I THINK THAT MY TWO ALL TIME FAVORITE RADIO DJS ARE FUNKMASTER FLEX AND JOHN PEEL. I REMEMBER LISTENING TO PEEL OVERNIGHT ON THE BBC WORLD SERVICE THAT AIRED ON MY LOCAL PUBLIC RADIO STATION. IT WAS LIKE HE WAS COMBINING ALL OF MY FAVORITE COLLEGE RADIO SHOWS INTO ONE BUT ONLY BETTER AND WITH LOTS MORE SWAGGER. AFTER SOME SERIOUS SEARCHING I FOUND AN AMAZING STASH OF PEEL RADIO RECORDINGS FROM THE 1960S LEADING ALL THE WAY UP TO HIS DEATH IN 2004 (CHECK IT OUT HERE). I’VE BEEN GOING THRU THEM SLOWLY AND REST ASSURED THEY ARE EXTREMELY SPECIAL. ALL STYLES ALL THE TIME AND ABSOLUTELY NO RULES. ALWAYS AHEAD AND ALWAYS SEARCHING, JOHN PEEL – A TRUE LEGEND OF THE GAME.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE MOVE OVER THE PAST WEEK, WORKING ON MUSIC AND PLAYING SHOWS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF AMERICA. A LOT OF PRODUCTIVE AND EXCITING THINGS TO REPORT. BIG UPDATE TO FOLLOW, BUT FOR NOW JUST ENJOY THIS FATBOY SLIM SONG. MY FAVORITE FATBOY SONG BY FAR.
I AM PSYCHED TO BE A PART OF HOODSTOCK 2010, WHICH IS HAPPENING IN OAKLAND SEPTEMBER 4TH AND 5TH AND LOS ANGELES SEPTEMBER 11TH. CHECK THIS BLOG FOR ALL INFO. A MIX OF PUNK AND RAP STRICTLY FOR THE HEADSTRONG. SOME OF THE BANDS PLAYING INCLUDE JAPANTHER, HOTTUB, SHANNON AND THE CLAMS AND MANY MORE. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME “SURPRISE SPECIAL GUEST” RAPPERS THAT WILL BLOW YR FACE OFF 4 REAL! I HEARD SOME CRAZY STORIES ABOUT LAST YEAR’S HOODSTOCK, SO I EXPECT THIS ONE TO GO OFF HARD!
I WAS JUST A KID BUT I REMEMBER IT WELL. HEAVILY INFLUENTIAL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. HOT SUMMER NIGHTS IN THE HEARTLAND WITH THE RADIO PUMPING. 1994. AN EARLY GLIMPSE INTO THE THUNDER ZONE.
ARTIST ANDREW JEFFREY WRIGHT IS A FUCKING LEGEND IN THE GAME. THESE TWO PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY HIM AT JUICEBOXXX PHILLY SHOWS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. YOU CAN STILL FIND THE JUICEBOXXX TEE AJW MADE AT SELECT SHOWS.
A FEW MONTHS AGO WHILE ON THE “THUNDER ZONE” TOUR I STOPPED IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA TO CHILL AND PLAY A SHOW. THRU THE MAGIC OF THE WORLD MY TRACK WITH DRE SKULL “HYPE” ENDED UP BEING PLAYED DURING A HUNTSVILLE HAVOC HOCKEY GAME. THIS SONG WAS MADE WITH THE INTENTION OF BEING PLAYED AT SPORTS GAMES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD SO TO SEE THIS GO DOWN WAS A DREAM COME TRUE. VIDEO OF MY REACTION IS BELOW. PS: THE HAVOC ENDED UP WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP THAT YEAR!
