NOW IS THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE NEW SCHWARZ SINGLE FOR THUNDER ZONE (TZ008) CALLED “U R BEAUTIFUL”. THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO IS DROPPING APRIL 2ND ALONG WITH THE DOWNLOAD BUT FOR NOW JUST VIBE ON WHAT HAS BEEN CALLED “THE ULTIMATE POSITIVE CLUB ANTHEM FOR 2013″. I’M REALLY SIKED ABOUT THIS ONE AND I THINK YOU SHOULD BE TOO! AMERICAN MUSIC ABOUT KEEPING YOUR HEAD UP AND FIGHTING THRU THE BULLSHIT.

AND ALSO HERE IS THIS WEEK’S STATE OF THE THUNDER ZONE (#8) COMIN’ AT YOU LIVE FROM “NATURE” AKA “THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN” AKA “DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT JUST LIVE YOUR GODDAMN LIFE MAN”.

TO ME, BALTIMORE CLUB AND ALL OF ITS OFFSHOOTS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS ANYTHING IN THE HISTORY OF GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC. AND THAT BRINGS ME TO A NEW ARTICLE IN THE BALTIMORE CITY PAPER ABOUT PRODUCER MURDER MARK AND THE NEW SCHOOL OF BMORE CLUB.

ALL AROUND THE EAST COAST A NEW GENERATION OF KIDS ARE TAKING CLUB MUSIC AND EXPANDING ON ITS ROOTS, TAKING IT TO NEW FREAKED OUT PLACES. AT TIMES THIS SHIT JUST SOUNDS LIKE GABBA MUSIC TO ME AND THAT IS SICK! ALONG WITH HEADS LIKE DJ PIERRE, DJ JUWAN AND SCHWARZ, MURDER MARK IS HOLDING IT DOWN FOR BALTIMORE.

THE PARTY MENTIONED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY PAPER ARTICLE (MY CREW BE UNRULY) WAS SUCH A DEFINITIVE NIGHT FOR ME AND WILL FOREVER HOLD A PLACE IN MY HEART. I WAS IN TOWN PERFORMING THAT WEEKEND SHARING THE STAGE AT ARTSCAPE WITH THE LATE, GREAT K-SWIFT SO U KNOW I WAS THERE!

I GOT A LOT OF GOOD CLUB MUSIC MEMORIES (GOING TO CLUB CHOICES WHEN I WAS 18, PLAYING WITH DJ TECHNICS AND ROD LEE) BUT THAT ONE MIGHT BE THE ULTIMATE. EVERYONE UNITED FOR A NIGHT OF AMERICAN MUSIC, WHAT COULD BE BETTER? YOU GOTTA HOLD ON TO THOSE MOMENTS.

From Jack to Juke: 25 Years of Ghetto House from Sonali Aggarwal on Vimeo.

CHICAGO IS THE HOME OF A LOT OF GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC. JUKE IS JUST THE NEXT TRANSFORMATION IN A CONTINUUM THAT STARTED A LONG TIME AGO AND KEEPS MOVING INTO THE FUTURE. THIS DOC TOUCHES ON SOME SHIT AND IS WORTH WATCHING IF YOU WANNA KNOW WASSUP OR EVEN IF YOU ALREADY KNOW WASSUP.

THIS SHIT IS THE FOUNDATION. I REMEMBER ROLLING INTO CHICAGO AS A TEENAGER LISTENING TO POWER 92 JUST FUCKING LOVING LIFE! FROM JACK TO JUKE – THE SAGA CONTINUES.

BALTIMORE CLUB IS AN AMERICAN MUSIC INSTITUTION AND ALL AROUND THE EAST COAST A NEW GENERATION OF YOUTH HAVE BEEN KEEPING THE CLUB FLAME ALIVE. TEENAGERS FROM PLACES LIKE BMORE, JERSEY AND PHILLY ARE MAKING SOUNDCLOUDS AND POSTING TRACKS THAT ARE FASTER AND WEIRDER THAN ANY CLUB MUSIC THAT HAS COME BEFORE IT. THIS KIND OF DANCE MUSIC IS BORN AND BREAD OUT OF KIDS ON COMPUTERS BUT HAS A CLASSICALLY GRASSROOTS, AMERICAN ENERGY.

BALTIMORE DJ’S SCHWARZ AND MARK BROWN HAVE STARTED A NEW DANCE PARTY CALLED SHAKEOFF THAT FOCUSES ON THIS BURGEONING STYLE OF CLUB AND IT PREMIERES SUNDAY. THEIR FIRST GUEST IS BMORE PRODUCER/DJ RIP KNOXX, WHO MAKES “AMAZING, FRANTIC CLUB MUSIC THAT SAMPLES EVERYTHING FROM EVANESCENCE TO HIS OWN KEYBOARD PLAYING”. NARWHALZ IS THE MC FOR THE NIGHT. IF YOU ARE IN BALTIMORE, GO TO THIS SHIT! IN ADDITION, THE PROMOTIONAL MIX THAT THEY MADE IS A GREAT PRIMER AND A MUST LISTEN.

“GO TO THE CLUB ALONE” IS A DJ MIX I MADE A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT I HAVE BEEN SITTING ON UNTIL NOW. UPTEMPO MUSIC TRYING TO TELL A LIL’ STORY ABOUT HEADING EAST AND WEST FROM THE HEARTLAND IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING. NOTHING REALLY TOO OBSCURE OR NEW OR OLD OR COOL OR UNCOOL AND A LITTLE BIT BLOWN OUT. MAYBE SOME SICK “BLENDS” I DON’T FUCKING KNOW. THIS THING IS REALLY LONG AND YOU KNOW IT ALWAYS RULES WHEN DJS TALK ABOUT “TAKING YOU ON A JOURNEY” BUT WHAT ELSE CAN ANYONE REALLY SAY? THIS MUSIC SHIT IS A JOURNEY PEOPLE.

DON’T BE AFRAID, GO TO THE CLUB ALONE.

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THERE IS A CONTINUUM OF AMERICAN ENERGY MUSIC THAT CONNECTS AND INFORMS EVERYTHING I MAKE AND MY FORTHCOMING FULL LENGTH “I DON’T WANNA GO INTO THE DARKNESS” TAKES THAT CONCEPT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. TO ME THERE IS ONE GIANT LINE FROM SOUL MUSIC AND GARAGE ROCK ALL THE WAY UP TO MODERN RAP AND DANCE STYLES AND I’M JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT MOVING.

BALTIMORE CLUB LEGEND ROD LEE HAS BEEN A GREAT INFLUENCE ON ME FOR A LONG TIME AND IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. “DANCE MY PAIN AWAY” IS BOTH TIMELESS AND OF MY ERA AND THAT IS INSPIRING. IT FEELS LIKE A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER BUT IT IS NOT RETRO; IF I EVER MET BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN I WOULD PLAY HIM THIS SONG. ITS TIME TO REDEFINE WHAT IT MEANS TO MAKE AMERICANA, FUCK THOSE OLD ASSHOLES WITH HANDLEBAR MUSTACHES!

DEEP IN “THE LAB” WORKING ON A FULL LENGTH LP.
IF U WANNA KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN MUSIC
AND WHERE THE F I AM COMING FROM, THESE THREE
VIDS ARE NOT A BAD PLACE TO START.

THE CHAVY BOYS OF LONDON REMIX OF MY TRACK “THUNDER JAM #5″ KIND OF SLIPPED THRU THE CRACKS, WHICH IS A DAMN SHAME BECAUSE IT IS A BANGER. THE CHAVY BOYS ARE A SUPERGROUP OF BALTIMORE CLUB/UNRULY RECORDS HEAVYWEIGHTS SCOTTIE B, KING TUTT AND SHAWN CAESAR. THEY GO HARD ON THIS ONE AND IF YOU WANT YOU CAN CHECK THIS BLOG’S SIDEBAR TO PURCHASE THE REMIX AND/OR ORIGINAL. YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE TRAX BELOW.

A TRUE BALTIMORE CLUB MUSIC LEGEND. I REMEMBER PLAYING WITH HER AT ARTSCAPE IN BALTIMORE THE DAY BEFORE HER DEATH, WHICH WAS 2 YEARS AGO THIS WEEKEND. IT WAS A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET AND I AM IN DEBT TO THE UNRULY RECORDS HEADS FOR PUTTING ME ON. I PLAYED EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND HUNG OUT ALL DAY, SOAKING UP THE TRULY POWERFUL BMORE VIBES. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE EXPERIENCING REGIONAL AMERICAN DANCE MUSIC IN ITS PROPER CONTEXT AND IT DOESN’T GET MUCH BETTER THAN AT A STREET FESTIVAL. BY THE TIME K-SWIFT CAME ON, THE CROWD WAS READY TO DANCE. THE ENERGY, VIBES AND MUSIC WERE IN FULL EFFECT AND I REMEMBER ALMOST SHEDDING A TEAR. THE NEXT DAY SHE WAS GONE. ANYONE WHO HAS SPENT ANY TIME IN BALTIMORE KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT THIS WOMAN WAS/IS TO THE COMMUNITY. RIP TO THE ULTIMATE CLUB QUEEN. BELOW IS FOOTAGE OF K-SWIFT ROCKING WITH DJ CLASS AT HER FINAL SHOW.