3 YEARS AGO DIRECTOR LUKE MEYER FOLLOWED ME AROUND FOR A FEW DAYS ON TOUR WITH A CAMERA. I WAS TOURING VIA CHINATOWN BUS AND PRETTY MUCH OUT OF MY FUCKING MIND. LISTEN – I AM STILL OUT OF MY FUCKING MIND BUT MAYBE JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY. WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE THUNDER ZONE I’M TALKING ABOUT THIS KIND OF SHIT.

2K9 WAS A FUCKED UP YEAR FOR ME FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS AND THIS DOC CAPTURES IT. HARD FOR ME TO WATCH BUT I GUESS THAT IS PRETTY PERSONAL. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PRIMER FOR ANYONE OUT THERE TRYING UNDERSTAND MY MUSIC, ESPECIALLY MY UPCOMING FULL LENGTH “I DON’T WANNA GO INTO THE DARKNESS” WHICH SHOULD BE COMING OUT SOON.

THIS IS NOT A GAME TO ME!
THIS IS REAL LIFE!
I’VE GROWN UP RAPPING AND TOURING AND PLAYING SHOWS AND IT MEANS THE WORLD.
I’M JUST GETTING STARTED!
“I DON’T WANNA GO INTO THE DARKNESS”
ENJOY

I WROTE A LITTLE WHILE AGO ABOUT A SICK TRACK MADE BY JAPANESE PRODUCERS DUPER GINGER THAT I DID SOME GUEST VOCALS ON. WELL, NOW THAT SONG HAS A VIDEO! A “FUN ROMP” NO DOUBT THRU THE STREETS OF TOKYO THAT I SHOT WHEN I WAS ON TOUR THERE IN DECEMBER. I LOOK PRETTY RAGGED BUT HEY, THAT’S THE THUNDER ZONE 4 U!!! VIDEO ABOVE. PEACE WE OUTTA HERE!

I GO WAY BACK WITH TYSON AND SCOTT REEDER. I USED TO THROW A TEEN DANCE PARTY BACK AT THEIR OLD SPOT IN MILWAUKEE CALLED THE GENERAL STORE AND TYSON AND I EVEN WENT ON TOUR TOGETHER IN 2K5.

LET ME JUST SAY, THESE MOTHERFUCKERS KNOW THEIR WAY AROUND A PAINT BRUSH!

THE REEDER BROS HAVE BEEN DOING “THE WORLD’S SMALLEST COMEDY CLUB” FOR A HOT MINUTE NOW. IT IS CALLED CLUB NUTZ AND OF COURSE IT IS DA SHIT! MINI BRICK WALL, MINI DISCO LIGHT – ALL THAT. I HOPE TO WORK WITH THESE GUYS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE – U NEVER KNOW WHAT THE BROS HAVE UP THEIR SLEEVE!

COMING STRONG OUT OF BMORE CITY, ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT IS EASILY ONE OF THE SICHEST ROCK AND ROLL BANDS GOING. BEYOND EASY CLASSIFICATION BUT AT THE SAME TIME SUPER CLASSIC AND TIMELESS, THEIR NEW SINGLE “WHEN I’M IN A CAR” (FEATURING RANDY RANDALL FROM NO AGE ON GUITAR) HITS ALL THE RIGHT SPOTS.

THEY HAVE A RECORD COMING OUT ON THE ONE AND ONLY LOAD RECORDS AND ARE ON TOUR RIGHT NOW. GO SEE IT LIVE, SERIOUSLY! AS GOOD AS THE RECORDINGS ARE, IT IS REALLY A LIVE THING. TOUR DATES BELOW.

02.29 Pittsburgh, PA: Garfield Artworks w. Lord Grunge!
03.01 Cleveland, OH: Now That’s Class
03.02 Detroit, MI: Lager House
03.05 Chicago, IL: Empty Bottle w. Psychadelic Horseshit, Wet Hair
03.06 Milwaukee, WI: Quarters w. Rio Turbo
03.07 Minneapolis, MN: the Hexagon Bar w. Skoal Kodiak
03.08 Dubuque, IA: Off Minor
03.09 Lincoln, NE: Bourbon Theatre w. Plack Blague
03.10 Denver, CO: Rhinoceropolis
03.13 Seattle, WA: the Funhouse
03.14 Portland, OR: Rotture
03.16 San Francisco, CA: Thee Parkside
03.19 Los Angeles, CA: Pehr Space
03.21 Phoenix, AZ: Meat Market w. Chapter 24 (London)
03.22 El Paso, TX: M’s Lips Lounge
03.23 Austin, TX: Beerland
03.24 Dallas, TX: Queen City Hall
03.25 Hot Springs, AR: The Exchange
03.26 Birmingham, AL: The Bottletree
03.27 Athens, GA: Farm 255 w. Bubbly Mommy Gun
03.28 Atlanta, GA: Drunken Unicorn
03.29 Asheville, NA: Broadway’s
03.30 Greensboro, NC: TBA
03.31 Chapel Hill, NC: The Nightlight
04.01 Richmond, VA: Strange Matter

I WENT ON TOUR WITH BRAZILIAN BAND BONDE DO ROLE IN THE FALL OF 2007 AND IT WAS A BLAST. PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST FUN LIVE BANDS I’VE EVER TOURED WITH AND REALLY GREAT PEOPLE TO BOOT. SINCE THEN THEY HAVE GONE THRU A FEW LINEUP CHANGES AND HAVE AN AWESOME NEW RECORD ON THE WAY.

RECENTLY SOME SICK EARLY PRE-MAD DECENT BONDE DO ROLE DEMOS HAVE SURFACED ON THE INTERNET FOR DOWNLOAD. SUPER LO-FI IN THE BEST WAY WITH LOTS OF FUN SAMPLES AND OF COURSE, THAT CLASSIC FUNK CARIOCA SOUND CARE OF COLLABORATOR DJ CHERNOBYL.

BONDE DO ROLE TOOK BAILE FUNK MUSIC AND ADDED A LAYER OF SNOTTY PUNK ROCK ENERGY, PUSHING THE SOUND INTO A NEW ZONE. LIVE THAT ENERGY IS UNCOMPROMISING AND I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY DO NEXT. UNTIL THEN, I’LL BE JAMMING THESE DEMOS!

I’VE KNOWN MYKKI BLANCO SINCE MAYBE 2006? ALWAYS A COOL MIDWEST KID THAT I WOULD HANG WITH AT WAREHOUSE SHOWS AND PARTIES. NOW LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY AND LEADING THE CHARGE FOR A NEW GENERATION OF GAY/TRANS RAPPERS, MYKKI IS KILLING THE GAME.

WATCH THE DOC ABOVE IF YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. MANY GREAT MOMENTS WHERE MYKKI TURNS HATERS INTO BELIEVERS. INSPIRATIONAL STUFF HERE PEOPLE!

BRAND NEW INTERVIEW WITH TRUE AMERICAN ECCENTRIC RAGER DMX. THIS MAN IS A LEGEND AND I HAVE ALWAYS FELT A LEVEL OF REALITY AND EMOTION IN HIS MUSIC THAT IS UNPARALLELED. FOR BETTER OR WORSE, DMX WILL FOREVER BE THE REAL DEAL.

IN THIS INTERVIEW HE SPEAKS ON A LOT OF HIS PAST CONTROVERSIES (INCLUDING IMPERSONATING AN FBI AGENT) AS WELL AS HIS THOUGHTS ON THE CURRENT RAP SCENE. INTENSE, OUTSPOKEN AND ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING CHARACTERS IN THE HISTORY OF RAP, DMX HAS BEEN THRU THE DARKNESS AND IS STILL ALIVE TO TELL THE TALE. HE HAS A NEW RECORD COMING OUT MARCH 27TH – I’LL BE LISTENING.

THAT’S RIGHT MOTHERFUCKERS! AS THE DATE OF THE OFFICIAL KICKSTARTER FOR THUNDER ZONE ENERGY NEARS, THE INTENSITY RAMPS UP.

IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THIS VIDEO YET WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING WITH YOUR LIFE?

IF YOU HAVE, WATCH THAT SHIT AGAIN!

MARCH 19TH…

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS! GET YOUR POCKETBOOKS READY PEOPLE!

FEELING A LIL’ LIKE A MODERN UPDATE OF “PAGERS BLOWING UP” BY KENNY B (ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE BMORE CUTS), “VIBRATE” BY DJ SLIINK WAS ONE OF THE BEST CLUB TRACKS OF 2011. NOW SICH LA LABEL BODY HIGH IS RELEASING AN EXTENDED “VIBRATE” EP THAT INCLUDES FOUR OTHER JAMS.

JUDGING BY THE PREVIEW (WHICH YOU CAN LISTEN TO BELOW), THE WHOLE EP IS EXTREMELY BANGING. SERIOUS RESPECT TO THE WHOLE BRICK BANDITS OPERATION. SO SIKED TO SEE CLUB MUSIC GOING TO THE FUTURE.

ESSENTIAL AMERICAN MUSIC FOR 2K12.

DATELINE: JANUARY 2009. DEEP IN THE HEART OF AN UNFORGIVING ALASKAN WINTER I TOUCH DOWN IN ANCHORAGE TO PLAY A BUNCH OF SHOWS AND BRING SOME THUNDER TO THE DARKNESS. WHAT CAME NEXT MAN I’LL NEVER FORGET!

I MET A BUNCH OF KIDS WITH A LOT OF HEART AND RAGED SOME SERIOUSLY WEIRD AND AMAZING SHOWS. I PLAYED A GENERATOR PARTY IN A LOG CABIN OUTSIDE OF FAIRBANKS THAT MY CREW ENDED UP GETTING KICKED OUT OF. I PLAYED AT A DINER IN A SKI RESORT TOWN. I PLAYED A RAP SHOW IN THE HOME OF SARAH PALIN – WASILLA. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT AT THE TIME I WAS IN A FUCKED UP ZONE IN MY LIFE AND IT SHOWED BUT I THINK THAT JUST PUSHED THE INTENSITY INTO THE RED.

IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN THIS MUSIC SHIT YOU WILL TAKE IT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. JUST TO GO UP TO ALASKA AND PLAY FELT LIKE A DREAM. TO TAKE THE TUNES TO THE KIDS AND FUCKING JUST HAMMER IT HOME DESPITE ALL ODDS MAN – THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. I HAVE A NEW RECORD COMING OUT IN A LITTLE BIT CALLED “I DON’T WANNA GO INTO THE DARKNESS” AND IT IS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY MY TRAVELS AROUND THIS TIME. BELOW ARE A FEW PICTURES FROM THE TOUR.

girdwood

fairbanks

log cabin close to the north pole