Some Viral Catch-up: Amon Tobin, Pogo, Lonely Island, and a little Carlton

   Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all have had a wonderful time in the beautiful weather we've been having (minus a couple tornados here in Mass = WTF!?)

   So I thought I'd bring it back today with some fine pieces of YouTube that I'd like to share with you. We've got a little bit of everything, and a lot of it...so let's get right down to it. shall we?
 
   First up is the extended trailer for the live tour/audio-visual experience that is Amon Tobin's new album ISAM.  For those of you that don't know Amon Tobin, he's an electronic musician from the UK, whose musical creativity rivals some of the best in history (Spoiler: I plan on doing Amon as my next Artist Spotlight in the coming weeks). If you've never heard his music before...here's your intro. If you have...enjoy. But in any case, prepare yourself for a visual spectacle! I'll let the video explain more...

   Simply stunning...More footage, and some audience reviews from the first show you say? By all means...

  I'm going to be keeping my fingers crossed, that he will be adding some US tour dates to his list that currently only includes European dates...or that a ticket to Brussels + a ticket to the (mostly likely sold out) show fall into my lap in the next few days...Here's hoping.
  
   Next is an artist I've previously spotlighted (spotlit?), Pogo. Freshly back from Bhutan (which is his next 'Remix the World' project), he's returned to what he does better than anyone else I know of, chopping up and remixing movies. Here are his two latest videos, The Lord of the Rings & HR Pufnstuf.

   We now move on to what has to be the funniest music group in quite some time, The Lonely Island. They're on top of their game, back with an other hilarious album full of celebrity features and cameos.
   We'll start it off with an amazing new "club banga" featuring the Legendary....Michael Bolton.

   I literally had this track stuck in my head for days! And btw, I now have INFINITELY more respect for Michael Bolton. That video totally brought his cool-o-meter reading off the charts.
   Next up is the new SNL short from three weekends ago. Dick in a Box pt. 3...here's 3 Way (The Golden Rule)

  
   This track might have sounded familiar if you've checked out my latest mix...at 27 mins. this was the track I mashed-up specifically for that night. The video is completely amazing as usual...to be honest though, 1992 me is kinda jealous of those 5 tone jackets...Looks SO Boss!
   Last up from The Lonely Island is a video they posted up last night about Jorma's trip to Kenya, and the sick new video he did with local hip hop artist Rabbit. Check it.

   Really cool video...going to be checking out Spin the Globe...

   I had to save the best for the last, as you might imagine...I give you, a very young Alfonso Ribeiro and his 1985 infom definitely ercial for "Alfonso's Breakin' & Poppin' Book"

   Hahaha....For those of you that don't instantly recognize Alfonso, there once was a show entitled "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" where young Mr. Ribeiro starred as the lovable Carlton (Warning: "Alfonso's Breakin' & Poppin' Book" does not include the signature {as of yet uninvited} move "The Carlton", and the number to purchase the book is currently out of order {I checked}) 


   I hope some of this gave you a laugh, made you rock out a bit, showed you something new, or at the very least brought a smile to your face. Catch you back here later in the week. Peace.


btw
"This whole town's a p*ssy, just waiting to get f*cked!" - Michael Bolton

New Mix! Counterpoint: Dancing on the Ceiling Live Set...

   Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you enjoyed this beautiful long holiday weekend we just had.

   I know I sure did! Not only were there awesome cookouts and celebrations in the gorgeous sunshine (finally!), but Saturday night was Space Cadet's debut show @ Tavern at the End of the World!

 
   WARNING: (The following comments come straight from the "DJ's Guide to Believable Excuses" and should be taken with several grains of salt...and/or pepper) The show had it's fair share of starting issues, (which I'm sure is not completely unusual) such as my mixer and the sound system not playing nicely with one another (wrong connections), have to use an unfamiliar mixer, and my 10pm set starting at a more casual 5 mins. to 11.  The mixer thing kinda threw me off for the first couple tracks, but I soon got the hang of it (though I felt like I was mixing with my hands on backwards which made for some, "ehhh" transitions.) The main thing that kinda sucked about not using my mixer was that I couldn't record the set live like I had planed to. I was a kinda relieved not to have my set recorded, but I was a bit unhappy to not be able to hear Turbo Riedlinger's dope dubstep set & Dick Winter's nasty as usual liquid drum & bass mix again (Mt. Winters spun almost every single song that I had cut from my set list. So I was super excited with his set.)

   But all in all, it was a fantastic night! I had so much fun up there, and was pleased as pie to glance up every now and again to see people rockin' out to my favorite tunes and mash-ups.
   So the bright side of not having my mixer was that I couldn't record it, so I'd have an excuse to record it as I had intended it to sound. So that's what I did Monday morning after I lugged several hundred pounds of equipment up 4 flights of stairs from my car and set everything up again...and it came out exactly as planned! I'm quite happy with it, so I hope you enjoy (or if you were in attendance, continue to enjoy)
   I still haven't figured out how to embed the soundcloud player into these posts, so I'll just post the link right below...

--> Space Cadet - Counterpoint: Dancing on the Ceiling <--

  Don't forget to download a free copy while it's available (little downward arrow in the top of the player). Well, I'm off to work on the next set, and some original tracks. Tell next time party people. Enjoy the mix, be well, & keep dancing...Peace.

It's Been Far Too Long...But I'm Finally Back!

   What's up everybody! Happy Thursday!

   

   Jr brought it too my attention this morning that it's been over 2 MONTHS since my last SCM post...and in his words that's "Absolutely unacceptable" and I'd like to agree with him, because I have much to tell you about! 

   Foremost is my first gig! I'm going to be opening this month's "Counterpoint" @ Tavern At The End Of The World, Saturday May 28th @ 10pm. I'm mixing up a special blend of Drum and Bass just for that evening, that'll span the DnB spectrum. From jazzy jungle tracks to some jump-up remixes, with a splish splash of Drumstep (<-- DnB and Dubstep's bastard love child) thrown in for good measure. It should be an awesome time (as Counterpoint always is.) 

   The other exceptionally exciting news is that is going to help me drop this phenomenal set at Counterpoint, is my phenomenal new equipment I got...

   First up is my new Pioneer DJM-350 mixer. This thing is amazing! Within 10 minutes of playing with it, I looked over at my old Stanton 3-channel as if it said "Fisher-Price" on the side and said, "Wow, so this is what playing with GOOD equipment feels like..." (An expensive realization when I looked at my poor decrepit tables, realizing they're the next in line for an upgrade.) One super cool thing about the 350, is that USB port in the upper right hand corner...you can plug in a flash drive, or even an iPod, and record straight to it! Soooo sick! 

   The next sick piece of equipment that has taken my spinning to a whole new level is the Traktor Kontrol X1 by Native Instruments. It's essentially "just" a Midi controller for all intents and purposes when used with Scratch Live like I'm using...but it's SO much more than just a midi controller! With this thing hooked into my laptop with Serato running, I can scroll though track listings, load the left and right decks, control up to six different sample, control another 6 effects, control up to 5 cue points per track, trigger active and auto looping, and even bend the laws of space and time around me! It's like a TARDIS that controls you're music...except I'm not going to hit it with a hammer any time soon. (A little Dr. Who reference for ya...which I'm totally hooked on btw.) But seriously...this thing is amazing!

   The two other upgrades go hand in hand...and are both helping me out immensely. 13" Macbook I inherited from Mom's upgrade and Serato Scratch Live 2.2. It's such a world of difference to have the processing power to run 5 cue points and loops with out it have to freeze the screen for a few seconds while it "thinks."  That and having the scroll track moving smoothly without any stutter, is priceless!

   

   All of this "new" has made things infinitely easier, and waaaay more fun. I've gone from spinning maybe a total of 2-3 hours a week, to 1-3 hours a day! I rarely miss a beat, and I have so much more versatility that about 97% of everything I'm laying down on the fly sounds sick! I've even gone as far as to try my hand at scratching, which I'm actually not too bad at, (but I'll spare you till I'm a bit better and/or I get new tables.)

   But as you know, this blog isn't call Space Cadet Equipment. It's called Space Cadet Music! So here's some new music! 

   Me and cousin Dave made this mash-up a few weeks back entitled "Hot Spit." It's Snoop Dogg's "Like It's Hot" over Pest's "Chicken Spit." It's a little homage to Dick Winter's "Like It's Hot" mash-up, which was the track that inspired us to get into making mash-ups in the first place. Hope you enjoy!

   Another bit of new (though it's pre new equipment) is a mix I spun maybe a month or so ago. Real fun set...but done as a way of pulling me out of a funk, so far from what I'm capable of. Still worth a listen though. Sure to pull you from any funk in an emergency...

GrayD ay Junp Up Mix

   Well I'll be back in a day or two for some more house cleaning/fun stuff to share with you all (no more time lines though...I think they were becoming a drag.) I hope you all have an awesome weekend. And if you happen to get raptured this Saturday, then it's been nice knowing you, and I'm psyched you're in a better place. If not, then I'll talk to you next week and I'll see you butt at Counterpoint. May 28th...Mark it down! Peace.

Sending Gratitude & Prayers...

   Hey everyone! I hope this Friday's post finds you well.

   I'd like to start off on a rather somber note if I could. As you might have heard, Japan got rocked by a 8.9 magnitude earthquake off it's northern coast earlier today. The quake created over 20 foot tsunamis that flooded much of the country. I just read reports coming in an other quake, a 6.5, had struck off the central coast, and has brought Tokyo to a standstill. Homes and building have been swept away, fires rage out of control, and hundreds of lives have already been extinguished. I hope you'll join me in praying for those that were lost, their families and friends, and for their entire nation. I wish Japan a speedy recovery.
   On a lighter note, I'd like to extend my warmest gratitudes to all of you that have read, "You, Me, & The Industry" (If you haven't, go check it out here.) Your feedback has been awesome! Keep it coming!...and sorry about the length. I kinda had a lot on my mind, as you might have guessed.
   So in celebration of the weekend, (and to cheer myself up a bit from all this depressing news) I'd love to share some things I've come across that bring a smile to my face. I hope you enjoy...

(Yeasayers...music starts at 1:15)

(Morning Benders...music starts at 0:55)

(Jamie Lidell...music starts at 0:30)

   Hope you have a great weekend everybody! Catch you next week. Peace.

You, Me, & The Industry"...My Opinions on Pop Music.

"You, Me, & The Industry"

by Johnny McMahon

What the hell's wrong with pop music?1?

Generally speaking...nothing. In our current context...a great deal! But I'm getting way ahead of myself.

Popular music has historically been just that, music that the general populous has chosen to listen to more than any other. I have no objections what so ever to the concept of pop music, because anything can be "pop", and it is often the very thing that defines a generation. What I do have an objection to, is a growing trend that I've noticed during my life time, which is the formulaic and systematic approach to what I'll refer to as, "Industry Pop." A trend that highlights what I feel are some of our greatest weaknesses as a society.

I'll define industry pop as popular music that hasn't been selected by the people, but rather, for the people. Selected for the people by  industry executives and  analysts based off of focus groups, data analysis, and tried and true formulas of what sells, all to push music, not for the sake of music, or creativity, but for the sole purpose of selling product.

Consumerism is very much a part of the fabric of American society. Supply and demand. Bounty and scarcity. And just like the ecosystem that is our economy, so is landscape of the music industry. There are the mega malls, and super duper markets. The mom & pop shops, niche boutiques, and everything in between. These two ecosystems are both driven by the inherent need for an end product, be it physical or auditory, and the sale of that product.

Keeping in mind both of these intertwined ecosystems are as complex as they are fragile, I'm going to attempt to explain my position on why I believe main stream "industry pop" is partly to blame for our current trend of social degradation. I'll state my case against "big media" and the manufacturing of celebrities, and try and draw parallels between how the music industry operates and how we as a society have been trending to conduct ourselves.

What is to follow will contain strong language, sweeping generalizations, inaccurate or completely made up statistics, unwarranted attacks on many of today's favorite "artists", and/or %94.5 opinion based observational commentary.

I start with what I use to consider (decades ago) to be one of the best sources of "real" music out there...MTV. Music television started in the early 80s as an outlet for the youth of America to have greater access to their favorite artists. Growing up, I remember the only way to see any artist other than on MTV, was the picture or two in the cassette tape jacket, or to actually be lucky enough to see them live in concert. 

MTV revolutionized the way my generation viewed the people who made the music we listened to. We got the chance to glimpse their personalities, and their styles. We could see how they held themselves, and how much more amazing their songs became with an accompanying video. It was a golden age into the late 80s and early 90s, when MTV was putting out solid, entertaining, music related programming. When great music was being performed, not sold.

Moving into the mid to late 90s, after this "golden age," I started noticing a decline in the overall quality of music being aired on MTV, and generally less music...period. By the time the Micky Mouse Club kids (the N’Syncs & Britney Spearses of the world) had grown up and were given record deals, it was increasingly more & more difficult to find any redeeming qualities to music television. 

Today, (though I haven't tuned in, in a few years) it has been left a shell of it's former self, letting some of it's many offshoot channels to pick up the slack of actually playing music videos. These days, they don't have to time to actually be music television, due to their cash cow shows that follow awful people around to film their wasteful existences somewhere on a shore, or off in the hills.

I feel popular music has been steadily loosing creativity, style, and originality since the late 80s, due in part to MTV's change in direction. And if you don't agree with me, how would you rate these songs?

~ Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

~ When Doves Cry by Prince

~ Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd

~ The Macarena by Los Del Rio

~ One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

~ Smooth by Santana & Rob Thomas

~ Boom Boom Pow by the Black Eyed Peas

~ Irreplaceable by Beyonce

~ Candy Shop by 50 Cent

See what I'm getting at? These were all in the top ten most popular songs of their decade, and honestly,  I really feel bad for people in their late teens and early twenties, because this last decade of pop music was just terrible. And for the rest of their lives, that terrible music will partially define their generation.

Since I first began noticing this shift from music creation to music manufacturing, I've seen many trends that mimic, and even mirror traits of successful underground music. While I realize this is not a new idea, and has been done for decades in a verity of genres, never has it been done with sort of lackluster, half-assed, "That'll do", "What do we care? It's going to sell millions any ways," sort of attitude. Tracks along the lines of Flo Rida's "Right Round" or The Black Eyed Peas "The Time" are nothing short of monuments to successful laziness. Tracks like these make me some or all of the following:

~ want to break things

~ feel surprised that so many people are listening

~ want to deafen myself via screwdriver

~ fear for the future of main stream music

~ dance (if I've been drinking heavily)

~ hate myself (if I drunkenly danced to it)

~ wonder who's telling these artists & producers that this shit is acceptable

If I wanted to hear those lyrics, I'd listen to the originals. If I wanted to dance to that same beat, I'd listen to any one of thousands of electronic songs from 1995 to 2005. Maybe I'm pissed that I feel like I've been listening to the same song for decades, and people keep telling me it just came out. Maybe it's the same beats, and the same vocals that aren't saying anything of value, like talking about money, vanity, or simply regurgitating classic lyrics from decades ago, only worse. Or maybe it's the seemingly endless combinations of musical elements that keep getting thrown into the "industry blender" in a lazy attempt to see how many top 10 hits they can produce with those same pieces. Whatever the reason, these are the kind of things that keep me awake at night. These are things that keep my car radio and tv turned off about 98.3% of the time.

We now live in an instant age. If you have a smart phone, not only do you have 3 to 15 different ways for people to instantly communicate with you, but you have instant access to the latest...everything! News stories that are breaking as you read them. Music that was released today...that was produce last night. With this amount of instant everything, I feel like a few of the "safety nets" that use to filter out all the shit have fallen by the wayside, or simply have too much of a workload to keep up. Too an extent I think this can account for some of the industry's crap product. But with instantaneous production within an industry, laziness and greed tend not to be too far behind.

I think my friend Mike said it best when he said Carnation Instant Breakfast is partly to blame for the state of the music industry. They started the notion that anything can be instant, even breakfast, and I feel like the music industry selects some of their "artists" just like Carnation Instant Breakfast. They open the fridge still half asleep, grab the first thing they see, shake, and chug! It's content is mediocre, but you'll drink it cause you don't have to put much effort in, and it's right there for you.

I can't place the blame of the state of the music industry on a single party, for I feel it's far more complex than that. I feel the blame falls on three groups of people; industry executives, the producers & artists, and the consumers themselves.

I feel the executives play the part of the enabler. They're not the ones who are making the music, nor are they the one's directly contributing to make these albums "chart toppers". But what they are doing is giving the financial head nod to not only go ahead and create these plastic pop albums, but to promote the crap out of them, to make sure they get the highest return on their investment.

The producers and artists, both fortunately and unfortunately are mostly to blame for the current state of affairs in the industry. These people are constantly reaching into that familiar bag of winning formulas, and like an abstract painter, throwing them at the wall to see what sticks. The producers are especially to blame, cause I feel like lots of their "creative process" is taking beat A, adding synth B, and putting it behind who ever's "hot" at the time. It just seems horribly lazy to me.

Finally we come to the bottom of the totem pole, the consumer. The everyday listener. You might think, "How can you blame the consumer for buying the music they like?" Well in defense of this, I'll say that I've know plenty of people who will go and pick up just about every album that they hear on the radio, or see on MTV (back when they did music.) It's these people, and the unfortunate populous that don't really know that there is other great music out there that have made today's pop music, the most popular in history. It's the most readily accessible, and is constantly bombarding us from every angle of every major media outlet, so I can see why it becomes very hard to recognize that there is anything else out there. It's still not an excuse for not putting in the minimal effort to explore new musical horizons.

I see the laziness of artists, and the greed of executives as extremely damaging behavior, that has a much more profound effect on society than one might initially think. I feel these traits trickle down, and are transmitted through the music to general population below. Their perception becomes our reality. Their morals, and views of what's important become our own. Our view of their success and their status of being loved and accepted, strikes a cord with many, and the natural reaction is to follow. To emulate. Which brings me to the topic of the danger of celebrity.

Celebrities themselves are not normally dangerous creatures *cough cough*Mel Gibson*cough*...they are by themselves docile entities, but celebs can be unknowingly manipulated by the media. I'm not taking about being portrayed by the media in a certain light, I'm taking about being used by big media as an unknowing distraction from major social issues. How many people in 2009 knew about toxic levels of mercury in most of the world's fish population, or that within 5 years half of the east coast's drinking water may contain contain chemicals that have been proven to cause cancer and/or brain damage? I bet it's a lot smaller percentage than the amount of people that knew of Tiger Woods's affairs, Kanye's scene at the Grammies, or Chris Brown beating up his then girlfriend Rihanna. See my point?

I'm going to sound like a bit of a conspiracy theorist, but doesn't it seem like "big media" wants to keep us a bit too interested in the meaningless affairs of celebrities? Do I really need to know the latest on Justin Bieber's hair? Should I care who Miley Cyrus was spotted with out shopping for expensive cloths last Thursday? Not in the slightest, but I think the industry, big media, and major corporations feel it is important, because they want to make sure we hear these names over and over again. Why? So when these names that we hear, and these faces that we constantly see get behind a product, we buy. If we buy into them, we'll buy into whatever they're selling. My friend Jr brought this to my attention, when he said, "Why is it that every time I hear the name Beyonce, I think of Pepsi?" Scary huh?

Another worrying trend of big media is that to ensure the corporate foothold always has the highest stair to stand on, many media giant have been snatching up as many small media outlets as they can get their hands on. This ensures their artist, their product, will be heard as much as possible. But it hasn't just stopped with that. Their latest conquest has been to gain as much digital "real estate" as they possibly can. Social media sites like youtube, and facebook have opened new doors and new marketing opportunities for these corporate giants. We all saw it coming. We knew it was an inevitability. But it's still disappointing. Are you with me when I say I'm tired of being sold to constantly?

All that being said, I still have several, most specific issues with certain genres and artists of pop music I'd like to address. If you'll indulge me:

~ The Vocoder, better known as "Auto Tune": You're a miracle of science and technology. You can make anyone sing perfectly...like a robot. It's amazing...and it needs to stop! No bullshit, I truly have no idea what T-pain actually sounds like. We're tired of you. Go away.

~ Country musicians: Stop telling me that I'm unpatriotic because I don't like your music about how fuckin' cool our flag is, or how "free" we are. Between a dozen of you, you have 500 or so albums, and they all sound the same to me.

~ Emo-rockers: Stop sobbing into the mic, get out there and meet someone new, and then write about how awesome life is with this new person.  I’m tired of your bitchin’. 

~ Rap musicians: I don't give a fuck about how "hard" you are, or what drugs you use to "sling" in the streets. Even though you're telling me hate you for all the money your making, I don't, I hate you cause you sound like a douche bag...on the subject of douchebaggery, 

~ Kanye West: Dude! Tune the ego down from 13 to a tolerable 10. We get it, you're a musical geneious...keep making brilliant music and stop being a pompous asshole. People will love you even more.

~ Lady Gaga: Oh, you wrote you’re latest song in 10 minutes? That’s not something you should be proud of, cause that means it took you ten minutes to copy the good parts of 4 songs other people wrote. And please stop telling people you’re a musician. Entertainer, yes. Musician, not so much. If you are a musician, pick up a damn instrument and play! Other than that, shut up! 

~ Pop producers: Sampling is cool, but keep it at that. I've heard 6 full songs that I grew up with over the past few months that only have a slight change to the beat, new verses, and the exact same chorus. Wickid lazy! I have zero respect for you! 

~ Thrash Metal bands: I can't understand a fuckin' word you're saying. Stop screaming, and annunciate!

~ Electronic artists: (What? Did you think I was going to leave them out?) It's true what people say about you. A lot of your music sound exactly the same. Lets try and keep it fresh, shall we?

Wooooo!...Man! I can't tell you how good it feels to get that out of my system! I've been carrying that around with me like a tumor, for years. And now I happily present you with the silver lining to this giant cloud of doom & gloom.

It’s not all bad! Pop music is not the downfall of humanity as we know it, and it’s certainly not the sole contributing factor that’s ripping our society apart. As I had stated above, I was going to be talking in sweeping generalizations, and I hope you understand that a lot of what I just wrote was nothing more than a cathartic release.

I’ll start by saying that I think there are an incredible amount of talented artist and producers out there that continually push the envelope of what’s musically possible. There are tons of insanely talented people in the industry that are consistently pushing music forward, and are leading this generation towards new musical horizons.

I’ll be the first to admit, that I will dance to pop music...A. because I love to dance, and B. because when I find myself in the presence of pop while intoxicated, the part of my brain that analytically picks it apart for it’s musical merits is far to busy drunkenly dancing to care about the originality of the beat, or the song structure. For those who don’t have an overactive musical mind, dance pop is great for sharing a couple of drinks with friends, dancing, and having a good time.

I’ll also admit, that for every genre that I’ve ragged on in this article, there are artist that I truly respect. Artists that are truly great musicians or have something brand new to bring to the scene. There are rappers who are awesome, emo-rockers, and thrash metal bands that I listen to on occasion, and yes, even country artists that I do respect for what they do. 

I think the biggest part of this silver lining, is that there’s no accounting for taste. Everyone has, and is entitled to their own opinion.  What you might like, I’m not a fan of. The song I think is the most beautiful in the entire world, you might not find it so...you’d be WRONG, but you’re entitled to your opinion. Only joking...

Like I had said, I wrote all this mostly to get it off my chest and to have my opinion of this complicated matter down in black and white. I also wrote this to share with all of you. To get you thinking about the music you hear, the music you choose to listen to, and the music that you come across in your every day travels. I wanted to write this to get a dialog started. To give you an idea of how powerful music can be, and how the music we hear can shape the landscape around us. 

So now I’d like to leave this in your hands. I’ve said my piece on the matter. What are your thoughts? What is the impact that this, or any other kind of music has on you? How do you think pop music is effecting our society? What are your thoughts on the commercialization of music? How does all of this make you feel? 

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the matter. Please leave a comments below, on my facebook, or feel free to e-mail me @ SpaceCA18DET@gmail.com

Thanks for letting me share this with you. Peace.

Music Videos You've Probably Never Seen...

   Happy Monday everyone! I hope your weekend was great, and you got a chance to enjoy some of that awesome (but a bit on the gray side) 60 degree weather. Mother Nature, if you're reading...more of THAT!
   So I thought I'd address a question that I've been asked on a number of occasions when I've introduces friends and acquaintances to drum & bass, dubstep, or any of the other awesome music I listen to. "Does this kind of music have music videos?"
   In fact, yes! There are official videos for all sorts of electronic videos. Definitely not in the same quantities and not the same type of budget as pop music, but they are out there. For a major hit single, a track or two from an fairly major album release, or even a really good remix, artists have seen the power of the interenet, and how much better their music can come across with accompanying video. Here are a few awesome examples:

(Dubstep)

Looks like they're having a blast!

Dubstep Action/Thriller. 

Super creative videography. Thought I broke youtube.

(Drum & Bass)

Never thought I'd care so much about an old woman and her china collection.

Creepy and fun at the same time. DnB pop.

Smooth, soulful, relaxing, & sexy

(Misc.)

Brilliant! Never thought I'd be so blown away by random people and paper lanterns. 

Something about face morphing Japanese school girls that really creeps me out. Fits the song perfectly.

Crudely drawn super happy animation. Again, fits the song perfectly.

   So I hope that answers your question out there...Yes, the music I listen to has music videos. And If I do say so myself, I think they're pretty awesome. I hope you've enjoyed. I'm off to go put the finishing touches on my article, that (fingers crossed) should be hitting the web tomorrow! See you then! Peace.

Random and Funny: B-boys, iPhone Fridge, Controllerism, and Cats with Thumbs...

   Hey everyone! The weeks almost out, but they're always time left to show you some of the wondrous things I've stumbled across in my travels of youtube...
   First up today is footage from the 2010 Red Bull BC One World Championship breakdancing finals in Tokyo, Japan. Just  Do It from Holland and Neguin from Brazil battle it out in a final fitting only of a world championship.

   Completely amazing! B-boys these days are on a completely different level...still makes me wanna dance though. Sick soundtrack too!

   Next up we have possible one of the best uses for an old mini-fridge and an iPhone. Just picture this...you just got back from competing in the Red Bull BC One, and you are dead to the world tired...and man could you really use a beer. Problem is, you're so tired, you can't even get up to get to your fridge. Well with this fridge & app...you don't need to. Check it out...

   Way too cool! If only good beer came in a can...but then I guess it wouldn't be good beer.

   Next is a guy I came across a few days ago named Moldover. He has a very unique new genre of performance electronic music he calls controllerism. I'll let him show you/explain more...

   Since this video came out (a little over 3 years ago) he's moved on to bigger and better projects such as his new custom controller the mojo and his standalone remixing art piece the octomasher. Coincidentally, he's going to be in Boston at Wonderbar in Alston for Tuesday night's Music Ecology. I'm going!...you coming?

   Lastly...cats with thumbs. Don't know what I could possibly say to set this one up...

   I don't know what it is about this commercial that made me laugh as hard as I did....but I did. It's probably the "West Side Story" gang of cats in the alley...

   Well I hope you enjoyed. I'm going to go back writing...and dancing (gotta get ready for the 2011 BC One) See you all tomorrow for something fun...maybe an artist spotlight...maybe something else. Haven't quite decided. Tell then...Peace.