKE 4REAL 4REAL, NIGGAZ JUS WANT TO USE U AS A PUPPET….AND DATS HOW I FEEL RITE NOW, LIKE A FUCKIN PUPPET….IAM SOOOO BEYOND UPSET THERES NO WORD TO DESCRIBE HOW I FEEL AT THE MOMENT…IM ALL THE WAY IN AUSTRALIA AND CANT DO SHIT ABOUT ANYTHING [...]" -> kid cudi blog on myspace

but it's good to know that he wasn't really down with this video, too.

another story: check out the latest leak of the man on the moon kid cudi.

kid cudi "superboo" (download)

AND you can check out the tune live in color on video in awesomenessss...

PEGASUS 82 IS COMING SOON

2008-12-08T13:34:00.002+01:00

images: www.hanon-shop.com

to be precise, they will drop on february. maybe sooner, hopefully not later. og cw re-release after more than 20 years. never change a winning team.

you can preorder them at hanon

i liiiike!

KID CUDI "DAY N NITE" (CROOKERS RMX) - UK VIDEO

2008-12-05T13:53:00.002+01:00

i don't know why you have to flip that song into such a dancefloor-dontknow-type-of-thing-video, but it's for the uk. and they like their videos in this style. i think. not my cup of tea and for me, it take a different direction as i see the song, but... the song is one of the best this year! crookers for teh win!

LUDACRIS "EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS"

2008-12-04T12:50:00.003+01:00

i don't like the tv-show, but ludacris' idea and his song are great! just my two cents...

"i'm sort of a big deal / this giovanna rims are sort of a big wheel / this five cost dinner is sort of a big meal / this bentley gt can make luda disappear faster than david copperfield, motherfucker!"

ODE TO AUTOTUNE

2008-12-04T12:41:00.004+01:00

haha, this is hilarious!

B.o.B. - Autotune -> Download

"A CROSS THE UNIVERSE"

2008-12-02T20:25:00.001+01:00

besides this wonderful wordplay, THIS video finally makes me wanna buy the first justice dvd! awesome!

SANTA KLAUS IS BACK!

2008-12-02T11:45:00.002+01:00

check out the best x-mas gift-away in history! why? because of the hilarious great videos of santa klaus. and winning tons of great stuff!

www.titus.de/xmas

WALE "NIKE BOOTS" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

2008-12-02T10:40:00.003+01:00

directed by chris robinson, song produced by osinachi. i'm not really into these boots-type-of-thing, but wale is kind of fresh. trust xxl this time...

"BROOKLYN, WE GO HARD"

2008-12-01T10:45:00.003+01:00

image: http://blog.themavenreport.com

Jay-Z feat. Santogold "Brooklyn (Go Hard)" (produced by Kanye West)

should be on the ost of "notorious". anyway. kanye is for the win this year!

FUCK RHCP

2008-11-30T02:24:00.003+01:00

i know that i'm a little bit too late, but you know how it is: doing interviews, writing reviews, "hustleing", hanging around talking bullshit... but after awhile i've finished season 1 of "californication" and i have to admit, that this is one of the best tv-shows i've ever seen. topranking directly behind "lost"... but to cut a not so long story short: i just wanted to tell you that i love "californication" and all his fornication in it. hopefully season 2 will be as good as season 1... btw: david duchovny for teh win! and if you didn't see it yet, drop me a message and we can hang around, cause i'll watch it the second time if you're nice. and a female... fun...

POP PUNK IS THE NEW METALCORE (AGAIN)

2008-11-29T14:28:00.004+01:00

all bands ruled. being on the guestlist ruled too. oh yea and london is sexy.

GET SOME ARAB MONEY

2008-11-29T10:43:00.002+01:00

maybe you've seen this hilarious and great video of busta and his entourage doing "arab money" (these are times when hiphop makes fun). if not, change that. and if you like the tune, you can download the newest remix with weezy, akon, t-pain, diddy, ron browz and swizzzyyy right now, right here. but first of all: check the video!

-> DOWNLOAD <-

WOHOOO!!!

2008-11-28T20:44:00.002+01:00

IM OFF TO LONDON

2008-11-28T01:23:00.002+01:00

KANYE IS ALWAYS GOOD FOR A LAUGH

2008-11-27T09:44:00.002+01:00

... but this time, he makes fun of himself! do you remind his "battle" with justice at the mtv awards?
great to see, that someone in his position is down with something like that. makes him more likeable.
props to my man neohipster!

Kanye West Sketch @SNL (29.09.2007) from D Flow on Vimeo.

PEDAL DOWN THE FOOT HILLS...

2008-11-26T15:34:00.003+01:00

"[...] was hörst'n gerade so? / mhh... black mags [...]"
still one of the best songs i listened to this year!

GLITTERKID CASPER ON TOUR

2008-11-25T13:18:00.003+01:00

have fun bro! we'll visit you for some stagedives and high-fives!

JAWBREAKER - JET BLACK.

2008-11-24T23:26:00.001+01:00

if you don't remind me, i won't forget you.

BEYONCÉ'S SUNGLASSES...

2008-11-24T14:14:00.004+01:00

... is something i don't get... what the hell?

source: www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog

NAME = FAIL, SONG = NO FAIL

2008-11-22T15:43:00.001+01:00

YOUNG KIDS PUNK

2008-11-20T20:15:00.003+01:00

title fight. reminds me of raw old saves the day. cant get "evander" and "memorial field" out of my head. so good.

THE HOPE CONSPIRACY

2008-11-20T19:52:00.001+01:00

i can't wait for zeronine and their new ep...

edit: something in the following video reminds on jack lost

NEW KANYE WEST REMIXALBUM

2008-11-19T16:23:00.003+01:00

friday it's time for some "808 & heartbreak" and listen to me: it's gonna be huge! but first of all, listen to this new remixalbum with guys like diplo, a-trak, eli escobar, the kickdrums and so on. really nice remixes if you ask me. and you do. cause i'm a glitterkid.

DJ Benzi, Kanye West & Plain Pat present: Sky High

quelle: nahright.com

JEFFREY EATON (MLIW) INTERVIEW x GLITTERKIDZ.

2008-11-19T13:25:00.001+01:00

The MLIW breakup was surprising to many, the euro tour was blown off out of nothing. Was it really that much of a quick decision as it seemed to be? Was it a tough decision or something you knew in your heart was the right thing to do?

Everything happened pretty fast. Looking back, I started to get the feeling not long after Midnight in America was released and we were out touring on it. I love that album and the process of making it was very fun and fulfilling in a way that none of our previous records had been to me. Tyler (drums) and myself both needed a break and we let the other guys know that and Sjarm and Tim kind of put the pressure on to keep touring and were pissed about taking time off… this was totally justified as they are from Holland and New Jersey and had made Iowa their makeshift home for the sake of playing in the band. Anyways, once I got a chance to sit home and breathe for a minute, I just knew that it was over. It was of course a tough decision. To me it was the most pure thing I could do regarding the way I felt about my friends and the band and music in general. I always told myself that when I got the feeling, I would be done. The reason it was so hard was not because I doubted it to be the right thing, but because we were in a position where we were living off the band and had opportunities to go to places in the world we had never been before and it was hard to throw those opportunites away and go have to get a dayjob. But MLIW meant and still means so much to me. I never wanted to see it be cheapened in any way. I never wanted to get up on stage on not be excited, or not mean every word with every ounce of me. And I never did. And I know it was right and I’m proud of everything we did. Instead of taking a free ride just cause it’s a free ride. That’s not hardcore. Leave that to rock bands.

How have you been ever since? Do you miss the touring? Being on the road and playing every night? Or is it more relieving to be out of that circus?

I am relieved. But I also miss it. Of course I miss it. But my life is still an adventure and a journey that won’t end till I die. I don’t need to be on stage and be written about in magazines to fulfil my ego or anything. It was definitely a circus. It’s easy to get caught up in lots of things you never planned on getting caught up in. I’ll be out there again someday, even if I’m just a roadie for my friends. Going on the road with a band is a fucking blast.

In your blog, manic times, it said that you started working for juice magazine but quit the job two weeks later. What happened?

It just wasn’t right for me. I didn’t like they way they did things and their philosophies. I don’t want to slander them. It was a weird situation and I quit. I think I am going to become a teacher. I’ve always thought about it and it seems like the only job I could do really well and believe in what I am doing.

Well then, what subjects would you love to teach and why?

English and Creative Writing would be my top choices. I think there is a book out there for everyone, and once you find one it makes you want to find more. I really believe that reading helps you grow as a person and feel more connected to other people and the world we are living in. Of course I love to write and it makes sense that if you love to read, you should give writing a shot. Most people find it very fulfilling even if they don't necessarily have the goal of writing a book or getting published. I wouldn't mind doing social sciences like sociology, psychology or history.

How does feel to be a small town kid moving to Los Angeles? Is it like “finally i’m leaving this place!” or more like “oh my god, this place is nuts?!” ?

Both. It has been a good thing for me in many ways. I didn’t want to let any grass grow under my feet post MLIW. I wanted to keep moving, but creatively I need some time and new inspiration. Just driving out here for 3 days all by myself and finding work and a place to live on very little cash was a wild experience. It’s something I have always wanted to do. I dreamed about it when I was very young and it just never went away.

You started a booking and management agency called “devil’s cornfield”, how is that going?

It never went anywhere. Maybe someday. The idea was born out of my desire to help my friends. I wanted to help the Beat Strings, Brooks Strause, Sioux City Pete and the Beggars…these bands that are so fucking amazing and most of the world is oblivious to them. I wanted to take what I learned with my band and try to help them. I guess I kind of realized that for now I don’t want to be on the business side of music. I am on the music side of music and that’s where I belong. The business side of things is fucking boring and very complicated…and often times sneaky and backhanded. I am inspired by Joe Reiman who runs Lifeline Records. He does an amazing job out of his love for music and keeps everything so honest and straight down the line. He’s one in a million. I know its possible, but it’s very difficult for me to be on both sides of that. It was always a strain on my mind during the years of the band, trying to be creative and also trying to get business type shit done.

Reading your blog, one gets the feel that you listen to a lot of oldies, a lot of Jamaican music, folk music, old punkrock and ska. Has that always been your taste or are you just, like many, bored from the scene that’s out there right now?

That’s always been my taste. I just think of all my music together. I was listening to the specials back in high school and they have remained one of my favorite bands all throughout. I really like a lot of bands out there right now. Just recently I’ve been out to shows to see Clouds, Trash Talk, Hot Water Music, Strike Anywhere, Tapper Zukie, Touche Amore, The Aggrolites, The Bug and Warrior Queen, Sister Carrol, The Cool and Deadly. I love the new Fucked Up record. I was psyched to get a copy the new QUICK FIX record. They are kids from Iowa and they played our last show and this is their first record and it rules. If I listened to every hardcore record that came out… of course it would be bored and disenfranchised. I don’t know how anyone couldn’t. I think there are parallels between every kind of music. American Folk, Blues, Soul influenced Jamaican music which influenced punk and brought those great Clash records which morphed into hardcore and Bad Brains…who influence tons of current bands. If you just love and celebrate music and don’t worry about the stupid scene then you’ll never get jaded and you’ll just keep discovering new things in that nearly endless well of recordings of the past, present and future. Music is just sounds and rhythms and words. Find ones that you like or interest you or make you feel a certain way. Then find more. To me, its one of the main things that makes life worth living.

There was an article on you guys in VICE magazine, it was titled “choosing poverty”. Retrospectively, would you say that playing in an even “successful” hardcore punkrock band, it still is “choosing poverty”?

I don’t know. I didn’t really know anything about that Vice thing and then it just happened. Poverty is strong word. I was never going to starve or freeze to death. There is scary and horrible things going on in the world and most of us kids in this scene are fortunate in many ways and we’re doing alright. We are not in Iraq or the Congo right now. I hope that part of this scene is realizing that and being conscious of it and therefore questioning our own lives, religions, economics, materialism and everything else. What we did was not about money, but that headline to that article just made me feel weird. We chose that life over a much more comfortable life and did it willingly so I guess it makes sense, but if your mind is anything like mine you start to read into it and really think about it and then it just seems a little bit foolish.

you just said poverty is too much of a strong word. it probably really is. but would you agree to say that it is an artists job to feel bad? do you think it has to be in an artists nature to live a rough life? i personally feel that the best music is written from rock bottom. would you agree?

I think a lot of great art is created when an artist is at a low point in his/her life...but I would strongly disagree that it is an artist's job to feel bad. Art covers the spectrum of human emotions and desires. I think that's just a matter of personal taste.

i know it's cheesy, but : last words are yours!

Live your dreams. Death is the only deadline. Much love to all the kids all over the world keeping the spirit alive!

COLDPLAY x JAY-Z "LOST"

2008-11-18T22:07:00.002+01:00

watch it, listen to it, love it. nothing more to add.

quelle: www.myspace.com/coldplay

SHOW SOME LOVE

2008-11-18T16:59:00.001+01:00

history repeats itself. but this time: not! unique, timeless -> goosebumps!

SAY GOODNIGHT MEANS GOODBYE

2008-11-18T13:02:00.001+01:00

get up kids reunion. yesterday. love.

BBC/ICE CREAM "STAR TREK" GLOVES

2008-11-18T12:58:00.001+01:00

lol at them for producing nonsense

quelle: hypebeast.com

THE NOW-DENIAL VIDEO SHOOT

2008-11-17T01:57:00.009+01:00

tonight my friend hassan of patsy o`hara fame shot a music video for the german punk/hardcore monster the now-denial. this is going to rule. be prepared. here is a little preview.

oh yea michbeck was there too.

BOOBA x NIKE 1WORLD AF1

2008-11-16T13:51:00.003+01:00

besides busy p, booba is the second french artist who is one of 18 participants for nike's 1world collaboration project. again limited to 176 pairs, this one will be released december 6th in booba's store "boulbes & co." in france. it features premium leather, the senegal-flag on the in- and sole, a "9" on the tounge, refering to his next album and a red tattoo design kind of design design. i'm not really into the af1-thing, but this one, but especially the busy p and ?uestlove ones are really sick! if anyone wants to buy my car, then maybe i can afford them. dropp me a message...

quelle: hypebeast.com

DER PRÄSI IST GUT DRAUF! KEIN STRESS.

2008-11-14T01:22:00.001+01:00

too bad the US is missin out on this one.
präsi equals awesome.

AGGRO BERLIN "ANTI ANSAGE" (ANSAGE 8)

2008-11-13T16:13:00.002+01:00

business-wise, aggro berlin is germany's best rap-label. we can discuss their releases, but you can't fuck with them when it's about business (before they went to universal... anyway...). at the 5th of december they'll release their "anti ansage" also known as "ansage 8". now you can check out a first snippet-video. and you should, because: 1. the shit is like a movie. okay, the location is the same they use everytime and police-cars and stuff is like always, but: money makes the world go round or turn a video-clip into a high-class movie-shit. 2. you can see kitty kat, the only femal mc on aggro, for the first time. beauty? beast? dick-eating amazon? you decide! and to come back to the music: tony d. is for the win! hilarious great style!

quelle: www.youtube.com/user/aggrotv

THIS SATURDAY - BIELEFELD

2008-11-13T14:17:00.002+01:00

MISHKA CALENDAR 2009

2008-11-13T13:13:00.006+01:00

i know wich calendar i'll bought for zeronine. what's about you?

quelle: hypebeast.com

IRAQ WAR ENDS!!

2008-11-13T09:13:00.003+01:00

pic: www.spiegel.de

unfortunatly it's not true. but get this: some activists worked six months to finish a "fake" new york times issue, dated to the 4th of july 2009 and printed it over 1.2 million times (and included a fake internet-homepage) to tell the people that the war in iraq ends, that bush and rize had appologized for what they did and stuff like that. people got crazy outside of new york, washington, l.a., philly, san fran and chicago. instead of "all the news that's fit to print", the folks at "yes men" flipped it into "all the news we hope to print".
to read the whole article about the article check: http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/0,1518,590114,00.html, to read the "fake" nyt's check this one: PDF.

free the press! get the blog's alive!

WTF

2008-11-12T17:54:00.001+01:00

UR RAVING

2008-11-12T15:07:00.000+01:00

JAY-Z x KANYE WEST "WE MADE HISTORY"

2008-11-11T12:54:00.005+01:00

pic: http://kickinthepeanuts.com/
to be honest i don't care why hova leaked it. the only thing that counts is, that this is huge!! probably on "blueprint 3". produced by kanyeeezeee, hook sung by tony williams. did i say huge? huge!

-> jay-z ft. tony williams "we made history" <-

MGMT FT. JIM JONES "ELECTRIC FEEL"

2008-11-11T10:24:00.003+01:00

still don't know if dipset's jim jones know anything about mgmt, but he put some verses on "electric feel".
you can check mgmt out live (again) soon in hamburg (16.11.), cologne (18.11.), berlin (22.11.) and munich (24.11.).

-> mgmt ft. jim jones "electric feel" <-

U-N-I "Soul Hop"

2008-11-11T10:13:00.003+01:00

u-n-i, inglewood residents, sneaker nerds, good guys, "fried chicken and watermelon", third single, "soul hop", www.myspace.com/unimuzik. check it out!

by the way:

LIGER FOR TEH WIN.

2008-11-10T23:58:00.002+01:00

lady lion loves man tiger. lion + tiger = liger. crucially huge!
check more info here