IF THERE IS ONE THING IN THIS CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD THAT MAKES ME FEEL ALRIGHT IT IS REGIONAL AMERICAN DJ KULTURE. MIAMI’S JAM PONY EXPRESS CREW ARE TRUE INNOVATORS OF THE RAP/BASS DJ GAME GOING BACK 25+ YEARS. IT HAS BEEN CLAIMED BY MANY THAT JAM PONY BEAT DJ SCREW TO THE PUNCH, SLOWING DOWN ELECTRO AND RAP RECORDS WAY BACK IN THE MID 80′S AMONG OTHER TRICKS. KNOWN FOR THEIR “REGULATING” ON THE MIC, THESE GUYS LOVED TO YELL OVER TRACKS THRU DELAY AND REVERB AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

JAM PONY TOOK IT TO THE EXTREME AND FOR THAT I SALUTE THEM. TO ME THEY ARE IN THE SAME BOAT AS A GUY LIKE WOLFMAN JACK, JUST WILDCARD AMERICAN DJ’S GOING NUTSO OVER THE AIR AND IN THE CLUB. YOU REALLY CAN’T BEAT THIS SHIT IN MY BOOK. ENDLESS INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION, RESPECT TO JAM PONY EXPRESS.

THIS MONDAY IN LA MY BUDDY ERIC ANDRE WILL BE DOING A TAPING OF THE TALK SHOW HE HAS BEEN DEVELOPING FOR THE ADULT SWIM NETWORK. THE SHOW HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS “CHARLIE ROSE ON SALVIA MEETS 1970S NYC PUBLIC ACCESS AND HYPERACTIVE JAPANESE GAME SHOWS” AND WHO AM I TO ARGUE? ERIC HITS ALL HIS MARKS WITH CHARM TO SPARE.

I WILL BE THE HOUSE DJ FOR THE NIGHT AND GUESTS LIKE QUEEN LATIFAH, EMMA STONE, ELLEN “DJ” ENERES AND SAVION GLOVER WILL BE IN THE BUILDING. ALL OF THIS AND MORE GOING DOWN AT PEHRSPACE IN LOS ANGELES! WATCH A PREVIEW OF THE SHOW BELOW TO GET IN THE ZONE.

10/23/2011

LET ME JUST GET INTO THIS STRAIGHT UP: I’M STARTING A NEW LABEL CALLED THUNDER ZONE ENT. AND I’M PSYCHED. WHAT ARE MY PLANS? I PLAN ON DOING ANYTHING I WANT AND GETTING EXTREMELY SICK WIT IT. TEE SHIRTS, ENERGY DRINKS, VINYL RECORDS, STICKERS, IPAD APPS – THERE ARE NO RULES. IN THE SPIRIT OF FACTORY RECORDS EVERYTHING GETS A CATALOG NUMBER BUT BEYOND THAT ANYTHING GOES.

I’M KICKING OFF THE LABEL WITH A LIMITED EDITION 7″ (TZ001) BY ONE OF MY FAVORITE CURRENT RAP GROUPS – HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA’S G-SIDE. ON THE FLIP THERE IS AN EXCLUSIVE G-SIDE REMIX BY MY BUDDIES JAVELIN, READ ALL ABOUT IT OVER AT PITCHFORK. THE RECORD COMES OUT IN EARLY DECEMBER AND THERE WILL BE MUCH MORE INFO SOON. THE SECOND RELEASE (TZ002) WILL BE A LOGO STICKER DESIGNED BY ZANE REYNOLDS AKA SFV ACID.

2K12 WILL SEE ENERGY DRINKS AND TEE SHIRTS AND MORE RECORDS AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE. MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS SOON, THIS IS JUST THE START. I’M TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE ALL RAGERS AND THE DREAMERS OUT THERE.

ENTER THE THUNDER ZONE.

JONNY CORNDAWG IS MANY THINGS. COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER/SONGWRITER, AIRBRUSH ARTIST AND LEATHERCRAFT MASTER ARE AMONG HIS SKILLS BUT BEYOND THAT HE IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A TRUE AMERICAN JOURNEYMAN. WE ARE TALKING MOTORCYCLE TOURS OF THE USA WITH HIS GUITAR STRAPPED BEHIND HIS BACK. WE ARE TALKING CD RELEASES IN INDIA. WE ARE TALKING ROLLERBLADING QUESTS UP THE EAST COAST. WE ARE TALKING JUST A FEW OF JONNY CORNDAWG’S MANY LEGENDARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS JONNY HAS ZONED IN ON HIS CRAFT AS A SINGER/SONGWRITER AND HIS NEW ALBUM “DOWN ON THE BIKINI LINE” DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. HEARTLAND TALES TOLD FROM MANY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND WITH A LOT OF LOVE. PERFECT HIGHWAY MUSIC. I FIND A LOT IN COMMON WITH THE CORNDAWG’S ROADDAWG LIFESTYLE, HE IS A FRIEND WHO HAS EVEN AIRBRUSHED SOME ONE-OF-A-KIND JUICEBOXXX TEE SHIRTS IN THE PAST. SOMEDAY WE WILL DO A DUET TOGETHER AND IT WILL BE THIS GENERATION’S NELLY/TIM MCGRAW. WATCH OUT!